tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post2376835610498768396..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: June bugsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-67309949580468134642011-06-24T11:36:06.928-04:002011-06-24T11:36:06.928-04:00LOL Liz - great video!
PK - thanks again. Electri...LOL Liz - great video!<br /><br />PK - thanks again. Electric fly-swatters??? The Pixie Awesomeness continues. Off to google it.... <br /><br />AW: Good news on the migraine med front. Once the worst of this week's pain had past (it's still there, but not so bad now. Plus, I have a massage booked for later today and an appointment next week with a Reikki specialist!) Anyway, I asked the Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-25587442258823560382011-06-24T07:47:40.881-04:002011-06-24T07:47:40.881-04:00Esperanza - that's just crazy. And outrageous....Esperanza - that's just crazy. And outrageous. Glad you're hanging in there. <br /><br />Standing O for Sue for the bug killing. And boo for the insurance on the miserly pill allowance.Sarah at ratatatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-50236256338894828792011-06-23T22:31:53.910-04:002011-06-23T22:31:53.910-04:00LOL, kathy. BiL has cooked some, and done dishes,...LOL, kathy. BiL has cooked some, and done dishes, and a few little fix it projects (non-urgent). At this point, I'm going about my regular business and kind of ignoring the lumps on the couch.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-31184873982744453082011-06-23T22:27:42.975-04:002011-06-23T22:27:42.975-04:00esperanza, i think you should get the jumbo "...esperanza, i think you should get the jumbo "inlaw" size. <br /><br />have you considered doing a version of boot camp, with loud music at reveille, everyone assigned chores, etc.?kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-6322724787695509112011-06-23T21:24:39.997-04:002011-06-23T21:24:39.997-04:00Electric flyswatter? Really? As I am flyswatter ...Electric flyswatter? Really? As I am flyswatter impaired, that sounds like a very fun item.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-89812454157038825102011-06-23T20:57:47.453-04:002011-06-23T20:57:47.453-04:00Sue, I'm glad I was at least able to suggest a...Sue, I'm glad I was at least able to suggest a resource that might be useful. They have message boards there, too.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-41906623613122630782011-06-23T20:57:23.221-04:002011-06-23T20:57:23.221-04:00Now my head itches.
Srsly, if he had just said in...Now my head itches.<br /><br />Srsly, if he had just said in the first place they wanted to stay all week, then I could have paced myself. And planned to be away, or something. But this deciding at 3 pm every day you're going to stay another night? wtf, indeed.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-78872753663704059032011-06-23T20:56:50.833-04:002011-06-23T20:56:50.833-04:00I bought an electric flyswatter a couple of years ...I bought an electric flyswatter a couple of years ago, and it's been the best. thing. ever. Seriously, you can pretty easily swat flying bugs right out of mid-air. My husband was doubtful, but it quickly became one of his favorite household tools/toys.<br /><br />Also, a company called Country Vet makes a dispenser that sprays insect control stuff derived from marigolds or something. It'spurple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-40171766476285342252011-06-23T20:53:57.280-04:002011-06-23T20:53:57.280-04:00Unless you add tea tree oil to your shampoo. Lice ...Unless you add tea tree oil to your shampoo. Lice hate tea tree oil, I'm told.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-42145697941051005112011-06-23T20:38:14.166-04:002011-06-23T20:38:14.166-04:00I vote lice. The threat of lice drives people away...I vote lice. The threat of lice drives people away faster than anything else. Plus, all the stigma of lice being something dirty people get? Not true. Lice like clean hair because their eggs will stick to clean hair, but not dirty hair.<br /><br />More reason I embrace teh Lazy and only bathe my kids when they obviously need it. It's always the kids who have baths every day who get the lice.amyhttp://www.thetextureofthings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-44899751548116260202011-06-23T18:52:32.573-04:002011-06-23T18:52:32.573-04:00esperanza, can you discover that you've maybe ...esperanza, can you discover that you've maybe been infested by lice? Or fleas? Or something?Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-2671703931939807582011-06-23T18:47:18.881-04:002011-06-23T18:47:18.881-04:00liz, love it!
