Category Archives: Generic Thoughts

Getting into the Swing

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Frog

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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Idle hands

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Frog

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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Addled mind

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Frog

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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Arty Farty

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Frog

Last night we went with a friend to a paint studio. We painted The Scream. I was a little disappointed the instructor didn’t know how to pronounce Edvard Munch’s name. The only factoid she knew was a recent auction price. … Continue reading →

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Well, that took forever

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Frog

If you’ve been following along at home, you know I lost my job in September 2011. I finished school in May 2012 and finished a (paying) project in September 2012. Since then, I’ve read a lot of books and have … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Merry Christmas Eve (and happy wishes for tomorrow too)

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Frog
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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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