Author Archives: Frog

Dull Roar

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Frog

Thursday night we went to see the Drive By Truckers at a local venue. Sometimes you just need rock and roll: Tonight there’s a super moon and even with my crappy camera, you can tell how awesome our satellite is:

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Profound sadness

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Frog

Last night as I went to bed, I asked the better-half how I could start the day with such hope only to end it with such despair. I still don’t know how this country voted for a person who has … Continue reading →

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Never Did That Before

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Frog

Depending on how you look at it, we’ve waited either 240 years* or 96 years** to do what I did today. #imwithher *American independence – 1776 **19th amendment – 1920

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Fire

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Frog

Last night we sat around the fire pit. A party was going on a few houses down and the youngsters were loud way into the night. An elderly couple lives next door so we were a bit surprised there wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Boot Fail

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Frog

No posts in September, slacker. Over the weekend, we took the Nieces on a hike in the George Washington National forest. The past couple of weeks have been brutal with rain, rain, rain (go the freak away). As it happens, … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Portland

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Frog

Yesterday we took a loooooong walk and ended up at Rising Tide brewery. They had a band and a couple of food trucks. I had originally hoped to go to Allagash brewery, but there are tons of craft breweries in … Continue reading →

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Humid in Portland

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Frog

We flew into Portland, ME, and in spite of our expectations, we made it here with all luggage intact. Richmond’s American desk was a cluster yesterday as it is wont to do. Seriously, get yourselves together. Yesterday was a day … Continue reading →

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Quick trip to Texas

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Frog

We are eating ZZQ BBQ, drinking Ardent’s Virginia Common and listening to KSYM. We waited over an hour in line for the Q in a thousand degree heat. It was like we were in Texas and it only took us … Continue reading →

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To DC and back again

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Frog

We took the train to DC to see Billy Joel perform. Taking the train has distinct advantages to the craptastic strip of 95 in the summertime. Playing cards with a messed up deck. Turns out some decks have more than … Continue reading →

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Frog

We went to see the Kehinde Wiley exhibit last night which was super amazing. It has been awhile since an entire exhibit has thrilled me. Every single piece was striking. Then we moved over to see the new Gordon Parks … Continue reading →

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