Concrete Frog

Voxci Test

2007-09-08T11:53:00.001-04:00

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UCAP#38

2007-07-18T20:53:00.001-04:00

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You Tube Test

2007-07-11T16:58:00.000-04:00

The Frog comes back alive

2007-06-15T18:42:00.000-04:00

WOW, the Concrete Frog lives on. The Frog hasn't seen any activity here since Steve posted last September.

Entrepreneur

2007-06-15T10:34:00.001-04:00

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2006-09-10T21:28:00.000-04:00

2005-07-15T11:56:00.000-04:00

Testing my new version of ectoSince this is a test blog, why not use it to test stuff.

Funneling information into my brain

2005-05-09T12:39:00.000-04:00

On Hyperlinkage and the Evolution of the Species. "The world is changing . Whose to say that our bodies aren't as well."

Children's Books that never made the Cut

2004-12-23T10:56:00.000-05:00

With the approach of Christmas, it's time to release the list of failed ideas for Children's Books! Tigger & Pooh and Ritalin Too! The Polar Expectorant Dora the Informer (and her sidekick, Concrete Boots) Harry Potter and the Marketing Department’s Dream of Filthy Lucre What the Berenstein Bears Did in the Woods Mommies Make the Best Soup (by Hannibal Lecter) Beatrix Potter’s

False Thinking, Science and Faith

2004-12-02T10:32:00.000-05:00

False Thinking, Science and Faith In the 12.10 issue of Wired magazine was an article “The Crusade Against Evolution.” The article and the subsequent replies to the editors (Rants and Raves 12.12) trotted out all the well worn, familiar arguments of both Creationists and Darwinists. Familiarity breeds contempt, and reading those letters provided plenty of contempt from either side. Now I am

New Ecto Beta is out

2004-09-09T11:12:00.000-04:00

This is a test post using the new version of Ecto.

Yeager, Ford and Hodgson

2004-08-07T10:00:00.000-04:00

SpaceShipOne at 100Km

2004-06-25T12:27:00.000-04:00

On Monday Morning Mike Melvill flew the craft known as SpaceShipOne past the earths atmosphere and into space. Not many people I know recognize this accomplishment, and I am surprised. I posted weeks ago the announcement of the scheduling of this even. I have been very busy this week and not had the time to post on the outcome of this event. Jack has done a very good job with this over on Gone

FRAZZLED

2004-06-14T16:45:00.000-04:00

At the end of a bad week, someone E-mailed me this joke. Don't Know if it was because my head was so Frazzled, but I laughed my ass off while reading it: Subject: How to clean your toilet The latest house cleaning hint: Enjoy ! How to clean your toilet – DIRECTIONS BELOW 1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl. 2. Pick up the cat

Cosby and Ray Charles

2004-06-11T09:30:00.000-04:00

I always remember a skit Bill Cosby did once and he referenced Ray Charles...something about meeting him in a hotel one night and Cosby walked into Charles' hotel room (which had no lights on) and asked him "Ray why are you sitting in the dark"...

Shameless Self Promotion! Get your SHAMELESS Self Promotion Here!

2004-06-10T21:25:00.000-04:00

Hey everybody! I have three new paintings up at Jerub-Baal Kibbitzing, critiquing, kvetching* et cetera are welcome. mja (*however, retching will be highly frowned upon, and you'll have to clean it up yourself)

The Singingfish Says "Hey Ya"'

2004-06-08T19:08:00.000-04:00

Singingfish Search: 'outkast "hey ya"'

Events of this past weekend

2004-06-07T12:39:00.000-04:00

Two events of this past weekend, which deserve posting. First: Sunday June 6, 2004 was the 60 th anniversary of the invasion on the beaches of Normandy. I have been watching documentaries on this event Via the History Channel all last week. Maybe this event has found a deep spot inside me due to our current war, (though it has nothing in common with WWII.) To state my feelings in one simple

SpaceShipOne

2004-06-03T12:29:00.000-04:00

On June 21 st, Burt Rutan and his team at Scaled Composites will attempt to send SpaceShipOne to the altitude of 62 miles (100 kilometers). This just 6 months after the ships first flight on December 17, 2003 (the 100th anniversary of the Wright Bros. First flight) The ships second flight was on May 13 and recorded an altitude of 64.4 kilometers. Brother Jack has been posting over at Gone East

First Live Shot From An Airplane Used Two PC's

2004-05-31T16:36:00.000-04:00

It's a Bird. It's a Plane. It's a Live Shot From 35,000 FeetThe Internet service on the plane sent the signal via satellite, while Mr. Knutsson used a Sony laptop and a Toshiba laptop computer-one for audio and one for video. He relied on a voice over Internet protocol service to send the audio signal and used a regular interruptible feedback earpiece to hear the anchors.This seems strange to me.

reflection

2004-05-31T10:24:00.000-04:00

On this bright Memorial day, I have hugged my kids, I have sat on the back steps in the sun and had a heart to heart with my foster daughter, and now I'm sitting at the keyboard typing out thoughts to be read by anyone who so chooses with a technology that was not really conceivable when I was born. My wife and children and I are free today because many people before me have sacrificed more than

