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Top 5 Songs That Are No Longer Timeless
2007-04-19 05:35:00 This is not a reflection of my musical taste. I sometimes forget my cool Sirius radio thingy, and have to resort to normal FM programming while in the car. Sometimes I listen to public radio or jazz or a CD, but sometimes I just put on the local rock and roll station (whatever that is ... More About: Songs , Hat , Timeless , Long , That
RU, Imus, Alanis and Assessing the Decline of Western Civilization via YouT
2007-04-17 16:25:00 This blog is about original stuff that I (usually) think is funny. This is not a blog where I link to the best YouTube videos or top news stories- there are a jillion blogs out there that do that. But I had some time today, since The Tadpole is away on vacation, and I had some ... More About: Civilization , Western Civilization , West , Stern , Imus
The Fearless Frog?s Stock Picks For April 16, 2007
2007-04-16 17:35:00 The background info about The Fearless Frog is here. The more recent background info about TFF’s patented Alphabetic Inversion and Chart Reversal Strategy is here. TFF could have downgraded T today, but there was no Wall Street downgrade that inverted to a valid ticker, and since the goal is to keep both portfolios as market neutral as possible (I don’t ... More About: April , Stock Picks , Stock
The Frogster Interviews Pacman
2007-04-13 06:00:00 I’m a big sports fan, so I stop by some sports-related sites from time to time. Having read all of the news recently about Pacman ’s suspension, I thought it was my journalistic duty to interview him and see what his side of the story was. This was easy, because he lives near The Frog Bog, so ... More About: Views , Interviews , Inter , Interview
Our Big Trip Part 8- Devil?s Tower, Sturgis and a Light-Speed Trip to Cape
2007-04-12 17:25:00 Our Big Trip Weeks 8 to 10- August 3 to August 23 The Background about Our Big Trip can be found here. Been a bit of a rushed couple of weeks, full of events. Then not full of events. When we left you, we were in Gillette, Wy. From there (this would be Sunday, August 3) we drove to ... More About: Evil , Light , Speed , Part
TOP 5 POWER BALLADS!!!!!!
2007-04-11 07:07:00 Due to the emotional weight of yesterday’s post, I don’t feel as though I can post today. So I’ve turned over the reins to my half stepsister-in-law, once removed. Say hello to Karla: She’s a looker, isn’t she? Here she is: “OH MY GOD THIS IS LIKE SO RAD!!!!!!! OK, LIKE, MY HALF STEPBROTHER-IN-LAW WHAT OH SORRY is ... More About: Power , Ballad , Ball , Ballads , Alla
Ron Oates
2007-04-10 15:52:00 The privilege of being the first person inducted into my brand new category, which you can read about here, is Boulder, Colorado luthier Ron Oates. Congratulations, Ron! Well done. Ron makes stringed musical instruments, or he used to, anyway. He’s made instruments for many musicians, including members of The String Cheese Incident, Carbon Leaf, Leftover Salmon and me. Well, I think ...
