David Maduram

3 Easy Hikes in Sedona

This week, my wife and I were in Scottsdale for a conference, and decided to head up to Sedona for a day trip of trail walking / hiking. Although we […]

Books

Regicide Completionist Chronicles 2 Review

This is a brief review of Dakota Krout’s “Regicide”. This is the second book in the “Completionist Chronicles” series, and is categorized as a fantasy LitRPG novel. PLOT A simplified […]

People

Amy’s Wedding

My sister got married! Quick note, but just wanted to extend a big congratulations to Matt and Amy who got married on July 14th. The ceremony was absolutely wonderful, and […]

Projects

littleBits Electronics Synth Kit Review

Our public library has a bunch of kid electronic projects that they loan out, so recently I got my hands on the littleBits Electronics Synth Kit. As a kit, it […]

Projects

DIY Home Uplighting

Over the last month, things have been pretty busy with work and trips to Chicago (more on this later), but one project that I’ve really enjoyed is installing some uplighting […]

Books

Ghostwater Cradle 5 Review

This is a brief review of Will Wight’s “Ghostwater”. This is the fifth book in the “Cradle” series, and is categorized as a fantasy novel. PLOT A simplified graph of […]

Books

The Hobgoblin Riot Dominion of Blades 2 Review

This is a brief review of Matt Dinniman’s “The Hobgoblin […]

Books

Dominion of Blades Review

This is a brief review of Matt Dinniman’s “Dominion of Blades”. This is the first book in the “Dominion of Blades” series, and is categorized as a LitRPG fantasy novel. […]

Books

Glitch Hunter Review

This is a brief review of Skyler Grant’s “Glitch Hunter“. This is categorized as a fantasy LitRPG novel. PLOT A simplified graph of the major plot points in this title […]

Books

Top 10 Audible Books on Personal Finance

Over the past month, one of my priorities has been to really focus on money management — we bought our house in early 2017, and since then we have been […]

Movies

Star Wars Solo Review

The following is a brief review of the Star Wars movie Solo. PLOT The movie Solo traces the life of Han Solo as he grows from a plucky Aladdin-esque street […]

Books

On the Shoulders of Titans Arcane Ascension 2 Review

This is a brief review of Andrew Rowe’s “On the […]

Places

2018 Caribbean All-Inclusive Resort Search

At present, our family is in the process of finding a place to go for vacation. Last year, we had the opportunity to go to Turks and Caicos (see above […]

Books

Top 10 LitRPG Series for 2018

At present, there are a lot of great LitRPG books, with more and more titles authored on a weekly basis. It can get a little hard to keep track of […]

Food

Chicken Pesto Pasta

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been listening closely to Salt, Fat, Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat, which has inspired me to be more mindful when I am cooking. One […]

Books

Awaken Online 3 Evolution Review

This is a brief review of Travis Bagwell’s “Awaken Online 3: Evolution”. As noted, this is the 3rd book in the ‘Awaken Series” and is categorized as a science fiction […]