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I spotted a cardinal this morning on the light post outside my bedroom window. While the pictures of him didn’t turn out great (darn screen), it reminded me of a bird Matt photographed about a month ago.

This bird was huge, had giant claws, and sat on our back fence for close to an hour. It [...]

I did not understand the concept of an ice storm when I moved to the East Coast. When a major storm hit during my first D.C. winter I didn’t pay much attention until I got in my car the morning after and rolled down the windows to clear the fog. The windows rolled all the [...]

The lunar eclipse tonight was as amazing as we expected. While I was in class, Allegra braved the below-freezing cold and snow flurries for over an hour and a half attempting to get pictures with our high-zoom camera and telephoto lens. Needless to say, once class was finished, I dashed home and took [...]

(There is no continuity in this entry. I jump around from language, to museums, to duck ponds, to hockey. Hope it makes sense.)
Visiting Montréal is like a little trip to Paris (not that I’ve ever been there)—but a shorter flight and without the jet lag. The city has a European feel, tons of French food, [...]

…is ajmatt blog? I’ll give you a hint: it’s cold.

Give up? We’re in Montréal!
Why Montréal in the dead of winter? Matt enjoys giving the gift of surprise travel. He’s been tormenting me for weeks now with dead-end hints about where we’re going. Pack warm clothes… but maybe we’re going to the Caribbean. Leave your car [...]

A few words I learned this week.
Caddywompus: “askew, crooked, not quite right” (Urban Dictionary). From Matt: “Our new rug is all caddywompus.” [Not anymore. We spent the morning rearranging the living room.]
Opprobrium: “something that brings disgrace” (M-W). From a guest blogger at Jezebel:
…it’s not fear of the wrath of Bravo holding me back from naming [...]

I know I’m not (thanks for the genes, Dad). I spent the first three weeks at my current job with a broken spell checker, and I can feel the horror of that discovery.
Despite my certain answer to the question, I couldn’t resist this quiz I ran across while looking for business writing guides (via Business [...]