Author Archives: Joel

Attending Sean’s Bachelor Party in Cancun, or “SeanStock 2016!” – Day 3

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Joel

As part of the vacation planning, the groomsmen booked us all on this catamaran boat trip to the little island Isla Mujeres. We had most of the attendees come along, and we grabbed our chartered bus to the pier. The … Continue reading →

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Attending Sean’s Bachelor Party in Cancun, or “SeanStock 2016!” – Day 2

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Joel

Thursday was our big field trip to see Chichen Itza. I believe some of these guys had visited Chichen Itza back in 2006, but I had missed out. This time, I was definitely going there. We booked the tour weeks … Continue reading →

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Attending Sean’s Bachelor Party in Cancun, or “SeanStock 2016!” – Day 1

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Joel

This trip had finally arrived — my friend Sean’s bachelor party. He’s one of the last guys to get married, and has been a groomsmen in many weddings.  It was finally time to celebrate and make him the man of … Continue reading →

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I passed my CRISC exam!

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Joel

It’s been a long 10 weeks since I took the CRISC exam on June 4. I don’t understand it. The exam was a Scantron exam with all the bubbles, so it was certainly a machine-scored exam. ISACA says it takes … Continue reading →

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Kaiya’s Rock Climbing Birthday Party

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Joel

Joshua’s friend Kaiya had a rock climbing – themed birthday party over in Hamilton NJ. Nice party, kids had a lot of fun. Lily especially enjoyed rock climbing. [simpleviewer gallery_id=”116″]

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Who had a block party this summer? We had a block party this summer!

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Joel

Namita and her friend Carmen got an interesting idea earlier this summer to organize a block party for our neighborhood this summer. Their plan was to have a cul-de-sac at the end of our street blocked off, and invite neighbors … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Joel

[This is one of those catch-up posts from earlier.] The last weekend of July, we me up with friends Douglas & Kathy in Parsippany to see Star Trek Beyond. The plan was to grab some lunch, then see Star Trek. We … Continue reading →

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Joel’s review of The Boss (2016)

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Joel

The kids were away at camp early this summer, and Namita and I took a day back then to hang out sans children. We grabbed lunch and went to see The Boss starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Bell. McCarthy plays … Continue reading →

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Josh went away to Boy Scout Summer Camp for a week, and we all survived

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Joel

This year, Josh attended a week of Boy Scout Camp  along with his Boy Scout troop plus other troops from around the Northeast. This was the first time that he would be away from home for an entire week, out in Forestburg Scout … Continue reading →

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I sure am having a lot of bad luck driving into Newark

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Joel

July 18th. Driving out of Newark again after a long day in the office.  I hit a  huge bump in the road, and lights go off in the dashboard with beeping. See below. I mean, it’s been a little over a week … Continue reading →

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