Monthly Archives: October 2009

IX. The Courtyard, by H.P. Lovecraft

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Frog

It was the city I had known before; The ancient, leprous town where mongrel throngs Chant to strange gods, and beat unhallowed gongs In crypts beneath foul alleys near the shore. The rotting, fish-eyed houses leered at me From where … Continue reading →

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No Content Just Bliss

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Frog

Working from home today:

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GD Co-workers

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Frog

I don’t want to sound like I avoid all sick people because I don’t. Yesterday I saw someone in a car with a mask on…seriously, people. Allow me to mock. But, there’s someone at work today who is coming down … Continue reading →

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Frog

The first year we lived here we got very excited about Halloween and we decorated in anticipation–lights on the front porch, spooky lights in the upstairs windows, scary music at the door and a big bag of assorted candies–the good … Continue reading →

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Shopping for a Good Cause

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Frog

Perhaps I’ve mentioned that I don’t like to shop. It’s true. It’s something I do because I have to eat or have clothes or sit on something. Today I went with two co-workers to a monthly sale that a local … Continue reading →

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How is this helpful?

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Frog

So, is it just my lucky day or has Microsoft Word 2007 completely lost its damn mind?

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Wee recap

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Frog

So, yeah, we went to New York for the weekend. We’ve talked about doing it for years and I’ve always been the one who was reluctant. Something about watching too many TV shows that showed how gritty the city was…did … Continue reading →

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Back to the one horse town

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Frog

As we flew into the airport last night and there wasn’t another plane in my line of sight, I leaned over to the better-half and said something about the one horse town rolling up the rug and going to bed. … Continue reading →

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The Weight

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Frog

I seriously felt like a weight had been dropped on my head today by the time I got home. I’ve been updating a training database non-stop at work for the last two days…why aren’t the trainers responsible for this? Who … Continue reading →

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Reuse

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Frog

A couple of years ago the better-half swapped out the pipes that feed our outdoor faucets so that water wouldn’t go through the water filter. Why filter water that we dump on plants? We had the leftover copper pipes hanging … Continue reading →

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