Monthly Archives: July 2014

The Wolverine (2013)

I borrowed The Wolverine (2013) from our local library last month. This is the sequel to that not-very-good X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) film that came out 2009. I didn’t watch all of Origins, but I watched enough to be traumatized. … Continue reading

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I installed my first cat door

In the townhouse, we had a cat door originally installed by the previous owners leading to the cat litter in the basement. This worked out well for all of the three cats that we had in the house while living … Continue reading

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The Ipes have moved in

I think it is rather official at this point, and we can call it: The Ipes have moved into our new home. We have spent the past two months cleaning out our townhouse and migrating the majority of our wordly … Continue reading

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I have to say that I really like the Honeywell WiFi thermostat

Nine years ago when we moved into our townhouse, I was appalled by the ancient thermostat located in a far, obscure corner of our living room. I hired an HVAC company to install a newer Honeywell programmable model in the … Continue reading

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Business Trip to Toronto, Ontario

Pictures from my last trip of the year. I traveled to Toronto, Ontario, Canada to sub in for someone else. While I like Toronto a lot, and have traveled there on business for many weeks in the past, this wasn’t the optimal … Continue reading

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Godzilla (2014)

I was in Toronto this week, and my late night flight in on Sunday wore me out. By late Monday afternoon, the coffees were barely helping. After I left the office, my wife and I took care of a last … Continue reading

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Update on our big move

We have only about a week to go until closing on our new house. In the midst of all the packing up our belongings,  cleaning up the house, getting our new mortgage approved, finding movers, buying new furniture, and moving utilities, we … Continue reading

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The Lone Ranger (2013)

After recently browsing the video aisles at our local library branch, I borrowed The Lone Ranger, Gore Verbinski’s 2013 take on the old Lone Ranger radio and classic Western tv character. It stars Armie (Armie?) Hammer as John Reid / … Continue reading

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Like two archeologists, Josh and I found ancient patio brick on our property

If I am not cleaning or making improvements on the inside of the house, I’ve been working hard on the outside landscaping, or fixing stuff in general. At times, I’ve had to enlist the kids also, just to make them … Continue reading

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Added a jig saw to my collection of power tools

We recently purchased a new kitchen sink, and hired plumbers to come install it. Halfway through the job, the plumbers discovered the new kitchen sink wouldn’t fit the prior kitchen sink opening in the countertop. Now what? Two options: Hire … Continue reading

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