the frog lecture

This morning I learned all about the life cycle of frogs, from the esteemed Professor J, who gave an impromptu lecture, along with illustrations that he provided in real-time. So that you, too, can benefit from his years of amphibious experience, here is the transcript from the lecture:

(holding up a picture he drew on his beloved Magnadoodle of a frog entitled "Yong Frog"): "This is the lifecycle of a YOUNG FROG."(capitalization to bring to life the emphasis he put on certain key words during his lecture)
(drawing some small circle with dots inside): "These are the frog EGGS." (writes the word "eggs" next to the picture)
(pointing to the eggs): "When the eggs hatch, they are TADPOLES." (writes the word "tadpole" next to "eggs" and does his best to turn the eggs into something resembling tadpoles)
(pointing to the front legs of the frog): "First, the FRONT LEGS begin to grow" (writes the words "front legs grow" on his picture)
(pointing to the back legs of the frog): "Then, the BACK LEGS begin to grow" (writes the words "back legs" on the picture, then draws an arrow to the word "grow" as he's now running out of room on his magnadoodle) see next photo for proof to this point:


As you can see, he's starting to get a little crowded for space. That doesn't stop our illustrious Professor J, tho!

(looking earnestly at me, and with great drama in his voice) "And then," (pause for effect) "the TAIL starts SHRINKING!"(in the space his pen is poised over in the photo, he crowds the letters "Tail shri" then ran out of room -- so he moved to that available space in the lower left corner and finished with "nking")

After his presentation was complete and his illustration chock full of information, he sat up and asked his class of 2 (me and Zoo Boy), "So, what have we got?" I took a stab in the dark "A young frog?" He threw his hands in the air, jumping up and down and squealing with glee, as if I'd just scored the winning touchdown at the Superbowl, "YES!! A YOUNG FROG".

You know, if every professor I had in college had been that involved in their presentations, I probably would have gone on for my PhD....