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The Ipes made a break for freedom in June – Our 24 hour weekend in Annapolis Maryland

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Joel

After nearly 3 months in the pandemic, the Ipes were getting a serious case of cabin fever. Also, the kids and I desperately needed haircuts. After Labor Day, we heard that Maryland would be opening up salons and outdoor dining. … Continue reading →

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Our Road Trip to Orlando – Days 7 & 8 – The road home

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Joel

I’ll combine the last two days, because it was not a super complicated road trip, apart from traffic. The plan was to hit the road after breakfast, and make the 10 hour drive (plus fuel stops & rest breaks) to … Continue reading →

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Business Trip to Dallas Texas

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Joel

Last month I traveled to the Dallas area for two days worth of meetings and tours. The flight inbound on American Airlines was pretty uuneventful apart from the middle seat. The plane offered in-flight entertainment so I watched the first … Continue reading →

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Business Trip to Columbus Ohio

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Joel

In March, I had a very brief business trip to Columbus Ohio, that got postponed due to a freak mid-March snowstorm. It got rescheduled for two weeks later, and the same day as Lily’s 9th birthday party. Why? Thankfully, I was … Continue reading →

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Business trip to Hartford

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Joel

Immediately after returning home from my recent trip to Pittsburgh, I was back on the road (literally.) On a late Sunday night, I was driving up to Hartford CT for another audit. With all of our usual Ipe activities, I … Continue reading →

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Our March Trip to Philadelphia – Day 1

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Joel

Tuesday morning was a rather hectic day. This was Spring Break for the kids here in NJ, so looked at what to do while the kids had a week off. I was obviously free as a jaybird, so we decided to go … Continue reading →

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Midwest Roadtrip Day 1 – Cleveland, Ohio

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Joel

Today is day one of our big trip for the year. Two long-sought objectives: I’ve been wishing for a vacation in Chicago for years to see the sights. We haven’t visited our friends Paul & Biji in Michigan since Nov … Continue reading →

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Celebrating our sixth wedding anniversary in Atlantic City

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Joel

This year, we Ipes were celebrating our sixth wedding anniversary.  What to do, what to do? After much soul-searching, researching in dusty European libraries, and verifying our hypotheses through frightening lab experiments that no man should do, we decided on spending … Continue reading →

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