Category Archives: News

I bought the Nikon SB-700 speedlight

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Joel

I’d been considering getting a separate flash for my camera. I’ve been reading up on the benefits, the basics of flash photography, etc. It’s not as if the built-in flash on my camera is bad at all, but there’s a lot … Continue reading →

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Shanta’s Retirement Dinner

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Joel

My mother-in-law recently retired as a long-time professor at Union Community College, where she taught English as a Second Language for over 30 years. On Friday evening, her former colleagues threw a small party for her and two other retiring … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Supermoon on November 15 2016

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Joel

We recently had this “Supermoon” event in mid-November, where the Moon was abnormally close, and won’t be this close again for another 20+ years.  I decided to try something different. I got my camera out, set it up on a … Continue reading →

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The Ipes ran in our first ever 5K at the Princeton Pacers’ Clash Dash 5K

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Joel

Since September, Lily has been running in a program called Girls on the Run. Twice a week, she’s running on a track with a number of other girls. The season is now over, and I think it was a good experience for … Continue reading →

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Winning it all at cityseek 2016 in Philadelphia

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Joel

Early October, we dropped the kids off with my sister for the weekend, and drove into Philadelphia. We had signed up months earlier with three other couples for the 1st annual cityseek event. The event was a charity fundraiser for … Continue reading →

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13 Year Anniversary Dinner, and Anjelah Johnson at the Stress Factory

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Joel

Can 13 years fly by that quickly without noticing? I’m sure it can, but it seems like an odd number to say that about. It’s not a round number. It’s really one of those seemingly nondescript numbers in the middle … 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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Visiting the Silverball Museum in Asbury Park

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Joel

I love playing pinball and old video games.  Always have.  Last month for Father’s Day, we went to Asbury Park to hang out and enjoy the day out. We had initially planned to also visit the Silverball Museum, but ran out … Continue reading →

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