Author Archives: Joel

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Joel

I’m in sunny Florida this week, having taken a Boeing 767-400 through United down to Orlando. Flight time is a relatively short 2+ hour, but I got some work done while watching Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) on the seat … Continue reading →

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You can never find a USB drive when you need one

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Joel

USB drives used to be a lot more useful. You could share files between home and work, or between coworkers. Nowadays, USB drives on your office laptops and desktops are all locked down. And how often do you need to … Continue reading →

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We have a new camera – a Nikon D5200!

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Joel

A little history lesson to get you up to speed. Please indulge me. 1. I enjoyed photography growing up, either using my own dinky point and shoot camera that my folks bought me, or those few instances where my Dad … Continue reading →

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Easter 2014

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Joel

I mentioned earlier that my niece Sophia was in town for Spring Break, staying with her grandparents, and the kids had a sleepover with her Thursday and Friday. My wife and I made plans for Easter Brunch with Num’s sister … Continue reading →

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We finally got our closet doors

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Joel

Back in late January, we redesigned and completely remodeled our hallway closet. The only component missing were closet doors, but we figured that I could go buy them at Lowes, and install them myself. Sadly, easier said than done. At … Continue reading →

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Spring Break with the Kids

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Joel

The kids a shortened Spring Break this year, on account of the higher than expected snow days this past winter. They had a full day on Monday, a half day on Tuesday, then off Wednesday – Friday. We didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Joel

I thought the debut of the 2nd Captain America film would never get here. It’s been been three years since Cap’s first film in the official Marvel movie universe, Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Notice what I did there? … Continue reading →

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Cubarama at the Lakehurst Naval Station

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Joel

On April 5th, I took Joshua and Lily to this year’s Mercer Area District’s Cubarama event at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurt military base nearby us at 7A. This year’s theme was Scouts To The Skies, all around flight. The only … Continue reading →

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Business Trip to San Francisco

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Joel

Fourth business trip of the year took me to San Francisco, California. I flew out on a Sunday afternoon, and it was a going to be a long, crowded, “Damn! Only middle seats?” flight. I was at Newark Airport on time, … Continue reading →

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Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Joel

It’s 2+ years since the last Muppets film came out, 2011’s The Muppets. Call it what you want, but it was a reboot of sorts for the Muppets. They’ve had a number of hit-or-miss films since the 1980s, with diminishing returns. … Continue reading →

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