Jenn & Matt Riffle

5/16/2012

Matt's Twitter (12:06 AM)

RT @1Password: &;&; is the new &;&;&;&;&;&;&;&;BA

5/15/2012

Matt's Twitter (12:00 PM)

.@twitter why does @tweetdeck have the same favicon as http://t.co/WeP6BRuQ now? Surely I'm not the only one who keeps both pinned in Chrome

5/12/2012

Matt's Twitter (1:15 PM)

RT @Pinboard: No results found for entrepreneurotoxin

5/9/2012

Matt's Twitter (9:50 AM)

Gross but true MT @Pinboard: Today's reminder that it's not a tech bubble,but a tech blister. It will just burst and refill with viler stuff

5/2/2012

Matt's Twitter (7:29 PM)

RT @treestman: How long before Amazon sicks the DOJ on Target?

Matt's Twitter (2:56 PM)

RT @pairnetworks: pairNIC Domain Name Registration is 10 years old this month & we are giving away iPads to celebrate. https://t.co ...

4/28/2012

Matt's Twitter (2:26 PM)

My text tone is the coin sound from Super Mario Bros -- when I hear it I always hum a few bars from the SMB 3 soundtrack.

Matt's Twitter (12:17 PM)

I don't know exactly what @paulcarr's @nsfwhq is cooking up, but, I'm pretty sure I'll be first in (virtual) line to buy.

4/23/2012

Matt's Twitter (8:33 PM)

RT @pairnetworks: Check out how we celebrated Earth Day... http://t.co/fw3jmg7h

Matt's Twitter (1:57 PM)

Gee, this doesn't seem outrageously short-sighted at all... -- http://t.co/D8RWbMmd

Matt's Twitter (11:08 AM)

Oops? I wonder how the one intended recipient felt... "D'oh! Oh, it's okay. D'oh!" -- http://t.co/oKSLRgWC

4/22/2012

Matt's Twitter (4:59 PM)

RT @alyankovic: Spent the weekend camping in the desert, surrounded by natural beauty. But no Wi-Fi or 3G.

4/21/2012

Matt's Other Blog: The Week In Tweets – April 15 – 21, 2012 (3:31 PM)

Quiet week…...

4/19/2012

Matt's Twitter (2:39 PM)

LOLZ https://t.co/GiXn1Mt7

4/18/2012

Matt's Twitter (4:18 PM)

RT @Pinboard: 'Share this on X' buttons are the internet equivalent of those dozens of subscription cards that fall out of every magazine

Matt's Twitter (10:07 AM)

An interesting take on Twitter's recent "Innovator's Patent Agreement" that has garnered a lot of positive press - http://t.co/N2W9aiv3

4/14/2012

Matt's Twitter (12:14 PM)

Google BBS - What Google would have looked like in the 80s http://t.co/ox44aOPc

Matt's Other Blog: Ding, Dong, The Rick Is…… [Gone] (11:51 AM)

I know several people who prescribed to the “He can’t possibly win in November, so who cares if Rick Santorum wins the Republican nomination?” school of thought.  I was not one of those people — I mean, I live in a country where we reelected George W. Bush, so….  It’s one thing to joke about...

4/13/2012

Matt's Other Blog: The Week In Tweets – April 2 -14, 2012 (11:33 PM)

Yeah, it’s more than a week....

4/9/2012

Matt's Twitter (2:32 PM)

RT @Pinboard: BREAKING NEWS: Pinboard acquires medium coffee at a $1.50 valuation. Believe this will have sitewide benefits; excited go ...

Matt's Twitter (1:32 PM)

Whoa. Facebook buys Instagram for $1B - http://t.co/K8CDWad4

3/30/2012

Matt's Twitter (12:03 PM)

.@macupdatepromo I know it's Buyer Beware and I should've looked more closely,but quietly removing Vmware Fusion from the bundle is not cool

2/26/2012

Jenn's Twitter (10:34 PM)

RT @morninggloria: Women who could kick ass hosting the Oscars: Kristin Chenoweth. Jane Lynch. Mo'Nique. Fey/Poehler as a tag team. Elle ...

