Cordelia ,'You're Welcome'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hah! One of these days if you come down here...
Clearly I love the name too. And you totally should use it!
My cousin also remarked on how quickly her kids took to me and keep talking about the visit. That didn't surprise me, a lot of kids do, I'm a bit of a kid magnet. But it always thrills me anew when they do.
Aw, poor TNG. She doesn't know what she's in for--the vet wants to extract one of her molars this week. Yikes!
And yikes me--I have no idea how much it will cost, except I know that general anesthesia for a dog is expensive.
Welcome, Becky!
For a long time, I could say I had never been bitten by a wasp. Then one day I was saying that and one bit me on the lip. The universe rarely speaks so clearly.
It is expensive. But Seabiscuit had one of his teeth pulled when we did his last dental cleaning, and it was so great for him. Afterwards he would chew on stuff again and was much happier. The vet told us that his malnutrition when he was on his own as a puppy probably contributed to what will be a lifelong problem with his teeth. So there will be more of that expense where it came from, but it's worth it for a happy, healthier dog.
Welcome, Becky!
I've been stung by wasps a couple times; it hurts like a mofo. Never a bee, though, I don't think. I got stung by sweatbees a lot when I was a kid; that hurts a lot for something that doesn't hurt much!
Now that I say that, I realize I don't know for sure what sweatbees are, and I've never gotten stung by one, nor even heard them mentioned, since I left the farm for college. That's weird. Was there an insect that only existed there?
I think sweatbees only exist in your imagination, Zen. You got bitten by a figment.
Okay, b.org--remind me to wear makeup tomorrow, eh?
I was going to say, "I've heard of sweatbees."
edit: Zen, where did you grow up? I grew up in Southwestern Pennsylvania, very close to the Appalachian Mountains (which are pronounced Appa-LAY-chin, not Appa-LATCH-in)
We had sweat bees when I was growing up, but I don't recall ever being stung by one. No regular bee stings either, honeybees and bumblebees are pretty even-tempered around here and I know to move slowly with them. I've gotten plenty of wasp stings though, and I kill the nasty little fuckers on sight if I'm able to.
Connie, I grew up in Tennessee, about 75 miles east of Nashville. Not too far from the Appa-LAY-chins!