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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Joel’s review of Gone Girl (2014)
During our recent hotel stay, we rented Gone Girl (2014). This is that David Fincher film starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. Based on a novel by the same name by Gillian Flynn, the book’s author also wrote the screenplay. … Continue reading
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Tagged ben affleck, david fincher, drama, movies, rosamund pike
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Friday night out and about without the kids
We planned a day (and evening) without the kids the day after Christmas. After having a Chackos & Ipe slumber party at our house Christmas night, we jointly dropped off the three cousins to their grandparents’ house for Slumber Party … Continue reading
Posted in Family, News, Personal
Tagged comedy club, date night, despana princeton, hyatt, massage, princeton, spanish cuisine
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Post-Christmas “Christmas Excellence” with the Josephs
The Ipes and Josephs don’t just celebrate Christmas. We bring it to another level (in terms of food.) We celebrate “Christmas Excellence.” As per tradition, it is a culinary feast for the taste buds. Plus we drink and exchange gifts to … Continue reading
For Christmas this year, my wife bought me a brand new Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR FX Lens
Not that Christmas should be about presents, but I got two very nice presents from my family this year. I could talk about the nice pajamas, but I’d rather describe briefly the other gift. The one from my wife. Which was? … Continue reading
A very Merry Christmas and yet also a sad one
Merry Christmas, everyone! My goodness, what a big day it was around here. A good day, but one also tinged with sadness. More on that later. Sometime during the course of the night, while I was passed out on the couch, … Continue reading
Attending the Christmas Eve service at our church for the first time
We usually don’t attend the Christmas Eve service at our church. We’re usually off at someone else’s house the night before Christmas. On Christmas Day itself, we open presents, eat Polish pierogi for breakfast, then go to church for the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, News
Tagged cara, choir, christmas, church, joshua, lily, tone chimes
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Our cat Scamper went AWOL for 24 hours
We had a bit of a scare this week when one of our cats went missing. It was probably more worrisome that we didn’t know he was missing until the following day. I would affectionately describe our cat Scamper as … Continue reading
Cub Scouts Pack 53 – December Feast and throwing pies at Scout Leaders
Cub Scout Pack 53 held its annual December Pack Feast to celebrate the end of the year, and the upcoming holiday season. The Pack also rewarded every scout who sold popcorn by handing out prizes and Pinewood Derby cars. In … Continue reading
Joel’s review of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
I watched Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues this week. This is the sequel to the first Will Ferrell / Ron Burgundy film. The film brings back the original gang of Will Ferrell (Ron Burgundy), Steve Carell (Brick Tamland), Paul Rudd (Brian … Continue reading
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Tagged christina applegate, comedy, david koechner, movies, paul rudd, steve carell, will ferrell
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