Broken Wings

2004-05-30T20:26:00.000-04:00

I saw a killer show on The History Channel last week, titled “Broken Wings”. Hosted buy Pat Macha, Pat is a treasure hunter of avaition crash sites. On missing pilot in this progam was Mrs. Gertrude Tompkins Silver . Gertrude was a WASP pilot bduring world war II and flew Mustangs from the factory to air forse bases in southern Califorinia. Her wreck has never been found and her mistory remains

They got a WHAT? redux

2004-05-28T14:31:00.000-04:00

Byline, ROME If you are thinking of having a barbeque this year, think again. The fire department took delivery of a bright red two-seater Lamborghini Countach as a rapid response vehicle. With a blistering top speed and hot handling the powerful sportscar will be deployed for fire intervention and suppression. <"http://www.wreckedexotics.com/newphotos/exotics/13countach_20040512_001.shtml"

nag, nag, nag

2004-05-27T17:19:00.000-04:00

OK OK, sorry for the delay...I'm trying to get submissions ready for a juried exhibition and for the Cambridge Art Association open jury... ...of course, reading David's entry on his music collection on his hard drive didn't help. 109 artists, 112 albums, 1327 songs, "4 days" and 5.31 gig of music later, I'm about two thirds done...hey, is that record industry lawyer at the door?

Where's your brother

2004-05-27T14:53:00.000-04:00

Ok...MGA...he wanted to join us...so where is he...

This Frog Don't Swim

2004-05-26T14:42:00.000-04:00

I herd this story on the radio this morning and it made me think of the Concrete Frog. How this frog will never swim, and if he was temped to, he would sink to the bottom of the lake. Lets hope this does not happen to this guy, Chris Swain will be swimming the Hudson River to try and create awareness and support for cleaner water. Hope he has a good wet suit

They Got A What??

2004-05-14T15:40:00.000-04:00

> The Cop’s are chasing me in a WHAT? via REUTERS: ROME (Reuters) - If you are thinking about speeding on Italian highways this year, think twice. You might find yourself being chased by a Lamborghini.Italian police took possession Friday of a sleek, 500 horsepower, two-seater Lamborghini Gallardo, which can hit a top speed of 185 miles per hour.The sports car, painted in the police's

St. Bernard and a Whiskey Keg

2004-05-14T13:11:00.000-04:00

Just for MGA, a Saint Bernard with a Whiskey Keg.

A Journey Through Rock & Time

2004-05-14T12:08:00.000-04:00

I have just returned from a journey through rock & time. Here at work, I have been loading music onto my hard drive for several years, I have music from over 80 different bands and artists, 136 CD , and approximately 1,667 tracks, which uses 3.34g of space on my H.D. From this collection of music I generally listen to select favorites and create small play list that I also listen to often. I

Hello?

2004-05-14T10:33:00.000-04:00

Anyone here? ... hello?

Checking in

2004-05-11T08:00:00.000-04:00

New York Minute wasn't as good as I'd hoped. Of course the twins are hot, but the plot was so lame. Did anyone notice that the Cingular Triplets commercial was played a few times during the Survivor finale? What's with those guys anyway? I'm not sure what the big deal is. Oh by the way, thanks for the blog Jack.

Frog

2004-05-07T12:48:00.000-04:00

Frog Trivia: In what 70’s hit movie was the female character given the nick-name “Frog” Clue: the nick name is of a certain category of nick-names, same as what you use to open you car door. Click below for hints and answer: Hint #1. Hint #2. Answer.

Philosopher Frog

2004-05-06T17:57:00.000-04:00

A little more background on the Concrete Frog. Here's a link to an illustrated poem starring the frog. You'll see it sitting in the garden that has been its home for over 15 years. The poetry is by Concrete Frog's Jo Ann.

A Blue Frog has been spoted in Jamaica Plain

2004-05-06T17:49:00.000-04:00

I just finished up a website for The Blue Frog Bakery in Jamaica Plain. They have good cakes.

Scott’s little green Alien thing

2004-05-06T15:13:00.000-04:00

This post is actually an experiment in posting with links in the message. My younger brother Scott (the Hodgson brother who remains silent on these Blog sites) is into this Geocaching thing. An activity were you use a GPS tracking devise to go and find treasures (known as a cach) others have hidden. Scott has been active in this for just over a year and has gotten both Jack and Beth involved on

Real-Time Gas Prices

2004-05-06T13:44:00.000-04:00

GasBuddy.com is the portal site to more than 170 web sites that help consumers find cheap gas prices. All web sites are operated by the non-profit organization known as GasBuddy Organization Inc.

Birthweek

2004-05-06T13:08:00.000-04:00

According to Jack...this is my birthweek...I have to say, for me celebrating my birthday is bad enough...why do I have to be put thru a week. It's been one of the worst I've had in awhile...I picked a fight with someone in work today...someone who didnt deserve it, she commented on my age and it just set me off.....I say, let's forget about this whole birthweek idea....one day is hard enough.

