I knew that the Department of War shot a missile into a school & killed 175 civilians, mostly children. This is learned today: Secretary of War Hegseth had cut the teams assigned to prevent such tragedies by 90%. www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...

RE: https://kraft.beer/beers/airport-brewing-kitty-hawk/ My first homebrew. It was so good. One day, I may have the time, energy, and desire to start doing it again.

RE: https://kraft.beer/beers/rabbit-hole-brewing-mike-modano-s-561/ I fixed up my WP plugin that slurps in my check-ins from Untappd and am slowly bringing in my nearly 3000 check-ins over to https://kraft.beer. This go-round...what the hell... let's enable the Fediverse too. It'll post any […]

Austin ISD is closed tomorrow. #sleepinsunday is now also #sleepinmonday. #atx #atxwx

Thundermix in Austin (Mueller) right now. Thunder with a wintery mix of freezing rain and sleet. #atxwx

ICE Agents removed someone’s gun, then shot and killed him, and said the gun was their justification. How are 2A advocates not joining the protests?

The Bill of Rights, including the 1st, 2nd, and 4th amendments, were added immediately because some states thought the Constitution needed to be explicit about them. They were right.

I’m surprised that postcards I sent from NYC two weeks ago haven’t made it to Texas. I am expecting more than is reality or did they get stuck somewhere? #usps

Confession time friends. If your public wifi requires an email address and doesn’t verify, I’m using [email protected]. And I feel no shame about it. Sorry fish.com.

The movie Unstoppable with Denzel and Chris Pine about the runaway train is the perfect hotel movie. The one you put on at the hotel when you don’t want to pay attention to anything and just want to mindlessly have something on. It’s a silly movie that keeps your attention *just* enough. #movies

RE: https://kraft.blog/sn/remember-the-alamo/ I added a quick filter so the new alpha of the #wordpress Press This can use CPTs... so switched over to the microblogging CPT (jetpack-social-note) that I use. I like the way it handled this. Next up... I think I'm going to auto-repost these from […]

In a statement, the company said the change will not affect its strict talking and texting policy. Alamo Drafthouse will start having moviegoers order by USING THEIR PHONES DURING THE MOVIE. “Dark screen” or not, major thumbs down from me. I’d much rather have a simple and strict “no phone” […]

Scratching a very old itch, I'm working on some iterations on Press This — modernizing it to use Gutenberg. https://kraft.blog/2026/01/press-this-gutenberg-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/115860072439977180 This is the way.

As seen on my walk to the office this morning. NoHo, NYC. #nyc #streetart https://kraft.blog/photo/youre-under-arrest/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

This FCS championship game is wild! I know nothing about either team and I’m totally hooked. Overtime here we come! #cfb

This is a ridiculous ending. #cfbplayoff

Old Miss turned on the afterburners! #cfpplayoff

Happy New Year from the Mountain Time Zone!

Teaching a kid to drive is fun. Insisting she learns on our 10-pax Ford Transit is a lot of fun.

When the sun rises in the morning sky, you will see the King of kings coming forth from the Father like a radiant bridegroom from the bridal chamber. #catholic #advent

I’ve setup the social notes on my site to crosspost to Threads for awhile, but I literally haven’t logged in to it in a year or more. I’m gonna call it and kill the account. Follow me at kraft.blog or mastodon or bsky.

O Emmanuel, king and lawgiver, desire of the nations, Savior of all people, come and set us free, Lord our God. #catholic #advent

O King of all the nations, the only joy of every human heart; O Keystone of the mighty arch of man, come and save the creature you fashioned from the dust. #catholic #advent

Switched up my home network so I have wired backhaul to all the mesh APs and fixed an old problem that prevented my clients from using IPv6. Now just need to clean up the wiring mess before V sees it…

O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: come, shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. #catholic #advent

O Key of David, O royal Power of Israel, controlling at your will the gate of heaven: come, break down the prison walls of death for those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death; and lead your captive people into freedom. #catholic #advent

And already looks like it’ll be a totally different game than the last one. First touchdown within first minute.

Best time of the year. Switch off ABC and on to TBS for Tulane/Old Miss. #cfbplayoff

Painful way to end the season, #aggies. Way to play until the end. #cfbplayoff

O Flower of Jesse’s stem, you have been raised up as a sign for all peoples; kings stand silent in your presence; the nations bow down in worship before you. Come, let nothing keep you from coming to our aid. #catholic #advent

O sacred Lord of ancient Israel, who showed yourself to Moses in the burning bush, who gave him the holy law on Sinai mountain: come, stretch out your mighty hand to set us free. #catholic #advent

O Wisdom, O holy Word of God, you govern all creation with your strong yet gentle care. Come and show your people the way to salvation. #catholic #advent

My pastor surmised that I was likely the only lector wearing a rose jacket on Gaudete Sunday in any Holy Cross parish in the US. (Today is one of two days in the Church that rose vestments are worn.) #catholic #liturgy https://kraft.blog/photo/rose/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

I think both are true: AI is a bubble and AI is a transformative technology that isn’t going away. Think dotcom in ~2000. The Internet is transformative but the first wave of money had no idea what to do with it.

Section 230 is an important protection for sites that host user-generated content. Without 230’s protection, any website that allows other people to publish on it wouldn’t be legally viable. It allowed the Internet to develop beyond only content published by individuals on their own sites.

The Christian message’s biggest stumbling block often is the Church’s ministers. Remembering the homily I heard in El Paso once comparing Mary to Trump’s mother.

In the end, there are two more young people who are the victims of gun violence in our country. There are probably two dozen more across the country today. Too many.

Smart timing. Congressmen can draw congressional retirement after five years in office. MTG is resigning after five years and two days. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-resigns.html #uspol

Processing the weekly cash deposit from the baseball fields concession stand… someone paid for candy and a soda with two $2 bills: one a 2017 series and one a *1928* series.

The ball was definitely knocked out but looks to have been recovered by the QB. A lucky break for the #irish. Now, what’s happening in BCS right now. #aggies???

I feel like, when a service charges a cancellation fee, they should do something when they cancel on you.

Hope y'all are having a great day!

My in-laws just dropped off their Christmas Card. Their 2024 Christmas Card. It’s been later and later each year—Valentine’s, then Easter, then summer. Pretty soon, they’re going to make the whole cycle.

I don’t like my birthday. It’s like any other day, except if something crummy happens, it feels worse since “it’s my birthday”.

Add NPR to the list: https://www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g-s1-93291/a-statement-from-npr-on-the-pentagons-press-policy

Bowling Birthday party for my 13-year-old. https://kraft.blog/photo/bowling-birthday/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

While there are aspects I could critique, AISD’s plan makes a lot of sense. I don’t envy being in this position and I appreciate there’s no painless way to move forward. #atx

I’m the type of music listener where I have no idea what the lyrics are most of the time and what they mean nearly none of the time. I enjoyed listening but she could just be singing about her favorite cheese for all I know. #ts12

No, I didn’t hit play on #ts12 right at 11 pm Central when it dropped. No, it isn’t a 42-minute album.