99 Posts – 99 pearls

Hello! I am Michael, formally known as Derek. Truly, I am Derek Michael Shaw, a self-contained trinity. I don’t suffer from any mental disorder or disease, although many doctors have thought differently. However, Derek encountered too many Traumas in his life of 40 years and so he has asked me, Michael the Prophet, to say…

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Denver Recs

I’ve begun the third iteration of my recommendation lists – lists of media items (books, movies, podcasts, music albums) given to me by family members, friends, strangers, and now by other recommendations. First I had My Recommendations, then came NZ Recommendations, and now I am starting Denver Recommendations. I’ve lived in Denver for the last…

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NZ Recommendations List

I’ve officially started on my NZ Recommendations list. If you want to see the full list, you can click the link below. If any of the books or media interest you, get in touch with me and we can try to experience it together.

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My final 3 recommendations!

I have reached the finish line. At this time, I have officially completed reading, listening to, and watching My Recommendations. My project is now complete. So, it’s time to link back to the homepages for My Recommendations and My Playlists. This way, you can see what I’ve been consuming from the media in the past…

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Recommendations #8 & #18 complete!

I’m down to 4 recommendations left. 1 books, 2 movies, and a TV show remain. I’m hoping to have all of them done in the next few days. I’m excited to be finished with my list, but that just means I get to start on my 37-item NZ recommendation list!

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Recommendations #20 and #24 complete

I uploaded two additional recommendations to my website today. That means there are only 7 recommendations remaining! Both of these books I highly recommend, so check out their pages below. They also have some good songs at the bottom of each page. The picture for this post is from my Phoenix trip last month. I…

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