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Author Archives: mdbrie01
This seems appropriate
I’m in the midst of watching Monty Python: Almost the Truth – The Lawyer’s Cut on Netflix when this skit was mentioned and well, it seems as appropriate, if not more so, today as it did when it first aired.
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Tagged an appeal, Monty Python, problems you'll never have., the rich
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Hellooooooooooo 2018!
Dust away a few cob webs, polish up a few door knobs, throw a fresh coat of paint on the wall and this blog could be something again. Two years! I just blinked and two years disappeared since I last … Continue reading
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Lessons Learned from NaNoWriMo 2015
November is a horrible month to try and write a book. At least it is for me. That’s not to say I couldn’t do it, but the odds are seemingly stacked against me. One week in the month is almost … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation, Random thoughts
Tagged lesson, motivation, NaNoWriMo 2015, writing
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New beginnings
Consider this me blowing the dust off of the old blog and preparing to get back in the swing of things. I’m doing NaNoWriMo this year so it will be a little bit before I’m writing here on a regular … Continue reading
What I didn’t do on my summer vacation
I wrote this piece a little over a month ago and I’m just now getting around to publishing it which says a lot about how much work I still have ahead of me. I’m seriously considering a mulligan on the … Continue reading
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Suits and Spooks New York 2013 – TAIA Global – Review
Disclaimer: This set of videos was provided to me by O’reilly for review purposes. I’ve made every effort to be fair in my review of this product. While I’ve worked in IT for over 15 years, I’ve primarily focused on … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, New York, O'reilly Blogger Program, review, Suits and Spooks
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Empty Shelf Book #4: Blood Rites
Title: Blood Rites Author: Jim Butcher What’s It About?: Book six in the Dresden Files series about Harry Dresden, Wizard. No really. He’s in the Yellow Pages and everything. Not the best jumping on part if you haven’t read the first … Continue reading
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2014.5 – Time to take back some ground
As I survey the land below I realize I really haven’t covered that much ground. That’s how I feel about life in general right now. I had a strong start to the year and then life took over. So this … Continue reading
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Empty Shelf Book #3: Schneier On Security
Since I’ve read 10 books this year so far and only covered two of them here you’re going to be seeing this image quite a bit. Title: Schneier On Security Author: Bruce Schneier What’s It About?: It’s a collection of articles … Continue reading
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Empty Shelf Book #2: Accounting for Non-Accountants
Title: Accounting for Non-Accountants Author: David Horner What’s It About: Cross stitching. . .no it’s about accounting of course. It is a breakdown of accounting principles supposedly written in such a way as to be accessible to those of us … Continue reading
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Tagged Accounting for Non-Accountants, book 2, David Horner, Empty Shelf Challenge, review
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