THE FROG JOURNAL

Tag: daily leap

  • Movie Theaters and Tumbleweeds

    Movie Theaters and Tumbleweeds This article was originally published a couple of months after the frog journal was launched. It has heavy references to the pandemic because a lot changed during the pandemic. As well as afterwards. Furthermore it is updated, and is a thought on how quickly things can change. Even when it’s over…

  • The best of cornbread, the hot treat

    The best of cornbread, the hot treat Cornbread is an example of a classic dinner bread. In fact, cornbread is a unique and rare dinner bread. There are several different styles of cornbread and each one has merits. Each one is delicious in its own way! Once upon a time meal preparation was a big…

  • The shareable craft

    The shareable craft Breakfast is good. It’s even better first thing in the morning! This is the consensus as we begin our work in the mines. It’s possible to enjoy breakfast, and work in the mines, at the same time. We actually do it all the time! While it is true that this morning’s breakfast…

  • Are mermaids real?

    Are mermaids real? That may sound like an unusual question. I think it’s a fair question. Mermaids are synonymous with the sea. Dolphins are also synonymous with the sea. However past experiences tell us that we will see dolphins more often than mermaids. Of course this is all one guy’s opinion. However it was a…

  • The Zippo Lighter and the Last Cigarette

    The Zippo lighter and the last cigarette. Six thirty in the morning, the coffee is fresh and hot from the pot. The zippo is on the table beside the cigarette. Taking a careful sip of the coffee, the cigarette comes next. When lit, a long pull of air inwards, then a long exhale. That’s it,…

  • The Troubled Toast

    The Troubled Toast This morning was a bust. Things were already runny because of the eggs. The grits were having none of it, and the bacon was just being crispy, at this point. The toast was troubled, and that was unusual. Always solid and put together, the toast was never flaky, but today the toast…

  • That’s How You Know It’s Working

    That’s How You Know It’s Working Got a scrape on my elbow yesterday. Nothing major, just a standard scrape. So, I decided to use that spray in the first aid kit, you know the one? The anti-bacterial it’s gonna sting like a bee spray? Did the spray, and it stung like a bee, and that’s…