Yearly Archives: 2009

Christmas on the Mall

Posted on 31 December 2009 by isaac

Our new Christmas day tradition is to make a trip down to the Mall to check out the National and Capitol Christmas trees. There was still plenty of snow left on the grassy parts of the Mall, adding to the … Continue reading →

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SnOMG!

Posted on 21 December 2009 by isaac

That last post sure looks pretty silly after the huge pile of snow that just fell on us. We ended up with about 20 inches with deeper drifts in places. We dug out our sidewalk and cars yesterday, but the … Continue reading →

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Slushpocalypse

Posted on 15 December 2009 by isaac

Our little shared joke in the DC area in the winter is that whenever it snows the littlest bit the world is coming to an end. This season’s first earth-destroying event arrived a week or so ago, bringing us a … Continue reading →

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Turkey soup

Posted on 20 November 2009 by isaac

We got a turkey a whole week before Thanksgiving for some reason, so I brined and roasted it as practice for doing it again at a friend’s house next week. It turns out even a 15 pound turkey has quite … Continue reading →

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Image overlay for YouTube embed

Posted on 12 November 2009 by isaac

If you want a specific preview image for your YouTube video, you’re pretty much out of luck. When you upload a video, YouTube chooses 3 frames from your video based on an algorithm that might or might not be random. … Continue reading →

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