Scotti's WebLog

And so it begins... Again.

2011-04-13T09:33:00.001-06:00

I've decided to give my blog another run, since I've had quite a few changes in my life lately. Nothing Earth-shattering, just a lot of the realizations and revelations that come with age.One of the recent developments has been a tolerance for talk radio. I didn't say a preference, just a tolerance. My job requires a lot of time on the road, and I've found myself turning to Dennis Miller,

2009-09-24T10:32:00.000-06:00

Wow... AT&T really needs to work on their marketing.

Quick video test

2008-12-17T07:32:00.000-07:00

2008-08-27T13:01:00.002-06:00

It's hard to believe, but Ryan started school yesterday. I'll get some more pictures and video up on our family website (http://www.grattan.us) this weekend. Ryan was VERY excited to start school, and he's lucky enough to be going to a school with a friend that he's known all his life, Jacob. More soon!

How cool is this?

2008-08-03T12:22:00.002-06:00

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

You have new Picture Mail!

2008-08-01T13:40:00.001-06:00

... My view on the way home

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2008-07-23T10:26:00.001-06:00

Rockstar!

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2008-06-19T23:23:00.001-06:00

Marcus David Grattan was born tonight @ 10:11pm, weighing 7lbs 4oz and 20in long. Both he and mom are doing great!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T18:54:00.001-06:00

Another great passing...

2008-03-18T20:00:00.002-06:00

First Gary Gygax passes away, and now Arthur C. Clarke... we need some new geek icons, and FAST!Anyone got any suggestions?

Spring is in the air...

2008-03-16T13:42:00.000-06:00

You have new Picture Mail!

2008-03-07T18:12:00.001-07:00

Ryan's first date

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2008-02-19T16:14:00.000-07:00

A little distraction...

2008-02-13T08:14:00.002-07:00

Go ahead and click on the eggs... the website gets a LOT of traffic, as new eggs become available at the top of every hour...

By way of announcement...

2008-02-07T16:47:00.001-07:00

It occurs to me that I've never really announced that we're pregnant, so consider this your notification! Due in late June, and just found out today we're having another boy. I'm a little bummed, but NOT disappointed at all! I was just hoping for a girl for Shelley's sake, because I'm amazed every day she's able to deal with me and mini-me (Ryan)... having a

You have new Picture Mail!

2008-02-01T00:02:00.001-07:00

2008-01-29T20:44:00.001-07:00

Hey, at least it's not a picture without any real explanation!

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2008-01-07T13:02:00.000-07:00

200 miles to go

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2007-10-12T18:42:00.001-06:00

You have new Picture Mail!

2007-09-22T08:12:00.001-06:00

You have new Picture Mail!

2007-09-01T21:24:00.001-06:00

You have new Picture Mail!

2007-08-23T19:54:00.001-06:00

Best mailbox ever...

Imagine Publishing - SciFi Now - The Premier SciFi, Fantasy Horror & Cult TV Magazine

2007-08-20T15:59:00.000-06:00

SciFi Now has compiled a list of the Top 10 Sci-Fi TV Heroes, and wouldn't you know it... Captain Malcolm Reynolds is second on the list. Right between Cpt. James T Kirk and Admiral William Adama. Hard to argue with that...Imagine Publishing - SciFi Now - The Premier SciFi, Fantasy Horror & Cult TV Magazine

You have new Picture Mail!

2007-08-18T21:02:00.001-06:00

Ryan and dad at Chuck E. Cheese

Making some changes...

2007-08-05T10:18:00.000-06:00

Google has been working on the blog software, and added a lot of new features that I'd like to start using. I know this has mostly become a place for family and friends to find the latest news about Ryan, but I'm thinking about starting him on his own blog, and just have him "dictate" his thoughts to us for posting. We'll see...

You have new Picture Mail!

2007-08-02T17:12:00.001-06:00

Ryan at the Shark Reef in Las Vegas!

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2007-07-18T14:42:00.001-06:00

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2007-07-18T14:39:00.001-06:00

Up in the air with greatest of ease...

Ryan, as the photographer?

2007-06-20T16:44:00.000-06:00

This blog has pretty much become a photo site, with Ryan the usual subject. For a change of pace, I thought you might like to see what I found on Ryan's camera the other day...He's 3 years old, and already taking pictures of beautiful women...

