Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for August 11, 2010

Mr. R., we need all the help that you can give us!! FA is haunted by bad vibes lately.

Thanks Fred.

Oh, thank you! Thank you! We do so need healing here!

–And the Frog Blog is open for business! Praise the Lord!

Anybody ever see that video of Mr. Rogers addressing congress in his early years, talking to them about how most television was very bad for children?

Watch how Rogers seduces the grumpy, skeptical congressman, and you will be awestruck:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrv8qtK00Go

This is a reminder that in ancient times, when Jesus said “Blessed are the meek…” the word meek was not necessarily synonymous with “weak.”

Rogers in that exchange is very meek, yet quite powerful.

Oh! Now I’m ALL better.

Glory be! Praise Jesus! (Does he REALLY skateboard? Is that in the Bible?)

Allahu akbar!

Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha‑olam…

God’s in his heaven and all’s right with the world…that nasty old Teresa is back.

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, and now children, it’s time for Hugh to go to the Magic Kingdom. Can you say “where’s my rolling papers”? I thought you could….

i loved the sign from the Mall Maintenance Shop! There is something truly Madison Avenue about that thing.

All IS well. The blog is back!

Let the healing begin.

Don’t do the blog thing to me again! I can’t take the tension.

Fred Rogers? Is there no end to your capacity for sarcasm? Oh, I suppose you could be turning over a new… Nah.

The last man on the planet to wear tennis sneakers.

Bet the folks at gocomics like this one.

Mr. Rogers was a trailblazer in anger management.

At the Blog: At least it’s only handstands and not jumping thru hoops

And, if you can’t keep a promise, what about that secret we have?

How come we all claim we don’t wear cardigans but they sell at every store?

http://obituarytypo.blogspot.com/2010/08/super-elastic-bubble-plastic.html

As a kid, I ruined so much furniture with this.

As long as we (and Teresa) are on the topic of Fred Rogers, this XKCD seems appropriate.

(Be sure to hover your cursor over the image to get the second punchline.)

Fred Rogers can make anything better!

Loved the plastic bubble stuff. I can still evoke the smell… and the popped bubbles were fun to chew.

Good day. Were I a snake, I’d hiss.

Hey white bread! you no nuttin bout my hood!….signed Eddie Murphy

Nuclear melt down averted at the 11th hour. Whew! When you have Jesus and Mr. Rodgers on your side though, how can you lose.

Mr. Rodgers had a hypnotic effect on me as a child. My Mother says, while I was watching, she could yell my name and I wouldn’t so much as blink an eye.

Yeah for hand stand Wednesdays!

Even though I was a bit too old to be watching Mr. Rogers, I always enjoyed watching him when I had a hangover.

How many would have watched Rev. Rogers’ Neighborhood? He was ordained Presbyterian, but didn’t force it on anyone. He just wanted everyone to play nice. That’s closer to Jesus than many.

Any one else notice that the post about Monday’s FA is no longer on the blog?

Don’t let the GC overlords win.

Yeah, and he still needs to change his socks… phew!

Flight Suit, Jesus is also reported to have said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Thank you for the link. He was a wonderful man.

Jesus got hairy legs!

hurrah for the blog coming back

love the bubbles - they look toxic