Author Archives: Joel

Lily’s Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony 2017

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Joel

Lily completed her 2nd year in Girl Scouts this June. Her Girl Scout troop celebrated all of the Brownies moving on up to becoming Juniors with a “bridging” ceremony. Lily has been a Brownie since she last bridged back in June … Continue reading →

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BSA Troop 59 Court of Honor – June 2017

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Joel

After much work these past few months (and some prodding from his parents), Joshua completed a number of BSA merit badges, and fulfilled all of the rank advancement requirements to move up from Tenderfoot to 2nd Class. Huzzah. His Boy … Continue reading →

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Ordered and installed new cleats for my road shoes

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Joel

Man, check out the bicycle shoe cleats on the bottom row. They were in bad shape. I bought them a few years ago during the 2013 MS Bike Tour down in Brielle when my last set broke during the rode (around 30 … Continue reading →

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Farewell party for Sunil and Ligy

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Joel

Our friends Sunil and Ligy (and kids) are moving to Houston later this month. They’ve sold their house, packed up the stuff, and moving away. We had one last together before they left.  We’ll certainly miss them, and wishing them … Continue reading →

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Living Room / Den Renovation – Day 432

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Joel

Couch and new rug set up. Also a 2nd coat of paint on the shelves. Handyman says we can start stacking books this week.

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Joel’s review of Arrival (2016)

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Joel

I started watching Arrival (2016) on a flight to Dallas, but didn’t finish the 2nd half until I had a chance to request the Blu-ray disc via Netflix this week. From what I watched initially, I was absolutely fascinated by the look … Continue reading →

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Lily was in an 8U girls softball tournament June 1 – June 4

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Joel

In May, Lily and a number of girls from our township (and another one adjacent) tried out for an upcoming 8U girls softball / (“All Stars”) tournament scheduled for June 1 – June 4 down in Florence NJ. They had … Continue reading →

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Living Room / Den Renovation – Day 7

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Joel

The floor is in!

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Living Room / Den Renovation – Day 6

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Joel

On Friday, our electrician was here for a few hours to install four new 4″ recessed lighting fixtures, and to tie them temporarily to the wall switch. This week, I had to run around to three home improvement stores in … Continue reading →

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Living Room / Den Renovation – Day 5

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Joel

Good news! We had our new flooring delivered this week! It has to sit in our house and acclimate to our pocket of the multiverse for a few days before installation early next week

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