I’m Ryan Hoge I’m a new father, a Texas sports fanatic, and product planner at Microsoft who lives in Seattle by way of Austin I’ll share my thoughts on technology, business, sports, and parenting on this blogYou can also find me on TwitterRSSTumblr (3.0; @rhoge)http://rhoge.com/<p>What is it with this guy?  How can he be so brilliant at times and then pull a Jekyll and Hyde and throw the game away, literally? I know it’s not only his fault and some of the blame has to rest with the play calling? </p> <p>Watching this Cowboys team is excruciating painful for a die-hard fan like myself.  I can’t believe I almost thought about switching channels to another game a half time, convinced this one was in the bag.  But something deep inside of me knew better than to have faith in Romo and company.  </p> <p>Why continue to pass 60-70% of the time when you’re up by 24 point in the second half?  Is the running game that horrific that we can’t trust the trio of backs?</p> <p>I want to belive Romo is the right QB to lead the team back to the Super Bowl, but the more I watch him, I’m less confident he’s the guy.  Romo has talent and can make some amazing throws and avoid the pass rush better than many QBs in the NFL.  But he’s careless, especially late in games.  He’s not a closer.</p> <p>I’m not giving up on him just yet, but this loss hurts.  The bye week couldn’t have come at a better time.  We need some guys to get healthy and we need Romo (and Garrett) to really think about the type of leaders they want to be.  They have to shake the monkey off their backs and be known as a team that finishes strong.</p>http://rhoge.com/post/10950440839http://rhoge.com/post/10950440839Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:01:49 -0700<p>Well… I’ve let this site languish long enough.  One of the items on my to do list while on parental leave from Microsoft (which I’m in the middle of now) was to figure out what to do with rhoge.com.  </p> <p>I’ve setup a new site to post all the baby pictures and stories to share with family and friends.  Since what the baby does is what I do, there really isn’t a need to use this site to post travel photos or updates on our adventures.  </p> <p>I debated writing exclusively about work topics, namely the latest happenings with tech world.  The problem with that approach, is there are other topics that I’m interested in writing about.</p> <p>So my posts will be combination of my perspectives on tech, sports, tips and recommendations as a new parent, and the occasional food post (restaurant or cooking at home).</p> <p>I want this site to be a place where I can capture and share interesting things and thoughts.</p> <p>More to come…</p>http://rhoge.com/post/9363285322http://rhoge.com/post/9363285322Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:58:15 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1qaqnChqx1qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>First mariners game of the year</b></p>http://rhoge.com/post/562690662http://rhoge.com/post/562690662Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:44:41 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1i5scaFhd1qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>south beach</b></p>http://rhoge.com/post/551579011http://rhoge.com/post/551579011Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:17:03 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0wm9wS5zu1qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>$14 of sushi at musashi’s</b></p>http://rhoge.com/post/522676338http://rhoge.com/post/522676338Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:05:22 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0hosboTiI1qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Easter Eggs</b></p>http://rhoge.com/post/502379913http://rhoge.com/post/502379913Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:36:12 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzls1j91sH1qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Duckhorn Cellars</b></p>http://rhoge.com/post/461852297http://rhoge.com/post/461852297Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:03:21 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz8zokxmIn1qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Snowboarding at the summit</p>http://rhoge.com/post/446504322http://rhoge.com/post/446504322Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:19:24 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz71h83ec91qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Heading to the mountain</p>http://rhoge.com/post/444184512http://rhoge.com/post/444184512Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:02:50 -0800<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/441492518/tumblr_kyr8d5j90U1qz5gji&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Really digging this!</p> <p><a href="http://fredwilson.vc/post/426061033/welcome-to-the-world-of-the-plastic-beach">fred-wilson</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach - Gorillaz (ft Snoop Dog)</p> <p>i’m looking forward to the new Gorillaz record, due out next week</p> </blockquote>http://rhoge.com/post/441492518http://rhoge.com/post/441492518Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:31:00 -0800<span id="video_player_438469374">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_438469374",'http://rhoge.com/video_file/438469374/tumblr_kz1yl1LoLL1qz7uc1',400,300,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_kz1yl1LoLL1qz7uc1_r1_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_kz1yl1LoLL1qz7uc1_r1_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_kz1yl1LoLL1qz7uc1_r1_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_kz1yl1LoLL1qz7uc1_r1_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_kz1yl1LoLL1qz7uc1_r1_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p>Dinner time in Shanghai</p>http://rhoge.com/post/438469374http://rhoge.com/post/438469374Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:12:34 -0800<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz1yg8pag21qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Leah with a King Charles Spaniel puppy</p>http://rhoge.com/post/438464751http://rhoge.com/post/438464751Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:09:41 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyl3ayf5A61qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Shanghai skyline from M on the Bund</b></p>http://rhoge.com/post/419043739http://rhoge.com/post/419043739Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:35:15 -0800<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyl39ejS6l1qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Peking Duck at Whampoa Club</b></p>http://rhoge.com/post/419043391http://rhoge.com/post/419043391Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:35:15 -0800<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyl3b1pTvv1qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>shanghai scooters</b></p>http://rhoge.com/post/419043893http://rhoge.com/post/419043893Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:35:15 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kybfm4b1zu1qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>View from my room at the standard</b></p>http://rhoge.com/post/407685569http://rhoge.com/post/407685569Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:25:15 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kybfm8sVQT1qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Matza ball soup for lunch</b></p>http://rhoge.com/post/407685717http://rhoge.com/post/407685717Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:25:15 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kybfm6CCSH1qz7uc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Out for a morning jog in Hollywood</b></p>http://rhoge.com/post/407685640http://rhoge.com/post/407685640Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:25:15 -0800<p>I just unlocked the “School Night” badge on @foursquare! <a href="http://4sq.com/cmRebY">http://4sq.com/cmRebY</a></p>http://rhoge.com/post/370635943http://rhoge.com/post/370635943Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:55:02 -0800<p>I just unlocked the “Local” badge on @foursquare! <a href="http://4sq.com/9eq9ir">http://4sq.com/9eq9ir</a></p>http://rhoge.com/post/370636005http://rhoge.com/post/370636005Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:55:02 -0800