A Spring Cleaning for the Bog
2007-04-10 15:30:00 It’s springtime, and that means time for a little cleaning here at The Frog Bog. I’ve dusted off the lilly pads, scooped the scum off the water surface and pruned the overhanging branches. I’ve decided to scrap the “Teenspeak Shakespeare” and “Celebrity Guest Blogger” categories, because I just don’t post to them often enough (and ... More About: Cleaning , Spring , Lean , Clean , Ring
The Fearless Frog?s Stock Picks for April 9, 2007
2007-04-09 16:49:00 The background info about The Fearless Frog is here. The more recent background info about TFF’s patented Alphabetic Inversion and Chart Reversal Strategy is here. Today Prudential upgraded CAG, which opened at $24.99, so TFF is downgrading GAC, which opened at $5.42. A stock, due to its low price and daily volume, which TFF would rather not use, but the only ... More About: April , Stock Picks , Stock
The Apple Peeler/Corer/Slicer
2007-04-09 04:32:00 No, I do not receive any money for any of my customer alerts, nor am I affiliated with any of the products listed. The Frogster here again, with another kitchen item you absolutely, positively must have. It will chop your cooking time (chop, get it?) in half, give you a handy workout, and make your baked apples ... More About: Apple , Core , The A , Slice
A Frog Bog Expose- The Secret Underworld of Peeps
2007-04-05 18:37:00 The Frog ster reporting. Easter. For some, a time of peace, joy, renewal. For others, merely a day off of work. Spring is arriving, the scent of flowers is in the air, the birds are chirping, and we all sit back, enjoying the moment by biting the heads off of our little chocolate bunny rabbits. Ahhh. Nothing says ... More About: World , Expo , The Secret , Secret
Sniffing Out the Truth About Keith
2007-04-05 06:22:00 Big news, big news. Keith Richards. You’ve probably heard about it, but if not, you can check it out here (profanity warning). According to Mr. Richards, “…The strangest thing I’ve tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad ... More About: Truth , About , Sniff , Ruth
Learn Me Good
2007-04-05 00:24:00 Learn Me Good is a great blog. On one of my recent trips around the web in search of great original writing I came across this site. The thing that grabbed my attention first was what he named his comments. Masterful. Read it. I do. You can get there from the link on the right side of this page. More About: Earn , Learn
The American Idol Rebellion, the Music Industry and the Nonexistence of Cri
2007-04-04 05:49:00 I turn the TV on to watch a few sporting events each month. Beth turns the TV on to watch things like the Oscars and videos of TV shows (she’s currently working on season two of Grey’s Anatomy). We just don’t watch TV. We both have an extraordinarily low tolerance for commercials, and we have ... More About: America , Music , American Idol , Industry , None
The Rutgers Athletic Department and Kenny Rogers? Words to Live By
2007-04-04 04:55:00 Yeah, I know. I was wrong about The Rutgers women’s basketball team. And as the great philosopher Kenny Rogers reminded us, “You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away and know when to run.” So, given my recent error… I’m gonna double down and say that The RU women are in The ... More About: Department , Word , Men , Words
The Women Put a Notch in The Scarlet Knights? Shield, Missed Free Throws Ar
2007-04-03 04:22:00 Beth and I watched the Scarlet Knights (my alma mater, as frequent visitors here know) women’s basketball team crush LSU last night. I mean, crush. If Rutgers hadn’t scored one point in the second half, they still would have won. I spent a fair amount of time here extolling the virtues of the rejuvinated RU football team here, ... More About: Women , Men , Free , Night
My Perfect Post
2007-04-02 17:25:00 Sorry if I seem out of breath. I just got back from a bicycle ride. I knew if I sat down with a cup of coffee to write this post I wouldn’t get back up and get on my bike at all. Each month two great blogs, Petroville and Suburban Turmoil, put out a list they ... More About: Post , Perfect
The Fearless Frog?s Stock Picks for April 2, 2007
2007-04-02 16:37:00 The background info about The Fearless Frog is here. The more current background info about TFF’s patented Alphabetic Inversion and Chart Reversal Strategy is here. Today Credit Suisse upgraded TE, which opened at $17.46, so TFF is downgrading ETFC (recently changed from ET, Suisse’s pick’s inverse), which opened at $21.35. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded DE, which opened at $108.25, so TFF is ... More About: April , Stock Picks , Stock
You Can Fool Some of the Bloggers Some of the Time, But You Might Poke Your
2007-04-01 19:10:00 It’s in my nature to put up some sort of a post of a foolish nature on this April Fool ’s Day. Craigslist has put up some pretty funny April Fool’s jokes in the past, and I thought it might be fun to do the same. However, after careful review, I have realized that most anything I ... More About: Blogger , Time , Blog , Your
Miss Cellania
2007-03-31 05:03:00 Miss Cell ania has a great blog. She’s actually got a few great blogs, but the link I put on my links list will take you to her main site. You should read it. I do. More About: Miss , Ella , Lani
Dr. F Goes Above the Rim with a Little Honey-Glazed Help
2007-03-30 14:00:00 A few weeks ago, I wrote about a dream I had, in which the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade told me that the secret to dunking a basketball was to eat a 7-11 coffee roll. That post is here. I said in the post that after I was feeling better I would try this theory. And I ... More About: With , Honey , Little , Litt , Goes
Our Big Trip Part 7- Wyoming and Yellowstone
2007-03-29 13:26:00 The Background about Our Big Trip can be found here. Day 43- Sunday, July 27: This morning, Laura, Ted, Beth and I made huckleberry pancakes. We all had our roles. Beth made the pancake batter, Ted fixed the roof, and Laura and I picked the Huckleberries. Laura and I had the most difficult job by far. Huckleberry ... More About: Stone , Wyoming , Yellow , Part
How Many Diapers Must The Frogster Change Before You Can Call Him a Frog?
