Word: bog
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...True Swamp: Underwoods and Overtime," by Jon Lewis Simply drawn but deeply imaginative, "True Swamp" swallows up all those other anthropomorphic animal comics and leaves them behind in a stinking pile. The hero, Lenny the frog, comes across a mysterious creature in the bog, but soon becomes envious of the attention it gets. This comic exudes a kind of joy and freedom in its seemingly loose, easy-going construction. And what a relief to see animals that are as likely to eat each other as they are to philosophize about the meaning of life...
...likes of Judge Judy, are filing cases pro se--that is, representing themselves in court. In fact, the trend has become so widespread that local court systems have had to go to great lengths to accommodate scores of pro se litigants who, if left to their own devices, bog down hearings as they struggle to decode complicated legal proceedings...
Then I went home. I was sorry to leave the Emerald Isle, but also, in truth, eager to catch up on e-mail and the web, newspapers and magazines, television and videos. No matter what Seamus Heaney says, a bog's communication, information and entertainment options leave something to be desired. I was ready for home...