tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post6957874933901733850..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Falling Porcupines and Other Semi-True Tales of Northern Wisconsin - Julia HarperLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-77934861055900453912008-01-16T19:29:00.000-08:002008-01-16T19:29:00.000-08:00thanks so much Lee and Julia. I sent Julia an e-m...thanks so much Lee and Julia. I sent Julia an e-mail.robynlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250071917966470701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-30904725540125619932008-01-16T13:00:00.000-08:002008-01-16T13:00:00.000-08:00The ticks must be horrible... I am also glad to wo...The ticks must be horrible... I am also glad to work in the city!!Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245892606482774038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-79347143262857849432008-01-16T12:28:00.000-08:002008-01-16T12:28:00.000-08:00Ahh, keep the ticks away from me. I'm grateful tha...Ahh, keep the ticks away from me. I'm grateful that I live in the city and not near any wooded areas.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040629694490652973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-51950274512930968732008-01-16T11:49:00.000-08:002008-01-16T11:49:00.000-08:00What a horrible job!I don't have any of those horr...What a horrible job!<BR/><BR/>I don't have any of those horrible moments... I guess I used to chose well my summer jobs ;)Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127290110025040083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-28772969054149041042008-01-16T06:21:00.000-08:002008-01-16T06:21:00.000-08:00You know something, it still sounds better than my...You know something, it still sounds better than my job from hell. . . it's your typical fast food joint in the mall (although it was a health food fast food joint. . . with hot dogs, but still) and I was one of a few they seemed to fire after a short amount of time because they just don't think it was working out. And I finally found my niche too. Oh well.<BR/><BR/>Okay, so it really doesn't Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105054210049682018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-22609340606477591582008-01-16T06:18:00.000-08:002008-01-16T06:18:00.000-08:00Hi Julia!As much as I'm dying to discuss ticks, I ...Hi Julia!<BR/><BR/>As much as I'm dying to discuss ticks, I have to politely change the subject to say that I LOVED loved loved Hot. <BR/><BR/>The first chapter of this book could be a textbook for wannabe writers on how to write a first chapter. In fact, you don't even have to go as far as the first chapter--how 'bout the first line of the first chapter: "In Turner Hastings' opinion, the bank Diana Holquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259451067929029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-59075405646187429542008-01-15T22:28:00.000-08:002008-01-15T22:28:00.000-08:00I don't think I could calmly sit and eat a sandwic...I don't think I could calmly sit and eat a sandwich with ticks crawling around and diggin in, yuk! I'd freak if I had that many on me.Pam Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707336988423231812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-54756905047386995432008-01-15T22:25:00.000-08:002008-01-15T22:25:00.000-08:00Okay not sure what ticks are or if we even have th...Okay not sure what ticks are or if we even have them here, but probably do, either way they sound utterly disgusting. This sounds like a really, really bad job, but certainly good fodder for your book. Ummmm Julia I think I would pass on the Tick Queen title......lolWolfyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074374942530266065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-59026027342837830772008-01-15T21:40:00.000-08:002008-01-15T21:40:00.000-08:00Totally understand about the long-sleeve shirt, bo...Totally understand about the long-sleeve shirt, boots and jeans, Julia! Sometimes it seems like it's a choice between ticks and heat prostration though (it's hot in Iowa, too). But the worst I had to deal with was cleaning an armadillo infest graveyard in Texas in the middle of July. At least we could SEE the armadillos. The 112 chigger bites on one of my legs and the 153 chigger bits on the Anne McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408045786951555625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-1445616986913872302008-01-15T21:19:00.000-08:002008-01-15T21:19:00.000-08:00This summer was bad for everyone. Very dry and hot...This summer was bad for everyone. Very dry and hot. I hate ticks I don't want them on me at all. I was raised in the country and had ticks on me all of my life when I was a kid. Now I don't want any part of them on me. Thing just don't bother you when your young.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-41044774721528867212008-01-15T21:11:00.000-08:002008-01-15T21:11:00.000-08:00count me among the group who hate ticks; when visi...count me among the group who hate ticks; when visiting some family years ago we encountered a tick on the pillow in our bed. That visit was not pleasurable for me because they lived in a wooded area and we had been told there were ticks.robynlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250071917966470701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-50146535710875890462008-01-15T21:01:00.000-08:002008-01-15T21:01:00.000-08:00ack im terrified of ticks, my cousin, when we was ...ack im terrified of ticks, my cousin, when we was small got tick fever<BR/>, my poor kids scream if they get one on them ,just craw;ing up pants legsblackroze37 AT yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149823428113225855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-29731212172848427022008-01-15T20:35:00.000-08:002008-01-15T20:35:00.000-08:00I hate ticks! I can't imagine having that many on ...I hate ticks! I can't imagine having that many on me at once..Stacy Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057427848452822949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-35467472766010965632008-01-15T20:31:00.000-08:002008-01-15T20:31:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stacy Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057427848452822949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-46538506099583138322008-01-15T16:50:00.000-08:002008-01-15T16:50:00.000-08:00Haha! I can just imagine the porpucine part! I kee...Haha! I can just imagine the porpucine part! I keep singing "porcupines keep falling on my head.." *g*<BR/><BR/>And ew, ticks! those little buggers are hard to get off!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467070028688210481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-29636883114072188912008-01-15T15:39:00.000-08:002008-01-15T15:39:00.000-08:00LOL! By that point in the summer I was pretty much...LOL! By that point in the summer I was pretty much immune to the little beasts, estella. I remember one lunch at a small sandwich shop where a tick started crawling up the face of the co-worker opposite me. Didn't put me off my sandwich at all.<BR/><BR/>--Elizabeth HoytTotebag Guesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366139780443144281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-25169453022362947992008-01-15T14:38:00.000-08:002008-01-15T14:38:00.000-08:00Ugh! Ticks are so disgusting. How did you manage?Ugh! Ticks are so disgusting. How did you manage?Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.com