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2007-06-03T19:18:00.001-06:00

Summertime!

Now he's REALLY mobile...

2007-03-30T17:04:00.001-06:00

Future Reference

2007-03-12T02:11:00.000-06:00

I can't wait to have this conversation with Ryan...

You have new Picture Mail!

2007-02-13T08:08:00.001-07:00

US Mail truck day before V day (and Ryan's b'day)

Even more pictures...

2007-02-05T00:18:00.000-07:00

It seems that all I'm able to post lately is pictures of Ryan, and occasionally pictures of all of us doing something interesting. I'm sorry, but it seems that's all I've got for this post too... but I know that at the very least, the GRANDparents will forgive me:

You have new Picture Mail!

2007-01-18T18:04:00.001-07:00

... And it begins ... He's NOT EVEN 3 YET!!! Needless to say, I'm thrilled and Shelley is scared...

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2006-12-25T09:46:00.001-07:00

Merry Xmas!

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2006-12-21T14:09:00.001-07:00

For Kristen... Shelley said you would understand!

2006-12-14T20:30:00.000-07:00

Xmas 2006

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2006-10-16T13:29:00.000-06:00

He loves ramen... Big surprise, huh?

Zoo Trip

2006-10-03T16:27:00.000-06:00

More pictures soon!

2006-10-02T03:20:00.000-06:00

This is just one of the many pictures I took on our recent trip to Illinois. I've uploaded them all, just need to organize them into albums for them to be viewable. I'll post to let you know when they're ready!

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2006-09-26T14:07:00.000-06:00

Almost home!

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2006-09-20T17:26:00.000-06:00

Studying the flight card...

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2006-09-20T17:23:00.000-06:00

On the plane to Illinois! :-D

Upcoming Birthday...

2006-09-20T09:41:00.000-06:00

I know my website has gotten fairly boring, with me just occasionally uploading things that catch my eye. When we get back from our vacation, and my projects at work are all done (or at least reduced), I PROMISE to start getting some more interesting posts and pictures here. In the meantime, if some of you are wondering what to get me for my birthday next week... Here are some ideas!Love to all!

OK Go -- on Treadmills

2006-09-20T03:53:00.000-06:00

OK Go is a band from Chicago. These guys have great viral music videos where they dance around in cool ways.

Ratatouille

2006-09-04T09:47:00.000-06:00

Written and directed by Academy Award(r) winning Brad Bird ("The Incredibles"), RATATOUILLE is based on an original concept by co-director Jan Pinkava.

You have new Picture Mail!

2006-07-25T19:06:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday old man!

Robin Williams on golf

2006-07-19T16:35:00.000-06:00

Robin Williams explains the origins of golf.

You have new Picture Mail!

2006-07-15T16:34:00.000-06:00

Short Clip of Ryan

2006-07-12T14:09:00.000-06:00

This was just a test clip I uploaded to video.google.com... I just wanted to test their linking of the videos to their blog hosting, which I also use.I've said it before... Google rocks!

You have new Picture Mail!

2006-06-28T12:37:00.000-06:00

Shelley made me do it

Happy Mothers Day!

2006-05-14T20:35:00.000-06:00

You have new Picture Mail!

2006-05-06T19:02:00.000-06:00

Ryan at the swimming pool

I need to check Shelley's camera more often...

2006-04-11T10:44:00.000-06:00

I bought Shelley a great little camera a couple years ago, and she usually has it handy. Since I bought the new camera, I always forget to look at the other cameras for pictures... Here's what I found:And this one was taken in the Metro in Paris... I think ...And I just took these yesterday:They say a picture is worth a thousand words ... I think these are worth much more than that!

WalkAmerica!

2006-04-10T13:54:00.000-06:00

Shelley is doing WalkAmerica for the March of Dimes again this year, and she needs sponsors! Go to http://www.walkamerica.org/ShelleyG to sponsor her! She's already a third of the way to her goal, so help her get there!

You have new Picture Mail!

2006-04-09T11:47:00.000-06:00

Having fun at the store!

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2006-04-01T20:35:00.000-07:00

Joe's Crab Shack! ... in Nevada?

She did it... AGAIN!

2006-03-29T10:30:00.000-07:00

Shelley won another radio contest. Two contests, actually... but we can only use one of them.So here's the story: Shelley had been telling me for weeks that she was registered for this contest to go to a resort in Laughlin, NV. She even wanted to discuss how to plan the weekend; who would watch Ryan, did we want to use it for our anniversary trip.. etc. I thought she was nuts to want to expend

Gibberish...

