Author Archives: Frog

Like a fart in a diving bell

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Frog

We had two Thanksgivings this year. One with my family and one with the better-half’s. When we heard my sister was bringing spinach as an appetizer, we made green bean casserole for my family instead of the 3 cheese spinach … Continue reading →

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Two Shows

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Frog

Tuesday night we saw Stevie Wonder in concert. Stevie. Wonder. He stopped playing abruptly at 10pm. For an intermission. We are old and went to our hotel and fell asleep. A younger co-worker was at the same show and left … Continue reading →

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Fry it up in the pan

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Frog

I woke up at 2:45 this morning having to use the bathroom like I was a race horse at the end of a race. Also, I couldn’t remember if we’d put the breakfast sausage in the refrigerator. I was afraid … Continue reading →

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On Interviewing

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Frog

As of today, I’m on three interview panels. Here’s a tip: you are immediately above the other people who we’re interviewing if you can demonstrate that you know what our business is. You know, what we actually do. You don’t … Continue reading →

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Are you Festy Experienced?

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Frog

We obtained free tickets to Saturday’s Festy Experience. We thought, what the heck, let’s go. It took us an hour to drive 6 miles because of construction on the interstate. This was before we even left Richmond. The rest of … Continue reading →

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UCI Road World Championship

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Frog

This tiny bike race* is happening this week in Richmond. It’s so small that I’m going to have to work from home for three days this week. Our neighborhood happens to be along the time trial route so we walked … Continue reading →

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Some fine updates

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Frog

This week the magic happened. Let me start by saying our guest bedroom closet has been a nightmare of boxes, suitcases and boxes. There were some boxes in there too. The closet had no shelving, rods, or anything in it … Continue reading →

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What are the odds

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Frog

This time last year we planned on spending the afternoon smoking a chicken and hanging out in our backyard only to be thwarted by a gazillion girl scouts in the neighboring backyard. Damn, if it didn’t happen again today. The … Continue reading →

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Duck, Duck, Got Away

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Frog

We went to Duck this weekend and stretched it out for four days over the already long holiday weekend. The better-half needed a vacation and I was more than happy to help him out with that. We’ve been talking about … Continue reading →

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The End of August

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Frog

How did it get to be the end of August already? Last night was super nice so we spent most of our time on the patio. I bet it’s been two months since we pulled out the cushions and slouched … Continue reading →

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