Author Archives: Frog

About the beer

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Frog

We’re a week out from our brewing session and I’m finally resting easy. You see we got home from the homebrew store and I threw the hops and the yeast into the freezer. Yes, I threw the yeast package into … Continue reading →

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Tired of cleaning up

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Frog

You should know cleaning out the litter box is the 3rd thing I do every weekday morning. This step in my morning process comes shortly after 6am. It’s good to start off everyday with something gross, don’t you think? This … Continue reading →

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Too polite?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Frog

As you know, I can be a smart-mouthed jerk. Usually I keep my manners in mind and I really try hard to be as pleasant as possible when I’m at work or in public. Really. Sometimes I’m not successful and … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Frog

We are going to brew our first beer tomorrow. Shooting for a summer ale. Details to follow.

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On The Way Home

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Frog

Here’s a diagram so you know what I’m talking about. It’s not drawn to scale, but it does look a lot like a wine bottle, don’t you think? There’s a stretch of road that sort of guides you into one … Continue reading →

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Who is in there?

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Frog

We saw the first swallowtail of the season (Virginia’s state bug) and went out to investigate. Specifically, we wanted to know if it came out of the above. Nope, that little package is still wrapped up. And, the swallowtail evaded … Continue reading →

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Don’t Want To Know

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Frog

I have two big training sessions that I’m leading coming up in the next few weeks. And, by that, I mean my rooms are capped at 100 people and the registration is still open because we’re only like 60-70% full … Continue reading →

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It’s OK

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Frog

Last night we walked around the yard and let ourselves into the garden to check the progress of the asparagus. Nothing yet, but I bet there will be by next weekend. We’re finally going to have spring temperatures here. I’m … Continue reading →

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Makes me wish I had an avocado

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Frog
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The Garden

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Frog

We went out to the garden today to mow down the weeds in the asparagus patch. The better-half hit the fruit vines too. I’m happy to say the chives survived their wintering in the garage and I dug up either … Continue reading →

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