Comments on: the bugs of summer http://dotlizard.com/posts/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/ here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. there is no why. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:55:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Corky http://dotlizard.com/posts/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-11933 Corky Tue, 02 Jul 2002 03:12:32 +0000 http://dotlizard.com/wp/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/#comment-11933 I swallowed a June Bug once. I was about 5 or 6, and pretty talkative (okay, I non-stopped jabbered from my first sentence til - no end in sight!) We lived in Michigan, spent most summer weekends at the lake. It was just about dusk; I was walking along the dock toward the boat, talking to my mom and not paying attention to much of anything except the sound of my own voice when glappp! a huge June Bug flew right into my open mouth! I gagged, spit, gagged some more, tried to cough it up, choked, swallowed, swallowed again, and finally the damned thing went down instead of up and out. I still have nightmares. The incident did modify my behavior though. Now, in the summer, I tend to talk with my teeth clenched! You can never be too careful. I swallowed a June Bug once. I was about 5 or 6, and pretty talkative (okay, I non-stopped jabbered from my first sentence til – no end in sight!) We lived in Michigan, spent most summer weekends at the lake. It was just about dusk; I was walking along the dock toward the boat, talking to my mom and not paying attention to much of anything except the sound of my own voice when glappp! a huge June Bug flew right into my open mouth! I gagged, spit, gagged some more, tried to cough it up, choked, swallowed, swallowed again, and finally the damned thing went down instead of up and out. I still have nightmares. The incident did modify my behavior though. Now, in the summer, I tend to talk with my teeth clenched! You can never be too careful.

]]> By: drusilla http://dotlizard.com/posts/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-11932 drusilla Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:22:22 +0000 http://dotlizard.com/wp/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/#comment-11932 bugs,on the most part do suck.you have every reason to complain...from three days at camp i got 240(or more) bites... bugs,on the most part do suck.you have every reason to complain…from three days at camp i got 240(or more) bites…

]]> By: Kelly http://dotlizard.com/posts/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-11931 Kelly Wed, 26 Jun 2002 12:54:03 +0000 http://dotlizard.com/wp/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/#comment-11931 Yeah, but what about the cool bugs -- like fireflies or "lightning bugs" as my husband calls them. Those are cool. The worst, in my opinion? Cave crickets. Even worse than spiders. Fuck, just talking about it is making me all jumpy! Yeah, but what about the cool bugs — like fireflies or “lightning bugs” as my husband calls them. Those are cool.

The worst, in my opinion? Cave crickets. Even worse than spiders. Fuck, just talking about it is making me all jumpy!

]]> By: kd http://dotlizard.com/posts/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-11930 kd Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:52:46 +0000 http://dotlizard.com/wp/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/#comment-11930 i like shiny things too... anyway, i understand why kitties would like to puke, with the hairball thing and all, but every june kitty ends up looking kinda sickly, due to all the puking. you'd think, at the point where kitty started feeling like crap, he'd quit. but no. and if we try to keep him indoors at night, he starts knocking stuff over until we give in. i like shiny things too…

anyway, i understand why kitties would like to puke, with the hairball thing and all, but every june kitty ends up looking kinda sickly, due to all the puking. you’d think, at the point where kitty started feeling like crap, he’d quit. but no. and if we try to keep him indoors at night, he starts knocking stuff over until we give in.

]]> By: Linkmeister http://dotlizard.com/posts/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-11929 Linkmeister Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:44:20 +0000 http://dotlizard.com/wp/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/#comment-11929 June bugs = cat purgatives. That must be it. June bugs = cat purgatives. That must be it.

]]> By: toxiclabrat http://dotlizard.com/posts/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-11928 toxiclabrat Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:32:12 +0000 http://dotlizard.com/wp/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/#comment-11928 This is the time of year that the raccoons come out with their babies....at least in NJ... The babies are so cute..I like to watch them wash their little paws after they eat. And I like the sound of them "talking"..so cute... I am finding very odd bugs around here also, kd... They are 80% dead when I see them.. no doubt due to my cat, Kielty. She like to kick 'em around until they are dead, or she gets bored..whichever comes first! Kielty likes anything shining on the wall too: mirrors, flashlights, jewerly...its so funny! This is the time of year that the raccoons come out with their babies….at least in NJ…
The babies are so cute..I like to watch them wash their little paws after they eat. And I like the sound of them “talking”..so cute…
I am finding very odd bugs around here also, kd…
They are 80% dead when I see them.. no doubt due to my cat, Kielty. She like to kick ‘em around until they are dead, or she gets bored..whichever comes first!
Kielty likes anything shining on the wall too: mirrors, flashlights, jewerly…its so funny!

]]> By: shelley http://dotlizard.com/posts/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-11927 shelley Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:27:13 +0000 http://dotlizard.com/wp/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/#comment-11927 Cats and babies both enjoy swirling lights. My favorite trick is to catch the sunlight on my wristwatch so that it reflects on a wall, then swivel it all around until a baby/toddler or kitty goes insane. Good times. Cats and babies both enjoy swirling lights. My favorite trick is to catch the sunlight on my wristwatch so that it reflects on a wall, then swivel it all around until a baby/toddler or kitty goes insane. Good times.

]]> By: Stacey http://dotlizard.com/posts/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-11926 Stacey Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:45:00 +0000 http://dotlizard.com/wp/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/#comment-11926 I have a disco ball, and my cats run into walls chasing the swirling lights. And I don't think cats mind throwing up. Mine seem to eat bugs, grass, dead leaves all they can to try to throw up hairballs. I have a disco ball, and my cats run into walls chasing the swirling lights. And I don’t think cats mind throwing up. Mine seem to eat bugs, grass, dead leaves all they can to try to throw up hairballs.

]]> By: batgrl http://dotlizard.com/posts/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-11925 batgrl Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:29:02 +0000 http://dotlizard.com/wp/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/#comment-11925 AAAAAAAAAAAA! I HATE JUNE BUGS!!!!!!!! *shiver* *goes off to have nightmares about being trapped in elevators, pork rinds, dr's offices, and giant killer june bugs - after reading <a href="http://www.punkprincess.com/blog.html" rel="nofollow">Skarlet</a>'s posts before this one* AAAAAAAAAAAA! I HATE JUNE BUGS!!!!!!!!
*shiver*
*goes off to have nightmares about being trapped in elevators, pork rinds, dr’s offices, and giant killer june bugs – after reading Skarlet‘s posts before this one*

]]> By: kat http://dotlizard.com/posts/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-11924 kat Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:01:55 +0000 http://dotlizard.com/wp/2002/06/the-bugs-of-summer/#comment-11924 it's the thrill of the hunt. the whole, i'm a big bad ass kitty and i killed and devoured the prey. i must eat it. it would be a waste of sustanance and my ancestor cats would be angry. (cat karma). cats are fascinating. i play with a laser pointer at night and watch the cats try to pounce on a beam of light. quite hysterical. it’s the thrill of the hunt. the whole, i’m a big bad ass kitty and i killed and devoured the prey. i must eat it. it would be a waste of sustanance and my ancestor cats would be angry. (cat karma). cats are fascinating. i play with a laser pointer at night and watch the cats try to pounce on a beam of light. quite hysterical.

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