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Ten inches of snow outside my door this morning. Global warming. Just sayin’.
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This post has been coming for quite some time. The end of last year, in fact, when my life was totally different (well, I had one fewer child, anyway). At the end of August 2013, John Mayer released his sixth … Continue reading
I’m calling this one my Spring Tour. This weekend I’ll be at two of Loudoun County’s finest vineyards, entertaining patrons and maybe even sampling a sip or two of Loudoun vino. Friday night I’ll be at Dry Mill Winery in … Continue reading
Five days in I’d like to think I’m adjusting to fatherhood pretty well. Drink coffee, move furniture, work in the shed. And of course I spent Sunday watching golf on TV. Then again, by this criterion I was ready for … Continue reading
A few years ago I found in a closet two old school Kool-aid packets of the greatest flavor of all time: Great Bluedini. I told myself I’d drink one on the day I turned 30. Done. The other I’d drink … Continue reading
It has come to my attention that another Oscar night has come and gone. Whoops. Of the 60 or so movies nominated for awards this year I had seen exactly two: Blue Jasmine and The Great Gatsby. Whoops. Though completely unfamiliar with … Continue reading
Lousy Smarch weather.
February is the worst month of the year. It’s also the shortest. Sometimes things just work out.
I have now seen Season Two of House of Cards in its entirety, and I’m happy to say it lived up to its hype. Last year I called the show something along the lines of The West Wing… if it were written … Continue reading
Kudos to the folks at Oreo cookies for leading us, yet again, into the future of snack foods. In stores now is something called the “cookie dough Oreo,” a delight one wonders why it took until 2014 to develop. Well, … Continue reading