Category Archives: Personal

Personal stuff about me.

I can thank Sandy for cabin fever

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Joel

I’ve been home the entire week now, and I’ve got a serious case of cabin fever. The office opened on Wed, but rail service is still currently unavailable. I planned to drive to the office today, but I found a … Continue reading →

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Updating my website

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Joel

Okay, I’m sure that people have noticed that I haven’t been updating my website all that regularly these past few months. Yeah, it’s been sporadic at best. Why is that, you may ask? I dunno, we’ve just been really busy. … Continue reading →

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So I’m coaching boys soccer again

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Joel

So……. I’m coaching Josh’s soccer team this Fall. Thirteen 1st and 2nd graders. Yup, I am. To be honest, I wasn’t planning on coaching soccer again. I was never a soccer player or someone who even watched a game. I … Continue reading →

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Seeing old friends one evening

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Joel

Old friend Sai and Karthik visited NYC briefly this month, so I met up with them during a rushed Tuesday evening in Midtown for drinks and dinner. They would be wrapping up their NYC trip soon before heading back to … Continue reading →

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Dinner at Mehtaphor

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Joel

I found Saturday to be a pretty decent day for me. Most weekends are full of activities, Saturday wasn’t so bad. I woke up a little before 9am, helped my daughter get ready for swim class, but my wife took … Continue reading →

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I’m cutting down my diet soda intake

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Joel

I’ve been a long time Diet Coke and Coke Zero drinker for many years. I thought I was being smart about not drinking regular soda, and still enjoying the caffeine and soda fizz. Seriously, 1-3 bottles a day. Lo and … Continue reading →

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Final Fantasy for iOS

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Joel

Two years ago, Apple was running a sale on Final Fantasy 1 and 2 in the iTunes store. These were new ports of the original 1980’s 8-bit Nintendo NES / Famicom home video games. I remember way back when my … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day dinner with family

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Joel

Another Father’s Day? Why yes, yes it is. As usual, another busy family day. I couldn’t sleep much last night, so I got early around 4am to catch up on laundry and read online. Before we went to church, the … Continue reading →

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The end of my first season coaching youth soccer

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Joel

Saturday, June 9th 2012 was the end of my first season as a youth soccer coach. Somehow, I survived getting to know the boys names, what they were good at, and what they weren’t good at. Getting up early on Wednesday mornings and … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Music (1965)

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Joel

We recently watched The Sound of Music (1965) on blu-ray, a la Netflix. The kids loved the musical numbers, and I gotta show some respect to Rodgers & Hammerstein for their songwriting and musical abilities. Legendary filmmaker Robert Wise both … Continue reading →

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