Tell all your friends to buy our book! http://thegreatleapingrace.blogspot.com/ This so so much cheaper than amazon.com.
BoRock - I love the summer! There are insects everywhere! The other day, Ebenezer and I were exploring a new area, and we found an old, forgotton cherry tree. Now most of you know that frogs don't eat cherries so that was no big deal, but what we did find were lots of butterflies attracted to the sweet, sticky, fermenting cherries.
Ebenezer - It was a slaughter! The butterflies didn't seem to notice us coming they were so intent on their feast. But then I started to get a funny feeling. I said to BoRock, "I think there is something really wrong with these butterflies!"
BoRock - About that point, I leaped too high, missed a butterfly and landed on my side. Ouch! That has never happened before! That is when it occured to me that whatever was making the butterflies stupid was also, the more we ate the butterflies, making us stupid as well. I told Ebenezer, "You are right!" These butterflies are sloshed and we are getting second hand sloshed by eating them. Let's get out of here before something bigger than us finds us easy game.
Ebenezer - In the future, I am going to stay away from fruit feasting flutters. I think there is a lesson here for people as well. Something about the survival of the fittest and smarter animals making choices that help them survive longer.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Frog Lovers
BoRock-Ok, so this lady came in and wanted 15 copies of our book all signed by the author. Great! Then, she explained that they were going to be presents for all of her extended family members who enjoy frog hunting on their farm. I wasn't worried yet. Lots of people like to catch frogs to keep as pets.
Ebenezer - Then our author/friend asked her if they also catch bugs to feed their frogs. She paused for a minute and looked confused. Then she said, "No we eat the frogs." Agh! We didn't know until that minute that people ate frogs. It suddenly made me rething everything I know about people.
BoRock-You see normally, if something is larger than we are we we assume they want to eat us. That's just because we eat anything smaller than us. But in the past couple of years we have met so many really nice people who would never eat us, that we got the mistaken impression that frogs were off the menu. Now we know differently.
Ebenezer - I can't believe our author sold her the books and autographed them for her. I would have thrown her out the door! Kind of makes me worry about our author. Does she really stand for what she tells us she stands for or is she just out to make money?
Author's Note - Dear BoRock and Ebenezer, I love butterflies too, but I don't hold it against you for eating them. You really need to learn to be more tolerant and forgiving since your diet is not altogether without fault.
Ebenezer - Then our author/friend asked her if they also catch bugs to feed their frogs. She paused for a minute and looked confused. Then she said, "No we eat the frogs." Agh! We didn't know until that minute that people ate frogs. It suddenly made me rething everything I know about people.
BoRock-You see normally, if something is larger than we are we we assume they want to eat us. That's just because we eat anything smaller than us. But in the past couple of years we have met so many really nice people who would never eat us, that we got the mistaken impression that frogs were off the menu. Now we know differently.
Ebenezer - I can't believe our author sold her the books and autographed them for her. I would have thrown her out the door! Kind of makes me worry about our author. Does she really stand for what she tells us she stands for or is she just out to make money?
Author's Note - Dear BoRock and Ebenezer, I love butterflies too, but I don't hold it against you for eating them. You really need to learn to be more tolerant and forgiving since your diet is not altogether without fault.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
What do frogs think about?
Ebenezer - a fellow (human) asked me the other day what I think about when I am sitting still. Well that depends on what I am doing when I am sitting still. If I am sitting still hunting I am thinking about how hungry I am and remembering what the particular insect I am hunting tastes like. I am also wondering if there are any big animals behind me that will notice me if I move in for the kill. If I am sitting still hiding then I am remembering the times when I saw other creatures disappear down the gullet of a preditor. This helps remind me to hold very still at these times.
BoRock - You know frogs have a problem that other prey don't have. Because we are preditors we have eyes in the front of our heads. Think about it; lions, wolves, people--preditors have eyes in front. But prey animals like rabbits, deer, antelope, etc have eyes on the side so they can see almost all the way around them. But frogs are both preditor and prey. Our eyes are on top which helps some, but we never really know for sure what is lurking behind us. So hunting is pretty scary business. We are usually a little bit afraid.
Ebenezer - I often think about jumping. I sit very quiet judging distance and altitude. You know making mental calculations in my head just for practice. Sometimes I think about swimming...getting my strokes right could mean the difference between life or death for me. What I really like to think about is diving. I have this image in my mind of how I must look, but since I can't see myself dive and I've never seen a video I don't know for sure. BoRock told me that I have my knees bent and my legs apart, but I'm not sure I should believe him.
BoRock - What! You don't trust me! I thought we were friends!
Ebenezer - Of course, but sometimes friends say what they think the other wants to hear, rather than the truth.
BoRock - Trust me on this! Your dive is perfect! Knees perfectly bent and legs apart!
BoRock - You know frogs have a problem that other prey don't have. Because we are preditors we have eyes in the front of our heads. Think about it; lions, wolves, people--preditors have eyes in front. But prey animals like rabbits, deer, antelope, etc have eyes on the side so they can see almost all the way around them. But frogs are both preditor and prey. Our eyes are on top which helps some, but we never really know for sure what is lurking behind us. So hunting is pretty scary business. We are usually a little bit afraid.
