Author Archives: Frog

My County Sucks

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Frog

Our personal property taxes are due at the beginning of next month. We have the option to pay via credit card online. If we don’t mind paying an extra $3.71 per bill. WTF! Thanks, I’ll put it in the mail … Continue reading →

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Damn those Vandals (and the Visigoths suck too)

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Frog

We went by The Belmont Butchery today after letting a long and embarrassing amount of time pass since our last visit only to find the building boarded up because some vandals busted out the windows. It sucks.

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Late to the Party

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Frog

How come it took me so long to find Townes Van Zandt?

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Creepy

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Frog

The better-half and I saw a picture of a guy we know of but we don’t know personally. Our first reaction was how much older he looks than we do (he’s a year older) and how creepy he looked because … Continue reading →

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Thrilled to Be Back Among People

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Frog

I’m so glad to be back at work. It’s only Wednesday and I’m sick of being in a building with massive amounts of training going on (don’t get me going on the state of our bathrooms). Case in point: I … Continue reading →

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Wedding

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Frog

We went to a wedding today. The guy who got married is my cousin. I realized he’s 17 years younger than I am. I’m old. He’s starting his life. The ceremony was very nice. Afterwards, we had to go to … Continue reading →

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Again with the food

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Frog

Wednesday night we started with an appetizer: We impulsively bought a pasta machine several months ago and decided we’d make fresh pasta for New Year’s Eve dinner. In all honesty the machine is kind of crap and so I think … Continue reading →

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Food, Food, Food

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Frog

It’s just about 70 degrees here and there’s a lovely breeze floating through the house. I can’t say I like having Spring in Winter, but for one day it’s nice. I’d like some cold temperatures and snow but only if … Continue reading →

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Holidays

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Frog
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Treats

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Frog

Yesterday I spent some time making nuts, garbanzo beans and black-eye pea salad. The salad is for Christmas Eve and the others are for gift giving. The garbanzo beans have a blend of spices that could be considered Moroccan. The … Continue reading →

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