Comments on: Froggy Fugue

By: alabamastaffingpower

alabamastaffingpower — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:02:39 +0000

It is very fantastic style of writing. Thanks for sharing it.

By: Ann Handley

Ann Handley — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:03:18 +0000

Ken: Riveting… or “ribeting.” Whatev. ; )

Sculpture is from the Boston Common Frog Pond. Alas, not a gekko at all.. but indeed, a frog.

Thanks for stopping by!

By: Ken Samson

Ken Samson — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:54:29 +0000

Ann,

Hmmm! Your writing is very captivating. Frogs! Why would I want to read about them? I guess you kept holding my attention from one paragraph to the next. Very riveting.

Oh, lest I forget, and where did you find a sculpted version of the Geico marketing guy (LOL). Apparently he is a froggy, but at first glance, he reminds me of the British-accented gecko used in Geico commercials – attitude ‘n’ all.

Good word. Nice read.

- Ken.

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By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:26:24 +0000

I love when you share the private moments in life. I love that we all have them. I think about you in a meeting talking shop, but your mind may be drifting back to the frog in your filter. The person next to you might be thinking about something weird her grandmother once said. And next to her a man is laughing in his mind at the way his Cheerios seemed to be making a smiley face this morning. Thanks for the story.

By: David Reich

David Reich — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:15:13 +0000

Ann, we don’t have frogs at home, but the occasional mouse has managed to get inside. My wife freaks out and wants me to set traps and kill the little guy (or guys). I look for all kinds of excuses not to use a trap, hoping he or she will find the great outdoors more interesting.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:02:07 +0000

Bittersweet. When I was a kid, my cousins did evil things to frogs — like fill them with firecrackers and run off before they exploded. I have always been partial to our ribbety buddies.

By: Judy Vorfeld

Judy Vorfeld — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:56:45 +0000

Riveting writing, Ann. Reading it was like standing underneath a beautiful waterfall and rejoicing in its cool, crisp beauty.

I think about waterfalls a lot. Helps me through the desert summer.

By: Dana Ironside

Dana Ironside — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:57:07 +0000

Hey Ann!
Another wonderful story… growing up just 20 miles outside of NYC, I didn’t have frogs, but I had a stray cat, we so poetically called Kitty. I know original. But we loved that cat(couldn’t come inside due to mom’s allergies and our dog) and fed her every day. She would actually walk with our mom and dog for his walks and always stayed right next to my mom’s leg. It was a precious site. Unfortunately, one day, we couldn’t find Kitty and we all panicked. We went out looking for her and couldn’t find her. My newspaper boy came to our door one day and so bluntly said – hey, I think your CAT is DEAD down behind the stores – SMUSHED from a car. I ran to my room and cried and blamed my mother and her allergies for his death. We should have done a better job or taken her to a shelter is all I kept thinking. Any way, Kitty was loved and thank you for taking me back to that time. A frog or a cat or whatever, I think every one can relate to a story like this!

Dana

By: Jody Reale--Kill Your Lunch Hour

Jody Reale--Kill Your Lunch Hour — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:33:38 +0000

Quite a yarn for a long-time frog lover like myself. O, Thumper, we hardley knew ye.