Category Archives: Personal

Personal stuff about me.

Trying out my new Under Armour running sneakers

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Joel

We were at Dick’s Sporting Goods recently to pick up softball equipment for Lily’s first season, and there was this 20% off sale. It was time for new running sneakers, so why not? After some perusing of the wares, I … Continue reading →

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Decorating the office (continued)

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Joel

Unpacking (and decorating) the home office continues. From left to right: A new addition – signed autograph from Levar Burton A signed autograph of Garrett Wang (from Star Trek Voyager) that I’ve had in my possession since 1997 A souvenir … Continue reading →

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These Land’s End Kenosha Snow Boots are pretty nice

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Joel

I haven’t good boots in a long while. I used to have some decent boots, but the cats urinated on them about two years ago, so yeah, I threw those away. Whenever I had to shovel snow, I just wore … Continue reading →

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Purchased a mechanic tool set just for the socket wrench tools

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Joel

I mentioned earlier that I need a socket wrench or ratchet tool kit. I never really thought socket wrenches or ratchet tools were useful unless one was working on a car. Last summer, when I had to put together our Weber … Continue reading →

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1st time using our Vortex 2490 snow thrower

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Joel

I find it a bit ironic that once we purchased a snow thrower, we’ve had little to no snow accumulation this winter. I’m not asking for a lot of snow exactly, but I’ve been sitting prepared for a storm that … Continue reading →

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I don’t know what will happen during the blizzard this week, but our snow thrower is assembled and ready

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Joel

Our snow thrower has been sitting in the original packing crate since early December, as I’ve had a busy two months. Also, the weather has been mild with a distinct lack of snow. No longer! This week, we’ve got a … Continue reading →

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Good bye old STM medium cargo messenger bag. Hello new STM Velo 2 messenger bag.

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Joel

I bought my STM cargo messenger bag back in 2010, and man, I used to get compliments for it. It was a nice bag. People would also ask me why I wouldn’t just use the free ones provided by our … Continue reading →

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My reflections on the year that was 2014

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Joel

Oh my God, what a year. Where do I begin? How do I describe the level of bizarreness? To capture the exhaustion? The agony? The joy? The relief? This was one year of complete extremes. We had some great times, and some … Continue reading →

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My last day working for You-Know-Who and that’s all I want to say about it

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Joel

Today, Friday, was my last day working for the Firm That Will Not Be Named, and Voldemort himself. I won’t say too much, and you know what? After 12 months of complaining, I’m done talking about it. The last two … Continue reading →

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Friday night out and about without the kids

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Joel

We planned a day (and evening) without the kids the day after Christmas. After having a Chackos & Ipe slumber party at our house Christmas night, we jointly dropped off the three cousins to their grandparents’ house for Slumber Party … Continue reading →

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