I really feel like I'm cheating on Open Live Writer, but I'm testing out a new blog post authoring tool. This one is called Markdown Monster. The difference here is that Open Live Writer is a WYSIWYG … more

Hello. It’s been a while since I’ve written in this blog, but I haven’t forgotten about you. Please forgive my absence. I am using the new Open Live Writer to write blog entries on my other site and … more

I am showing my 6 year old daughter how to blog. This is the first post. more

It may be a little hard to see, but look for the little green spots in the dirt. We have seedlings! Broccoli seedlings more

It turns out I’m not the only one that uses Moleskines in the way that I do, but this site BulletJournal.com takes it to a new level that I’m going to have to check out. When I was working at … more

Yesterday I built a box and filled it with dirt. Ten little words do not quite describe the amount of work it was, but it’s concise and it could fit in a Tweet if I really wanted to. Today we added … more

Loosely following directions that Scott Hanselman has on his site, we decided to start a “Square Foot Garden.” This doesn’t mean plant a one square foot garden, it means setup a large above ground … more

There’s a quote that I heard a while back, “In the age of information, ignorance is a choice.” But I don’t know who to attribute it to. If anyone knows who said it, please let me know (@spatacoli). … more

For the first time since 1990 the Oakland Athletics have started the season with a 12-4 record. In addition to this most people are touting the fact that they have the best record in the American … more

Wow! It has been almost an entire year since I last blogged on here. A lot has changed in a year. My daughter is now 5 years old. She was accepted into Bullis Charter School for Kindergarten this … more

The Hunger Games is based in a world where the government keeps the peace by killing 24 subjects each year in something called the Hunger Games. Each of the 12 districts picks one boy and one girl … more

One evening not too long ago we were forced to remove all objects from the cupboards in our kitchen and bathrooms. During this extraction my wife found my super secret chocolate chip cookie recipe. … more

Before I begin this review I have a public service announcement: Thandie Newton is HOT! That is all.

So Guy Ritchie who wrote and directed Revolver wrote a new mobster type movie. This one is really … more

Yes it is. Do you need to know any more than that? Yes? Well, let’s see. This is the story of a looser, as most comic book stories are, and this looser has a crush on a girl. But this looser … more

Working in advertising I sometimes wonder if what we sell products to people that don’t really need the product. Stupid idea I know, who needs anything really right? Well this movie takes the … more

Two years ago at about this time I was standing in a NICU looking down at my two month premature baby girl wondering how the hell I am going to be her father. Two years later I guess I’m still … more

Anyone that knows me knows that I am a huge SciFi fan. 7 years ago Ronald D. Moore and David Eick made a spectacular production of a reimagining of Battlestar Galactica. This reimagining was an … more

Bruce Willis leads a cast of characters including James Cromwell and Ving Rhames in this Sci-Fi action/murder mystery. Written by Michael Ferris who also penned such wonderful movies like Catwoman, … more