As the economy crumbles around us (along with everything else those in power have managed to screw up in the past eight years) I’ve been watching major news media over and over and over (tough to do when you don’t own a television), as much as I can get, any channel, any format, any medium.  [...]

“There is a special place in hell reserved for the guy that invented the machine that only takes bills, but only dispenses dollar coins as change.”
Said the guy with 15 dollar coins jangling around in his pocket after buying a five dollar book of stamps…

Yes, the architect of one and a half successful Bush presidential campaigns is stepping down at the end of August, saying “There’s always something that can keep you here, and as much as I’d like to be here, I’ve got to do this for the sake of my family.”
Personally, with his only son currently enrolled [...]

Hey, wanna know why I don’t go to church any more?

I had a two day “leadership training” at work Thursday and Friday.  All day.  Both days.  Working lunch.  Not cool.  I would be able to tell you what went on over those two days (because I know you care), but I am unable to recall a single word of what the facilitator said.  Well, except [...]

So, apparently there were a few snags in the morning commute today.  I, for one, arrived a few minutes later than I usually do because my emergency-contingency-fail-safe plan involved taking the Manhattan Bridge.  Which brings me to tonight’s rant.
Cyclists who take the Brooklyn Bridge during a time of massive subway failure are idiots.  Cyclists who [...]

I don’t think the white-haired man who runs the parking garage at my job likes me. (He’s the same man as the office man from this post.) I arrived at the garage this morning like I do every morning, flashed the gate man my ID badge, and proceeded to walk my bike down [...]

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 marks the end of 22 years of van ownership in the Kennedy family. I know, I know, it feels strange simply looking at the words I just typed, but they are true. This Wednesday, my father, the man who guided me, who provided the moral blueprint for my entire [...]

Regular readers of doylebrau.com (or those unlucky enough to have to interact with me on a regular basis) are already well aware of my hate-hate relationship with my local laundromat, Atlantis.
Well, tonight I was forced to upgrade that to a love-hate relationship… I was dropping off some pants and shirts to be dry-cleaned [...]

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So, I saw this image floating around the internetz the other day, and I want to clear the air. It isn’t true. I never sold out. Never. I never went corporate, no matter what you heard. I’ve [...]