Author Archives: Joel

The $10,995 bike

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Joel

Late lunch today between meetings, we ran to a nearby Subway for quick sandwiches. Next door to Subway is a cycling store called InVita Sport. I had seen the store back in April, but it was closed at the time.  … Continue reading →

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Vive le Canada! I’m back in Canada

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Joel

I’m back in Canada this week, so please don’t call my cell, as it’s getting expensive! I slept from 12:30am to 2am, and then organizing, dressing up, and packing my bag for a 6:55am flight out of Newark this morning.  I … Continue reading →

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Safari 4

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Joel

I’ve been testing out Apple’s Safari 4 web browser for a few days.  Personally, I’m a Firefox man myself, but I’m always interested in new shiny things. Safari has some cool features built-in, like a coverflow history browser, and a … Continue reading →

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Cashback (2006)

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Joel

So……………. Cashback. That was an odd movie. We have Hotel Rwanda sitting in our living room for almost two weeks now.  I want to watch it, because it is an acclaimed movie.  Nobody wants to watch it, because it’s going … Continue reading →

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Administering and redesigning the church website

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Joel

I seem to be back in the website administration business. Just when I get out, they pull me back in.  Well, not quite, but I’ll explain. For the uninitiated, through the years in addition to my personal ode to self-indulgence … Continue reading →

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Happy Feet (2006)

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Joel

I saw two movies on one day.  The first movie I watched was Happy Feet, a 2006 animated children’s movie about an Emperor penguin.  According to the story, Emperor penguins sing popular soul, R&B, and rock tunes during the lives, … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Father Hubbard

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Joel

Today was an eventful today.  First off, the kids’ school was closing at 5pm today, instead of 7pm.  In order to make the pickup in time, one of us would have to leave work early to get there by 5pm.  … Continue reading →

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io9.com: Head-Splitting Karate Chop Makes Tie Fighters Explode

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Joel

This is just bizarre.  BEE-Czar.  If the background history is accurate, due to issues with procuring and showing American-made films in 1982 Turkey, they were remade with a Turkish cast and setting. i09.com has two clips from Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam. … Continue reading →

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Who the heck is this guy with my name and a gmail account?

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Joel

If you read my earlier posting about moving to Verizon, you read that I’m soon abandoning my comcast email addresses.  Now is a good opportunity to streamline my various email accounts.  Contrary to popular misconceptions, I don’t believe in having … Continue reading →

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Whoa, when did they release a new version of Facebook for BlackBerry?

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Joel

You know, for somebody who tries to keep on all the new releases, how did this sneak up on me?  RIM released Facebook for BlackBerry 1.6 last week.  I downloaded it via BlackBerry App World, but you can also try … Continue reading →

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