Monthly Archives: April 2015

I celebrated my 39th birthday this week, and I’m okay with it

Ah to be 39 years old. The stuff of dreams. Who am I kidding? 39 years old? Really? Do I have 30 years left before retirement? Seriously? Am I old? How did it come to this? Yeah, I’m 39 this … Continue reading

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Joel’s review of This Is the End (2013)

So….. this was a stupid movie. Sorry, just had to get it out of the way there. This Is the End came out in 2013,  written and directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen.  The film is about fictionalized versions of these famous Hollywood … Continue reading

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A beautiful day to garden with friends

When we bought the house, the backyard had a nicely sized vegetable garden. There were plenty of different plants growing in there, and that peaked our interest. In 2015, would we be planting and growing our first garden? Why not? … Continue reading

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Webelos hike at the Plainsboro Preserve

After the opening ceremony this morning, I rushed Josh off to get a quick breakfast at Dunkin’ Donuts, then off to the Plainsboro Preserve. Webelos would use this nature hike towards earning their Forester Badges. Although it was cold in the morning, … Continue reading

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It was a brisk morning for our town’s Opening Ceremony for softball & baseball season

We were up early this morning, dressed, and then at our town’s Police Athletic League fields at 8:30 AM. Why? For our town’s softball/baseball opening ceremony, of course. It was brisk and windy, but many families were there for the little … Continue reading

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My nephew Ben’s superhero themed 1st birthday party

On Sunday, we drove down after church to celebrate my nephew Ben’s 1st birthday.  He had a pretty swinging superhero-themed party all planned out, decorated, and gearing to go by the time we got there to my sister’s place. Posters … Continue reading

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Joel’s review of Gravity (2013)

I recently watched Gravity starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, a 2013 film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, written by Alfonso Cuarón and his brother Jonás Cuarón. The film was released nearly two years ago, and we really should have seen … Continue reading

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Newest edition to the Library: Big Hero 6 (2014)

The latest addition to the Ipe media library: Big Hero 6. I haven’t watched the film on blu-ray yet, but the snippets of the digital version look good. The disc features DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, so I’m certainly looking forward to … Continue reading

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Lily’s first softball game

Monday night, Lily had her first softball game. I was late to the game, as I had to race home after work, change clothes, then drive to the fields. Lily did well in her first game — she got two … Continue reading

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The last busy day of Spring Break 2015

Sunday was the last busy day of Spring Break this year. A visit from a very curious squirrel, softball practice for Lily, and a no-longer-postponed trip to Medieval Times near Secaucus. [simpleviewer gallery_id=”37″]

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