Author Archives: Frog

2 hours

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Frog

Anyone who has read this sorry little blog for awhile knows my father is an asshole. We were at my parent’s for Thanksgiving yesterday and everything was going well. About two hours in, my father asked what time it was … Continue reading →

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So tired

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Frog

We went to see Pink Martini on Tuesday night. A very fun show and they sang Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman and here’s how they did it: We stayed in our seats and sang along. We left after the conga … Continue reading →

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We did nothing

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Frog

We’re nearing the end of our vacation and exactly nothing has happened – which means we’ve succeeded. Sunrise: Sunset and I worked hard to get those sun flares: I’ve been moving a deck chair around to hide from the sun … Continue reading →

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Can’t Say Much

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Frog

This week: A job candidate posted something about my department on social media that basically disparaged the entire work of the department and because we are so small, she may as well have named us personally. The only take-away I … Continue reading →

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Less than 3 days

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Frog

I ran a report on our HR system the other day and realized I have taken less than 3 days of vacation this year. No wonder I’m so tired. Good thing there is a week coming soon to remedy that.

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Hot new lunch spot

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Frog

I have a doctor’s appointment today in the middle of the day. Work was like argharghargh and so I ran out of there while I had the chance. Got to the appointment early and ate my lunch in the car. … Continue reading →

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Appropriate

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Frog

No sooner than I posted that whine about the street signs and heavy equipment than they moved on to terrorize another part of the neighborhood. Sweet! Just cracked this open on this beautiful Saturday (low temps and low humidity with … Continue reading →

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First World Problem that I’m sick of

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Frog

Our neighborhood is under the siege of gas pipe replacement. A piece of heavy equipment (or 5) has been parked in front or beside our house for about 9 months (or forever). They hooked up our house about two weeks … Continue reading →

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Tiring

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Frog

Locking up children, racial profiling and whatever new fresh hell this awful president comes up with next is not how we make America great again. Because, honestly, America was already pretty great. A confederate sympathizer is running against one of … Continue reading →

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Peaches

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Frog

We bought some unripe peaches a couple of weeks ago. Last night we made the base and today the better-half ran it through our ice cream maker. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a star. Peach ice cream! This is the … Continue reading →

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