because I would probably have screamed like a baby thinking it was a spider. The bad thing is that as big as my forehead is getting *ahem* he would have had plenty of space to glance off of. I really liked this one. Respectfully, Rett: "The only thing observable with the naked eye to exceed the speed of light is rumor" Unknown

barbsdad2003

17 years 7 months ago

My mosquito/bird landing strip ...

extends through forehead, up past the overwhelmingly major part of central crown, and at least to some (actually, major) extent lips---in a sort of half-moon shape---well into the mid- to lower part of the back of my head. And of course I wear a T-shirt that says "Bald by Choice"---a bald lie, to frame it brutally bluntly. It appears I'm ethically, shamelessly challenged in that regard. (It's no wonder the gals (and even some guys) think I'm sexy. Bein' thus hair-challenged, that is. (No surprise, that.)) Thanx, Chuck

weirdelf

17 years 6 months ago

everyone knows that baldness is a symptom of testosterone

blown anything up or gone really fast lately? Or fucked someones brains out. cheers, Jess

infinite_dwarf

17 years 7 months ago

lol

I second Rett, as I've done that countless times: flinch, and then hear the condescending "it was only a fly!" I hate hating bugs..... LMAO! As for the "landing strip" - I have no suggestions. Plant Chia pet mix on it, and water? Thanks for the nice write. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- "If you've ever emptied the back of your pickup truck by driving backward really fast and slamming on the brakes, you might be a redneck" - Jeff Foxworthy Bill Engvall: "that's how we moved"

Kailashana

17 years 7 months ago

chia pets… now there’s

chia pets... now there's an idea I should have had! Although perhaps Rett was the model? ~A

Janice Pearce

17 years 7 months ago

Chuck

I'll be thinking of this all day, at work. Thanks! [Chuckling as I go out the door] "There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you." Will Rogers

barbsdad2003

17 years 7 months ago

Thanx, all

I'm not generally bugged. By bugs, that is. Unless they're the blood-sucking variety. Or unless they're the yellowjacket sort that likes to land on bare skin to explore. I have to laugh. Can't tell the tale without correcting the listener: "A yellowjacket crawled to the space between my middle and ring fingers---you, know, the skin fold there that tightens out thinly when the fingers are spread. and wouldn't you know it, I got bit. Took several days for the spot to heal beyond sensitive stage." Inevitably a listener will proceed to describe an episode where a bee/yellowjacket stung. I interrupt: "No. That isn't what happened to me. The yj bit me. Sliced a tiny snippet of skin from between my fingers with its mouth. I'm talking here about carnivory, not stingivory. I'm talking about the front end of the insect, not the rear---you know, that butt part where the stinger lives. That particular critter did not sting me. It BIT me!" I'm sure everyone's got major bug stories to tell, most of 'em true. Endless subject. Yours, Chuck

infinite_dwarf

17 years 7 months ago

It liked you...

Don't you know a love bite when you feel one? Actually, in all seriousness, it probably was either lookin' for some goodies to eat, or it wanted nesting material. Yes, the "staying still and calm" does not always work.... ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- "If you've ever emptied the back of your pickup truck by driving backward really fast and slamming on the brakes, you might be a redneck" - Jeff Foxworthy Bill Engvall: "that's how we moved"

rider68

17 years 7 months ago

Hi Chuck

I have to say that i too was chuckling after reading...great - what more can i say, Very best regards.... Peter ~~~"I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday, and I love today."~~~

Barbara Writes

17 years 7 months ago

Chase out of my truck

Smiles:) Barbara Can you believe a yellow jacket came into my truck trough the passenger window yesterday as i was picking up hubby from work well, I jump from the truck swinging to get away, ran to the passenger door open it swinging at it to get it to leave I won and it flew out the driver side door. been stung before in the middle of my forehead as a child a bug. my sibs said the risen looked like the shape of a baby. weird huh nice writing Chuck

barbsdad2003

17 years 7 months ago

I've written ...

a piece I'll call "On Displaying Barbara" or "on displaying barbara." It's at home. One day soon I'll remember to copy it out for trip to the library ... and their computer(s). Yup, yellowjackets can be persistent---and sticky. Nowadays if one brushes my cheek or back of my hand and continues the harrassment overlong, I'll bat it down quickly. Then, I'm ashamed to say, I step on it. I've been stung by a whole hive of yellowjackets, once when I was three years old (at least, by my mother's account, 37 stings, by the way, before she could fight them off long enough to gain shelter for me), the second time when 18. I won't chance an angry bee bringing its buddies to do me damage, extensive or otherwise. I'll hold to my present policy till I think of something else, if ever. Thanx, Chuck

Kailashana

17 years 7 months ago

I love dragonflies… have a

I love dragonflies... have a few dragonfly pins. A couple of weeks ago I saw the first one this year. It checked me out; usually they fly on me... it's a joy when creatures visit us...my kids have a way, too. Connection with nature... Btw Barbara your grandbaby is unbelievably alert... must be a crystal child... ~A

barbsdad2003

17 years 7 months ago

I'm absolutely ...

fascinated by dragonflies, a fact that didn't stop my startle reflex when the one I write about in the piece above glanced off me. I feel somehow honored when one visits me on the patio and spends time loitering on my knee, for instance. And actually it's more frequent than expectable. Thanx, Chuck

Barbara Writes

17 years 7 months ago

A crystal child?

Smiles:) Barbara new one on me he is two week old now and lifting his head and butt on his own took this pic yesterday. he is giving his mommy a fit wanting his own way he refuse to sleep in the bassinet now. cries every time she puts him in it.

barbsdad2003

17 years 7 months ago

Congratulations!

I predict this smart babe'll grow up to be a smart adult too. I see intelligence in those eyes. Yours, Chuck

Barbara Writes

17 years 7 months ago

Thanks Chuck

Smiles:) Barbara I thinks he be smart too. thanks ,two of my four kids had looks like that. Not to say the other two aren't smart i just can't reason with them two

themoonman

17 years 7 months ago

Hi Chuck...

loved your little story... I am not afraid of most bugs either but if one whaps me in the head it'll startle me good... a dragonfly is a beautiful creature.. maybe he just liked you! or she! Richard

barbsdad2003

17 years 7 months ago

Thanx

Always appreciate your commenting, Richard. Yours, Chuck PS: Must've been a she. Don't think a male'd find my grossly expanded forehead all that attractive.

weirdelf

17 years 6 months ago

chuckles gleefully,

you glanced it perfectly, and look at the amount of feedback from 3 lines! Extraordinary! Yes, I feel graced by visits from dragonflies and some spiders. You got to be fussy with spiders in Aussie. Funnelwebs have been known to take on tractors. cheers, Jess

Nordic cloud

16 years 11 months ago

Glancing and dancing

My dear mother stood quite still, while I took a close-up photo of a huge wonderfully big-eyed dragonfly on her hand knitted cardigan, she was at one with nature and would have seen your poem as a caress from nature too, so soft the landing of an almost weightless insect is on our great thick skins. Glancing and dancing they join our day that way. Ann of Norway