Bloggus Interruptus

Burned a little nighttime oil at the office, and was thinking about what to write about in the blog tonight as I was shutting down the work computer and getting ready to head for the house.

Then the call came out over the scanner -- armed robbery at the local golf course. So, since it was pretty close to evening news time, I was fairly certain none of the local TV stations would come up to Edmond to do a live shot from the golf course. I figured if I ran out there, I could have the story in tomorrow's paper, and my loyal readers could get it from me before anyone else, assuming TV even bothers to follow on it tomorrow.

Being a reporter really isn't as exciting as it sounds. In cases like tonight, it can be a whole lot of "hurry up and wait"....which is what I did in the parking lot of the golf course for nearly an hour and a half before I could get someone official to come out and talk to me. In case you're wondering, no one was hurt, a gun was shown, but not discharged. A lone male suspect in his 40s, medium build with dark hair and a one-week beard wearing a green shirt and blue wind pants is the guy they're looking for. If you've seen him, by all means, call the Edmond PD.

I did get to spend some quality time with a little green frog while I waited in the parking lot. For whatever reason, he wasn't afraid of me, or at least he wasn't going to show it if he was. Nudged him from behind with my shoe. He didn't hop away. Put my shoe in front of him; he wasn't fazed. Brought back memories of times when, as a younger man, I would walk the mall at Oklahoma Christian University sometimes at night. In the summer, there would be dozens of toads/frogs on the mall, and now and then I'd go collecting them...tossing them into the fountain in the center of the mall whenever I caught one. Hey...I was bored. What can I tell ya?

Of course the downside to the experience for the frogs was that they couldn't get out of Mr. Fountain -- at least not on their own. So in a day or two, someone would happen by the fountain during the day, see the exhausted frogs in the water and fish them out.

Not a whole lot for a frog to do in a body of water he can't get out of except swim, and maybe see if any fair young froggie maidens were among those trapped in the water at the same time. Turns out there were some. So froggie(s) went a' courtin' and ......uh huh.

I know this, because several days later I happened by the fountain during the day and the bottom surface was almost completely darkened by the wiggling bodies of little tadpoles, who no doubt had me to thank for bringing their anphibious parental units together.

At any rate, it's late, and I can't remember what I was gonna blog about before the robbery, so this is it for the day.

The new musical selection is Free Indeed's Days of Elijah, which is available on Vol. 9 of the Sing a New Song series. Enjoy.