2/16/2012

Jenn's Blog: Rock & Roll St. Pete’s Half Marathon a.k.a. Half-Marathon of Super Victories (4:16 PM)

Oh yes, we tried another Rock & Roll despite the very, very bad experience of Vegas.  Could bad luck strike twice?  Doubtful, right? Plus, we had made a commitment to Matt’s cousin to come down and run this one with … Continue reading →...

1/24/2012

Jenn's Blog: Review of Encore and Wynn Las Vegas (5:47 PM)

We stayed at the Encore when we were in Vegas in December 2011 to run the half marathon and our experience was fantastic, so I thought I would write about it here. The Wynn and Encore definitely want to be … Continue reading →...

Jenn's Twitter (1:01 AM)

Why can't I sleep anymore?

1/21/2012

Jenn's Twitter (9:18 AM)

RT @mental_floss: 10 Buildings Shaped Like What They Sell --- http://t.co/0tvEr5DB

12/16/2011

Jenn's Blog: Las Vegas Rock & Roll Marathon and Half Marathon 2011 (5:04 PM)

Where have you all been?  I have had a lot to say!   You missed it!  And now you’ll never know what it was all about.   But today, I want to talk about the Las Vegas Rock & Roll … Continue reading →...

8/26/2011

Jenn's Blog: July Trips: Food Porn Edition (3:37 PM)

The husband and I took two practically back to back trips this July.   We attended two conferences.  The first was to Las Vegas and the second to Portland, OR.  We were home for exactly four days in between.  Both … Continue reading →...

8/25/2011

Jenn's Blog: Kitten Camp (9:33 PM)

Two weeks ago I was asked to foster some almost ready to be adopted kittens.  They had been in a foster home, but the their family was going on vacation so they needed someone to take them for a week … Continue reading →...

7/20/2011

Matt's Other Blog: The Amaz!ng Meeting 2011 – A Partial Bibliography (12:00 PM)

The most useful thing to come of the last iteration of this blog was a handy bibliography to the works of those who spoke at The Amaz!ng Meeting 9.  Here it is again, with the URL replicated so old links aren’t broken.  ...

7/13/2011

Jenn's Blog: Sometimes, they are too young …. (5:21 PM)

When Cole first came to us, he was broken: No, not like that.  More like this: See the little shaved leg?  Yeah, it was was broken.   I met Cole at the shelter, the day he was brought back from … Continue reading →...

Jenn's Blog: Travelling Tales, Part IV: Glee! Live in Cleveland, OH (4:09 PM)

For my (early) birthday present this year, Matt bought me tickets to see Glee! Live in Cleveland, OH, which is not too far from where we live.  It is about a two hour drive.  I was very very excited when … Continue reading →...

6/26/2011

Jenn's Blog: Travelling Tales, Part III: Zoos and North Carolina (10:18 PM)

I’m combining these two trips because I don’t have pictures from North Carolina.  Call me a bad aunt if you must.  However, you must then call Matt a bad uncle and Kayla a bad cousin.  After all, neither of them … Continue reading →...

Jenn's Blog: Travelling Tales, Part II: UFC 129 and Toronto, Canada (5:28 PM)

For years, Matt has been wanting to go to a UFC event.  Waiting and waiting for one to come close enough for him to go to one.  Or else for one to be in Vegas when we were planning to … Continue reading →...

Jenn's Blog: Travelling Tales, Part I: St. Petersburg (4:19 PM)

In March, yes, March, I am behind in talking about my travels, so what?, we went to St. Petersburg, Florida to escape the Pittsburgh winter, but mostly to see this beautiful little girl: That is our niece Eva.  She is … Continue reading →...

4/3/2011

Photo Gallery: Kauai 2009 (4:17 PM)

Recent album activity (93 new items). Visit Kauai 2009...

2/25/2011

Jenn's Reviews: Incendiary, Chris Cleve (6:18 PM)

After reading Little Bee (see my review below), I was excited to see this book at the bookstore, which I mistakenly thought was new.  This is actually Chris Cleve’s first novel.   Mostly though, it doesn’t matter. The subject matter is dark.  It is set in London after a terrorist attack during a soccer game in...

Jenn's Reviews: True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse Series Books 1-8, Charlaine Harris (5:42 PM)

A very popular series of books, I had to read them myself to see what all the hoopla is about.  Yes, I just said hoopla.  I decided to review the first eight books together since I felt pretty much the same about each book and they are all pretty much the same. In fact, I wasn’t...

