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Shanta’s birthday dinner

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Joel

It was my mother-in-law’s birthday earlier this week, so we met up Friday night in Edison to celebrate. The venue? Sigiri, a Sri Lankan restaurant located in both Edison NJ and Manhattan. We were here once before back in October … Continue reading →

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The Great Gatsby (2013)

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Joel

Saturday, we went to see The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann’s version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel. We first began seeing trailers for this film way back in March, I think, when we went to see Oz: The Great and Powerful. … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Joel

All these years, I’m fairly certain that I’ve been pretty clear that I am a science-fiction / Star Trek buff. I’ve watched nearly every TOS episode, ever TAS episode, every ST: TNG, ST: DS9, ST: VOY, ST: ENT, and every … Continue reading →

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Friday Date Night in Princeton

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Joel

Friday night, the in-laws watched the kids, and we made plans to go out for dinner and a movie. We got dolled up, and visited a new tapas restaurant in Princeton called Despaña that opened recently. The site used to … Continue reading →

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July 4th BBQ and Fireworks in Trenton

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Joel

July 4th, and we didn’t have any huge plans on the itinerary. We drove down to south Jersey for a BBQ at my sister’s place, and a plan to see the fireworks in their neighborhood. We would have seen the … Continue reading →

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Late June BBQ with the Kondorfs/Connellys

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Joel

Last Saturday of June, we had plans to meet up with friends Doug and Kathy for a BBQ at their place. As always, delicious food and good company. No bear sightings.

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My Father’s Day sunglasses

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Joel

I’ve been wanting a nice pair of sunglasses for awhile now. My problem has been that I have had a tendency to drop, break, or lose them in the past. Because of that risk, I often purchased cheapo sunglasses from … Continue reading →

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A Friday of family fun

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Joel

Friday, June 21st — School is out, and what to do with the kids? The last day of public school was Wednesday, and camp doesn’t start until Monday. On Thursday, Namita took Josh with her to the office, and I … Continue reading →

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My wife’s surprise birthday party

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Joel

I wanted to so something special for my wife’s birthday this year, but I was at a loss. I had wanted to have us all get away to NYC or somewhere mildly exciting. However, scheduling and expenses prohibited the really … Continue reading →

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Date Night in New Brunswick

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Joel

I loves me a good date night. It’s not easy to get one scheduled, because you need someone to watch the kids. We hired a babysitter to watch the kids to tonight. Namita’s office scheduled a company outing of sorts … Continue reading →

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