Author Archives: Joel

Daddy – Daughter… Steak Nite

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Joel

The Girl Scout troops in our town host an annual “Daddy – Daughter Dance” which requires everyone to dress up, take photos, go dancing, and spend quality time together. My first (and last) dance was not so Normal Rockwell – … Continue reading →

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We went to see Wicked the Musical on Broadway

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Joel

Last year, we participated for the first time in this “Kids on Broadway” promotional event, where a child can attend a Broadway show for free (for a participating musical) when an accompanying adult purchases an adult ticket. Last February we … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Cars 3 (2017)

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Joel

I had some free time earlier this month, and I watched Cars 3 (2017) on Netflix, while it’s still on Netflix before Disney moves all of their movie properties to their own streaming service next year. While my wife can’t … Continue reading →

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2018 CMB Karate Demo Team performance at Rutgers

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Joel

CMB Karate’s Demo Team performed during halftime for a recent Rutgers basketball game in New Brunswick. The demo team has been practicing their new 2018 routine for a few months now, and it looks great. I took photos while another … Continue reading →

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Saturday night dinner and a show in New Brunswick

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Joel

As part of Nums’ 5 day birthday extended weekend (how does she always finagle a weeklong birthday?), we took advantage of the kids being away. Lily had a sleepover at the Camden Aquarium the night before, and would be staying … Continue reading →

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A day out in Manhattan as the girls went to see Hamilton on Broadway

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Joel

Through luck and about two years of determination, Namita won two tickets in a lottery to see Hamilton the Musical at the Richard Rogers Theater. For $10 a piece. Crazy! Gotta give my wife credit for her determination. We had … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Black Panther (2018)

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Joel

We got lucky over President’s Day weekend, and saw Black Panther (2018) on Sunday evening. From what I’ve read, it’s doing gangbusters at the U.S. box office. Damn, that was a good film. I’ll break it down like this: Unique … Continue reading →

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Joshua and Lily both took 2nd place in a recent karate tournament

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Joel

I hadn’t mentioned this previous, but the Ipe kids have been practicing for a karate tournament this month. Not that they had a lot of time  with all of their other activities, but the tournament was quickly approaching on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Girl Scouts World Thinking Day – Saturday February 17 2018

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Joel

Lily’s Girl Scout Troop organized this year’s Girl Scouts World Thinking Day event at a local elementary school on Feb 17th. Each of the participating troops put together a table to educate on another country. They all had food, crafts, … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Joel

Date night on Friday night! We had planned to watch I, Tonya starting Margot Robbie at 6:45 pm in Princeton, but by the time we had dropped off all the children, we were too late to make it to the … Continue reading →

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