Category Archives: Personal

Personal stuff about me.

And then there were five….

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Joel

We lost another fish this morning — the blue molly.  Found him/her on the bottom of the tank.  What’s the deal?  I thought fish were easy upkeep?  Keep the water clean, feed them once a day, throw a hamster in … Continue reading →

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Hanging out with family and friends

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Joel

Saturday night, Anju, Sunny, and Sophia came over to visit.  We tried out this Latin restaurant nearby for the first time.  Pretty decent, and very nice empañadas. On a beautiful-yet-hot Sunday in July, we packed the car, and drove to … Continue reading →

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Diablo 3, baptism preparations, and spicy Indian food

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Joel

I don’t know how I missed it.  Well, sure I do — I’ve been busy with work and family life to keep track of major announcements in the gaming industry, but Blizzard announced the upcoming release of Diablo 3.  Diablo … Continue reading →

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The Ipes go to bat

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Joel

Tonight, the entire Ipe family went to see a Trenton Thunder vs. the Binghampton Mets minor league baseball game over at Trenton’s Waterfront Park.  Her company purchased group tickets, and we went as well.  I have to say this was … Continue reading →

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I do love Star Wars

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Joel

I do love Star Wars.  Here are two great Star Wars-related clips: The first is a Spike TV commercial promoting their Star Wars movie marathons. [Thanks Kanishk for sharing.] The 2nd clip is from the upcoming LucasArts game Star Wars: … Continue reading →

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We’ve had our first casualty

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Joel

Last night after work, I picked up the kids, and we came home to find one of our guppies floating upside down.  Our first casualty.  Without letting Joshua notice, I scooped the little guy out, and flushed it down the … Continue reading →

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I’m doubting the coolness of traffic receivers

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Joel

Yesterday morning, I was driving along to Philadelphia, minding my own business, when my GPS device (with a built-in traffic receiver) alerted me to a significant delay on I-676 — greater than 30 mins, and suggested rerouting me to Route … Continue reading →

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Updates and ideas

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Joel

Hey hey hey.  When I have some free time (not), I’m going to start scanning in old photos from the family photo albums.  I’ve moved my old Growing Up photos to a new photo gallery. A little posterity never hurt … Continue reading →

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Here fishy fishy fishy…..

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Joel

Doug and Kathy came over for dinner and brought the fish tank and all the paraphernalia.  We are now the proud owners of 8 freshwater guppies and other assorted fish, plus a fish tank and stand, etc.  It’s sitting in … Continue reading →

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The land before good children’s movies

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Joel

Ugh, we watched The Land Before Time, an 1988 animated movie from Don Bluth, the same fellow who produced The Secret of Nimh.  I’m glad I’m not allergic to corn, because this movie was corny and just terrible.  Thank goodness … Continue reading →

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