2/17/2011

Jenn's Reviews: True Colors, Kristin Hannah (2:17 PM)

Kristin Hannah is becoming one of my favorite authors.  I really loved Firefly Lane.  Comfort and Joy was cute.  True Colors did not disappoint in the slightest.  One thing I admire about Ms. Hanna is that she will take on serious issues and that nobody is safe from death or tragedy. True Colors is the story...

9/16/2010

Photo Gallery: Idlewild 2010 (12:43 AM)

Recent album activity (24 new items). Visit Idlewild 2010...

9/3/2010

Jenn's Reviews: Now & Then, Jacqueline Sheehan (4:10 PM)

I was so excited to find this book at Half Price Books, after reading Lost & Found last summer (which I reviewed here). Honestly, I didn’t pay much attention to the story line on the back of the book.  I read the first line “Anna O’Shea has failed at marriage, shed her job at a law...

Jenn's Reviews: Little Bee, Chris Cleve (3:50 PM)

When I walked into my local Border’s, I encountered a display with this book as one of their “Recommends” or whatever they call it.  Every time I have bought a book (and read it) from this collection, I have totally enjoyed the book.  Once again, I was not disappointed. Here is what the jacket to this...

8/15/2010

Photo Gallery: Kayla (5:23 PM)

Recent album activity (16 new items). Visit Kayla...

Photo Gallery: Sharon / Jenn / Nikki / Kayla Birthday Party 2010 (5:23 PM)

Recent album activity (23 new items). Visit Sharon / Jenn / Nikki / Kayla Birthday Party 2010...

8/14/2010

Photo Gallery: Joey's 7th Birthday Party (2:31 PM)

Recent album activity (29 new items). Visit Joey's 7th Birthday Party...

7/16/2010

Jenn's Reviews: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Swedish Film Version) (9:06 PM)

Lisbeth Salander, the most complex female character in film in a very, very long time.   Mikael Blomkvist, an ambitious journalist for a monthly magazine called Millenium.   The Vanger family.    None of these people have much in common, but it all comes together brilliantly in the film. Background of the movie.  Mikael Blomkvist had just been on...

Jenn's Reviews: Toy Story 3 (5:57 PM)

I do have to say that I didn’t expect this movie to be as good as Parts 1 & 2.  Part 3 always declines in quality, doesn’t it?  Well, Toy Story 3 broke that trend. The premise is that Andy, the little boy in the previous films, is going to college.   He has to decide what...

5/16/2010

Photo Gallery: Jacob (10:17 PM)

Recent album activity (21 new items). Visit Jacob...

2/26/2010

Matt's Reviews: His Father’s Son – Bentley Little (8:47 PM)

I’ve read most of Bentley Little’s horror novels, and they’ve been pretty consistent in what they offer.  Start with an interesting idea; race onward in an inventive, typically gory, fashion; arrive at a resolution that doesn’t really live up to the rest of the book, but the ride was so fun you’re okay with that. ...

2/8/2010

Jenn's Reviews: The Book of Eli (3:01 PM)

I didn’t expect much from this movie, what with the horrible review from Entertainment Weekly and Rotten Tomatoes.com. However, the movie exceeded my expectations and I really liked the movie. Simple plot:  Post-apocalyptic America.  Denzel Washington is the lead as Eli.  Eli has a King James Bible in his possession that he reads every night on his...

Jenn's Reviews: Last Night in Twisted River, John Irving (2:25 PM)

There is nothing I like more than a long novel, with a good plot.   Add in a multi-generational story, and I am hooked in.  In that regard, this book did not disappoint. The simple storyline is about a father, Dominic, and his son, Daniel, and their friend Ketchum.  One night, Daniel mistakes the local town’s...

1/29/2010

Jenn's Reviews: Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl, Stacey O’Brien (3:48 PM)

As an animal lover, I love to read books about animals.  They don’t have to be about cats.  They can be about dogs, cats, rabbits, wildlife, etc.  When I saw this book featured on the table at Border’s, I picked it up simply on the picture alone.  I guess I judged a book by its...

