December 2011
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December 30th, 2011.
We just played a fabulous show at the Parallel Wine Bistro in Broadlands, VA. Unless it’s Ashland. But it could be Broadlands. Google maps, Parallel’s website, Heather’s GPS and Reverbnation all have differing opinions, but I can’t get them all in a room together to hash it out. Shame really… it’s a great place that…
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December 28th, 2011.
My brother George and his kid Max don’t quite know what to make of my fine Christmas gift…. (or mayhaps he’s just an overwhelmed young parent?) Small business is really, really, really hard. Heather and I run one. You knew that, right? ilyAIMY’s a lot of work – and sometimes it’s very lucrative, and other…
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December 20th, 2011.
Lilt performing at my Takoma Park Open Mic at Capital City Cheesecake. In the background you can see the Lovely Shira dancin’ the night away to their Irish tunes… and our local Takoma Park cheerleader… Ken… shaking his pom poms for all he’s worth. Christmas is around the corner and Congress is busy Scrooging the…
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December 15th, 2011.
They know how to do up Christmas right in Broadlands, VA. This is my view as I take a break at the Parallel Wine Bistro. Heather debuted a version of White Christmas on ukulele and threw down with a ton of different Christmas tunes, all of which seem to be in the key of G.…
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December 10th, 2011.
Saturday, December 10th – Kristen and I got up early and drove up to Strasburg, PA to ride the train with Santa Claus and make a day of wandering some of my favourite places. Below is Engine 90, the steam locomotive we rode to Paradise! Hee! The Strasburgians have built a TINY railroad! It’s a…
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December 9th, 2011.
I just can’t sleep. I’m a bit riled. I’m not sure if that’s all of it. Maybe it’s because I ate too much chocolate ice cream. Maybe it’s because Predator 2 is on. Maybe it’s because Orion is feeling affectionate and I just can’t resist the charms of our remaining cat. But I think a…
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December 7th, 2011.
So I went a week without listening to the news, without reading news, without clicking on links to the news, avoiding headlines on newspapers sitting in coffeeshops. It’s probably done my head some good. There’s been enough fishing around in there. Tuning back in we’ve got a fair number of elected officials going to jail…
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December 5th, 2011.
My previous optimism was unwarranted. We lost Cassie Saturday morning. The last time I saw her she was a little head pressing her face against the bars of a cat carrier, but after one last vet visit, we were sure we were doing the right thing. I’ve never been in that position before. Growing up…