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Having a hyper-active 4 yr old running the house limits the amount of time I can devote to good ol’ blood-n-guts movies… Luckily, I found the time to watch “ The Saw ” this weekend. Oh my, what a great brainf---. Great premise Read More...

One of the kind folks over in MSPress just dropped off an advance copy of, “ Practical Guidelines and Best Practices for VB and C# Developers ”, and I’m having a great time reading it… I’d highly recommend at least a perusal Read More...

Damn. Hunter S. Thompson killed himself with his own gun. Poor, poor bastard. I loved Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. But that was written thirty years ago. F. Scott Fitzgerald (an author I loathe, incidentally) famously wrote, "There are no Second Read More...

Hey ya'll… My wife reminded me that it's time to plan our spring vacation. Little did I know there would be so much going on around the campus that I can't miss that scheduling our family vacation is becoming quite the adventure in reservations, coordinating Read More...

I have a new opportunity on my team for an editorial manager. If you're a great editor, and an even better advocate of the editorial role, and a superb people manager, give me a ring... Shawn Job Description – Editorial Manager, MOTO Come help a talented Read More...