Author Archives: Joel

Singles (1992)

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Joel

Today was the kids’ last day of school, and summer camp starts next week. It was a busy day for them, including a pizza and ice cream party at lunch at school. They went to bed relatively early, so my … Continue reading →

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The dream lives: We finally bought the HDTV

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Joel

In 1999, I bought my 32″ Sony Wega flat TV. It weights 200 lbs, but the picture was very nice (and relatively big) compared to what my family had owned in the past. That was 1999, of course, and times … Continue reading →

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I’m trying to be a more professional cyclist so I’m wearing a necktie

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Joel

Big news: I’m getting in some quality cycling time nowadays. On most weekends, I”m getting away for a few hours to ride the long roads of central NJ. Partly because I want to be on my bike, partly because it’s … Continue reading →

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A flat tire helped me to discover that replacing tires on Toyota Highlanders is an expensive proposition

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Joel

During the week that I was in Dallas, my wife was driving the kids home and got a flat tire somewhere between Princeton and our house. She didn’t know what it was, but last week when I took it to my … Continue reading →

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My sister Julie’s surprise 30th birthday party

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Joel

Julie’s 30th birthday cake Saturday night, we drove to Philadelphia for my sister’s surprise 30th birthday party. First we dropped off the kids to my sister-in-laws’ for the evening, then we went to pick up the delicious (and lactose-free) cake, … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes Video – Combat in the Star Wars: The Old Republic

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Joel

I’m looking forward to this game. It won’t run on my current home PC, but it’s another reason that I would buy a new PC in 2011. Check out the combat mechanics in this game. Star Wars: The Old Republic … Continue reading →

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Spring Sing and Joshua’s Graduation

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Joel

On June 4th, the kids’ school hosted “Spring Sing”, a show with each class singing or doing some other action like dancing. Both sets of grandparents, and both our sisters and their respective husbands all came to our house then … Continue reading →

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Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Joel

On the flight home from Dallas, I watched the rest of Where the Wild Things Are on my iPod, a 2009 film directed by Spike Jonze, and based on the Shel Silverstein children’s book. I remember reading the book decades … Continue reading →

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Tropical storm Agatha opens up massive, horrifying sinkholes in Guatemala City

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Joel

I saw this post and photos originally on io9.com. There are more details on BoingBoing. The photo below is of a sinkhole 20 meters deep and 15 meters wide after tropical storm Agatha struck the country. Local press reports that … Continue reading →

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Travel Channel’s Man v. Food is strangely intriguing

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Joel

While I eat my dinner, I’m watching Travel Channel’s Man v. Food.  I’ve never seen this tv show before. Starring some guy named Adam Richman, he apparently travels the U.S., and trying to eat extreme and exotic foods. When I … Continue reading →

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