Category Archives: Personal

Personal stuff about me.

Redecorating the home again and goodbye fireplace

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Joel

When we bought the house five years ago, it came with a large standalone gas fireplace. I always assumed that the previous homeowners bought the fireplace to enhance the value of the house. I grew up with a real fireplace and … Continue reading →

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We’re running out of room to put the snow

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Joel

Another snow storm. We’re running out of room to put the show. Look at the mountain piled up behind our cars.

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I made my first homemade pizza

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Joel

I made my first homemade pizza, using simple ingredients from the supermarket. Not as difficult as I thought, and rather tasty.

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Renting a movie through Vudu on the PS3

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Joel

I hope everyone had a great New Year’s Eve. My wife and I followed our annual tradition of banning Dick Clark from the house. Nothing personal against Dick Clark kissing his wife, but we prefer sitting at home and watching … Continue reading →

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I got a new Cisco Flip UltraHD video camera

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Joel

New gadget alert! My sister and my BIL got us a Cisco Flip UltraHD video camera. Nice! I feel both happy & excited, and sad & guilt-ridden about this though, to be honest. Why? Happy & Excited– Now it will … Continue reading →

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The Blizzard of December 2010

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Joel

Yikes, how did we get a blizzard? We have 1-2 feet of snow here in New Jersey, and I am very glad to be home. I checked the weather last week and there was no snowfall in the forecast. All … Continue reading →

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My reflections on the year that was 2010

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Joel

In keeping with tradition, it is the end of December, and time for my eighth recap of the year. Truth be told, I only started this in 2002, but for years before, I had another tradition. On the night before … Continue reading →

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(500) Days of Summer

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Joel

On Saturday night after the kids went to bed, we watched (500) Days of Summer. I would classify this film as a 2009 indie offbeat romantic comedy. It probably wasn’t a true romantic comedy, as you know early on that … Continue reading →

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First two weeks with the Apple iPhone 4

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Joel

It has been about 2.5 weeks since I upgraded to the iPhone 4. What’s the verdict so far? I haven’t had any complaints about the call quality or reception. I had issues with the iFrogz case and the screen protector. The … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving vacation in 2010

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Joel

What a glorious Thanksgiving vacation this has been. I can no longer call it a weekend, or an extended weekend, as I’ve been off for six days. I had off Thursday, took a vacation day for Friday, had the weekend, … Continue reading →

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