tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post5698706505702455673..comments2010-12-19T15:01:10.733-05:00Comments on Give Me Cupcakes: Mosquitos suck. FACT.velvethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14809107667582647222noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-36573660145401517442008-12-13T17:12:00.000-05:002008-12-13T17:12:00.000-05:00Hey, Susan!If you check back in here, the notifica...Hey, Susan!<BR/><BR/>If you check back in here, the notification for your comment went into my spam folder and I didn't realize it for almost a month. Sorry! I figured that everyone had pretty much moved on by now. Oopsie!<BR/><BR/>Things are okay here and I'm trying to figure out ways of getting back into blogging again. Hope that you're well and thanks for your message!!!velvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809107667582647222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-36619771930437305192008-11-10T22:30:00.000-05:002008-11-10T22:30:00.000-05:00Are you ok, Velvet? Long time, no hear.Sending go...Are you ok, Velvet? Long time, no hear.<BR/><BR/>Sending good thoughts and hope for news of you soon.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-56033486212639607022008-09-12T08:47:00.000-04:002008-09-12T08:47:00.000-04:00And again you've gone missing!:`(And again you've gone missing!<BR/><BR/>:`(Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888125796129754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-45395621763010242152008-08-29T11:40:00.000-04:002008-08-29T11:40:00.000-04:00We have really had a lot of them here in the Midwe...We have really had a lot of them here in the Midwest this year. I think it was because of a very wet early summer here. The worst thing about them is that they can carry West Nile virus. An ex-neighbor of ours got it and he's in his 40's and now had to walk with a cane as the result of the virus. <B>BUMMER! </B>~ jb///<BR/>P.S. Nice to see you back on my blog... it's been a while now?LZ Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020844948637658050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-75013484425165098252008-08-28T23:32:00.000-04:002008-08-28T23:32:00.000-04:00You do make country life sound like the suck.Maybe...You do make country life sound like the suck.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's time to set up a village of bat houses? Not that they could make a dent.<BR/><BR/>Wow.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-89656721782879769352008-08-25T14:46:00.000-04:002008-08-25T14:46:00.000-04:00Skeeters exist out here, just not enough to even t...Skeeters exist out here, just not enough to even take up room in my head worrying about them. That is, unless, they gots the West Nile Virus.<BR/><BR/>Chrissavinoboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180950147369257375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-35386791499432573382008-08-24T01:05:00.000-04:002008-08-24T01:05:00.000-04:00Chris-I'm just naturally sweet. ;-)You don't have ...<B>Chris-</B><BR/>I'm just naturally sweet. ;-)<BR/><BR/>You don't have any 'squitos in Southern California?? SoCal, here I come!<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>heart-</B><BR/>I feel for you!! It's really hard to be a bug magnet, but then again, there is the adoration from your unbitten friends to make up for it. Or not.<BR/><BR/>As for chiggers, I've had run-ins with them before... they're NASTY! Bleh!!!velvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809107667582647222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-57026381043249750352008-08-24T00:02:00.000-04:002008-08-24T00:02:00.000-04:00I am a bug magnet, too. Anyone within a radius of...I am a bug magnet, too. Anyone within a radius of 20 feet is safe if I am there because bugs find me altogether yummy.<BR/><BR/>When I lived in TN, there were also chiggers which I at first thought was a derogatory word of some kind until I learned that they are actually vicious red insects that can eat 1000 times their weight in human flesh in 5 seconds.<BR/><BR/>I hope Fall comes to you soon and brings an early frost.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-4684576665420330592008-08-20T14:29:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:29:00.000-04:00Could be all of the cupcakes coursing through your...Could be all of the cupcakes coursing through your veins. <BR/><BR/>It's just a thought.<BR/><BR/>Having been raised in Michigan, I can totally relate. I don't realize it until someone mentions it that they are practically non-existent her in Southern Californy. Not that I am bragging. <BR/><BR/>Chrissavinoboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180950147369257375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-8856184209865702982008-08-20T11:32:00.000-04:002008-08-20T11:32:00.000-04:00thisisme-I have a hard time believing that they se...