I've been using this account as my primary for about a week now, and I'm think I'm settled on using it for the foreseeable future, so I guess it's time to do another #introduction post.
I'm a dad of four kids, and a web developer. I have a college degree in #Theater (or #Theatre) and had aspirations of being an actor. I kind of fell into web development as a career. It was a hobby back in high school, and I just needed to pay some bills after college, so I ended up doing this.
I always have aspirations to do other things, but for now, I'm pretty happy spending most of my time as a dad and husband.
Some day, I'd like to get back into #acting, or maybe do some #VoiceActing. I also enjoy #writing and will, from time to time, post some #MicroFiction, usually from somebody's #WritingPrompt.
I love #StarTrek, and usually watch at least one episode nearly every day. I like all #SciFi really, though, as well as #fantasy. I used to read a lot, but find I don't have as much time or mental capacity for it as I used to. I also enjoy watching #anime, and have really been enjoying the new episodes of #Bleach lately.
Feel free to follow me if you think we have similar interests, and I may follow you back, if I think likewise. 
#WebDev #PHP #BackEnd #Laravel #introductions #Parenting #DadLife 
Today's calendar feels a bit on the nose.
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Page from Far Side desk calendar. The date is February 3, Tuesday. The cartoon shows a table of military generals/admirals sitting around a round table with a map of the earth on its surface. The focus is on one portly general with a crew cut, an extremely goofy look on his face, his arms behind his back, leaning back in his chair, and with an obscene amount of medals adorning his uniform. The caption tells us what he's saying: "On the other hand, gentlemen, what if we gave a war and *everybody* came?"
I enjoy large derrieres and feel strongly about the importance of honesty.
Dan Jones shared 18 hours ago
FWIW, this is why I’m not on Substack. Not that I’m a “top writer” as the article covers of course, but writers big and small can make a difference by saying NO to pro-Nazi platforms!
Dan Jones shared 20 hours ago
3202. Groundhog Day Meaning
3202. Groundhog Day Meaning
title text: Originally, the ceremony used a variety of rodents and mustelids, but over time most people agreed it made sense to standardize on a specific individual ground squirrel in Pennsylvania.
desktop link: https://xkcd.com/3202
mobile link: https://m.xkcd.com/3202
explainxkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3202
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Single panel comic. No hair and hat are talking. No hair says "Historically, it refers to a ceremony to predict the weather using a rodent. But nowadays people often use it to mean 'A time loop experienced by one person.' " Hat says "...what." Lower caption: Easily our weirdest holiday.
Dan Jones shared 20 hours ago
Early this month, a wily coyote swam across San Francisco Bay to Alcatraz. He was in such rough shape, observers thought he’d probably die, but he’s been snacking on birds and rodents and was recently observed fat as a pickle. https://sfstandard.com/2026/01/27/coyote-swam-to-alcatraz-san-francisco/
Dan Jones shared 2 days ago
New Comic Strip found: Carpe Diem by Niklas Eriksson for Sat, 31 Jan 2026 https://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/carpediem/s-3991870
Dan Jones shared 2 days agoNew Comic found: Wizard of Id - 2026-01-31 https://www.gocomics.com/wizardofid/2026/01/31
If Donald Trump were a Star Trek alien, he would be a Ferengi/Pakled crossbreed.
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An AI generated image of Donald Trump. He has large Ferengi ears with a long line of golden earrings running down each of them. He has long bushy eyebrows like a Pakled. He has an "I don't know what's going on" look on his face, like he usually does. He's carrying a small blaster in his tiny baby hands.
You know, I never imagined that Elastigirl would make a good Starfleet captain, but she really is quite good, I think.
Dan Jones shared 6 days ago
"On Thursday, Jan 22 a group of about a dozen Vermont community elders entered the atrium of White Cap Office Park in Williston VT, home of ICE’s National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center.
For the next 3.5 hours, they sat together in silence, pausing every 90 seconds to read the name of someone killed in ICE custody, followed by a loud whistle blast.
Around 3:15 the Williston Police announced they had determined that the protestors were not breaking the law."
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Three white/gray haired people sit on the floor in front of a glass door, some with whistles in their mouths. Next to them stands a younger woman holding a photo, presumably of a person killed in ICE custody. Off to the left two cops watch them.
Dan Jones shared 6 days ago
One of the oldest errors of war– they invaded The Winter People in the middle of winter.
Dan Jones shared 7 days ago
Come to Fesshole Live in 2026! Tickets are now on sale for Glasgow, Leicester, Luton and Leeds. The Sweden Tour visits Malmö, Göteborg and Stockholm, and Anon Opin hits Leicester and Glasgow . Best of Fesshole, audience confessions, secret history & more: https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole
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I worked briefly in the debt team for British Gas. I wrote off loads of debts because it caused people so much stress, and fuck BG with their fecking huge profits. Fesshole GOLD from 24th October 2020
Dan Jones shared 7 days ago
3199. Early Arthropods
3199. Early Arthropods
title text: 'Ugh, I'm never going to be like spiders. My descendants will all just be normal arthropods who mind their own busines and don't do anything weird.' --The ancestor of a bunch of eusocial insects
desktop link: https://xkcd.com/3199
mobile link: https://m.xkcd.com/3199
explainxkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3199
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4 panel comic. 1. (double wide) Underwater scene with a couple of plant like things and some small blobs speaking to each other. Blob 1: Now that we're multicellular, what are your plans? I'm gonna evolve little legs and swim around with them! Blob 2: I'm gonna evolve sharp pincers and use them crunch stuff! Blob 3: I'm gonna evolve glands to make string from my butt and use it to construct elaborate geometric nets hundreds of times my size to catch other animals. 2. Zoom in to just the blobs, no more plant like things visible. No speaking. 3. Blob 1: Dude. Blob 2: Can you *please* just be normal about this? Blob 3: What ??!
The real problem with New Star Trek is the distinct lack of Jeffrey Combs. He's only played a single role since the since the Enterprise finale.
#BringBackJeffreyCombs #StarTrek #NewTrek #JeffreyCombs #Shran #Weyoun
Dan Jones shared 9 days ago
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Star Trek Enterprise scene. It's an image of the White House in Washington, DC. Four long and tall Nazi banners in bright red are draped across the front and a Nazi flag on a flagpole flies above the building. A tank is stationed on the front lawn. No caption. RIP Renee Good. RIP Alex Pretti. Fuck ICE.
Dan Jones shared 9 days ago
White. Hot. Rage.
Alex Pretti. Say his name.
#AlexPretti #ExecutedByICE #Minneapolis #Minnesota
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From doctor who worked with him, on Bluesky. Alexi Pretti. “Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now.” Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS
Dan Jones shared 9 days ago
Statement from the parents of #AlexPretti, the man ICE executed in broad daylight:
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January 24, 2026 at 18:42 Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti "We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the 'hero' term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.