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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This will be the last season of #AHS I watch. The season is a mess, the returning characters are all acting out of character, everything seems shoehorned in for the sake of a plot (and the word plot is doing a lot of work in this sentence) finishing only because I started.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

All I wanted to do was save $10 a month on my Peacock subscription by bundling it with my Apple One subscription and 48 hours later all I’ve got is Apple saying this is a Peacock problem and Peacock says it’s an Apple problem. First world problem but still frustrating.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Leaders support, bullies… do what I’ve had to endure for the last 5 years. I am healing!

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I had completely forgotten what it was like to have a goals meeting with my supervisor that didn’t involve getting verbally flogged for existing. My new boss is the best!!!

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks. You did it. The libs have officially been owned.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’m guessing El-Sayeed’s debating an empty chair last night didn’t do much to bolster Mike Rogers’ challenge for that senate seat.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Lost this guy today. Go chase the things in the great thereafter bud. Woof.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I don't need a parade for doing my job, but I do want to feel like I'm part of the organization instead of some weird extra that doesn't fit anywhere. All this to once again say that #LeadershipMatters and I am finally feeling like I'm turning a corner I've been wanting to turn for 5 years.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Contrast this to the four weeks I've spent under my new boss at the same job. I'm treated like a member of the team. My performance is recognized. And most importantly I don't want to throw up when I pull in the driveway anymore.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

For 5 years I was gaslit by my boss that I had little to offer, that my contributions were minimal, and that I didn't know how to do my job. This despite winning awards and being in high demand. I never understood the "People don't leave jobs, they leave bad bosses" thing more.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today my boss let me know in that last year is last year, this year is this year and he has my back 100%. While I never want another learning opportunity as big as the one that knocked me on my ass last year, it’s nice to finally have a supportive leader in my corner. Leadership matters.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Leadership matters. I have a leader again. I have missed this. I don’t throw up in my car driving into work every day. Leadership matters

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Tomorrow I get to rehash the big mistake I made last winter with my superintendent for the unpteenth time because we can’t apparently move on and keep going and I guess I’m the biggest problem they have to deal with? 🫠

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

And then claim fraud when Republicans lose elections.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In case you’re wondering about the state of things.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Wanted desperately to fill the bubble for @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social but made the next best choice instead. Onward to November! (And I love my clerk for letting me take a full set of the I Voted stickers since I had a hard time choosing. So glad MI does this comp for future voters!)

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The latest Perry Johnson campaign text (oy vey how did these people get my digits?) is literally just a bunch of lies with no effort made to even mask the racism. That’s the future of politics apparently.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Voting absentee? Today would be a great day to NOT vote for Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary. Like… not even a little bit.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I cannot, and will not, vote for Hayley Stevens. And I’m not even sure I can hold my nose and pull the lever for her in November if she wins the primary. I have criticized many for purity tests in my day but this woman is horrible in every sense of the word. She has no business in the Senate.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

There’s also a velociraptor and the talking head of a sex doll possessed by a psychotic goddess of unrequited love who wants to kill your mother and that’s not even the most remotely bat shit stuff once you hit book seven. But the story is also kind of deep and also you’ll sometimes tear up.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I was not emotionally prepared for the ending of the Eye of the Bedlam Bride.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I’m going to mourn McMorrow leaving the race for awhile but I’m going to vote wholeheartedly for El Sayeed in August. Anyone but Stevens.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Things I’ve learned this year: 1) apparently helping the unhoused in the area is controversial. 2) the people who find it controversial all have “Christian” or “follower of Jesus” in their bios. #ReasonsImAthiest.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Road ready gave me road rage (crashed and took my teens driving data with it) so I’ve coded my own and it should be available publicly in the next 5-7 days. www.olympuslifesoftware.com/hestia

olympuslifesoftware.com

Hestia | Olympus Life Software

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Those days when the app the SOS tells you to use for tracking driving hours crashes, locks you out and then deletes all your driving data so you decide to build your own with AI and after an hour you already have a more functional and easy to use product than the official app… Fuck Road Ready.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Mac version back and forth with the app review team is giving me serious “self checkout” vibes as they ask for a video that shows what the app does. It’s literally right there in the first run walkthrough but sure thing! 😂

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The apps I'm working on will never pay the bills - it's a side project and labor of love - but it's one I truly believe in. We need to be productive but we need to keep our emotional health secure. Athena is the first step in bridging those gaps. www.olympuslifesoftware.com/post/emotion...

olympuslifesoftware.com

Emotional Health vs Medical App

Athena is built with emotional health in mind - but it is NOT a medical app. I really wanted to spend a little bit of time surfacing what that means.Athena is not a medical app. It does not diagnose ...

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Two years ago I won a competitive dance competition for charity. This October I’m doing it all over again as an “All Star.” LFG!!!

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I can really get used to this “being listened to by the boss.” thing I’ve had going for the last week.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Sobbing in my car on the way home from work for GOOD reasons is a welcomed change from the reasons I’ve been sobbing in my car on the way home from work lately.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I’ve always said there’s nothing more synonymous with 250 years of the great democratic experience than a music festival with Vanilla Ice, Vanilla Ice, a little more Vanilla ice and Brett Michaels.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I have six school years left until I’m eligible and maybe I’ll stay longer. I LOVE what I do - but - leadership matters too and a lot can happen in that space of time. For now it’s comforting to know that I might have a more relaxed pace in a few quick years (school years go FAST!)

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This is really hard for some people to wrap their brains around but my philosophy has always been that we’re not here to work for others until we die. Art. Music. Travel. Leisure… there comes a point when we’ve earned this as our existence and I plan to enjoy as much as I can.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I might work part time at a bakery for fun but only if I want to - my plan after working this hard for so long will be to enjoy life, see what I can, and enjoy a world without the responsibilities I’ve shouldered since getting my first job at 14.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

We’ll be on track to retire with little to no debt and I’ve broken out our pensions into bills (estimated way high with two car payments we’ll never have) medical and savings. We won’t be sailing the world on a yacht but we won’t be destitute or scrambling in an emergency.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I’m noticing a thing as I enter my last few years in education. Everyone asks “but what will you do when you go?” I’ll be youngish but the idea that I need to work until I’m dead doesn’t sit with me.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

While I only got about 5 minutes with the new boss total today I feel like the winds of leadership change at work have finally begun to blow back toward sanity.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Thank you. While major surgery it is fairly routine so I know she’ll be fine. But I also could have easily rearranged my work schedule to be there.

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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Learned mom is having her knee replaced today via a text message she sent last night that was supposed to go to the friend who is apparently taking her to the hospital this morning. When called on it she “didn’t want to worry me.”-this is why my definition of family differs from so many of yours.

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