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Archives: Gone Fishing

Happy 4th of July — Surf’s Up!

Celebrating American Independence Day with a truly great American art form.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 4, 2025
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Off Through Labor Day

We’re taking the last week of August off and will be back after the Labor Day holiday.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 26, 2024
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Summer Break 2024

We’re taking the rest of the week off, and today I leave you with an obscure musical delight from the late 1900s.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 1, 2024
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  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Out of Office: Summer Vacation

We’re out of office until next week. But is anyone really out of office these days?

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 3, 2024
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Off for Memorial Day, Let Barbecue Season Begin!

We’re off for the Memorial Day weekend, some music to get your summer barbecue started.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 24, 2024
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Avoiding April Fools, No Post Today

No post today due to the Easter Holiday and our general disdain for April Fools Day on the internet.

  • By David Crotty
  • Apr 1, 2024
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Happy Holidays, See You in 2024

We’re off for the holidays, see you in January.

  • By David Crotty
  • Dec 26, 2023
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Off for Labor Day: Don’t Let This Fading Summer Pass You By

We are off for the Labor Day Holiday weekend. Here, some avian advice on the waning season.

  • By David Crotty
  • Sep 1, 2023
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Off for the US Holiday — More Grammar

We are off today and tomorrow for the US Independence Day holiday. Also included, a song that hews carefully to archaic rules about prepositions at the end of sentences.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 3, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Gone Fishing — Fourth of July

We’re off this week for the Fourth of July, see you next week.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 3, 2017
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Out of Office: Summer Reruns

We’re taking a week off.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 26, 2013
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