Author Archives: Frog

Smelly

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Frog

For Christmas someone in the better-half’s extended family gave me a plug-in fragrance defuser thing. You know, like one of those Glade things, only this was some other brand that I’ve never heard of and it really doesn’t matter. We … Continue reading →

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90 percent of everything is crap

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Frog

In 2004 we bought all new appliances before we moved into this house (Jan ’05). Those appliances were the dishwasher, microwave, stove, refrigerator, washer and dryer. We have had the following repaired: dishwasher, refrigerator and now the stove. The upper … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Frog

I’m ready to see what 2013 has in store. I forgot to link to the books I read last year. Telegraph Avenue is still in progress…

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Frustrating Record Keeping

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Frog

The other day my sister brought over a box of old photos that our parents gave her and we scanned the contents of the box. My sister and I (wo)manned one scanner and the better-half and one of our nieces … Continue reading →

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The Mailbox Bandits

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Frog

Last night we went to our local fire station to hear the apology of the young men who beat the heck out of our mailbox. There were two of them and they are both 18 years old. That’s a pretty … Continue reading →

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She comes out swinging on Boxing Day

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Frog

Christmas Eve is always spent with the better-half’s family. I’ll say this about this year’s gathering: nice, loud and fun. I’ll say this about the food: boring. I was one of the last folks to go through the buffet line … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas Eve (and happy wishes for tomorrow too)

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Frog
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Stop! Hammytime.

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Frog

Yes, Virginia, there is a Christmas ham.

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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Vandals (but no Visigoths)

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Frog

Yesterday morning, I noticed something laying in the driveway. I couldn’t tell what it was from the house-it sort of looked like a book. Because it wasn’t blowing around, I waited a little while before going out to investigate. Then … Continue reading →

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Back on the healthy train

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Frog

Last Saturday we had some friends over for dinner. The theme was upscale pizza joint. We fried some cheese, made some delicious jalapeno poppers and put together homemade pizza (even the dough was from scratch). And, we drank some fancy … Continue reading →

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