Author Archives: Joel

Picked up some new Blu-ray movies

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Joel

With some of Josh’s birthday gift cards, we picked up some new movies for home use — How to Train Your Dragon and Toy Story 3. I know video streaming (Netflix, Vudu, Amazon on Demand) is the new thing, and … Continue reading →

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Up (2009)

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Joel

For an inexplicable reason, I haven’t seen Pixar’s Up yet. It’s been out for two years, received critical and audience acclaim, and been availabe via Netflix streaming for about a year now. And yet, I never sat and watched it … Continue reading →

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Joshua, meet Godzilla. Godzilla, meet Joshua.

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Joel

As a child of the 80’s, I grew up on a few, critical, pop culture icons — The $6 Million Dollar Man, Knight Rider, etc.  Saturdays were the best. I’d get up at 5am on Saturday mornings to watch Rocky & Bullwinkle, … Continue reading →

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Joshua’s 6th birthday dinner celebrated with pancakes, film at 11pm

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Joel

Apart from the big birthday party last Sunday, Josh wanted to eat at IHOP on his actual birthday. Apparently, he’s a big pancake fanatic. Who knew? After we got back from work, we took the kids out for dinner. To … Continue reading →

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Joshua’s sixth birthday party

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Joel

Joshua celebrated his sixth birthday this year. Trying to find something different to do, we opted to rent a nearby community room, and entertain the kids ourselves. We decided on a space / Star Wars theme for the party. Since Joshua … Continue reading →

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Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Joel

A week or so ago, I finally watched the fourth and final Futurama direct-to-DVD film Into the Wild Green Yonder. This movie segues into the return of Futurama to the small screen with season six in 2010. Featuring the same … Continue reading →

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Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Joel

I watched Superman/Batman: Apocalypse over the weekend, a direct-to-video animated film from DC. It’s the sequel (or follow-up) to 2009’s Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, which I haven’t seen yet. However, this was available for streaming, so I couldn’t resist the impulse. Based … Continue reading →

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Aladdin (1992)

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Joel

Would you believe I’ve never seen the 1992 Disney animated flick Aladdin? Yup, never. It was on cable recently, so I recorded it for the kids. It was a decent flick. I noticed the early computer animation with the flying … Continue reading →

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Dinner out for my wife’s birthday

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Joel

Wednesday night, we went out for dinner to celebrate my wife’s birthday. We decided to try out a new Indian restaurant Delhi 6 that opened in the area. The food was good, but they weren’t kidding about it being spicy.

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Doc says wear a knee brace and pop some Alleve

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Joel

After working out last night, then falling asleep on the couch, I woke up this morning with an aching knee. I didn’t do anything last night that should have aggravated my knee, but argh. I opted to work from home, … Continue reading →

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