Ebenezer - I often think about jumping. I sit very quiet judging distance and altitude. You know making mental calculations in my head just for practice. Sometimes I think about swimming...getting my strokes right could mean the difference between life or death for me. What I really like to think about is diving. I have this image in my mind of how I must look, but since I can't see myself dive and I've never seen a video I don't know for sure. BoRock told me that I have my knees bent and my legs apart, but I'm not sure I should believe him.
BoRock - What! You don't trust me! I thought we were friends!
Ebenezer - Of course, but sometimes friends say what they think the other wants to hear, rather than the truth.
BoRock - Trust me on this! Your dive is perfect! Knees perfectly bent and legs apart!
Friday, May 1, 2009
What was she thinking?
BoRock - I was at a signing party for my new book and this lady starts screaming, "There's a frog in here! There's a frog in here!" What was she thinking? I mean really, why shouldn't the main character of a book attend a book signing if he wants to? Actually I was just there for the food...they had some lovely cockroaches in the pantry.
Ebenezer - You know, when you go to a party you aren't supposed to just eat. The main thing about parties is talking to people, getting to know them and helping them to like you.
BoRock - I think I like salamanders better than I like people. I mean, here I was doing a public service of cleaning up the cockroaches and she has a fit. Can you imagine a salamander doing that?
Ebenezer - That is just ridiculous! Salamanders are much to level headed to go off in public. So what did you do?
BoRock - I hopped up on her shoulder and peed.
Ebenezer - You know, when you go to a party you aren't supposed to just eat. The main thing about parties is talking to people, getting to know them and helping them to like you.
BoRock - I think I like salamanders better than I like people. I mean, here I was doing a public service of cleaning up the cockroaches and she has a fit. Can you imagine a salamander doing that?
Ebenezer - That is just ridiculous! Salamanders are much to level headed to go off in public. So what did you do?
BoRock - I hopped up on her shoulder and peed.
Monday, April 20, 2009
It's Spring!
BoRock - Ebenezer and I have been spending the winter asleep at the bottom of our pond as we always do, and as almost all frogs do. That is why you haven't heard from us in a while. Anyhow, when we came to the surface our author told us that our book has been published! Yes! It is gorgeous! The pictures are bright and colorful and we are looking our best! I am so excited.
Ebenezer - So I'm sure you will want to get your copy right away. No problem! Just go to the following blog and order. Buy several since this is the special introductory rate and you never know when you will need a book about frogs to give somebody!
http://thegreatleapingrace.blogspot.com/
BoRock - Don't forget to tell all of your friend about us. If they want to send a special delivery package of fresh, hopping grasshoppers as well, that would be ok, but mostly we like to catch our own.
Ebenezer - Now, get out there and enjoy the spring. That is what we are going to do!
BoRock - Oh by the way, thanks for the tip on meeting female frogs. We're off.
Ebenezer - So I'm sure you will want to get your copy right away. No problem! Just go to the following blog and order. Buy several since this is the special introductory rate and you never know when you will need a book about frogs to give somebody!
http://thegreatleapingrace.blogspot.com/
BoRock - Don't forget to tell all of your friend about us. If they want to send a special delivery package of fresh, hopping grasshoppers as well, that would be ok, but mostly we like to catch our own.
Ebenezer - Now, get out there and enjoy the spring. That is what we are going to do!
BoRock - Oh by the way, thanks for the tip on meeting female frogs. We're off.
Monday, January 12, 2009
God - One Frog's View
Ebenezer - Someone once asked me if I have a different perspective on God than humans do. This is a hard question because I don't know how humans see God. For me, I see God in every thing I around me in the natural world. I mean, did you every look really closely at a dragon fly? Wow! What a beautiful piece of machinery! And on top of that they are delicious! Now I don't know if God speaks to people, but he speaks to me. I get these vivid dreams about things that I never would have thought about in a million years, and I just know that God is trying to tell me something. Then I do what I think he is telling me to do. But then other times he whispers words into my mind. Like the first time I met BoRock. The words that BoRock was saying and his attitude were telling me that this frog was a jerk, but the voice of God in my head told me that this frog was my very best friend. So I ignored what he was saying and treated him like my best friend from the start. It is really cool to be able to look back and remember following God's instructions and seeing the result of that obedience today. Wow. It has made such a big difference in my life having him as a friend.
My Name - BoRock
BoRock - I must get asked 20 times a day if I am any relation to Barack Obama. Give me a break. We are so totally different. First of all I am green with very dark green spots. Obama is one of the multitude of boring people colors. I do not wear clothes, I have no interest in politics except how it relates to the environment, and I eat bugs. OK, so Obama is interested in the environment too, but I was not named after him. I was told that my name is a combination of Bo Jangle and Rock and Roll and is pronounced as you would expect coming from those two derivatives.
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