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Months

The past few months have been kind of a blur for me. Summers are usually that way. When I was little summers felt like they lasted a lifetime, but now it feels like just a short pause in the year, even though it’s anything but. Finn coming into the world has made time go by [...]

Posted 02 September 2010 † Brian Dean § What Not ‡ Comments (0) °

Hello

Nothing new going on. Back at work and about to start studying seriously for my CCNA, definitely need to get back in the habit of  studying for tests. Harvesting some tomatoes and reading a good bit of random things. Currently reading The Hound of the Baskervilles for which I’m a huge fan of so far. [...]

Posted 09 July 2010 † Brian Dean § Personal Journal ‡ Comments (2) °

Beowulf

This week I read through Beowulf. I tried reading it when I was in middle school but couldn’t really get into it (I really didn’t like reading if the subject matter wasn’t computer related). But since I’ve been reading fiction recently I thought I’d give it another go, and I’m VERY glad I did. This [...]

Posted 10 January 2010 † Brian Dean § ‡ Comments (3) °

Crush It! a Gary Vaynerchuk book

I finished reading Gary Vaynerchuck’s “Crush IT!” today. This is another web-centered, anti-traditionalist, you-can-do-it-too book that has been pretty popular recently. It guides those who have something they’re really passionate about (the word “passion” is used more times than I can count in this book) into creating an online presence focused solely on communicating and sharing [...]

Posted 23 November 2009 † Brian Dean § ‡ Comments (1) °