Monthly Archives: October 2018

Our daughter Lily tested and achieved her 1st Dan black belt in Tae Kenpo last Sunday

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Joel

Since reaching senior brown belt last year, both Joshua and Lily had been practicing for about a year on making it to black belt. Last June, with lots of practice in his regular forms, self-defense forms, and jo weapons forms, … Continue reading →

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I have no money — all of my money is tied up in fancy garage doors

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Joel

I think it was July or August when our main garage door broke. Specifically, one of the torsion springs snapped, and we’ve been unable to open the door ever since. I had a company come out to look at it … Continue reading →

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The Ipes have assembled Lego Volton and we are ready to defend the universe

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Joel

It took us a little longer to get it done than I expected, but I’m happy to announce that we assembled Voltron! Seriously it took us two months on and off to finish building each of the five lions, with … Continue reading →

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I thought A Star is Born (2018) was an interesting film

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Joel

I don’t usually get excited for film musicals. I can easily enjoy a live musical playing out on stage, but the on-screen versions often bore me. Notable exceptions to that rule include Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and a … Continue reading →

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