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)

  • Quitting Firefox

    The opposite in fact. I've started using Firefox again and found myself cursing multiple times after hitting Meta-Q and quitting instantly. Chrome had a feature to require me to hold down Meta-Q to quit so a quick finger slip didn't kill my work. In Firefox, you can visit about:config and search for browser.showQuitWarning, then toggle…

  • Merry Christmas!

    I just chugged a glass of soy milk and crammed some cookies in my face when one of the kids woke up to use the bathroom after we set out gifts. 🎄🎅🍪🥛 #dadlife Also on: X Facebook

  • Piñatas Are The Tipping Point

    For future reference, the math checks out for a Spanish Mass, Spanish rosary, and Spanish posadas followed by piñatas and cookies to still be "fun" to a six-year old. Also on: Facebook X

  • Mole Fairy

    My mother-in-law walked in, set down a huge container of chicken mole, then left the house. That was pretty amazing. Also on: Facebook X

  • Pharmaceutical Frustrations

    My daughter has asthma. We've tried over the years to determine a control medication (the stuff you take every day) program that keeps her asthma in check without giving her more medication than is needed. When we get it wrong, she's likely to end up in the hospital.  We've been on Flovent, Qvar, Advair that…

  • 20 Years

    I’ve struggled with what to write to mark 20 years since my dad died. It’s probably the most common regular topic I’ve written about over the years. Earlier this month, a very close friend lost his mother. A few days ago, I talked heart-to-heart with another friend who lost his father earlier in the year.…