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Personal stuff about me.

My road bike is back

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Joel

After a long week and a half, I picked up my bicycle today. It’s not perfect, as I ordered a new rear wheel, but delivery on the wheel has been delayed. Maybe next week. In the meantime, I got the … Continue reading →

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New cycling milestone for 2010 – I hit 200 miles

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Joel

I’m a little behind on my riding time this year, due to some busy weekends. However, let’s be happy for the milestone itself. I rode 26 miles today around central NJ, and hit a nice milestone for the year — 200 … Continue reading →

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One helluva July 4th weekend this year

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Joel

Happy July 4th, everybody! It was certainly one of the biggest, busiest weekends for us in a long time. I’m not claiming that our engagment weekend or our wedding weekend were not busy, but this was certainly up there. Let’s … Continue reading →

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After all these years, I finally got my HDTV

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Joel

After all these years, I finally got my HDTV. Oddly enough, it hasn’t truly hit me yet. You would think that I would be dancing around, giddy like a little schoolgirl. It would be within the realm of possibility that … Continue reading →

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The dream lives: We finally bought the HDTV

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Joel

In 1999, I bought my 32″ Sony Wega flat TV. It weights 200 lbs, but the picture was very nice (and relatively big) compared to what my family had owned in the past. That was 1999, of course, and times … Continue reading →

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I’m trying to be a more professional cyclist so I’m wearing a necktie

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Joel

Big news: I’m getting in some quality cycling time nowadays. On most weekends, I”m getting away for a few hours to ride the long roads of central NJ. Partly because I want to be on my bike, partly because it’s … Continue reading →

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A flat tire helped me to discover that replacing tires on Toyota Highlanders is an expensive proposition

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Joel

During the week that I was in Dallas, my wife was driving the kids home and got a flat tire somewhere between Princeton and our house. She didn’t know what it was, but last week when I took it to my … Continue reading →

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Protected: I had a big change in my life

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Joel

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The 2010 Bike MS “Coast the Coast” Ride

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Joel

This year, I survived the MS Bike Tour. Let me briefly recap the day. I was supposed to be on the road by 6am, in order to arrive at Monmouth University by 7am, so that I could get in the … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Turnaround

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Joel

I wanted to take a moment to talk about last Sunday’s ride, and explain how important it was to me. Provide a little context, so to speak. At the bar after the ride, some of them were still surprised that … Continue reading →

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