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Posted on April 27, 2020

The Weekly Quarantine Rapport: Cleaning is a Fun Chore Now

Hi All, Ok, I wouldn't go as far to say cleaning is "fun," quite yet. But god damn, at least it's something to do... Welcome to the Weekly Rapport. A weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. Quote of the Week Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the …

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Posted on January 20, 2020

The Weekly Rapport: Disney, Extinctions, and Gingers

Hi All, Welcome to the Weekly Rapport. A weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. Quote of the Week Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others. - Mark Twain What I'm Reading The Ride of a Lifetime - Robert Iger This was a really …

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Posted on April 19, 2019April 19, 2019

What I’ve Been Reading Lately

Book I'm Reading Right Now Miracle Creek - Angie Kim My sister-in-law signed me up for the Book of the Month club as birthday present a while back. Every month you choose from five of the top new fiction books and have them delivered to your door for five months. This was the last one …

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Posted on January 10, 2019

The Weekly Rapport #13: Tiger, Stand-Up Comedy, & More

Welcome back for another Weekly Rapport. I somehow managed to put together four posts in the last month so I'm patting myself on the back. New year, new me. As always, please feel free to message me however you wish with feedback, recommendations on the layout of the site, or just to tell me you're …

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by Kyle Brennan

You may have noticed my recent turn toward Christianity. Don’t worry, I’m not turning into some Bible-thumbing Jesus freak. But I am more curious than ever, so consider this me following that curiosity wherever it leads. After reading Mere Christianity, I went down the Christian apologetics rabbit hole, which eventually led me to the legendary Timothy Keller. Well, suffice to say, this is one of the best novels I’ve ever read. Just a masterpiece from beginning to end. This place was made for guys like me📚 Realized I never posted my 2025 favorites! What C.S. Lewis does (and what fifteen years of Catholic education never managed) is explain the why. Not the rituals. Not the doctrine. The underlying logic of it all: why Christianity offers such a precise and surprisingly coherent map for navigating morality, love, and the aching complexity of being human. He uses plain language, concrete metaphors, and a refreshing intellectual honesty. He admits what he hasn’t figured out. He doesn’t try to convert you. He simply lays out why so many people don’t just choose faith, but find they need it. This was one of the most fascinating non-fiction books I’ve read in a long time. Ryan Holiday often cites this as one of his most recommended books, and within the first 25 pages, I understood why. Alright, ya caught me. Another “power of your subconscious mind” book. This one has been on my shelf for over a decade, untouched. I remember hearing Terry Crews singing its praises on a podcast with Tim Ferriss. “In order to ‘have’ you must ‘do,’ and in order to ‘do’ you must ‘be.’” Just gonna peek in quick…
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