Frick, frick, frick!!! (for you Scrubs fans;-) I have cellulitis, AGAIN!
So, while the rest of the nation is out enjoying Labor Day weekend, I will be elevating my arm and taking heavy duty antibiotics.
This is all traced back to having lymphedema in the arm that got bit by a mosquito. Now, I have [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Revenge of the Mosquito
Posted in Daily Life, Random, tagged arm, breast cancer, cellulitis, disease, Insect, lymphedema, mosquito, rash on August 31, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Slightly Above Average
Posted in Daily Life, tagged Library, MAT on August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Hot damn, I did OK on the MAT! And it’s over!
So, one step closer to library school now. The test was NOT easy. I had been taking a few “dummy’ tests from a CD I got from the library and had done extraordinarily well on those…scored in the 98th percentile. Now, I am thinking those [...]
Wiki Spin and Rinse
Posted in Random, Scottish, tagged Scottish, spin, wiki on August 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It isn’t really new news that people can get onto Wikipedia and muck things up (although I am always surprised by the number of people who use Wikipedia as a reliable, authoritative source…hello, ANYONE can post to it, people!) However, I found this article in Scotland’s Sunday Herald amusing.
Especially the term “Wiki Spin,” as I [...]
Taking MAT:Stressed Out :: Eating Cookie Dough:Comatose
Posted in Daily Life, tagged Library on August 26, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I have spent a large part of the weekend taking practice tests for the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) and I am fried. On Thursday, I go to BGSU to take my $45 computer version so that I can apply to go to grad school (AGAIN) to get MLS degree (this time).
I decided to schedule this at the [...]
Auchenorrhynchologists at Work (and Piglet Bugs!)
Posted in Insect, tagged appalachia, ID, Insect, leafhopper, nature, planthopper, poverty, treehopper on August 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
So, I made it back home with only two chigger bites. And I slathered on the bug spray, too (so far, I am NOT impressed with Picaridin….although, I was not bothered by any skeeters or ticks). And I have to say that Rt. 247 gets my award for the most twisty, scary drive this year. [...]
On the Road, Again
Posted in Daily Life, Insect, Random, tagged chigger, Insect on August 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m heading out for a weekend of tramping through tall grass and woods at the Edge of Appalachia Preserve in southern Ohio. There is a workshop there about planthoppers, leafhoppers and treehoppers (collectively known unscientifically as “the hoppers”). My pathetic camera (did I mention I wanted a new camera for my birthday, anyone?) can not [...]
Late Cicadas
Posted in Insect, tagged cicada, fungus, Insect, recipe on August 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
For the past few days, I have been finding dead or near death dog day cicadas everywhere. One in my weed patch (not dead yet), one on the mailbox (I’m feeling better…) and one on the sidewalk just yesterday (a late cicada, a cicada that has gone to meet it’s maker, it’s pushing up daisies).
I suppose most of [...]
Ants in your…kilt?
Posted in Insect, Random, Scottish, tagged ants, Insect, kilt, Scottish on August 13, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Apparently it is the height of ”flying ant days” in Scotland and the government’s message? “Don’t panic!”
People are being urged not to panic after millions of flying ants appeared in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
According to the blogs I’ve seen, this is a regular annual event (much like the hatching of mayflies around Lake Erie). But this year, [...]
Invasion! (no, not the Kidman movie/Body Snatchers remake, but close…)
Posted in Bad plants, tagged invasive, plant, weeds on August 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So, I am out looking around at the plants growing by the railroad tracks and I notice a bunch of purple flowers I had never noticed before. I shot a few photos (with my crummy camera) and think, “what pretty flowers” and head inside to ID them.
Imagine my horror when I discover the plant I [...]
This is comfy?!
Posted in Daily Life, Lawn chairs, tagged lawn chair, nature, weeds on August 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Inspired by a bent lawn chair, I am finally getting this blog up and running. Well, more like up and walking briskly. Since I spend most of my outdoor time poking around in my backyard, I want to talk about what I find there.
Sadly, it is not pristine wilderness with mountainous vistas…..more like a lot [...]
