The archive

In previous blog posts I outlined why my family and I decided to leave California and the logic behind choosing Park City, Utah. Now, it's time for the next…

I enjoyed my interview with Authority Magazine on the topic of Digital Transformations — here is a link. I have no idea why they used such a large photo of…

Ok, so let's take a break and talk about some consumer products. I started writing this post back in April 2020 right around the time I took a stock position…

My previous blog post outlined why my family and I decided to leave California. Now, I will try to answer the second question folks commonly ask me — why did…

After 20+ long years, my family and I decided to leave the Bay Area for the mountains of Park City, Utah. For my wife, its probably closer to 35+ years of not…

Wyoming is the 10th largest by area, the least populous, and the second most sparsely populated state in the country. The state population was estimated at…

Joshua Tree National Park — from Memory Leak.

Over the holidays I was fortunate enough to receive an Amazon Echo -- thank you Santa Claus and those unionized elves. When I first heard about the Amazon…

There is so much talk right now of self driving cars a la the Jetsons or Total Recall. Tesla, Apple, GE/Lyft, and Google are all piling on in the news. It's…

As I explore platforms to teach my daughters hands on problem solving and programming -- I'm intrigued by the recent release of LEGO WeDo 2.0 coming out of…

Powerball mania has taken over the country! The jackpot is currently at $900 million dollars. (For whatever reason, I'm reminded of that scene from Austin…

I've been commuting on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) into the city for about 5+ years now. BART is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area.…

About three year ago, I was 50 pounds heavier, was sick every few weeks, consumed about 6 diet cokes a day, was winded climbing the stairs at home and I…

After a terrible, terrible winter season last year in Tahoe -- it's finally snowing again! Keep the rain/snow coming El Nino! The Mascardo family wants to…

My original goal was to read a book every two weeks and I was able to complete 29 books in 2015 with a bulk of my reading not starting until May 2015. I guess…

Holy smokes — my last post was 12/3/2013! Where the hell have I been? To be honest, blogging has not been a huge priority for me since I’ve been so focused on…

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“If you go back back a few hundred years, what we take for granted today would seem like magic—being able to talk to people over long distances, to transmit…

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