Category Archives: Personal

Personal stuff about me.

I completed my last audit of the year

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Joel

As of yesterday, I completed work on my last audit of the year, so now I’m “free.”  I say “free”, because I’m going to obviously help out whoever I can, but I’m basically unassigned for now.  Time to do research, … Continue reading →

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It’s alive!!! We have fish again

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Joel

That post title should be read with your best Dr. Frankenstein impression.  We have fish again. As you may remember, we had a mass ritual suicide in the aquarium back in the beginning of August. Now that Doug helped me … Continue reading →

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Veterans Day 2009

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Joel

First off, I salute all of our surviving U.S. veterans, and commemorate those who have passed on. You have done a wonderful service for all of us. I was off today, which was very nice. The kids were both at … Continue reading →

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Josh is now a Star Wars fan

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Joel

It’s like a dream come true. Joshua is, I think, officially a Star Wars fan. He’s only 4.5 years old, but I think I can get continue my corruption, er, I mean, nurture his budding love for geekiness.  We’ve been watching … Continue reading →

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A busy November Saturday

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Joel

Saturday morning, we met up with my sister-in-law and her family at our house.  We drove down to Wall, NJ to visit Atlantic Farms, which has a small petting zoo.  We’d been here before back in October 2008, and I … Continue reading →

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I bought a PureSleep so my wife can sleep

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Joel

Maybe it’s the weight gain, or the onset of old age.  In recent news, I’m snoring. A lot. This isn’t a dainty snore once in a while that women find attractive.  This is heaving snoring every night, and apparently disruptive … Continue reading →

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The new camera has arrived

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Joel

The new camera arrived, just in the nick of time. It’s pretty decent for a little over a $100. The shutter lag is probably going to annoying over time, but for now, this is good enough. What’s even better? My … Continue reading →

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Our camera is broken

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Joel

Ah, our beloved Canon Powershot S80.  We knew ye well.  Yes, it is dead.  And now, for a little background history. Many moons ago, we used to own a a Sony Powershot camera, and it was our first digital camera.  … Continue reading →

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‘In a world…’ where movie trailers are awful

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Joel

I’m officially tired of watching movie trailers in the movie theater.  I want the world to understand that is a big statement for me.  Traditionally, I’ve always enjoyed the trailers. Years have passed, and now, if I have to sit … Continue reading →

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Joel & Josh visit NYC

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Joel

I finally scheduled a day off, and take Joshua to the city.  I had been promising to take him to the city for the entire spring and summer, but the schedules finally worked.  At the moment, I’m leading an audit, but … Continue reading →

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