Apr 3Video Editing with LimitationsOriginally published June 21, 2021 — imported from danslang.com Note: links to videos I created for work will cease to function if and when my account is retired. Stay tuned to the personal channel and my website for updated content. Don’t get me wrong, if I or my school district…Wevideo2 min read
Apr 3We Should All Be Using Telegram for the Stickers AloneOriginally published June 23, 2021 — imported from danslang.com I’ve been contemplating updating my PC after getting entirely sucked into Death Stranding (only 1.5 years late, peops!) and realizing that my computer can handle (barely) running that… and pretty much nothing else. …Death Stranding3 min read
Aug 15, 2020Disaster During a PandemicA Personal Account of the Times We Live In — I have something I need to share, so I’m writing this from my phone with a dying battery, in the hopes of clarifying my own place in this mess we’re calling the present. If you haven’t heard (and apparently a decent chunk of the nation/world hasn’t), Iowa and surrounding states…Covid 198 min read
Nov 16, 2019A Moment of Silence for Mollie TibbetsWe were standing on the deck, and I shared the news that Mollie Tibbets’ body had been found in a cornfield in Iowa. We discussed the details: her body had been left there by an illegal immigrant after he’d murdered her. Yes, I’ll call it murder. Yes, I’ll call him…Politics2 min read
Mar 24, 2019“Like Fermot’s theorem, it’s a puzzle we may never solve.”“Like Fermot’s theorem, it’s a puzzle we may never solve.” — Jean Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, “The Royale”Quotes1 min read
Jul 25, 2018Dear Apple: Too Little, Too Late — Love, Public SchoolsWhen I heard that Apple was coming out with a new, more affordable iPad, my first thought was that they were trying to tap back into the education market for student devices, and with the release and promotion of their new(ish) Apple Classroom app, I have no doubt. Years ago…Apple3 min read
Apr 22, 2018Pikachu, I CLAIM you?!I haven’t ever really experienced much of what I’d call “the gay community.” The community that exists where I live takes place largely online: years ago it was Gay.com, then Manhunt, and now Grindr, with a few other less popular sites and apps sprinkled in there somewhere. The issue with…Gay5 min read
Sep 11, 2017Why I Gladly Spent $14 on a Free AppA while back, I downloaded Moment, an app self described as “… an iOS app that automatically tracks how much you use your iPhone and iPad each day. If you’re using your phone too much, you can set daily limits on yourself and be notified when you go over. …Tech6 min read