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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...
Apr 4, 20152 min read
Mixtape: So Tomorrow I Can Run What You Cannot
In what has become an annual tradition, I am happy to share this year’s birthday mixtape I made for Ray Ray. Recall I closed out last...
Mar 27, 20152 min read
Mixtape: Today I Will Run What You Will Not
It is time to close out 2014, a year that has been very good to us in our corner of the universe. We started the year with our Caribbean...
Dec 26, 20142 min read
Christmas Card - 2014
Merry Christmas, everyone. Love, Mutt & Ray Ray -.- #ChristmasCard
Dec 25, 20141 min read
Date Night: NPR's Annual Jazz Piano Christmas
Back in 2009, Ray Ray and I attended an NPR-hosted Christmas concert at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It was a big deal for...
Dec 12, 20141 min read
Mixtape (Special Edition): You In or What?
In preparing for our wedding, we assembled little goodie bags for folks, especially those traveling from afar and staying at local...
Aug 5, 20142 min read
The Big Day (In Detail)
I have an extra day or two out here in the inland Northwest before heading back to Washington. What an absolutely amazing week it has...
Aug 4, 20148 min read
Married
Fatto. Tremendous thanks to all who made it a day never to be forgotten. We are blessed beyond words. -.-
Aug 4, 20141 min read
Mixtape: Birthday Soul
Another Ray Ray Birthday. Another mixtape. We’re on our fifth installment in this series and I’ve been told this is Ray Ray’s favorite...
Mar 27, 20141 min read
Homecoming and Home Buying
There will likely be few entries this year. Even fewer than usual, because every extra moment is spent planning or organizing some aspect...
Feb 23, 20141 min read
The Love Boat
“But wait. You’re going on your honeymoon and you’re not married yet?” Yes. When you live in the Caribbean and the cruise ship pulls in...
Jan 29, 20142 min read
Guestbook: The Inland Northwest
It seems fitting that one of the last items on the calendar before our return to the US is an entry in our guestbook. In the two years we...
Jan 7, 20143 min read
Mixtape: 4 Ray Ray
It’s Christmas in the islands. Feliz Navidad from the Dominican Republic! Our ex-pat home is celebrating Orphan Christmas with a few...
Dec 27, 20132 min read
Christmas Card - 2013
As the card says, "Viva la Navidad!" Merry Christmas, everyone! Love, Mutt & Ray Ray -.- #ChristmasCard
Dec 25, 20131 min read
Engaged
I’m happy to announce Ray Ray and I are officially engaged! It happened back on July 27th in our dining room after weeks of failed...
Aug 20, 20133 min read
Guestbook: Leigh & Reed
By now you’ve likely guessed the origins behind our newest visitors: SAIS Bologna. Leigh is the latest of our unique tribe to pack her...
May 7, 20131 min read
Guestbook: The Romanian
A somewhat last-minute, though very welcome, visit from yet another Bologna classmate. Paul is a renaissance man of sorts. Along with...
Apr 8, 20132 min read
Mixtape: I Think Very Highly Of You
Once is an occurrence. Twice is a trend. Three times is proof. This is the third in our mixtape series, and the first I’ve assembled...
Mar 26, 20132 min read
Guestbook: Sean & Keri
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, visitors can serve as a forcing function for exploring where you live. Ray Ray and I have been...
Jan 24, 20134 min read
Guestbook: New Year's With Mark & Katya
Larina and I closed out 2012 engaged in one of other year’s frequent activities: showing people around this beautiful island. To no one’s...
Jan 4, 20132 min read
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