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Apr.13.2013 Neither Frog nor Fish April 13 Neither Frog nor Fish I was falling and my Higher Power caught me in a net called AA, all of which was a pretty neat trick, but the strangest consequence of this is now I somehow think it shouldn’t be possible for me to drown. Defying gravity...	Jan.20.2013 Saurian or Dalliance January 20 Saurian or Dalliance I love to be mystical, but the only dragon in my life is when I drag on and on. Procrastination is the winged beast in my world. I armor plate the thing, shiny and gleaming, my loitering delay is mightily impressive and...
Aug.17.2012 A Frog Blog Last weekend, when my language partner and I chatted about world affairs, I discovered this fun term in the dictionary: 井蛙の見 (せいあのけん: narrow perspective) well + frog + to see Kensuke-san called it a difficult expression, one that he hadn't heard. Nevertheless, he immediately...	Jan.30.2012 Silliness My wife and I drove down into California yesterday, a day trip from Oregon. My wife enjoys it and I like the drive and break in routine. Looks like it's becoming a recurring life feature. We're rut people. Amazing how different, again, it seemed in California. The air was warmer and more pleasant....
Jan.21.2012 The Frog January 21 THE FROG Stretched in the water, still, the frog hangs. The pond is barely a teacup, sufficient for the communion of God and frog. I watch the frog, unblinking , savoring respiration. In a pond in Maine, I bore this posture, center...	Sep.27.2009 All Frogs Smile - Some Have Fangs Khorat ... Limnonectes megastomias - A frog who's smile hides it best weapon ... fangs! Image Credit: siamensis.org All Frogs Smile - Some Have Fangs Ever notice that all frogs just seem to sit there, perched their springy hind legs ... and smile? Well it turns out that some...
Jun.20.2009 Freaky Frogs: the Surinam Toad The Surinam toad is one nature's most unusual creatures. It's actually a frog, which spends its entire life cycle in tropical South American rivers and canals. With its flattened body and triangular head, it can easily be mistaken for leafy debris while waiting patiently for a meal to swim by--...