Frog From Hell

Now how can you name something so cute a Frog from Hell? So what if he is practically armor plated, 10 lbs, 16 in long and had razor sharp teeth? I’m not saying I want him to be my pet Herbie II, but that is still a pretty sweet frog. Makes Frogger Girl think she should re-invest in a pet frog…maybe a smaller, non-fossilized one…with fewer teeth.

When Life Happens

Have you ever noticed how, despite your great, wonderful/fantastic intentions, life has a way of happening and changing things? Like my plans to actually blog...which totally never happen lately. Or better yet my Yoga Rock Star plans thwarted yet again by my inflexible hamstrings! All of these things I can accept, but a good gripe can be a nice stress releiver. Life, I love ya, but you can be damned tricky!

When Yoga Attacks...

OK, it's not THAT bad, but darn if Yoga didn't kick my butt last night. I went to a make-up class, taught by a a slightly dippy substitute, who usually focuses on Yoga for Abs...so guess what we did? I'm not a Yoga Rockstar (last night I was playing with the term SuperYogiFly as a possible goal to aim for or theme song to write) but I am improving.

I like the new challanges and I'm trying to get to two 1.5 hr classes a week now. We'll see if that keeps up. Last night we were back again trying to do "crow pose" the one pose I can't seem to get my head around, or more precisely I almost fall on my head. A lot of the Ab work kills today, but last night was actually pleasant.

Hopefully me regualr Sunday class will be a nice challenge. Maybe we'll do the fun half-handstand, which I'm actaully getting good at! No matter what, I'm pretty sure Yoga is going to keep kicking me in the back-end for a while, but it's worth the pain.

So terribly wrong....

I was reading an update on the suicide bombings in Baghdad today. The first reports this morning on the radio said it was two women, and now the situation is even worse. The suicide bombers now appear to be two women with Downs Syndrome used as unwitting pawns who were blown-up from afar. This is so terribly wrong...

In general, I believe in the inherent goodness of people. There are of course evil deed and terrible people in this world, but at our cores I still think people are good. Events like this shake my belief in humanity. How could anyone hurt a person who so depereatly needs to be protected and taken care of? Over my lifetime I have had many encounters with the mentally retarded, and those with Down Sydrome are usually the sweetest and most kind of them all. Like abuse of children, cruelty to those adults unable to think and care for themselves is reprehensible to me. My gloomy Mid-Atlantic Friday just got gloomier. This news is just so terribly wrong...