Author Archives: Frog

MEEE–OOOO–WWW. Hiss. Whine.

As you know we have a feral cat population in our backyard. Some may argue that they really aren’t that feral, but they certainly aren’t cuddly house cats either. Our population is down from, at its highest, 15 to 6. … Continue reading

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Pasties, Juggling and a Fan Dance

Last night we went to a a restaurant we like very much and sat at the bar. The place was packed and we had no reservations. We only intended to have a drink and some appetizers so sitting at the … Continue reading

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It feels like Friday

I finally left work on time today. This week has been insane with too many meetings and no down time. I got a call at some point this afternoon that a local wine shop had a box of wine bottles … Continue reading

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Why We Can’t Have Anything Nice

Simon just entered my office and started to hack while standing on my treadmill. The treadmill has been thrown up on multiple times so I pushed him off of it. He took it out to the hallway and spewed like … Continue reading

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Getting into the Swing

During the time I was laid off and I was finishing school, we decided it was time to make a big change in our lives. We had so much fun in the small town where the graduate school was located … Continue reading

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Somewhere down the crazy river

We went for a walk today along the river. You knew Richmond was at the fall line of the James River right? We saw the city from south of the river: I told the better-half that that’s about as far … Continue reading

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Idle hands

There’s a problem with the network at the office and so most if us are sitting idle. One co-worker is taking care of personal phone calls. I’m noodling around on my phone. The thing is when this stuff happens no … Continue reading

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Am I supposed to post something here?

Well, things have been busy. Mostly the only thing I have been able to think about posting is a rant. My rant isn’t very well formed but here it is anyway: Have you ever noticed how GD tone deaf some … Continue reading

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Addled mind

So, I’ve been at the new job for four days now and I’m deep in onboarding training. Some of it is highly interesting and some of it makes me want to take a nap. Pro tip: Do not sleep at … Continue reading

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In which I threaten to drink a big bottle of bourbon

I ran errands this morning beginning with the post office. Normally, if I have to interact with postal people I go to a tiny post office way out of my way because the post woman is professional, fun and quick. … Continue reading

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