Author Archives: Joel

Living Room / Den Renovation – Day 4

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Joel

This week, the shelves are beginning to go up, and we’ve got one coat of Essential Grey” paint up on the walls. I think it looks nice.

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Joel’s review of Hidden Figures (2016)

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Joel

On a recent business trip to Dallas this month, I had an opportunity to watch Hidden Figures, a film my wife and I had attempted to see in theaters last year, but were highly unsuccessful.  With four hours to sit … Continue reading →

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Business Trip to Dallas Texas

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Joel

Last month I traveled to the Dallas area for two days worth of meetings and tours. The flight inbound on American Airlines was pretty uuneventful apart from the middle seat. The plane offered in-flight entertainment so I watched the first … Continue reading →

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Call me crazy, but I think Casa de Ipe is looking good

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Joel

With the flowers blooming, I thought to myself, “Hey, Casa de Ipe” is looking good!” I should hope so, because not only have we been cleaning up and renovating the interior of the house, I’ve been working to ensure the … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (2017)

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Joel

After running a few errands on a Saturday, we went to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 opening weekend. This is the latest MCU featuring this version of the Guardians. Once again directed by Peter Gunn, the film follows up … Continue reading →

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Living Room / Den renovation – Day 2

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Joel

Bench is done(ish) and new bookshelfs are getting marked out.

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Living Room / Den renovation – Day 1

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Joel

Thursday was day 1. Window bench is coming together.

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We gone country – Soul2Soul

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Joel

Namita and I bought tickets to see the Soul2Soul World Tour 2017 concert with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. It’s one month shy of an entire decade since we last them in concert. Seriously, it was June 30 2007 to … Continue reading →

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Herbicide leak

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Joel

Two weeks ago I was working from home and I happened to look out of the home office window to the backyard. I was surprised to see this long tendril of dead grass stretching towards the house. We had issues … Continue reading →

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Testing out my new Polar H10 heart rate monitor & chest strap

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Joel

I mentioned previously that my wife bought me a new Polar H10 heart rate sensor and chest strap for my birthday. I’ve gotten used to chest strap heart rate sensors over the past 3 years. While I’m sure wristbands are more portable … Continue reading →

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