I have a bad history with blogging. I really do. So I'm taking what I learned from previous forays into the blogosphere to try to make this last. You can call me Brendan, even though that's not actually my name. I thought it'd be fun to have a fake name for the Internet. Just so you know, if someday you find my name is not Brendan, don't get mad at me. I just like the feeling of being behind a different name. Actually, here's the honest truth (although I do like having a fake name for th…