I promise that this blog will not act as a board for forwards but I happen to like the lesson from this one. (...and I like frogs! )


A group of frogs was traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit.

When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the unfortunate frogs they would never get out.

The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.

Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and simply gave up. He fell down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could.

Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and suffering and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out.

When he got out, the other frogs asked him, "Why did you continue jumping? Didn't you hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.

This story teaches two lessons:

1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.

2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them. Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.

The power of words....it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.

Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another. May your words be a blessing to someone today.

-- Author Unknown

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I've decided to merge my updates and blogs into one section. That means, for the meantime, you'll have two pages that are identical (Home and Blog pages).

I've got an new idea for the Home page but I have no idea how long it will take to implement it...

I guess, in the meantime, you should work on beating my scores in the arcade.

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It's funny that I've already stooped to forwards as a source of Blog material... but this is too good to pass up!


A freshman at Eagle Rock Junior High School won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to the alarmist practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything in our environment. In his project he urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the chemical "Dihydrogen monoxide."

And for plenty of good reasons, since it can:

1. cause excessive sweating and vomiting
2. it is a major component in acid rain
3. it can cause severe burns in its gaseous state
4. accidental inhalation can kill you.
5. it contributes to erosion
6. it decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes
7. it has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients

He asked 50 people if they supported a ban of the chemical Dihydrogen, monoxide. Forty-three said yes, six were undecided, and only one knew that the chemical was... water.

The title of his prize winning project was, "How Gullible Are We?" The conclusion is obvious.

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K, all you faithful visitors of IamWallaman.com... I have finally gotten the "commenting" sytem up and running!

...*and there was much rejoicing*...

To leave a comment in virtually any section, you simply need to create a Profile. Click the Create a Profile link to the left. (or right here ) Just follow the simple instructions and you can post away!

Rules for posting: NO BAD WORDS! I will not tolerate foul language or questionable content here. If you have to ask yourself whether or not you can post it... DON'T! If you post anything I deem questionable or objectionable, you will be banned.

I want you all to enjoy this site but I want it, first and foremost, to be clean! Please keep it tidy! Thanks!

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Check it out! A new look!

I hope you like it for its simplicity and browser compatibility. I spent a lot of extra hours testing it to make sure it worked on a wide variety of browsers because I care. So if you notice any glitches... it's your fault!

In all seriousness, let me know if you have any problems with the new layout: graphical or technical.

To answer some questions off the bat:

No, you cannot log in or post comments yet. You will be able to VERY soon!

Yes, I am going to continue revamping, sprucing and cleaning up.

No, I am not very qualified to have a Blog.

Yes, I will continue to run the Blog anyways.

Yes, I will reset the arcade scores soon.

Yes, I'm sure Gabe is my son... despite how good he looks!

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