No Free Time

2004-05-06T12:18:00.000-04:00

I have a bunch of idea for stuff I want to post here, but No time to put it together right now. This Blog could go either way for me, either I am going to put a lot into it, or very little. Hopefully a lot.

Lots of Free Time

2004-05-06T08:36:00.000-04:00

I have lots of free time right now, I am off until the 17th of May. Since I have all this free time I might as well help Jack get the Concrete Frog up and running. A blog with interesting posts will draw people back on a regular basis. Some of the best blogs out there are group blogs with different people posting to it. Let's make this a very interesting blog and it really isn't that hard to

2004-05-06T08:23:00.000-04:00

I got a message last night that I should get going on this blog so we could get someone going...not sure this is very nice or very wise, considering there is no censorship going on in this blog...but he says it's his frog, so where is he...I have said it before, "possession is nine tenths" and since the frog is in our possession, I guess that says who it belongs to...

I'm here

2004-05-06T08:20:00.000-04:00

Okay first I have to say...some people have way too much time on their hands...you can tell who they are by the number of times they have posted to this blog....that said...I think this is the coolest thing...though I don't have as much to post as some others..

Friend for CONCRETE FROG

2004-05-05T23:20:00.000-04:00

Goliath frog, Giant frog via Amphibia Web : This is reported to be the largest frog in the world, with some individuals weighting well over 3 kilograms(7 pounds)! The skin on the dorsum and on top of the limbs is granular and green sienna in coloration, while the abdomen and ventral part of the limbs is more delicate and yellow/orange. Large interdigital membranes extend down to the ends of the

Your Own Rube Goldberg Machine

2004-05-05T22:29:00.000-04:00

> Rube Goldberg Machine Contest via The Official RUBE GOLDBERG Web Site : The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest brings the ideas of Pulitzer Prize-winning artist Rube Goldberg's "Invention" cartoons to life. Named after, and inspired by the cartoonist Reuben Lucius Goldberg, this Olympics of Complexity is designed to pull students away from conventional problem-solving and push them into the

Cinco de Mayo

2004-05-05T14:29:00.000-04:00

Cinco de Mayo via VIVA! : The 5th of May is not Mexican Independence Day, but it should be! And Cinco de Mayo is not an American holiday, but it should be. Mexico declared its independence from mother Spain on midnight, the 15th of September, 1810. And it took 11 years before the first Spanish soldiers were told and forced to leave Mexico. So, why Cinco de Mayo? And why should Americans

Comments?

2004-05-05T12:07:00.000-04:00

A couple of people have asked about enabling comments from the readers here at Concrete Frog. This free blogging account from Blogger is not as full-featured as others. So it doesn't come with built in comments system. But if this blog catches on -- with the authors, readers are another matter -- then we can add a commenting system later. In the meantime, the authors of Concrete Frog, most of

Butter with that?

2004-05-05T07:41:00.000-04:00

CNN via Reuters: To mark the premiere on Tuesday of a film about his life as a competitive eater, Crazy Legs Conti is trying to eat his way out of a telephone booth-size structure filled with popcorn.

Added something

2004-05-04T16:54:00.000-04:00

I've been playing around with the Blogger settings. One thing I did was turn on the TITLE field for when you're creating an entry. I think you can leave this blank if you want. Or you can use it to add a clever headline to your posts.

2004-05-04T16:14:00.000-04:00

'Posted by' seems like a postscript. If you want something up front, how about something like: Steve says:

2004-05-04T16:01:00.000-04:00

Does it look like this:

2004-05-04T16:00:00.000-04:00

Steve, for a group blog I like to see "posted by" up front so I know who I'm reading. But this blog belongs to you guys, so let me know what the consensus is.

2004-05-04T15:57:00.000-04:00

Do you think it would be better for the 'Posted by Steve' to be after the post? Posted by Steve

2004-05-04T15:55:00.000-04:00

If I could get up to this lake you speak of, on a really nice summer day, I could take a picture of this concrete frog.

2004-05-04T15:45:00.000-04:00

I'll be adding a pic of the frog soon. I'm also playing around with the formatting of these entries to make it a little bit more readable.

2004-05-04T15:31:00.000-04:00

Since Jack called this NEW Blog the Concrete Frog, we should start it off by dedicating it to THE CONCRETE FROG at the lake. Someone needs to post a picture of the CONCRETE FROG so all those that are not familiar with it can see there actually is a Concrete Frog.

2004-05-04T15:29:00.000-04:00

David, you beat me to the first post. That's what I get for going grocery shopping instead of posting.

2004-05-04T15:03:00.000-04:00

Ha, I am first... See I know what's important to get done when at work.... Dave

2004-05-04T12:25:00.000-04:00

Concrete Frog is the second blog created as part of the Gone East blog Grants program. This blog has been awarded to a group. It will, or won't, become the work of a group of bloggers who have been regulars in the comments area of the Gone East blog. Use caution: This blog may contain material that is not family friendly. If that bothers you, sorry.