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    Sports You Should Watch During the 2024 Summer Olympics

    The Summer Olympics are finally here. If you want to watch something other than the generic sports NBC thinks you want to watch, here are other sports to check out during the 2024 games.

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    A Look Back at 2023 and Looking Forward to 2024

    It’s a brand new year. So of course that means it’s time to take a look back at what happened in the previous year and look forward to what’s to come in the new year. So let’s dive into how my 2023 went and what I’m hoping to do in 2024.

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    Reflections on an Absolutely Wonderful WordCamp US 2023

    WordCamp US 2023 is over. It was an amazing trip with an additional solo vacation at the beginning. It’s always amazing to meet the best people in this community. So here are my thoughts on all things WordCamp US 2023.

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    A look back at 2022 and a look forward to 2023

    Over the weekend we flipped the calendar to the new year. Of course, this is when everyone gets reflective about the past year and looks forward to what the new year will bring. So I thought I would do the same for myself.

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    On WordCamp US and the feeling of coming home

    Has it been two months since WordCamp US? Yes. Am I just now writing about my experience at WordCamp US? Yes. Whatever. Here are my thoughts on WordCamp US and that feeling of coming home.

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    An introduction of sorts

    Hey there and welcome to my website! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jacob Martella, and I am a web developer. Currently I work at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth as a web dev. I also do freelance web dev work. I primarily help small businesses tell…

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    A lunch break taking photos of airplanes

    Founder’s Plaza at DFW international Airport is a great place to watch planes land and take off. I spent a lunch break at the plaza. Here’s what I spotted.

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    Reflecting on a trip to New Mexico

    This summer we took a trip over to New Mexico, and it was probably the best vacation ever. Here’s what all went down in our seven days in the Land of Enchantment.

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    New Year's resolutions for this year

    It’s a new year and a new decade. As we start 2020, here’s a look back at my resolutions from last year and what i hope to do this year.

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    My New Year’s Resolutions for 2019

    Ah, yes. The calendar has flipped to 2019. And now we all set goals for ourselves that we might keep for two weeks. But it’s still a fun exercise. So here are my resolutions for 2019.

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