Category Archives: Personal

Personal stuff about me.

The Art of the Photograph by Art Wolfe & Rob Sheppard

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Joel

For our Secret Santa exchange this year, my friend Sandhya surprised me with ” The Art of the Photograph” by Art Wolfe & Rob Sheppard. I am absolutely thrilled. I borrowed this book from our local library a few months … Continue reading →

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My Troy – Bilt Vortex 2490 snow thrower has arrived

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Joel

I’ve never had a snow blower or thrower before. All those years, we’ve resorted to our snow shovels and aching backs to handle the snow, always dreading the next ‘snowpocalypse’. I am officially cancelling the snowpocalypse. Here is our first … Continue reading →

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The end of an era – we sold off the townhouse

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Joel

Since July, all we have spoken about was the new house. Moving in, new routines, unpacking, etc. What we didn’t really talk about was all of our efforts to sell the townhouse. Ever since we moved into the new house … Continue reading →

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We attended our first Halloween Party in over a decade and it was fun

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Joel

We haven’t dressed up for a Halloween party in years. Maybe an entire decade. The folks in the neighborhood have been very friendly and that’s awesome. Lenny and Evanessa invited us into their home last weekend for a party at their … Continue reading →

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It has been a crazy few months

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Joel

Sometimes I look around the house, and I am struck by conflicting thoughts. 1. How much we have accomplished since July. 2. How much we have not accomplished since July. The last time we moved, I was back at work … Continue reading →

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Celebrating our 11th wedding anniversary

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Joel

Namita and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary this year. Time flies when you are real estate moguls with two houses, two children, and two cats. As per tradition, we got all pretty, and went to our local Ruth’s Chris steakhouse … Continue reading →

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Hanging up some artwork and the cats weren’t helping

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Joel

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I’m always proud when: Whatever I cook actually turns out decent, e.g. grilling a meal doesn’t turn into a sad disaster. Whenever I hang up something, big or small. To help … Continue reading →

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House fixerups and other updates

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Joel

A quick update from my last post: 1. I figured out 99% of the “walkway lights not lighting up” problem. I identified the lights as belonging to Lowe’s in-hoise Portfolio brand, did a bunch of research about low-voltage outdoor lighting … Continue reading →

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Joel

Saturday evening, Nums and I took the kids out for dinner and a movie, to celebrate our “Date-aversary” (14 years and counting.) For dinner, we tried our this interesting “fast super casual” Mexican place called Mexican Mariachi Grill. I’ll admit … Continue reading →

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The Ipes have moved in

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Joel

I think it is rather official at this point, and we can call it: The Ipes have moved into our new home. We have spent the past two months cleaning out our townhouse and migrating the majority of our wordly … Continue reading →

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