Great Headlines in HIgher Education: "Professor Gets Job Counting Frogs"
Serious bloggage later -- or more serious bloggage tomorrow. Too tired to devote the usual brain cells to thinking and typing.
I just got back from a long day at Cloudcuckooland, a day full of books and books and more books and the squashed remains of many a 17-year cicada on the pavement. And now I just want to kick back, enjoy a lemonade, and read something ight and funny...like THIS HEADLINE:
"Professor Gets Job Counting Frogs."
MIDLAND, Mich. - Eldon Enger is all ears when he's looking for frogs. The retired biology professor is a volunteer frog counter for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Each spring the department does a frog and toad census. The status of the tiny critters can be a good indicator of the environmental health of an area. Enger says you have to identify the frogs by the sounds of their distinctive croaking. But the frogs don't take kindly to strangers. Enger says the frogs hush-up when they sense someone coming. But Enger adds if you're quiet for a while, the frogs will start singing again. |
And who said all that we eggheads are good for is coming up with academic exercises and report cards? There are a lot of frogs out there, professor -- better to hop to it!