Author Archives: Joel

Like two archeologists, Josh and I found ancient patio brick on our property

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Joel

If I am not cleaning or making improvements on the inside of the house, I’ve been working hard on the outside landscaping, or fixing stuff in general. At times, I’ve had to enlist the kids also, just to make them … Continue reading →

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Added a jig saw to my collection of power tools

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Joel

We recently purchased a new kitchen sink, and hired plumbers to come install it. Halfway through the job, the plumbers discovered the new kitchen sink wouldn’t fit the prior kitchen sink opening in the countertop. Now what? Two options: Hire … Continue reading →

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I ‘MacGyvered’ a way to secure our backyard gate before a storm

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Joel

I haven’t had any luck yet installing / replacing the gate handle. We had a storm with heavy winds coming through this evening, and I was worried our gate flapping in the breeze might do a number on hinges. But … Continue reading →

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We bought a Little Giant 26′ ladder

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Joel

We bought a Little Giant 26′ ladder recently. It arrived without a scratch, but you wouldn’t think so by looking at the condition of the box it came in. Yeeesh. So what do I think of the ladder? The good … Continue reading →

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More storage, Captain! We bought a WD My Cloud NAS device

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Joel

We’re running out of space around here. I’ve been digitizing our Blu-ray and DVD collection, and my original 2 TB hard drive partition has rapidly filled up. What to do? I have a dream of having our music and video … Continue reading →

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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Joel

I was in Chicago earlier this month, and I went to see X-Men: Days of Future Past with my colleague after a long day. This is the recent sequel to the 2011 film X-Men: First Class. While Matthew Vaughn successfully … Continue reading →

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Business Trip to Chicago

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Joel

I was recently in Chicago for a businesd trip. I had spent most of my Sunday morning fighting the good fight against the backyard patio, then rushed inside to shower and pack up for my flight out of Newark on … Continue reading →

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It seems our shipment of packing boxes arrived

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Joel

It seems our shipment of packing boxes arrived. We have been moving all of our stuff to the storage unit, decluttering the house as we go week by week. We used up all of the original moving boxes that we … Continue reading →

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Packing up the house on Memorial Day weekend

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Joel

We arranged with my parents to take the kids over Memorial Day weekend, so that we could begin the process to clean and pack up the house in earnest without distraction. Having the kids around isn’t bad, but with all … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Chackos at LBI

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Joel

After attending the Trenton Thunder baseball game, we drove down to Long Beach Island to meet up with my sister-in-law and her husband, and my niece for dinner. It took us about 90 mins to get from Trenton to LBI, … Continue reading →

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