Author Archives: Frog

Oh January

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Frog

Omicron is running rampant. I looked at the NY Times COVID map yesterday and nearly every state is brick red or purple. That’s not good. We made plans back in the summer to go to Key West at the end … Continue reading →

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Christmas Time Was Here

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Frog

On the whole, our Christmas was very nice. We spent time with what I will call the cool kids on the better-half side of the family. It was a smaller gathering than usual because of COVID and the passage of … Continue reading →

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Coming into the home stretch

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Frog

I don’t know what burned out feels like, but I may be close to it. Instead of blaming the never ending pandemic, being back in the office full-time while worrying about area COVID numbers, managing a team that is mostly … Continue reading →

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Appropriate Weather

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Frog

It’s the middle of November and it finally feels like it here in central Virginia. Yesterday, I swapped out my dresser drawers subbing in sweaters for my t-shirts and shorts. As I said to the better-half yesterday, people drive to … Continue reading →

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She was pretty special

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Frog

The better-half’s aunt died a week ago and we went to her memorial service on Saturday. It was a nice day and the church is small so they set up tables outside. Because, there was a lot of food afterwards … Continue reading →

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Ho Hum

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Frog

It was rainy and overcast this weekend so we did not go to the Richmond Folk Festival. We should have braved it because the only item of note this weekend was washing our outdoor cushion covers. Yeah, boy. The fun … Continue reading →

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September, we hardly knew you

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Frog

Here we are at the end of September. I don’t know what happened to the month. We went to our first concert since January of 2020 and it was so nice to have big sound wash over us. The outdoor … Continue reading →

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Nice View If You Can Get It

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Frog

The condo is straight out of the 80s but the view can’t be beat. We are close enough to the harbor that we get to see all the ferry traffic. There are a bunch of baby stingrays, some crabs, and … Continue reading →

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Pretty good weekend

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Frog

Yesterday we helped a friend of mine from work move a huge dresser out of her house and over to Rick’s aunt’s thrift store (his aunt’s church runs a thrift store as part of their community mission). Then we picked … Continue reading →

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Bye, July

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Frog

Somehow, it is the first day of August. Which means 27 days until vacation. As usual, I find myself in a weird spot of being halfway through the year and I’ve taken about 6 hours of vacation all year. There’s … Continue reading →

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