The archive

My first blog post on Renato.mascardo.com/blog was on March 9, 2007. 16 years ago. The post was titled “Hello World!” to which I just wrote

Every year I go through an exercise of defining my personal yearly goals and I track them throughout the year. My system is a combination "stuff I made up…

It's impossible to ignore the staggering reality of alcohol consumption in the United States. Recent data reveals that nearly 70% of American adults consumed…

Last week, Accela announced a strategic investment from Francisco Partners. \[GovTech Article\]

My dad called me out of the blue several years back and said to me he was clearing out their office where my parents ran their medical practice for probably…

The Winter 2022-2023 Season has been truly epic and its not over yet. The fresh powder has been overflowing all season long. Alta Ski Area and Solitude…

My first job out of college was with a company called Scient. Scient called itself the “The e-Buisness Innovator”. I could not have dreamed of a better place…

2022 has come to an end and 2023 is upon us. 2022 zoomed by so fast. A strangely benign year when compared to the few years before. We had inflation reach all…

Holy macaroni! Sarah, the girls and I are enjoying our two year anniversary in Park City, Utah this week! Oh, what an adventure it has been. I’ve documented…

This year I turned 45 years old. Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing. Haha. I should be happy that I made it this far. If I am lucky, this is very…

Look around. We are surrounded by the wonders and beauty of nature. The climate change discussion likes to draw our attention to the negative effects of our…

My memory stinks. I blame not getting enough sleep as a kid. The TV show M.A.S.H. would come on at 11:30pm after the news and I would find myself sneaking…

I love the mathematical term "Local Maximum".

The Five Bullet Review is a condensed review format in as it states, five bullets

I actually started writing this blog post a couple months back but didn’t enjoy how it was coming together so I started from scratch. Not sure why but maybe…

Brooklyn had a project where she had to video record a passage from William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". I have a hard time reading English, let…

I’m generally a heavy research guy when I buy things. I get excited digging in deep about a new area, topic or product. It annoys the heck out of Sarah…

Alas, 2021 is coming to an end and a new year is upon us. What is the best way for me to summarize 2021? It sort of reminded me a baby having a surprise…

Life can feel full of setbacks. All very random and of varying degrees. Not sure I would have predicted having a stroke in 2021 but it happened. Setbacks can…

First, let me take a step back. About ten years ago, I was about 60 pounds overweight and horribly out of shape. I told myself that I wanted to be alive for…