Author Archives: Joel

Lunch with Doug & Kathy @ Delicious Heights in Basking Ridge NJ

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Joel

Last week on Sunday, we drove up to Basking Ridge to meet up with our Doug & Kathy for lunch. As soon as church was over, we drove the 35 mins north to Delicious Heights, a restaurant at the Basking … Continue reading →

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We went to see Trevor Noah at Radio City Music Hall

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Joel

Christmas, my wife bought me (us?) two tickets to see Trevor Noah at Radio City Music Hall on Friday Jan 12th. The big evening finally arrived. I took off Friday, and we left around 5 pm. We hit some serious … Continue reading →

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Mazel Tov! Celebrating Kayla’s Bat Mitzvah

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Joel

During the last days of 2017, we attended our very first ever Bat Mitzvah ceremony and… reception? for a wonderful girl down the street, Kayla. We’re friends with the parents, and we felt very… honored to be invited to partake … Continue reading →

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The Ipes completed the LEGO NASA Apollo Saturn V set and it’s pretty impressive

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Joel

During the week between Christmas and New Year’s, Joshua, Lily, and I started a major endeavor – assembling the 1,969 piece Lego NASA Apollo Saturn V set. Growing up, I was a huge fan of the NASA space program. The … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Lady Bird (2017) – I don’t know if I get it

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Joel

My first film of the new year (and literally, we went on New Year’s Day) was Lady Bird. Well, the kids also went to see Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, so the Ipes actually saw two movies this year. [Side … Continue reading →

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My reflections on 2017 and what lies ahead for us in 2018

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Joel

If you thought the U.S. Presidential election made 2016 exhausting, 2017 was like a dumpster fire politically. Ah well. There is so much that I want to comment on, especially the level of vitriol, repressed racist beliefs, etc bubbling under … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Girls Trip (2017)

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Joel

Sooooooo Girls Trip. We rented this 2017 film from our local library. The film stars four fun actresses — Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, and Tiffany Haddish. They’re old college buddies who have slowly grown apart in the … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Rashomon (1950)

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Joel

Namita recently rented Rashomon, a famous 1950 Japanese period film by acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. I’ve never seen a Kurosawa film, but I’ve often read trivia stating this or that modern film scene was inspired by a specific Kurosawa … Continue reading →

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Christmas around here with the Ipes

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Joel

If you ask me, I think we kept Christmas not too complicated this year. We had some neighborhood friends over for Chrismukkah last week. We had the Davids and Chackos over Christmas Eve at our house, and went over to my sister’s … Continue reading →

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Chrismukkah with the Winters

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Joel

We invited our friends the Winters to come over to celebrate Chrismukkah. We had beef brisket, potato latkes, and other sides, and dessert. Pictures below. Now we wait for the Holiday Armadillo to arrive! [simpleviewer gallery_id=”164″]

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