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Using the HTML Template Tag

Recently I finally learned about the <template /> element in HTML. I'm not sure how long it's been there, but it came at the right time for me and I figured I'd share a quick demo about how I've been using it in the hopes that maybe it'll help you or someone else.

June 2025 Check-In

Whelp, the first half of the year has come and gone. The country is heading to authoritarianism, but I'm still kicking.

To The People I Know Who Voted for Him

Since Trump was elected back in November, I've had a hard time articulating my feelings with regards to the people in my life who I know voted for him. I recently came across this post and I thought John Pavlovitz did a good job putting into words what I've struggled to.

I Updated My Week Notes

I decided to move my week notes into their own collection in my 11ty setup. Because of that, there might be some flukiness with my RSS feeds. Sorry about that!

May 2025 Check-In

The older I get, the faster it feels the world is going. I’m not sure what to make of that, but alas, it’s happening and there’s not much I can do about it. May wasn’t a particularly noteworthy month, it just sort of was.





Losing Polygon Sucks

The other day it was announced that the popular gaming and entertainment site Polygon was sold off and that many of the site's writers were laid off. It was one of my go-to sites for video game news and I suspect that given the loss of staff, will not be the same.

Writing a Novel is Hard

Last year, one of my goals or aspirations was to finish the novel I had started. Needless to say, while I most certainly made progress on it, I didn’t even finish a first draft. To state something that should be beyond obvious, writing a book is hard!

Fandom

I'm a huge Philadelphia Phillies fan and a baseball fan. Over the years I've collected a collection of Phillies fitted caps of various different styles. One of the caps I bought was a modern replica of a 1929 Philadelphia Athletics hat complete with World Series patch on the side of it. It got me thinking a bit about how we choose what team to follow and become a fan of.

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