Derek Brooks

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  • Hangin with Kari’s folks
  • Beer boy
  • I felt very athletic here
  • Lil Malört digestif
  • Supper time!
  • Get in loser, we’re going for a ride
  • Hangin at the Saddle
  • Fong’s stuff
  • “Can we wear those helmets?” “Only if you do a kamikaze shot”
  • These Balls Are Ridic
  • Stayin cool at camp
  • Might hang with all these DM friends outside of Des Moines than we do at home
  • Back at Lake Time and randomly Hangin with Nicole!
  • Walkin around these parks
  • A nice family selfie
  • Tryin to stay cool at this Lakeside Patio
  • Lake Time Lunch Pizza and Beer
  • Gettin fit
  • I’m good enough. I’m smart enough. And doggone it, people like me.
  • A great night at Harbinger
  • 7-course Father's Day Dinner at Harbinger
  • Confluence with Kari's folks!
  • Hangin with Papanii
  • The Puppeteers
  • KIELBASAS
  • Braintree / Venmo / PayPal Connect with Mark and Erik
  • First time in Comerica
  • Wearing some of Jeff’s old shirts for Father’s Day
  • Hangin with Janelle
  • Some winners
  • The new job always feels real when the first paycheck lands. Celebrating at 801 Chophouse
  • Believe in Yourself
  • Neighborhood Bathroom Selfie
  • Coa Selfie
  • Some Hunk
  • The bartender told me my hat was missing a B at the front.
  • It's official
  • Hangin by the stream
  • Charcuterie S'mores
  • Some concert-goers
  • Hangin in the Men's Locker Room
  • I accidentally walked off with the flag a few holes back... so Ben had to capture this on the 18th.
  • Rain or shine
  • That was a bad drive
  • Got myself into some rough
  • The ol swing prep spit
  • Venmigos!
  • Checked out, heading to the Farmer's Market
  • Arena show stuff
  • Some concert lovers
  • Tobbie was getting a massage, so Jed made us Whiskey Sours
  • Cousins
  • Some Iowans at Bangers
  • Erica!
  • CVS treasures
  • We got Tamales!
  • Gold Star Selfie
  • Cruisin home
  • Post round beer
  • Coldwater Crew
  • The fifty eight degree
  • Cruisin the back roads
  • Beautiful night for a cruise
  • dbroox
  • A photo for our friend, Megan
  • Hangin with Ben and Kurt
  • We Write Code 10 year anniversary party
  • Biked to a ball game
  • Running around the east village with a fun crew
  • Hangin with Todd Fink
  • Hangin with Evan!
  • Another fun show with Ben
  • Kickin it with Daggers before the show.
  • Family birthday stuff
  • Clam jammin
  • Arizona grapefruits
  • Back home. Date time.
  • Monument Valley Selfie
  • Monument Valley Lovers
  • Selfie Time

4 blog entries

Forty

I’m 40 now. Almost dead. So, as I approach my final years (RIP), I’ve been reflecting a lot on the past decade and what I want going forward. On my 30th birthday, I moved to Chicago to kick off a new, stressful, and fruitful trajectory in my life and career. In that decade, I took some risks, took advantage of some big opportunities, worked hard, had some big wins, lucked out, and burned out. On …
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Becoming Middle Aged

So, my friend Carol has this theory that you truly begin your middle aged life once you become thirty three and a third. She's based this on the idea that if we live to be ~100 years old (yea right), the first third of your life is from 0 to 33.3 years old, the second (middle) third is until you're 66.6 years old, and so on... She totally buys into this thing too. Like she'll even make you a …
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