Christmas Card - 2021
This year has been a wild ride. We went from a family of three to a family of four. We left El Salvador, spent the summer in the States,...
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- Dec 26, 2020
- 1 min
Christmas Card - 2020
Let's end this difficult year on a high note, shall we? The Big Man has a little announcement: Merry Christmas, everyone. Love, Mutt, Ray...
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
Happy Halloween
His favorite book currently is, The Cat In the Hat. So, so, so.... -.-
- Aug 2, 2020
- 1 min
Love In the Time of COVID
NB: I was itching to use "epidemiology" in this year's anniversary poem for Ray Ray. Therefore, a sonnet. What were our vows if not a...
- Jul 8, 2020
- 1 min
Rollercoaster
Two years on this roller coaster. He must be, can't be, tall enough to ride this ride. So he operates it. Taunting us daily. The slow...
- Dec 25, 2019
- 1 min
Christmas Card - 2019
Moving in a slightly different direction this year, we sent our cards electronically. Here's what it looked like: Merry Christmas,...
- Dec 17, 2019
- 4 min
Picture This: Our First Family Portraits
Family portraits on the beach sounds like a great idea, until you open the car door and your toddler cares more about playing in the water.
- Dec 7, 2019
- 2 min
Bend Over and I'll Show Ya'
In college, my roommates and I held an annual Christmas centered on the movie, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. What started as a...
- Aug 2, 2019
- 1 min
To My Wife, On Our Fifth Anniversary
You make each day august, inspiring reverence for little things that comprise the vivid tapestry of our life together. For there is...
- May 18, 2019
- 6 min
Reunion
A few days ago, we returned from a trip to Italy where Ray Ray and I celebrated our ten year class reunion with the friends we made in...
- Dec 25, 2018
- 1 min
Christmas Card - 2018
Merry Christmas, everyone. Love, Mutt, Ray Ray, and the Big Man -.- #ChristmasCard
- Oct 30, 2018
- 6 min
Last One Out Get The Lights
Five days ago we woke up in a cramped hotel room around the corner from the now-empty apartment that had been our home for the last...
- Aug 2, 2018
- 1 min
To My Wife, On Our Fourth Anniversary
Four years ago we started our day Just you and me Today we fumble Finding a new groove Because we three Are a family, growing Like a tree...
- May 3, 2018
- 1 min
She's Eating for Two...
and I'm drinking for three. Baby Konold, coming atcha this summer! -.-
- Dec 25, 2017
- 1 min
Christmas Card - 2017
If looking at a brightly lit tree, make sure you have the proper eye wear! Merry Christmas, everyone. Love, Mutt & Ray Ray -.-...
- Aug 2, 2017
- 1 min
To My Wife, On Our Third Anniversary
Your future is behind you, sir full of joy, laughter, adventures and seemingly bottomless glasses of wine. And coffee the morning after...
- Dec 17, 2016
- 1 min
Date Night: NPR's Annual Jazz Piano Christmas, 2016
Another Christmas, another opportunity to take in some holiday music. As is becoming our custom, at least for as long as we are in DC, we...
- Mar 28, 2016
- 2 min
Hamilton
As part of Ray Ray’s 30th birthday gift I bought us tickets to see Hamilton. As you’d imagine, it cost me a small fortune. And as you...
- Dec 12, 2015
- 1 min
Date Night: NPR's Annual Jazz Piano Christmas, 2015
For the second year in a row, we took part in a Washington, DC Christmas tradition: the NPR Jazz Piano Christmas at the Kennedy Center...
- Apr 4, 2015
- 2 min
Careful What You Ask For
I've said often, "I want to be roasted some day." You know, the classic Dean Martin-style roasts where everyone is dressed up, poking fun...
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