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)

  • Snow Day

    We planned on returning from El Paso on Sunday, but a bit of snow fell overnight Saturday preventing our return. Even giving it an extra day, the return trip suffered a major delay due to continued plowing of IH-10. This picture of the week shows our girls enjoying their first true snow day. ⛄️

  • Gas Station Math

    We spent a week in El Paso (without solid Internet, thus the radio silence here) and spotted this on the way. I like gas station math. Per the top banner, I can get a 32 ounce fountain drink for 89¢ or per the red sign in the window. I can get a 16 ounce drink…

  • Serious Decisions

    Someone thought long and hard about their priorities over the next couple of days!

  • It Begins…

    If this is what we get on the door of a room shared by a 6-year old, a 4-year old, and a 3-year old, I’m a bit scared of when it’ll be a room shared by a 16-year old, a 14-year old, and a 13-year old.

  • There Are Almost No Black People Brewing Craft Beer. Here’s Why.

    A deep dive into the unbearable whiteness of brewing. Source: There Are Almost No Black People Brewing Craft Beer. Here’s Why. An interesting read on an aspect of craft beer that I hadn’t thought much about previously. I hadn’t read about the racial undertones of Prohibition before either. h/t Derek Springer for sending over the…

  • Hot Dogs Across America—Flash Talk Edition

    In October, I joined 400 coworkers in Park City, Utah, for the annual all-hands Automattic Grand Meetup. During the weekend, everyone gives a 4-minute flash talk on any subject they would like. This year, Hot Dogs Across America. Hot Dogs Across America is my quest/challenge with Fischer to see who can eat a hot dog…