Monthly Archives: December 2015

Joel’s review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Joel

30 years after the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire, Rey, a scavenger from the planet Jakku, finds a BB-8 droid that knows the whereabouts of the long lost Luke Skywalker. Rey, as well as a rogue stormtrooper and … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Joy (2015)

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Joel

As part of a double feature, Namita decided to have lunch, and watch two films back to back at the theater — first Joy (2015), then The Force Awakens with the kids. In one afternoon! We’ve never done that before. For a 1:10 … Continue reading →

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Disney on Ice

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Joel

Day 6 of Christmas vacation — Disney on Ice at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. We took the bus with 50 other township residents, including friends. It was good.

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Post-Christmas Dinner with the Winters

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Joel

As I mentioned earlier, Nums and I went out grocery shopping during our ‘Date Night’  last night. We had to pick up groceries for Sunday’s post-Christmas Sunday night dinner at our house. We were celebrating an old Indian post-Christmas tradition — … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Spy (2015)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Joel

Last Saturday night, the day after Christmas, the kids were sleeping over with their grandparents, which means a free night for Joel & Namita! Woohoo! We went out to dinner at Blue Point Grill in Princeton, and had planned to … Continue reading →

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The year is almost over and I’m looking forward to some time off

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Joel

I can’t believe it’s December 22nd. The year is almost over. Tomorrow is my last day of work for the year, and I’m taking the rest of the month off. Thank goodness. The good news is that, unlike 2013 and … Continue reading →

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The house is decorated for Christmas

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Joel

We had the house decorated for Christmas again this year. Like last year, we used the same company to come out in November (before Thanksgiving) to design and decorate Christmas lighting. This year, we added in an extra wreath over the … Continue reading →

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I made my first batch of fried chicken ever

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Joel

Back in the day, when I was growing up, my mother used to make Kerala-style fried chicken. Or whatever it was, but it was good. Using spicy 4C bread crumbs, I thought it was delicious. Over time as she got … Continue reading →

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Our solar panel system is officially up and running. Huzzah!

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Joel

Since last we spoke, the Ipes were patiently waiting for our township to provide their certificate of approval, so that we could complete the rest of the process, and then turn the system on officially. It took more than the … Continue reading →

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I upgraded the home PC to Windows 10 Home edition and I’m liking it

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Joel

I am crossing off items on the task list with a vengeance. A small amount of vengeance. With determination? I’m trying, people! It has been much delayed, but I made time this week to begin identifying and backing up any … Continue reading →

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