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hand drawn chart of possible tracks of the lifespan of a friendship

Bybrendan

October 17, 2024

How To Stay In Touch

ESSAYS

Bybrendan

September 5, 2024

I Stopped To Read Some Signs And Let Me Tell You

hand-drawn pie chart: Why Can't I Take A Day Off?

Bybrendan

August 8, 2024

Learning To Rest

line graph of "and then I found five dollars" ending

Bybrendan

July 25, 2024

The $5 Ending

Bybrendan

July 27, 2023

Things Are Different Now

Bybrendan

December 29, 2022

MAKE 2023 THE YEAR OF MAXIMUM ENTHUSIASM

ESSAYS

illustration of mountain made up of small mountains

Bybrendan

December 1, 2022

Adventures In Radical Incrementalism

semi-rad illustration: the race you wanted vs the race you got

Bybrendan

November 10, 2022

We Interrupt Your Expectations To Bring You Your Actual Marathon

illustration of line graph of brain activity

Bybrendan

November 3, 2022

Maybe I’m Not “Having Trouble Sleeping”

Bybrendan

October 20, 2022

AC/DC, Life

ESSAYS
MUSIC

Bybrendan

September 22, 2022

One Of The Smartest Things Anyone Has Ever Said To Me

Bybrendan

September 8, 2022

A Pessimist Plants A Tree

ESSAYS

Bybrendan

June 30, 2022

He Was Just A Dog

DOGS
ESSAYS

Bybrendan

May 19, 2022

I Have Been Frying Eggs Wrong My Entire Life, Probably

ESSAYS

Bybrendan

April 21, 2022

Unearned Confidence Vs. Humility

ESSAYS
HUMOR

drawing of spine with picket sign reading "On strike now"

Bybrendan

March 10, 2022

There’s No Way I Could Have Seen This Totally Predictable Injury Coming

Bybrendan

January 27, 2022

Nostalgia: A Hobby, A Habit, A Survival Tactic

ESSAYS

Bybrendan

January 13, 2022

Shoveling Season Is Upon Us

Bybrendan

December 30, 2021

Make 2022 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm

an NYPD helicopter passes NYC Marathon runners as they cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

Bybrendan

November 11, 2021

My Friend Says It’s The Greatest Race In The World

semi-rad I recommend wikipedia featured image

Bybrendan

October 21, 2021

I Recommend Wikipedia

Bybrendan

August 19, 2021

Taking A Break

Bybrendan

August 5, 2021

Because You Never Know

DOGS
ESSAYS

Bikepacking C&O canal path by Forest Woodward

Bybrendan

July 29, 2021

The Old Bike-In-A-Bag Trick

Bybrendan

June 17, 2021

Surely These Notebooks Will Help Me Create Amazing Things

ESSAYS
HUMOR

Bybrendan

May 20, 2021

Getting Up Early: An Ode, A Lament

ESSAYS
HUMOR

semi-rad chart: the fun parts of doing a thing

Bybrendan

April 22, 2021

What are You Looking for?

ESSAYS

How To Stay In Touch

I Stopped To Read Some Signs And Let Me Tell You

Learning To Rest

The $5 Ending

Things Are Different Now

MAKE 2023 THE YEAR OF MAXIMUM ENTHUSIASM

Adventures In Radical Incrementalism

We Interrupt Your Expectations To Bring You Your Actual Marathon

Maybe I’m Not “Having Trouble Sleeping”

AC/DC, Life

One Of The Smartest Things Anyone Has Ever Said To Me

A Pessimist Plants A Tree

He Was Just A Dog

I Have Been Frying Eggs Wrong My Entire Life, Probably

Unearned Confidence Vs. Humility

There’s No Way I Could Have Seen This Totally Predictable Injury Coming

Nostalgia: A Hobby, A Habit, A Survival Tactic

Shoveling Season Is Upon Us

Make 2022 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm

My Friend Says It’s The Greatest Race In The World

I Recommend Wikipedia

Taking A Break

Because You Never Know

The Old Bike-In-A-Bag Trick

Surely These Notebooks Will Help Me Create Amazing Things

Getting Up Early: An Ode, A Lament

The Joy Of Planning Trips I’ll Never Take