esperanza, wtf?liz, love it!<br /><br />esperanza, wtf?kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-80725053835681283842011-06-23T18:42:45.095-04:002011-06-23T18:42:45.095-04:00Still. Here.Still. Here.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-62465126494804768352011-06-23T17:34:55.312-04:002011-06-23T17:34:55.312-04:00Speaking of Buddhists<a href="http://youtu.be/5dtMpjeAMtk" rel="nofollow">Speaking of Buddhists</a>Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-86933612013186432372011-06-23T15:28:04.369-04:002011-06-23T15:28:04.369-04:00ahem. awards tomorrow. keep whining!ahem. awards tomorrow. keep whining!kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-47072421366991612512011-06-23T14:53:39.178-04:002011-06-23T14:53:39.178-04:00i think i reached my peak gonzo bug-killing mode w...i think i reached my peak gonzo bug-killing mode when we lived in japan, where buddhism is widely practiced. there were fireplacing poisonous centipedes in the fireplacing house, and i once found one IN THE BABY'S CRIB. it was war. my method was to stun 'em with lysol spray, sprint off to the toilet before they got moving, and flush. which was probably a gentler dispatch than than at kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-6564481355022080132011-06-23T13:55:47.065-04:002011-06-23T13:55:47.065-04:00Me too. I've fly-swattered probably two dozen...Me too. I've fly-swattered probably two dozen flying wasp thingies this season alone. Now, I will admit to rescuing a lizard and taking him/her outside yesterday. Poor thing was scared.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-69452600851518971332011-06-23T11:35:18.140-04:002011-06-23T11:35:18.140-04:00I totally agree Liz. Thus, pumps with slightly poi...I totally agree Liz. Thus, pumps with slightly pointed heels for getting them cornered. MWHAHAHAHAHA...... (and that evil laugh comes from a most loving - though fearful - place, because you know they are God's creatures too and we're supposed to love them and all....) aw, crap. <br /><br />I'd make a lousy Buddhist.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-39625814137363874022011-06-23T11:13:34.727-04:002011-06-23T11:13:34.727-04:00Did I tell you all about the honking big spider th...Did I tell you all about the honking big spider that was moseying down our hallway a few weeks ago?<br /><br />I through an advertising circular down on it and jumped up and down on the circular until the spider was just a splotch on the linoleum. My son was amazed at my vehemence.<br /><br />Aside from biting insects, I won't smoosh bugs that are outdoors. Bugs in my house though? They are Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-40521019278666299452011-06-23T11:03:05.314-04:002011-06-23T11:03:05.314-04:00~applause~ sue, i prefer the vacuum cleaner metho...~applause~ sue, i prefer the vacuum cleaner method of bug disposal.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-41617476645511344822011-06-23T10:32:33.858-04:002011-06-23T10:32:33.858-04:00Sue, you get a total standing o from me. Plus a si...Sue, you get a total standing o from me. Plus a size 13 men's shoe to smack that sucker into mush.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-19337869664797927592011-06-23T10:28:32.144-04:002011-06-23T10:28:32.144-04:00EEEEK.
Massive crawly bug on my desk.
I did no...EEEEK. <br /><br />Massive crawly bug on my desk. <br /><br />I did not scream, despite being alone in the building.<br /><br />Feel free to applaud.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-89981663059621804102011-06-22T23:11:34.611-04:002011-06-22T23:11:34.611-04:00Oh, and p_k, I am familiar with those kinds of cul...Oh, and p_k, I am familiar with those kinds of cultural attitudes toward time, have practiced them myself at times :) ...and I don't think that's it. It's more the chronic selfishness that's grating on me.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-3091748266109573262011-06-22T22:36:20.906-04:002011-06-22T22:36:20.906-04:00Yay for more human, Sue.
Yes, tomorrow will be th...Yay for more human, Sue.<br /><br />Yes, tomorrow will be the seventieth...er...seventh day. They are not silverware-rearrangers, quite the opposite. Though I should say he has been less messy this trip than I've ever known him to be. <br /><br />Worried about 10yo niece, as she seems exceedingly awkward, more so than 10yo's tend to be. Family situation is crappy at home, and I'm esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-28696528818999253242011-06-22T22:31:26.088-04:002011-06-22T22:31:26.088-04:00PK - thanks so much for the website link. I have b...PK - thanks so much for the website link. I have been to similar sites but had not found that one.<br /><br />I started reading about excitotoxins when I was looking for hidden msg in various foods. At the same time, I was looking for hidden (ie named as something else) gluten in the foods we eat. <br /><br />I tend to be quite mistrustful of anything packaged, despite my standard longing for Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.com