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In coaching cheerleading, I like to say that potential at the beginning of the year is a great thing, but potential at the end of the year is not. Potential is a dangerous word, but society sees it as a positive. This post is about how dangerous that is and why using this word can have unintended consequences. I just picked up a copy of How to ADHD, and I haven’t even finished the first chapter. The author talks about potential. (As if I needed a clue that I have ADHD, I’ve already put the book aside to write this blog post.) She talks about how people kept on telling her she had so much potential. ...

I’ve been working in a tailwind environment for a couple of weeks on this Clojure project. I have some more opinions about it, and I figured I’d share. Firstly, Tailwind is pretty powerful. One of the reasons we are using it is because of its plugins like DaisyUI, which should allow us to theme our app more easily. Looking at the documentation, there are classes for everything you need to style your front end. The challenge is that it is not always clear how to go from a known CSS property to a Tailwind style. I find myself constantly referring to the documentation. ...

I’m working on a new project and am motivated. We have carved out some aggressive goals, so I’m spending time writing software and learning more about Clojure. I even got to file a bug on Calva and work with Pez on it. So, on to the subject of this post, tailwindcss. This is a framework for generating CSS in your HTML by using utility classes. These classes you put directly on your HTML elements affect how they appear. The benefit is that you don’t need to jump between content and styling. The styling happens based on the classes you put on elements. ...

Some of you may or may not know about my side hobby: Zack’s Packs and Gear Repair. Through this hobby, I have learned a lot over the past couple of years. While I’m still at the beginning of this quest for knowledge about sewing and creating, there are a couple of things I’ve learned. I use mostly Tex 70 Thread, which is called size 69. This was the thread used in the course I took at Sterling Continuing Education, and it is still the thread I use most commonly. I use bonded nylon for almost all applications unless the thread will get heavy sun exposure. If that is the case, then I’ll use polyester thread (still size Tex 70). I only have black and white polyester thread, but I have many colors of Nylon. This thread comes from The Thread Exchange. ...

Recently, my mentor and friend Britta was selected as a spotlight ambassador for the Athletic Brewing brand. You can see her spotlight here. I’m particularly honored that her cover photo was taken during a shoot I did with Britta. Thank you, Britta, for using the photo. For those of you who have yet to hear of Athletic Brewing, it is a non-alcoholic beer (it has a very small percentage) that people can consume that is tasty like beer but without the same alcohol level. Having tried several flavors, it wasn’t my favorite, but as far as I can tell, I’m in the minority. Many friends love this brand. Some have switched from drinking beer to this. ...