Monthly Archives: March 2016

Our March Trip to Philadelphia – Day 3

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Joel

Today was tour day! Breakfast once again in the hotel, then we were off to the races. Or the Visitor Center once again to get tickets to Constitution Hall, Ride the Ducks, Big Bus Tour, and to see the Liberty … Continue reading →

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Our March Trip to Philadelphia – Day 2

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Joel

Wednesday morning, we grabbed a complimentary hot breakfast down in the hotel restaurant, put all of our valuables away, and were off to the Independence Visitor Center to pick up our 3-day Philadelphia Passes. We decided that finding parking in Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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Been using the Samsung Pay service (app?) and I think it’s pretty cool

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Joel

With my new Galaxy S7 in hand (and in Philadelphia), I took the opportunity to try out the newish Samsung Pay mobile payment app/service. Normally I wouldn’t be all that interested, but Samsung was running a promotion through 3/31. If … Continue reading →

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Our March Trip to Philadelphia – Day 1

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Joel

Tuesday morning was a rather hectic day. This was Spring Break for the kids here in NJ, so looked at what to do while the kids had a week off. I was obviously free as a jaybird, so we decided to go … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Joel
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Joel’s review of Meet the Patels (2014)

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Joel

Color me pleasantly surprised to find the documentary Meet the Patels (2014) on Netflix this weekend. This is a documentary starring Ravi Patel, and was directed by both Ravi Patel and his sister Geeta Patel. I guess you could call … Continue reading →

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Joshua’s 11th Birthday Party

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Joel

For Josh’s 11th birthday, we decided to change it up a bit. Instead of inviting 30 kids to some facility for jumping, pizza and cake, we opted to do something focused more on quality than quantity. Josh invited just three of … Continue reading →

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Dinner with Doug & Kathy after watching Zootopia

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Joel

After watching Zootopia Saturday evening with Doug & Kathy, we all went out for hibachi to celebrate Doug’s birthday at Mahzu. Good food and conversation, and no one caught on fire from our proximity to the grill. Always a win-win.

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Joel’s review of Zootopia (2016)

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Joel

Man, it was tough to get decent tickets to Zootopia (2016) on opening weekend. Our friends Doug & Kathy were driving down to our neck of the woods to meet us for the movie, and for dinner out to celebrate Doug’s birthday. … Continue reading →

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Josh at the NJSFWC state spelling bee

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Joel

We were back in New Brunswick with a lot of other folks for the NJSFWC state spelling bee. Lots of smart kids. We were of course here two weeks ago for the regional competition where Josh placed second. After Lily … Continue reading →

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