Jenn's Reviews: The Best of 2009 (3:33 PM)

I have not reviewed most of these movies and books and probably won’t.  The fact that they are on my top of the year list should be good enough.  :) Now for my Top Movies of 2009, in no particular order: Note:  I have not seen the following movies that are up for all kinds of...

1/14/2010

Photo Gallery: Maddie, Owen, Ginger & Coco (11:45 PM)

Recent album activity (35 new items). Visit Maddie, Owen, Ginger & Coco...

Photo Gallery: Joey, Nick & Katelyn! (11:37 PM)

Recent album activity (35 new items). Visit Joey, Nick & Katelyn!...

Photo Gallery: Cats (11:16 PM)

Recent album activity (9 new items). Visit Cats...

12/1/2009

Photo Gallery: Ben & Sydney (10:38 PM)

Recent album activity (12 new items). Visit Ben & Sydney...

10/27/2009

Photo Gallery: 10th Anniversary Party (11:19 PM)

Recent album activity (9 new items). Visit 10th Anniversary Party...

10/22/2009

Jenn's Reviews: Julie & Julia, Julie Powell (5:01 PM)

I really wanted to like this book.  I read it when half asleep on my flight to Kauai, when I wasn’t sleeping.  I thought once I landed and had some sleep it would get better.  But it didn’t. I must explain why I didn’t like it.  I expected this to be a book all about cooking...

Jenn's Reviews: Homer’s Odyssey, Gwen Cooper (4:43 PM)

Sometimes, the unexpected turns out to be the best gift ever.  That summarizes this book perfectly.  Many of us multi-pet owners have animals we didn’t go searching for, but instead, they found us.  And it happened to Gwen Cooper. We first meet Homer as a little three week old kitten, who was taken to the veterinary...

10/11/2009

Jenn's Reviews: Lost & Found, Jacqueline Sheehan/Good Grief, Lolly Winston (11:18 PM)

Two books.  Same underlying premise.  But very different.  The premise being woman’s husband dies, she has grief and the way to get over that grief is to move north, get a simpler job and fall in love again. Jacqueline Sheehan’s Lost & Found takes place in Peak’s Island, Maine, where the protagonist, Rocky, a psychologist, moves...

9/23/2009

Matt's Reviews: The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown (11:08 PM)

With The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown supplants James Patterson (*) as king of what I call the “popcorn books” — books that work best when read straight through in as few sittings as possible, with no reflection on what’s come before as you plow ahead.  Whether you’ll like the book or not depends on how...

9/21/2009

Matt's Reviews: Kauai – Adventures (9:50 PM)

I recently returned from a vacation on Kauai, one of the islands of Hawaii. I’ll be doing a series of posts reviewing the places we went and the things we did, to help out the next person who comes along trying to Google them, as I had before we left. :) Today, it’s...

8/30/2009

Jenn's Reviews: Ponyo (10:19 PM)

I have to admit right off that I am a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.  They are responsible for such films as Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle.   I am always excited to hear about a new release.   And Ponyo did not disappoint me in the least.   It is a retelling of...

8/29/2009

Matt's Reviews: G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra (3:55 PM)

Let’s face it: you probably already know if you want to see this film or not.  Go with your first instinct. End of review. Oh, you’re still here?  Okay, here’s something else — if you’re a child of the 80s and you hated what they did with Transformers, then skip this movie.  If you were at least...

8/23/2009

Matt's Reviews: The Birthing House – Christopher Ransom (1:25 PM)

The Birthing House is the debut horror novel from Christopher Ransom, a writer whose promise shines through about the first two-thirds of the book, after which it falls apart a bit. The setup is compelling — let me just quote from the inside jacket copy: Conrad and Joanna Harrison, a young couple from Los Angeles, attempt to...

8/17/2009

Matt's Reviews: Ponyo (12:37 AM)

Ponyo is the new film by anime master Hayao Miyazaki, director of such films as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and Howl’s Moving Castle.  It offers Miyazaki’s own unique take on the old Little Mermaid story. The story in a nutshell involves Ponyo, a little girl who is more like a fish (the humans refer to her...

8/11/2009

Photo Gallery: IMG_3642 (10:54 PM)

New photo added to Las Vegas 2009.