Monthly Archives: June 2009

Test blog posting

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Joel

This is a test blog posting from Joel’s iPod. Neat!

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Back to NJ and off to a baseball game @ FirstEnergy Park

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Joel

Woohoo, time for a big, fun-filled weekend. On Friday, we got out of the office a little late (the usual wrapping up of work), dropped off the rental car, and headed over to the ticket counter.  Of course, our flight … Continue reading →

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Why is hotel TV so entertaining?

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Joel

Do you know what I don’t get? When I’m home, I watch very little TV.  Maybe I don’t have a lot of time at home, maybe there’s not much on.  I’ve at the TV on at 2am while I was … Continue reading →

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There are not enough movies about Nazi zombies

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Joel

I happened to find this Norwegian movie called Dead Snow. Read the following, and I am not making this up. A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: … Continue reading →

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Comcast! What are you doing to us?!?!?!?

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Joel

My wife called me Tuesday to inform me that both the digital cable and internet were both out.  Reset modems and cable boxes, and we’ve still got nothing.  I haven’t been able to dial out to their 800 customer service … Continue reading →

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The $10,995 bike

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Joel

Late lunch today between meetings, we ran to a nearby Subway for quick sandwiches. Next door to Subway is a cycling store called InVita Sport. I had seen the store back in April, but it was closed at the time.  … Continue reading →

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Vive le Canada! I’m back in Canada

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Joel

I’m back in Canada this week, so please don’t call my cell, as it’s getting expensive! I slept from 12:30am to 2am, and then organizing, dressing up, and packing my bag for a 6:55am flight out of Newark this morning.  I … Continue reading →

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Safari 4

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Joel

I’ve been testing out Apple’s Safari 4 web browser for a few days.  Personally, I’m a Firefox man myself, but I’m always interested in new shiny things. Safari has some cool features built-in, like a coverflow history browser, and a … Continue reading →

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Cashback (2006)

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Joel

So……………. Cashback. That was an odd movie. We have Hotel Rwanda sitting in our living room for almost two weeks now.  I want to watch it, because it is an acclaimed movie.  Nobody wants to watch it, because it’s going … Continue reading →

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Administering and redesigning the church website

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Joel

I seem to be back in the website administration business. Just when I get out, they pull me back in.  Well, not quite, but I’ll explain. For the uninitiated, through the years in addition to my personal ode to self-indulgence … Continue reading →

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