Tag Archives: ramblings

Lily’s 3rd birthday party

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Joel

Phew! April 2nd marks the end of the kids’ birthday parties for this year. We closed it out with Lily’s birthday party at Junglerrrific, and it was great party. I was happy that we didn’t have to do much except … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Personal | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

I made my first homemade pizza

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Joel

I made my first homemade pizza, using simple ingredients from the supermarket. Not as difficult as I thought, and rather tasty.

Posted in Personal, Whatever | Tagged , | Leave a comment

I bought an HDTV screen cleaner and Best Buy is too expensive

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Joel

Once upon a time, I used to like Best Buy. I remember walking into my first store sometime around 2000. It was big and brightly-lit. It was gorgeous. The selections were wide and all-encompassing. The smell of ozone and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

A relaxing weekend in October is nothing to be ashamed of

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Joel

After so many months of packed-to-the-gills weekend schedules, we’re starting to experience actual breaks. This weekend, not much to fill up the schedule, so we used it for decompression time. We started off the weekend Friday night with pizza and … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged | Leave a comment

The Year of the Turnaround

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Joel

I wanted to take a moment to talk about last Sunday’s ride, and explain how important it was to me. Provide a little context, so to speak. At the bar after the ride, some of them were still surprised that … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

It’s been said that the test of a man’s courage is how performs in the face of danger

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Joel

It’s been said that the test of a man’s courage is how performs in the face of danger. Well, in the next half hour, you’re gonna meet a very unique breed of cat. The kind of man who doesn’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in Did You Know?, Whatever | Tagged | Leave a comment

Sometimes working from home is lonely

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Joel

Since the accident, we’ve been relegated to sharing one car. In order to continue working, I’ve been using alternative arrangements during the three week period while my car is at the body shop. I’ve alternated between working from home, borrowing … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

In The Air Tonight

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Joel

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh Lord I’ve been waiting for this moment, all my life, Oh Lord Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh Lord, Oh Lord Well, if you told me … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Let it be

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Joel

I found out something rather disturbing from my past Sunday night, which has now come back to haunt me. Sounds dramatic, doesn’t it?  I could also describe my situation as “My head is really messed up right now.” How about … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged | 1 Comment

NY Post: Melting Not – Why Young People Like Me Started Dating Within Our Race

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Joel

An article by Raakhee Mirchandani, a features reporter for the New York Post. I came upon a mention of the article (dated March 14 2009) from Anna John’s HERstory blog, and it took me some time to locate the original … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment