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Monthly Archives: November 2017
An impromptu Wednesday night on Broadway to see Dear Evan Hansen
Although the Ipes maintain a well-curated family calendar, we do appreciate a little spontaneity now and then. Late Wednesday afternoon, Namita found two orchestra seats for the 8 pm performance of Dear Evan Hansen over at the Music Box Theateron … Continue reading
Our new Sony A/V receiver and Klipsch subwoofer arrived this week
I have some major/minor updates to share. I picked up the new Sony A/V receiver from Best Buy last Sunday. Although I have unpacked it, there was not much to do except stare at it, and plug it into the … Continue reading
Attending the ISACA NJ Recognition Dinner and Ceremony
It’s been a year since I earned my CRISC designation, but somehow I missed the original cutoff for the ISACA NJ chapter’s recognition ceremony. Really? I never even considered they might have something. Anyway they invited me and others to … Continue reading
We bought new Klipsch reference speakers and a Sony A/V receiver
Up through the end of 2014, we have only ever had one TV. I mean, really, we had a small townhouse. In the new house, we found a need for another flat panel. We bought a budget Vizio TV for … Continue reading
An Irish lunch with Doug & Kathy
On the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, we drove up to Ramsey to have lunch with close (and sexy) friends Doug and Kathy. This was our 2nd attempt to eat at Shannon Rose, an Irish restaurant that’s pretty well known. Although … Continue reading
Hanging out at Shady Brook Farm
You know, Thanksgiving weekend this year has been pretty busy for us. Saturday night after seeing Coco and running errands, we met up with a few neighborhood families to check out Shady Brook Farm in nearby Yardley, PA. It’s a … Continue reading
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Joel’s review of Coco (2017)
On Saturday during Thanksgiving weekend, we went to see Coco, Pixar’s latest animated film release. The film is unique in terms of theme, cast, and that it started active production in 2011 (Trivia alert!), setting the record for being the … Continue reading
We finally have a new microwave
It’s been a year since someone mysteriously cracked our original microwave. No one has confessed at this point, but it was time for one anyway. We had this yellow GE over-the-range model that came with the house back in 1998, … Continue reading
Damn I love a good ribeye steak
Tuesday night and what to make for dinner? Ribeye steaks! It helped that o worked from home Tuesday. I roasted potatoes in tbe oven, sauteed peas and carrots, grilled up four ribeye steaks. Pretty tasty (and easy) for a Tuesday … Continue reading