Category: Personal

  • All Good Things…

    All good things must come to an end and this is true once again. After much discernment, prayer, conversation and a bit of gut feeling, I am resigning from the University Catholic Center, effective March 1st. I’ve been employed at the UCC full-time through various positions since the summer of 2005 and have done a…

  • “Phoenix” 1992-2009

    My cat, Phoenix, passed away this morning suffering from either liver failure or liver cancer. He lived a long life providing a great deal of companionship to me and then, after I left for college, for my mom, who lives alone. We adopted him from the groomer, The Dog Patch, that we took my collie,…

  • McD’s Responds

    In response to the issue mentioned on this blog earlier, McD’s responded: Hello Brandon: Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald’s Customer Service Center to bring your recent experience to our attention. First, I hope you will accept my sincere apology for your disappointment in McDonald’s. I can assure you that we want…

  • Back to the Stone Age

    Today, I ended my BlackBerry data plan. With a kid on the way, a two-income household becoming a single-income household, and trying to move toward a more balanced online/offline life, I cut the cord. My job doesn’t require me to be able to respond to an e-mail within 10 minutes no matter when or where…

  • McDonald’s is unfriendly to people with allergies

    My sister went to the McDonald’s location in Wal-Mart on Lawrence Rd in Wichita Falls yesterday. She ordered a hamburger for my niece, who is a toddler, and is very allergic to many, many things. In order for her to safely consume a hamburger, it must be plain with meat and bun only. Dry. Nothing…

  • Back from Vacation

    Vanessa and I took a trip last week (both of our Spring Break) to Santa Fe and Chicago. Stories and pictures to come, but all safe and sound in the Kraft household.