2006-03-23T11:36:00.000-07:00

She was on the third stair. well but... Or is it only wishful thinking?Defense was able to show dozens of other occasions when Annie had entered the ward and nothing untoward had happened.Please God, no more, wasn't it enough she killed the phone? "Uh-uh,?he told her. "Annie,?he said patiently, "this is no big deal. For a moment he could breathe again.It was quarter past six

F-14 Tomcat retiring!

2006-03-17T13:34:00.000-07:00

The F-14 Tomcat is being retired this year, and someone made a great tribute video. Check it out here:

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

2006-03-12T17:52:00.000-07:00

... in March.

Wrong on both counts!

2006-03-12T11:00:00.000-07:00

I'm fairly sure that I gave you all a warning about "phishing". Phishing is a form of spam that is sent out in hopes of fooling someone into thinking the email is from someone legitimate, in the hopes of luring them to their website to collect information. The one I've seen most often claims to be from PayPal. And that's the one I fell for yesterday.In my defense, I had just woken up, and was

You have new Picture Mail!

2006-03-06T19:42:00.000-07:00

A lousy way to start the day...

2006-03-06T17:53:00.000-07:00

We took Ryan to the emergency room Sunday morning, which is something I was hoping I wouldn't have to put on my blog for at least a couple more years...One of the ways I try to calm him down when he's upset is by telling him to breathe. I ask him to calm down, take a deep breath, and try to explain why he's upset. This may sound a bit advanced for a two year old, but I'd bet you'd be surprised

Too funny...

2006-03-02T10:32:00.000-07:00

This is the funniest video I've seen online in a long time... it's set to "The Roof is on Fire"

Speaking of pictures...

2006-02-23T11:49:00.000-07:00

These are Ryan's official "I'm 2 Years Old" pictures...

Everybody's smiling!

2006-02-23T11:27:00.000-07:00

I was syncronizing my new phone with my computer at work, and launched Picasa, and it immediately found the pictures on my phone. The top one is the very first picture I took with my new phone.And the last one I'm sure I'm going to be in trouble for...

Happy Valentine's Day!

2006-02-14T19:31:00.000-07:00

... and something else too. Seems to me it was someone's birthday too...The only REAL excuse I have for my extended absense from posting pictures and rambling is that I couldn't get into my Pixagogo account. Every time I would go to post, I would try to upload pictures at the same time... had a problem with my password, emailed support... waited for a response... and by the time I remembered to

A Picture Share!

2005-12-02T18:04:00.000-07:00

Happy kiddo

I Learned a New Word Today!

2005-11-25T12:38:00.000-07:00

Solipsism: 1. The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified. 2. The theory or view that the self is the only reality.I'm sure I've said it before, but in case you didn't catch it: I'm a big fan of Penn & Teller. I've seen them live in Las Vegas, bought a few of their books and DVDs, and I read Penn Jillette's contributions to various magazines and websites

Brian wins...

2005-11-20T23:02:00.000-07:00

With only a couple days left, it looks like Brian wins the "7 Day Posting Marathon"... We had company over last night, and by the time I got around to posting, it was already today, so I didn't see the point. So congrats Brian; not there was ever any doubt who the more consistent poster was... I just like seeing you vent sometime.We had a great weekend, got a lot of things done, and spent some

The Internet is a scary place...

2005-11-18T14:59:00.000-07:00

... mostly because it seems to cultivate individuals like this. I'm not kidding, this is a real person...In other news; last week Jack Thompson claimed to be removing himself from the Alabama case because he was dismayed that it was focusing on him and not the "real issue"... Today the judge denied his petition to remove himself, then threw him off the case.What a great way to end the week!

Only 37 shopping days left...?

2005-11-17T22:41:00.000-07:00

Wow... it just dawned on me that next week is Thanksgiving, and that means it's just about 5 weeks left until Xmas... When did this happen? Wasn't it just Halloween a few weeks ago? Ok, I admit it... it's only the third day into this "7 days of posting" thing, and I already have writers block. Fact of the matter is, I had forgotten all about it, and I'm sitting at work right now, at 10:30pm

World of Warcrack

2005-11-16T23:56:00.000-07:00

me: Hello, my name is Scott...World of Warcraft Addicts: *HELLO SCOTT*me: It's been 18 hours since I last logged in to World of WarcraftWWA: Why so long?Every free minute, and even a few that I've had to pay for, has been spent on this damn game for the past month. I haven't been this enthralled with a virtual world in a long time. I knew it was going to happen, which is why I resisted it for so

The best laid plans...

