Monthly Archives: June 2008

Horny Cats

As much as I like cats, for the past few weeks, this very vocal, possibly horny, tomcat walks around our neighborhood and yowls for a long while. I dunno, maybe he’s lonely, or Timmy is stuck in a well, or … Continue reading

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Posting video, Vimeo style!

I started both the About Me and Videos page. I’m trying out Vimeo at the moment, and we’ll see how it works out. The challenge is still to find free time to get the videos converted, but at least I’ve … Continue reading

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Site updates, watching TV, and living with fish

Ah, the weekend has finally arrived. I don’t know if anyone noticed, but I converted the April and May 2008 galleries. You know, I haven’t really heard from anyone about the redesign. If I stay up working on this site, … Continue reading

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Josh goes to preschool, and George Carlin died

Ready for the big news? Josh has moved up to Preschool. More big news, and I’ll credit my wife. Josh is nearly potty-trained. It’s been nearly 2 weeks, but he’s wearing “big boy underwear”, and he hasn’t required a diaper … Continue reading

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Joel is finally redesigning his website

Has it really been nearly 6 years since I started joelipe.com? Really? Six years? No wonder I’m so tired. I have some good, better, and best news. Good news: I’ve started working on the last 20+ days of photos since … Continue reading

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A little bit of everything

What a busy few weeks it has been. I recently upgraded to Firefox 3, and it’s pretty good so far. I installed a cool extension called PicLens which lets you view photos and movies in a free-flowing wall of media, … Continue reading

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Monday, June 16th 2008

This past weekend, we made a family trip to Ocean City, Maryland for a little well-deserved (and impromptu) 3-day family vacation. We stayed at the fantastic Hilton Suites Ocean City Oceanfront right on the beach, with a great room — … Continue reading

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Wednesday, June 11th 2008

Yea, they’re here. The dishwasher and range hood are here and installed. The kitchen is about complete, except for the gas range/oven. We’ve selected a plumber, and we’re ready to get the work done. Hopefully we’ll be cooking with gas … Continue reading

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Sunday, June 8th 2008

We finally finished watching Good Night, and Good Luck starring an all-star cast — David Strathairn, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr, etc. It was a little slow, but a decent movie. Did I mention that our gas stove … Continue reading

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Saturday, June 7th 2008

Today we made a field trip out to Bucks County, Pennsylvania for a little BBQ. Specifically, Shady Brook Farm was running their annual Festival on the Farm. First time attendance, but I’ve been pushing for more exploration of Pennsylvania as … Continue reading

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