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Danny Squared My name is Daniel Howard. I grew up in Chicago, and I live in San Francisco Brooklyn Mountain View Sunnyvale, CA. I was born in 1976: the year of the American Bicentennial. I have a Bachelor's degree in English Rhetoric, but I make my living as a Systems Administrator.

I enjoy writing, and I started publishing on the web in 1995, and an online journal in 1996. Truth be told, I post more often to am pretty over Social Media, but you can check out:

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Recently Posted

January 17, 2026

A Man Becomes His Attentions

It’s a contention of Heat Moon’s — believing as he does any traveler who misses the journey misses about all he’s going to get — that a man becomes his attentions. His observations and his curiosity, they make and remake him.

January 15, 2026

More Movies I Have Watched Recently

A loner hitman lives upstairs with a bird. He is very careful about his work and covering his tracks. He steals cars with ease. License plates are swapped. When a female witnesses his work, he takes no action against her. His client turns violently against him.

January 14, 2026

Total Elapsed Time

I gotta take the road less traveled. It is a habit my loved ones mostly tolerate. That’s how you can tell they love me.

January 13, 2026

From Our Undocumented Workers

“How often do you think about ICE?” I asked “Juan,” the gruff old ranch hand. He paused, reckoning, and replied, “Maybe 50 times a day.”

January 12, 2026

Driving Over Ice

Driving over ice on the road, I have learned, takes a special form of sangfroid.

January 9, 2026

Movies I Have Watched Recently

Late last year I started watching movies on Fandango At Home, partly just to get away from the Big Tech Companies a bit. They have an extensive catalog and now I feel like I have re-discovered the old Netflix DVD service: I can just browse endless movies or search one up and have a good time for a few bucks. Here’s some movies I have watched since October.

January 7, 2026

Hello From the Ruins

I heard on that ultra-trendy news site, NPR, that Social Media was On The Way Out in 2026. What comes next? Well, I kinda like blogs. And I’m not the only one.