Author Archives: Joel

Enough Said (2013)

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Joel

Enough Said (2013) stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini in a romantic comedy about two people, probably in their forties, and both with daughters about to leave for college, who meet randomly at a party. Although not initially attracted to … Continue reading →

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Before Sunset (2004)

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Joel

Last year, I watched for the first time Before Sunrise (1995), an interesting, intimate film by Richard Linklater from the 90’s. A lot of talking, mind you, but I was amazed by how intimate and real the film was. A … Continue reading →

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American Hustle (2013)

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Joel

While everyone else was watching Frozen for the umpteenth time, I went to see American Hustle. This is the 2013 film directed by David O. Russell. I’ve only seen three of this prior films, with mixed opinions: Three Kings [1999] … Continue reading →

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Weekend road trip to Virginia

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Joel

My wife’s cousin Elizabeth was celebrating her 50th birthday this year, although she certainly doesn’t look more than 30. One side of the family hosted a party about two weeks ago, and the Kanianthra (Indian) side held a surprise birthday … Continue reading →

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Our MLK weekend trip to Michigan

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Joel

What’s not to love about a family road trip? Our two friends Paul & Biji had a son Daniel two years ago. Unfortunately, we never made the stars align properly to make it out to see them since Daniel’s birth. … Continue reading →

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Brand new (and almost finished) hall closet

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Joel

Our main hallway closet has been bothering us for a long while — it’s never been quite well organized. I’m sharing this tidbit, because I’m certain that many other families have encountered the same lack of organization issue. We’ve recently … Continue reading →

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Pinewood Derby

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Joel

This year’s Pinewood Derby was coming up soon, but with a confluence of events, we were left with minimal free time. What with my unplanned business trip to Seattle and all, school work, regular work,, and our recent trip to … Continue reading →

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Business trip to Seattle, Washington

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Joel

For a guy who started out his career traveling every week domestically in public accounting, and added international travel after performing various internal audit roles, I haven’t traveled for work in a long time. Looking back, my last business trip … Continue reading →

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My first circuit training session at Orangetheory Fitness

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Joel

So……. you know I’ve been back to working out regularly. This once a month or even once a week thing was never going to work. You know that. I know that. It’s almost a waste of time, but a combination … Continue reading →

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My first week at the new job

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Joel

Back to work! Although it was nice to be on vacation, I had been waiting to get back to work. And not just any work. My new job. In my first non-audit role since 2000 when I had switched over … Continue reading →

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