Brandon Kraft
Brandon Kraft
@kraft@kraft.blog

My life is an open-source book.

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Austin, TX

Education

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)

  • ohio state fans weren’t too bad

    PARKING LOT 108, 1500 Block Assault by Contact: An unknown subject wearing Ohio State shirt entered into the parking lot. When told that the parking lot was full, the subject drove past the parking attendant and entered the lot yelling “I have a pass.” After parking his vehicle, the subject walked past the attendant and…

  • pope’s parents met through single ad

    According to the Catholic News Agency, Pope Benedict XVI’s parents met through a singles ad in a Catholic publication. Perhaps, more interesting, he didn’t know it himself until recently discovered. London, Sep. 11, 2006 (CNA) – Pope Benedict XVI and his brother, Fr. Georg Ratzinger, 82, were surprised to learn this week that their parents,…

  • septemeber 11, 2001

    Today in the blogosphere every website seems to be posting reflections upon the events that took place five years ago today. When the planes hit the two towers of the World Trade Center, I was outside in the parking lot of Hirschi High School practicing the marching set in band. We finished our practice and…

  • the new facebook

    Have you all seen the new Facebook. It is rather freaky. The format points out everything that changes with your friends. I read that two people ended their relationship and a little while later, one of them changed their relationship status from “In a relationship…” to “Single”. I can now know when two people become…

  • marx on political economy

    [Originally published related to SOC 359 – Sociology of Work] I’m currently in my Sociology of Work course. Today, we’re looking at Marx’s rant on alienated labor. One particular interesting quote: The worker becomes poorer the richer is his production, the more it increaes in power and scope. The worker becomes a commodity that is…

  • not drunk people riding with drunk people

    300 BLOCK EAST 21st STREET Driving While Intoxicated / Public Intoxication: A silver Chevy truck was observed disregarding several stop signs. The right front tire of the vehicle was flat and the driver was driving the vehicle on its rim. When the vehicle finally stopped, the officer detected a very strong odor of alcohol and…