Author Archives: Frog

Watermelon, Man

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Frog

Someone in my household insisted on buying a watermelon last weekend and then proceeded to eat none of it. Which left us with a ton of cut-up watermelon. I hit it with a potato masher today and strained it. Oh … Continue reading →

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Bermuda

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Frog

Last weekend we were in Bermuda. I am sad that going to Bermuda every weekend isn’t a thing. This was the view from our room. We were at Elbow Beach resort and, even though we were up the hill, we … Continue reading →

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Bliss

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Frog

I worked on July 3rd and had a less than 5 minute conversation with one person. Otherwise I didn’t say more than Hi to anyone. It was bliss. I cranked out 8 hours of work with no interruption and am … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Frog

My friend from Germany was here with her kids. We haven’t seen each other since 1997, before she had kids. We spent a day and a half with them in Washington, DC. It was a good trip because we visited … Continue reading →

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Be a long time since the rock and roll

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Frog

We went to a concert the other night and while there was only good musicianship, the show didn’t do much for either of us. I guess that happens on occasion. By the way, we’ve been to 14 shows already this … Continue reading →

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Iceland, part three

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Frog

This is late going up and it almost seems like we never went, but then I remember things. We visited Blue Lagoon on the Friday of our trip and went all in…silica mud masks, algae masks, drinks in the water, … Continue reading →

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Flying Home

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Frog

When we originally planned our trip, friends were meant to go with us. Our friends had a death in the family and we scrambled to cancel their plans the night before we left. It’s pretty remarkable how much you can … Continue reading →

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Iceland, part two

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Frog

There is a companion piece here in Akureyri to the one in Reykjavik. This one is on the Eyjafjordur (it’s a fjord): We took a drive to Myvatn today and decided walking outside in a bathing suit was ridiculous, so … Continue reading →

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Iceland, part one

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Frog

We walked around to the other side of the Reykjavik harbor and were greeted by this: The Harpa concert hall was beautiful and immense. Coincidentally, someone from my hometown was headlining a show there that night. A short walk led … Continue reading →

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Disappointment

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Frog

The person I really wanted to hire declined our offer. Our benefits package would have cost her money. Dang. The runner-up will likely say yes. I’m not as excited about that person, but you work with what you can get. … Continue reading →

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