What a day, Wednesday, February 14, 2007 in Newburyport, MA, good grief.

Oy Vey… Do I like the snow and wind and rain and sleet? No.

Do I like some snow? Yes. Did I like this particular storm. No.

And on Valentines Day with George and Georgiana no less.

George Cushing, of Frog Pond at the Bartlet Mall, the political consultant to the Newburyport Political Blog and his new frog “heart-throb,” Georgiana Tadpole on their FIRST Valentines Day together with a blizzard outside no less.

George Cushing and Georgiana Tadpole
on their very FIRST Valentines Day

And here is a picture of the two “love frogs.” The heart is a visual clue that they are being romantic, just incase it isn’t all that obvious.

Such excitement around the Newburyport Political Blog, except there just happened to be a blizzard outside.

Would I take George and Georgiana to whatever romantic frog place they had in mind on their special day?

No. Are you kidding. You’re frogs and there’s a blizzard outside for crying out loud.

Do I consider myself an ogre of an editor and a lousy friend, no less, because I won’t drive you where??

No. Are you kidding. You’re frogs and there’s a blizzard outside for goodness sakes.

And then, I made the mistake of suggesting that they might help out a little, instead of being so “demanding.”

What a mistake that was. First of all, frogs hopping around outside in a blizzard with spoons as shovels, complaining, and then getting freezing right away. Plus they’re not doing anything, because what can you do with a spoon in a blizzard? Right? Not a good idea on my part. Not a good idea at all, let me tell you.

And then trying to warm them up. I thought frogs were supposed to adapt to this sort of thing? But no, whine, whine, whine. (Frog whining is quite an experience. Picture really high pitched whining.)

What a nightmare, G & G’s first Valentines Day. I doubt it will ever be forgotten. And, I got to admit, even I was feeling a little sorry for them. Oh, well. Eventually, they hopped off to froggy hormonal wonder-land wherever.

Who knew that having a frog as a political consultant to the Newburyport Political Blog was ever going to be this kind of froggy learning curve? Not moi, I can tell you. Not moi.

Mary Eaton
Newburyport

First of all I apologized to George Cushing of Frog Pond at the Bartlet Mall, the political consultant to the Newburyport Political Blog, for my wanting to even think about having anything tasteless regarding him and Georgiana Tadpole on the Newburyport Political Blog.

George has accepted my apology.

George did think, however, that there are an awful lot of photographs of FROGS and not a one photograph of the editor of the Newburyport Political Blog.

I told him I didn’t like having my picture taken at all. That’s why there is no picture anywhere (except of that nice photograph taken by the Boston Globe on the “Press” page) on the World Wide Web of yours truly.

George, tenacious frog that he is, put his little webby foot down, and said, “Well tough, it’s about time.”

So here is a picture of the hard-working editor of the Newburyport Political Blog, namely moi, with George Cushing the political consultant to the Newburyport Political Blog.

The editor of the Newburyport Political Blog
with George Cushing, political consultant

Hey, what can I say, it’s February, it’s cold, and it wouldn’t matter what vast and important things could be happening in Newburyport, MA, even stuff about “flagpoles.” (See previous post.) Sometimes it’s just fun to be silly. Having a picture taken with a stuffed frog might be something one could get away with on a blog, but it would most probably be hopelessly vetoed in “mainstream” media outlets.

Oh, well.

Mary Eaton
Newburyport

Well, you guessed it. George Cushing, of Frog Pond at the Bartlet Mall, the political consultant to the Newburyport Political Blog and his lady- frog- friend, “love interest,” Georgiana Tadpole are really pissed at moi.

George Cushing incensed
with the editor of the Newburyport Political Blog

George felt that I took away his “frog dignity” by posting that photograph of him being “love-struck.”

George Cushing
being “love-struck”

How will anyone take him seriously now?

Got me George.

And, my last post about exploiting their “relationship.” Well, you can imagine the fireworks at the Newburyport Political Blog about that one, can’t you?

Well all those “love tid-bits” that may accumulate, may just be too tempting for the editor of the Newburyport Political Blog not to “chat” about, or maybe even, yes, “splash” around the World Wide Web after all. No apologies from this editor, thank you very much.

So “G & G” (George and Georgiana) will just have to decide if they want to stick around the Newburyport Political Blog or go back to their various bogs, ponds, pools or whatever (in the middle of winter no less.)

An awful lot of “hubbub” here at the Newburyport Political Blog.

Mary Eaton
Newburyport

Readers of the Newburyport Political Blog have asked me why I have introduced Georgiana Tadpole and that picture of a love-struck George Cushing.

The question to this editor of the Newburyport Political Blog, “Is their love life really anybody’s business?”

Well, to be frank, sex sells.

Don’t worry, the editor, namely moi, will keep it clean. No “sleazy” photographs of George and Georgiana, a la Paris Hilton (I mean, how many “hits” do her sites get? A lot. It’s tempting. But, no, I won’t go there.) And, hey, they’re frogs, so they are already naked. Right? So not to worry on that one.

“Romance” sells. What can I say, crass commercialism can seep into anything at anytime. Tough luck folks. This is America.

And “gossip” sells. Good grief. Got to give folks something to “gossip” about. Can’t gossip about the “environment.” What fun is there in that?

People can gossip away about George and Georgiana’s “relationship.” I don’t care. And if the “cute couple” doesn’t like it they can leave the Newburyport Political Blog. THEY are the ones who got “love-struck” for goodness sakes. And they expect me NOT to exploit that? Please.

Plus having this tawdry thing going on with FROGS, no less, makes me, the editor of the Newburyport Political Blog, seem rare and important. So there.

So for the readers of the Newburyport Political Blog who are offended by my tawdry exploitations of the frogs that are hormonally hopping around here, well tough luck. Either stop reading the Newburyport Political Blog or just skip those posts, for goodness sakes.

(And if you have no idea what in the world I could possibly be talking about, please read “About George.” The link is on the “Home” page at the side of the Newburyport Political Blog.)

Mary Eaton
Newburyport