2005-11-15T20:53:00.000-07:00

I made the mistake of "demanding" a friend of mine post something on his website every day for the 7 days to make up for his forced exile from the Internet... and he pointed out that it had been two weeks since I had posted something... so he's challenged me to do the same. Talk about backfiring... So check here and there to keep us honest... My mom and dad were visiting over the past weekend

Happy (Belated) Halloween

2005-11-01T10:51:00.000-07:00

As you can see (probably in a different browser window), I got the pictures uploaded from Halloween. Now if I could JUST find the time to finish the pictures from Paris...Hope your Halloween was Happy!

I'm still here... and George Carlin on New Orleans

2005-10-24T13:10:00.000-06:00

I started a lengthy post the other day, but I want to get all the facts before I sound like I'm just ranting. Jack "Ass" Thompson has been publically displaying his insanity, and I have quite a bit to say on that subject. Even thought the gist of it is "Jack Thompson is a Douchebag", I'd like to be a little more articulate about it.In the meantime, one of my little brothers (hey, you're all

I HATE Jack Thompson

2005-10-21T11:05:00.000-06:00

It's been awhile since I posted anything of any relevance (but come ON... that red button thing was funny!), but in the past couple of days I've been watching Jack Thompson's continued descent into madness, and with much amusement...Jack "Ass" Thompson (as I like to call him) has a goal. As a matter of fact, it's a very admirable and important goal: he wants to make sure that inappropriate (

Amuse yourself for a bit...

2005-10-03T13:01:00.000-06:00

Go on.. no one is looking...

Box Office results are coming in...

2005-10-02T13:13:00.000-06:00

... and Serenity did pretty good. Not as good as a lot of people were hoping, but some of their expectations were unrealistic. The fact of the matter is, Serenity had the 2nd highest draw this weekend, behind History of Violence, which has quite a star-studded cast. The reviews are looking awesome too. Though there are a few negatives, if you look at the reviewers history, you'll probably

3 days left...

2005-09-27T22:04:00.000-06:00

Only 3 days left, and the movie will be out.. and my wife will be so relieved... She's endured so many years of me going on and on (and on .. and on) about Firefly. Serenity is here, and as happy as I am to see, I'm sure she'll be happier to see it gone... ... until the DVD, of course. Anyway, I was just removing the double post from a couple days ago, and was checking out the Serenity website

Reports: Plot to attack Paris subway, airport

2005-09-27T17:06:00.000-06:00

International Terrorism - MSNBC.comummm... yeah.Here's a few more news links...Do you have any concept of how pissed I would have been if I had made it through two years living in Kuwait and been attacked by terrorists in FRANCE? Sheesh...

Shelley would say, "I'm geeking out"

2005-09-23T11:39:00.000-06:00

Amidst all the other things I'm juggling this morning, I've been surfing my usual geek websites. I found a couple things that my fellow geeksters out there might find interesting. First, has anyone been watching the new Battlestar Galactica? This has become my second favorite sci-fi series ... I don't need to tell you what the first is, do I? Anyway, for those of you that remember the original

Slowly getting there...

2005-09-22T13:57:00.000-06:00

We're slowly getting our lives back to some thing resembling normalcy. I'm sorting and uploading the photos, but that's still going to take some time. So far about 100 photos uploaded, with about 30 actually being put up in the album. I'll continue to get them uploaded and sorted all week. There are over 800 photos to go through, and some are duplicates are just not as clear as they looked on

Juste pour vous, Kay

2005-09-19T23:55:00.000-06:00

We're flying out in a couple of hours, but I just wanted to get this picture up before we left:See the full size picture in the Paris 2005 album

Oooo la la part deux!

