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B.A., Sociology with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society, 2010, The University of Texas at Austin
M.B.A., Business Analytics, 2024, Midwestern State University (TX)
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Hat Trick
Crickets… I’ve heard them on the site too. A little unannounced communications blackout, if you will. Forgive me. Vanessa and I are going to for kiddie hat trick. We’re expecting another little one adding to the fray at La Casa de Kraft, with an ETA of October 15th. It was too difficult to write about…
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Is Your Software Catholic?
[My latest piece over at Austin Catholic New Media] I’m a big geek. While some guys like to fix cars, build things with wood, or tinker with things like that, I tinker with the Internet. I like digging into the guts of computers, specifically, what makes the web work. One of the reasons the Internet…
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We Are Too Important
[My latest piece over at Austin Catholic New Media] Rita wrote a beautiful post about the passing of Austin’s own Leslie and how, despite virtually everyone’s uneasiness when meeting him for the first time, he had some impact on many in Austin. My wife and I had a brief conversation with the priest who administered Leslie’s last…
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Making Ends Meet
As my extended social network learns that I’m staying at home with the girls, I’ve been increasingly asked for advice on how to make it work financially. There is no one-size fits all approach to this issue or else, I believe, more people would stay at home with their kids. The easy answer would be…
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Quote of the Century
Tonight while Olivia, age 2, was drinking her milk after dinner. Olivia: Is this almond vanilla milk? Me: Yeah, almond vanilla. It’s your milk. Olivia: It’s yo’ momma’s milk! Oooooh snap! She leaned back and put her hand to her mouth during the “Oooooh snap”. Perfect delivery. I don’t say anything like that often, very…
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10,000 Days
Today is a red-letter day. Yes, it is the 176th anniversary of our Independence, but more relevant and important, today is my 10,000th day of life. A bit more arbitrary than a birthday, sure, but a milestone nonetheless. I remember watching a movie when I was around 11 years old about how your 10th birthday…