<B>thisisme-</B><BR/>I have a hard time believing that they serve any purpose. Oh, wait! To feed the dragonflies. Hmmm... what a dilemma.<BR/><BR/>I hardly blame you... even <I>I</I> don't want to visit me because of this scourge! The weird thing is that it's mostly in our town and I don't remember ever seeing them in any of the surrounding towns even at night.<BR/><BR/>The scratching isn't too bad because I have a secret that I will pass on to you: rub petroleum jelly onto fresh bites as soon as possible. I know that it sounds like a load of nonsense, but it seriously kills the itch. The bites I rubbed it on are completely gone now. That morsel was from my MIL... I tried it in the effort to prove her wrong (a hobby of mine ;-) ), but had to eat my words because it actually works.<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>orhan-</B><BR/>You lucky, lucky man. I'll say it again. I miss in the city. *sigh*velvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809107667582647222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-54412287585023386292008-08-20T09:45:00.000-04:002008-08-20T09:45:00.000-04:00I was just about to say, you make me actually enjo...I was just about to say, you make me actually enjoy living in the big bad city. Beat me to it ;)Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888125796129754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-35545366467011650092008-08-20T07:28:00.000-04:002008-08-20T07:28:00.000-04:00You had me at the headline. They are totally evil ...You had me at the headline. They are totally evil and must be destroyed. Do they provide anything useful in an ecosystem?<BR/><BR/>I am so never coming to visit you - I react so badly whenever they get me that I'd just be puffy eyes surrounded by lumps :)<BR/><BR/>How is the scratching?thisismehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01281027325104604961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-60312563012925038502008-08-20T00:21:00.000-04:002008-08-20T00:21:00.000-04:00chisty la rou-Oh, you're mosquito bait, eh? I'm so...<B>chisty la rou-</B><BR/>Oh, you're mosquito bait, eh? I'm so sorry to hear that. It's tough for the tasty morsel people, for sure!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>bernie-</B><BR/>The fact that so many people had screen porches should have been a clue when we were house hunting. :-P<BR/><BR/>I'm not a mosquito magnet, either... I'd be willing to lay money down that you'd that you'd get munched up here for sure. I've never, ever, ever lived in a place that was this bad!velvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809107667582647222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-8887106821582318352008-08-19T22:51:00.000-04:002008-08-19T22:51:00.000-04:00The mosquitos in Maryland mustn't like Italian foo...The mosquitos in Maryland mustn't like Italian food, because they rarely bother me. I spritz a little DEET and I'm good to go for yard work. My wife, on the other hand, can bathe in the stuff and she still ends up being the main course on the daily buffet.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761833227989867795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-7313574182032079842008-08-19T19:57:00.000-04:002008-08-19T19:57:00.000-04:00Ohhh they are evil! I hate mozzies. Unfortunatly f...Ohhh they are evil! I hate mozzies. Unfortunatly for me I have tasty blood, well the mozzies seem to think so anyway. I feel your pain.Chisty La Rouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260645276329132263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-29457422053040570652008-08-19T18:39:00.000-04:002008-08-19T18:39:00.000-04:00chani-Brutal! I'll be that you're right and can im...<B>chani-</B><BR/>Brutal! I'll be that you're right and can imagine that the heat is what overwhelms them. We have to wait for the first overnight freeze to get rid of them here. 'Bout a month to go... or more. Bleh!velvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809107667582647222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375537256139663766.post-70690438363689692482008-08-19T18:29:00.000-04:002008-08-19T18:29:00.000-04:00We have those skeeters here, too! :) Usually the b...We have those skeeters here, too! :) Usually the beginning of summer means being eaten alive for a few weeks. Then.. I'm not sure where they go. Perhaps it's too hot here for them? <BR/><BR/><BR/>~*thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.com