2007-03-28 16:30:00 Yesterday I was on duty. My sister Kirsten, who is an artist, needed to do some sculpting. Here she is practicing some mystical craft that has to do with hydrating and dehydrating her clay so it is the proper humidity. Being the nice guy I am, I offered to help her out with the other members of ... More About: Change , Frog , Call , Diapers , How Many
Jack and Diane Take Their Chevy Down Freedom?s Road, and it Doesn?t Hurt so
2007-03-27 15:03:00 Last week I was out with my good pal Noah at a great vegan place in Harlem called Strictly Roots at 2058 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. (at West 123rd St.)(their motto is, “We serve nothing that crawls, walks, swims or flies”), and a Chevy truck drove by. I asked Noah what he thought about the Chevy Mellencamp ... More About: Freedom , Free , Hurt , Take , Edom
The Fearless Frog?s Stock Picks for March 26, 2007
2007-03-26 16:39:00 The background info about The Fear less Frog is here. Today JP Morgan upgraded ABI, which opened at $30.82, so TFF is downgrading IBA, which opened at $28.80. Matrix downgraded PPP, so TFF is upgrading it. PPP opened at $48.90. The TFF portfolio had a strong week, and TFF now trails Wall Street by a mere 1.59 percent for the year. ... More About: Stock Picks , Stock
Yet Another Chapter in the Storied History of The Frogster
2007-03-23 17:55:00 I wasn’t always a blogging genius. No, no. I have been on the cutting edge of many fields throughout my legendary life. Over the last few decades, I have excelled in almost everything I have done. Don’t believe me? Well, here’s proof: Well, well. Looks like the old frogster has been a celebrity for the last 23 years. ... More About: History , Story , Other , Frog , Stor
The Frog Ribbits in Many Languages
2007-03-23 03:27:00 I was just poking around tonight, trying to decide if it’s bed time or not, when I happened upon the coolest thing I’ve seen in forever. Alta Vista’s Babel Fish. As I’m sure you’re aware, The Babel Fish, as portrayed in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, is a little fish you stick in your ... More About: Languages , Language , Frog , Bits , Ages
Gloom and Doom is Where You Find it (If You Look Hard Enough)
2007-03-22 20:15:00 If there’s one way to really vex someone stomping around looking for his glasses and swearing at his wife because she must have mislaid them while tidying up, it’s to point out that his glasses are, in fact, resting on top of his head. Oops. No one else put them there. Talk about an emotional ... More About: Find , Hard , Enough , Here , Doom
The Frog Bog- Giving You Just What You Want
2007-03-21 17:34:00 Yes, sir. The Frog Bog aims to deliver. And now, I am ecstatic to report, that means a whole new level of customer service. Indeed, this is not MY blog, this is EVERYONE’S blog. Up until recently, I’ve simply written stuff that entertained me to write and helped stave off my San Francisco homesickness, but since a ... More About: Just , What , Hat , Giving
The Frog Bog Goes Even Higher Tech
More articles from this author:2007-03-20 09:27:00 Well, The Frog Bog just continues to add functionability, usability, capability and other abilities on a daily weekly monthly sporadic basis. After about 900 hours of banging my head against the wall trying to figure out how to add a search bar, I decided to go the Tech norati route. Yes, it’s probably not as cool ... More About: High , Higher , Goes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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