Author Archives: Joel

Moving on up at the parking lot

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Joel

About 5 years ago, at the behest of my persistent wife, I applied for a parking permit at the Princeton Junction train station. It’s a 5 year waiting list. Nearly two years ago, they completed the new Vaughn Drive parking … Continue reading →

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I haven’t done a haunted house in a long time, so… Terror Behind the Walls!

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Joel

For Friday night, Namita organized a trip to attend Terror Behind the Walls, a haunted house experience at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA. It’s normally a museum, but it seems that they turn it into an intricate haunted house. … Continue reading →

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WEBELOS II Camping with Boy Scout Troop 6284

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Joel

One of the requirements for WEBELOS to “bridge” over to Boy Scouts is to pitch a tent and camp overnight. We thought we would take care of this requirement over summer, but opportunities were never taken. This month, the local … Continue reading →

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Josh & Lily earn their Advanced Green Belts

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Joel

Josh and Lily earned their Advanced Green Belts last Friday. Namita has been taking them for make-up / extra classes, and we’ve encouraged the kids to practice as much as possible every day. An hour before the actual test, the kids … Continue reading →

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Apple Picking with the Martin Family

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Joel

On Sunday, September 13th, we met up with Michael, Shannon, and the rest of the Martin family to go apple picking at Terhune Orchards in Princeton. Nice weather, good company, and way too many apples. [simpleviewer gallery_id=”85″]

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12 years married and still going strong

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Joel

After only slightly recovering from last night’s birthday party, we still made it to church in the morning, brunch in the afternoon, and dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in the evening. [simpleviewer gallery_id=”76″] It’s been a interesting year for us. … Continue reading →

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Carmen’s rockin’ 40th birthday party

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Joel

Our friend Carmen celebrated her 40th birthday this weekend, and her husband Lasanta threw a huge birthday party at their house Saturday night. Live band (“Outsourced”), great music bartender, dancing. We invited a bunch of friends over to our house … Continue reading →

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You can order Vengeance by mail

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Joel

After many moons, I am finally upgrading the memory in our home PC. We’ve moving on up from 8 GB to 16 GB. Oooh aaaah. Next upgrade after this is Windows 10.

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New power tools: a hammer drill and an impact driver

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Joel

For the past week or so, since Labor Day weekend, we’ve been building out new shelving and cabinetry to turn a portion of the existing laundry room into a mudroom of sorts. I’ve mentioned this in an earlier post. I … Continue reading →

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Making a mudroom out of a molehill

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Joel

In January 2014, back in the old townhouse, we had the good folks at Closet Factory come in to design and build a fancy hall closet for us. Took a day, looked real nice, cost some good money. It took … Continue reading →

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