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I Resisted the Urge to Get a Tattoo of a Dragon Eating My Nipple

For better or for worse, I went with something more sensible

7 min readJul 17, 2021

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I Resisted the Urge to Get a Tattoo of a Dragon Eating My Nipple

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The Words I am Currently Reading

I’ve decided to add that “currently reading” thing to my signature block

10 min readJul 8, 2021

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The Words I am Currently Reading

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Back to Writing After Being M.I.A.

That’s “missing in action” M.I.A. and not the trigraph for “Miami”.

5 min readJun 28, 2021

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Back to Writing After Being M.I.A.

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Power — Our House Needs a New Green Deal

“I have the power!” — He-Man

5 min readMar 3, 2021

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Power — Our House Needs a New Green Deal

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I Sometimes Wear Women’s Heels for Fitness

Hear me out — this is actually a brilliant solution to a complicated fitness problem.

4 min readMar 1, 2021

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I Sometimes Wear Women’s Heels for Fitness

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The Mandalorian, Vietnam, and Cheetos

Don’t worry — no spoilers

4 min readDec 18, 2020

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The Mandalorian, Vietnam, and Cheetos

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What the Hell Happened? Our Street Decided to Get All Christmas-y

Usually, our street is a Christmas light wasteland; this year is different.

4 min readDec 16, 2020

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What the Hell Happened? Our Street Decided to Get All Christmas-y

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Marriage Crisis 2020: the Water Temperature for the Hot Tub

Hot tub operation is not as trivial as it seems

5 min readNov 25, 2020

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Marriage Crisis 2020: the Water Temperature for the Hot Tub

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Walking the Catacombs: My Parents are Selling My Childhood Home

After 40+ years, there’s a lot of crap to rummage through

3 min readNov 17, 2020

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Walking the Catacombs: My Parents are Selling My Childhood Home

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I Need a Next-Gen Ad Blocker

If these ads continue to procreate, I might miss a nuclear attack

3 min readNov 16, 2020

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I Need a Next-Gen Ad Blocker

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Brett Chrest

Brett Chrest

After 15 years working for the Federal government, I’m a stay-at-home dad trying to figure out why the laundry won’t fold itself. Website: www.brettchrest.com

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