It has come to my attention that the Evil Overlord, ruler of the dark domain of tylerwillis.com, has requested that I offer to the sweaty masses some information on who I am and whence I came. I haven’t much to say, and am more than vaguely intimidated by the Evil one’s own biography, but I will give this a shot.

I was reared originally in Longview, Texas, a city so insignifigant that the story of its name will put even a history buff to sleep. I’ll spare you. As a graduate of Pine Tree HS out there in the piney woods of East Texas, I came, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed to the great realms of Baylor University, thinking that I would become a great doctor (in the M.D. sense, rather than the Ph.D.). I quickly learned that, while I enjoyed the hallowed halls of academia, I had a higher calling. My life would be spent serving people in a much different sense. More of a, “Would you like a refill?” sense, actually. I took what had become a summer job, my first job, and a great job, and turned it into a career. Finishing my B.A. at Baylor with a Greek major, and leaving the original passion for biology a distant memory in the rearview, I began a career with McAlister’s Deli. Specifically, with Saxton-Pierce Restaurant Corporation, a franchisee of McAlister’s. I am intentionally leaving many steps along this journey unaswered. Those of you who know me already know most of them. Those of you who don’t know me, ask. It will at least let me know someone’s reading.

So, for now, I am the General Manager of a restaurant here in Waco, TX. When I’m not writing budgets and brewing tea (or occasionally driving the McAlister’s Hummer around), I try to spend time doing two things. First, I pass the hours with my lovely wife, Jennifer and my two dogs, Bear and Danny. Aside from that, I scour the ‘net trying to keep up with tech trends, and drooling over gadgets worth a year’s salary for me.

Some of you may by now be asking the most notable question of the post — namely, why the heck is this guy posting on Tyler’s site? The answer is simple. I met the Evil Overlord in our fraternity at Baylor, and ended up getting stuck as his little brother. Now, for some reason, Tyler and I worked out better than many Little/Big pair-ups. We both were very odd — let’s call it quirky. We shared many of the same interests, and fed off each other on many of them. We certainly have our differences, but even though I would never dye my hair green or spend a 36-hour stint watching a series of some japanimation, we also have quite a bit in common. And so, he has allowed me to occasionally supplement his work on this site, at least until I frustrate him to such a level that he emits his trademark “baaaAAAAAAAHHHH!,” and bars me entrance from the site forevermore.

I will try to update this post as I go along with more information but, for now, this is me. Or, I should say (insert nod to Evil Overlord’s bio), “I am Brad.”