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  • I’ve setup the social notes on my site to crosspost to Threads for awhile, but I literally haven’t logged in to it in a year or more. I’m gonna call it and kill the account. Follow me at kraft.blog or mastodon or bsky.

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  • Book Review: The Truth About You

    I recently read The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success by Marcus Buckingham and found the book interesting. The book comes in three pieces: a ~30-minute DVD, an actual book and a notepad, stylized as a “ReMemo” pad. Truly, I cannot decide if I liked the DVD (which the book asks you watch before…

  • Do you tithe?

    I was directed toward a review of a book, Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don’t Give Away More Money. The review mentions has poorly American Christians donate. Some of the numbers: If just the “committed Christians” (defined as those who attend church at least a few times a month or profess to be “strong”…

  • Democrats for Life

    A few minutes ago, I finished and submitted my own Open Letter to President-Elect Barack Obama. In the letter, for me, a first. I admitted that I am energized by the Democratic Party. Before now, I have walked the “moderate” line, since, well, that’s what I am. I lean left on economic, foreign, national security,…

  • My First Knights of Columbus Meeting

    Last night, I attended my first actual Knights of Columbus meeting, transferred and was formally accepted into Council 10131 at St. Ignatius Parish in Austin. I say first actual because I went to a couple of meetings when the UT council attempted to revive themselves, but by no means were those meetings formalized. The experience…

  • President-Elect Obama

    CNN, Fox and the AP are calling it. Looks like the next Senator Obama should now be called President-Elect Obama.

  • Early Voting Ends Today

    So go out and vote. I may regret saying this, since well, no one wants to hear anyone else’s ranting, but I’ll post some thoughts later today on my electoral thoughts.