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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 27, 2026

Shorties

A blog is the cultural equivalent of a yard sale.

January 26, 2026

It Was One Guy

Come morning I couldn’t sleep. I really like to sleep in when I can. That’s what Sunday is for, right? I taped up the old sign: END ICE. I dressed warm and headed out. Around the corner a guy walking his dog encouraged me to be a dumbass and go get shot by federal agents. He seemed good natured about it.

January 18, 2026

Half a Century

When this post gets published, I will be fifty years old.

Go me!

Thanks, Mom!

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.”