2005-09-19T00:53:00.000-06:00

We're heading out for our last full day in Paris. We're headed to the Louvre this morning, then planning visiting some graves and catacombs in the afternoon. A nice dinner, then sleeping late in the morning. Yesterday we got to Castle Versailles, then Hard Rock Cafe for dinner. The day before was spent at the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and Planet Hollywood... Several other things I'm sure I'm

Ooo la la

2005-09-17T09:39:00.000-06:00

Just have enough time to throw up some quick photos... they're completely unedited, so I hope they're not the nudes...Connection is unbearably slow on a shared connection, so that's all I've had time to upload so far... keep checking back!

Made it!

2005-09-16T17:49:00.000-06:00

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we made it to Paris early this morning. It's going on 6pm here right now, so we've had time to get something to eat and walk around a bit, and take a nap so we can have some energy for tonight. We can see the Eiffel Tower from our hotel, just not from our room. I'll get some pictures posted tonight!Love to all!

Counting down...

2005-09-14T09:47:00.000-06:00

Well, yet another countdown in my life. We're going to be flying out in the next 24 hours, and will be gone for about a week. I'm taking just enough tech toys to get my email and post the occasional picture to the blog. I'm sure we'll get a ton of pictures, so check back over the next couple of weeks!Shelley's mom got into town last night, and is all set to spend a week with Ryan. We'll be

A Picture Share!

2005-08-23T20:50:00.000-06:00

We have no chance...

2005-08-23T10:40:00.000-06:00

Ok, so I get home a little late last night, and Shelley and Ryan have already eaten. I'm starting myself dinner, and Shelley asks, "are you guys going to get in the H-O-T T-U-B (spelling the word, to avoid getting R-Y-A-N excited for nothing...)...... and immeditely Ryan comes into the kitchen saying, "MIMMING! MIMMING!"We just looked at each other in amazement, and I said, "Ryan, you wanna go

2005-08-20T17:03:00.000-06:00

Here's something that's sure to be a shocker... this is my mom, in the summer of 1968. Let's do that math... I was born in September of 1969, so this would be roughly 3-5 months before I was conceived...

As promised...

2005-08-17T20:59:00.000-06:00

... got some of the pictures added to the Latest Photos ... And the pictures of the air show together...

It's been a while...

2005-08-17T02:06:00.000-06:00

I know it's been a while since I've posted, but I either haven't had the time, or just haven't really had anything to say. Not that there hasn't been anything happening, I just haven't had the motivation to put anything here. Actually, that's not really accurate either. There's been more than a couple times that I've thought, "I need to blog about ______________", or "That'll be a great

2005-08-11T20:10:00.000-06:00

hiya kid.... get it? KID? IT'S A GOAT!...

2005-08-11T20:09:00.000-06:00

hmmm.. I wonder if anyone is watching...

2005-08-11T20:07:00.000-06:00

More pics... I guess only one at a time...Posted by Scott via Hello

2005-08-11T20:05:00.000-06:00

Some recent photos...Posted by Scott via Hello

Scotti's WebLog

And so it begins... Again.

Quick video test

How cool is this?

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

Happy Easter!

Another great passing...

Spring is in the air...

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

A little distraction...

By way of announcement...

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

Imagine Publishing - SciFi Now - The Premier SciFi, Fantasy Horror & Cult TV Magazine

You have new Picture Mail!

Making some changes...

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

Ryan, as the photographer?

You have new Picture Mail!

Now he's REALLY mobile...

Future Reference

You have new Picture Mail!

Even more pictures...

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

Zoo Trip

More pictures soon!

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

Upcoming Birthday...

OK Go -- on Treadmills

Ratatouille

You have new Picture Mail!

Robin Williams on golf

You have new Picture Mail!

Short Clip of Ryan

You have new Picture Mail!

Happy Mothers Day!

You have new Picture Mail!

I need to check Shelley's camera more often...

WalkAmerica!

You have new Picture Mail!

You have new Picture Mail!

She did it... AGAIN!

Gibberish...

F-14 Tomcat retiring!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Wrong on both counts!

More video fun...

You have new Picture Mail!

A lousy way to start the day...

Too funny...

Speaking of pictures...

Everybody's smiling!

Happy Valentine's Day!

A Picture Share!

I Learned a New Word Today!

Brian wins...

The Internet is a scary place...

Only 37 shopping days left...?

World of Warcrack

The best laid plans...

Happy (Belated) Halloween

I'm still here... and George Carlin on New Orleans

I HATE Jack Thompson

Amuse yourself for a bit...

Box Office results are coming in...

3 days left...