tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post115167003952157396..comments2023-11-03T09:23:03.895-04:00Comments on Hard To Want: Crazy AntsScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323167263283798566noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1152019530137934672006-07-04T09:25:00.000-04:002006-07-04T09:25:00.000-04:00I hate ants and insects (this from a biologist by ...I hate ants and insects (this from a biologist by trade!). Poor hubby has to crawl under the crawl space (aptly named) and deposit boric acid and honey traps. I can send you the recipe if they ever come back--or look them up on the University of Kentucky website (I believe). <BR/>So far--so good!! And now I just know I'll find a nest somewhere!!Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151936601640964312006-07-03T10:23:00.000-04:002006-07-03T10:23:00.000-04:00Scott... just read your update. This is great new...Scott... just read your update. This is great news! Now you can relax and enjoy this exciting time. <BR/><BR/>That first acceptance and by-line are a milestone. I can still remember receiving the mag with my first by-line and the ones that followed. Believe me... it never gets old... I still get just as excited.<BR/><BR/>Aloha,<BR/>SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151886183618042502006-07-02T20:23:00.000-04:002006-07-02T20:23:00.000-04:00I hate those damned things. It's ant season. We ...I hate those damned things. It's ant season. We have the big black buggers. They're in the kitchen and the bathroom. ARGH!Shesawriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904247751806210823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151770306207906342006-07-01T12:11:00.000-04:002006-07-01T12:11:00.000-04:00Yay! Glad the publishing is going through. And i...Yay! Glad the publishing is going through. And if this might be an issue in the future, you could always send the story to us via e-mail. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I'm no help on ants. Sorry.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399098868122212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151770254015518192006-07-01T12:10:00.000-04:002006-07-01T12:10:00.000-04:00We have been dealing with carpenter ants for a cou...We have been dealing with carpenter ants for a couple of weeks now and as such, I've been reading a ton about them. We were using sprays and exterminators, but found out it doesn't actually kill the colony, the queen. Ants just re-route through it or divide the colony in order to survive. Now we're trying bait. If something doesn't break soon, I'm going to. Congrats on the publishing thing! I was first published online ... in a monthly column and I know I was super stoked when it happened. I lost my love of writing though because as I think now the world is saturated with writers. LOLBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335415338155220244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151719853715648772006-06-30T22:10:00.000-04:002006-06-30T22:10:00.000-04:00Janie - It's good to hear you are getting away fro...Janie - It's good to hear you are getting away from the depressing news. My wife and I are reading a book about all the doings around the world, What Every American Should Know About The World, or something like that. It's written by someone that calls the Bush Administration Hawks, so I have no illusion whose side of the story I'm reading, but it's a good read.<BR/><BR/>Erica - I'm glad you were right.<BR/><BR/>Moni - 1 out of two aint bad. You still have some bugs.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323167263283798566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151713372388298382006-06-30T20:22:00.000-04:002006-06-30T20:22:00.000-04:00allllllllright!!! Bugs extinguished and author pu...allllllllright!!! Bugs extinguished and author published! :) :) :)Monihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07875354074271255315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151706204427409332006-06-30T18:23:00.000-04:002006-06-30T18:23:00.000-04:00Um, I knew it.Um, I knew it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151694602391292392006-06-30T15:10:00.000-04:002006-06-30T15:10:00.000-04:00Bernita - Thanks for that. Jaye - C'mon, you didn...Bernita - Thanks for that. <BR/><BR/>Jaye - C'mon, you didn't bum me out in the slightest. It was a possibility, and I learned something from the experience. I will ask up front if it is ok to post it on a blog before I submit to various places. If, that is, I actually do. Get crackin'!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323167263283798566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151694351642052822006-06-30T15:05:00.000-04:002006-06-30T15:05:00.000-04:00Hooray! What a great way to start the weekend!Sorr...Hooray! What a great way to start the weekend!<BR/><BR/>Sorry for my horribly bad advice that made you lose hope for a while there. People need to learn not to listen to me. ;)Jaye Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407478042834459126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151693915584846162006-06-30T14:58:00.000-04:002006-06-30T14:58:00.000-04:00You cannot know how much I empathize.This is wonde...You cannot know how much I empathize.<BR/>This is wonderful.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151693241054082182006-06-30T14:47:00.000-04:002006-06-30T14:47:00.000-04:00Oni - Thanks for applying all the good luck charms...Oni - Thanks for applying all the good luck charms. It worked out!<BR/><BR/>Flood - Not yet. I didn't have the heart to write a word without knowing it had a home.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323167263283798566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151689938462503472006-06-30T13:52:00.000-04:002006-06-30T13:52:00.000-04:00On the update: Hooray!Congratulations, again. Did ...On the update: Hooray!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations, again. Did you decide on a bio?Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341265651121116197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151677868551412212006-06-30T10:31:00.000-04:002006-06-30T10:31:00.000-04:00Ah, the old e-mail fidgets. Yeah, if I am around ...Ah, the old e-mail fidgets. Yeah, if I am around the house all day, I end up checking my e-mail a dozen times or more.<BR/><BR/>I always have at least 5 submissions out, and right now I think it's more like 12.<BR/><BR/>Checking e-mail becomes a twitch.<BR/><BR/>Good luck, Scott. My fingers, toes, and eyes, are crossed for good luck.<BR/><BR/>-oniAnthony Rapinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581208296144295224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151677756375523412006-06-30T10:29:00.000-04:002006-06-30T10:29:00.000-04:00Toast - We used scrub brushes and buckets; we shou...Toast - We used scrub brushes and buckets; we should be ok. I'll keep an eye out for the super-ant though. Really, you just never know.<BR/><BR/>Erica - Ok. Huff. Puff.<BR/><BR/>Bailey - You're right. I took first out of eighty. Pretty steep odds to overcome.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323167263283798566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151677568883637432006-06-30T10:26:00.000-04:002006-06-30T10:26:00.000-04:00Thanks Mr. Schprock!Jaye - I looked it up after yo...Thanks Mr. Schprock!<BR/><BR/>Jaye - I looked it up after you commented, and by the strictest definition my short story would be in violation already. This may turn out to be a heartbreaking lesson.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323167263283798566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151677466949554262006-06-30T10:24:00.000-04:002006-06-30T10:24:00.000-04:00I love the movie Them!I'm allergic to bug sprays, ...I love the movie <I>Them!</I><BR/><BR/>I'm allergic to bug sprays, so we've had to fight the little critters with non-toxic stuff. Takes a little longer but worth it.<BR/><BR/>I'm with the others, google a bit, breathe a lot more.<BR/><BR/>Still, even if they say no - the fact that you won can not be taken away from you. Your writing was acknowledged and that has got to be an amazing feeling.Bailey Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639029254352011915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151677302815275052006-06-30T10:21:00.000-04:002006-06-30T10:21:00.000-04:00Settle, breathe, wait...just like Schprock suggest...Settle, breathe, wait...just like Schprock suggested. Google a little like Jaye said, but search for super mutant ant defenders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151677042054218482006-06-30T10:17:00.000-04:002006-06-30T10:17:00.000-04:00Extermination must be a bizarre business to be in....Extermination must be a bizarre business to be in.<BR/><BR/>I hope your house isn't poisoned. <BR/><BR/>Or one of the Ants reacts unusually to the poison and mutates into some sort of super-ant..Ultra Toast Mosha Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450892955592722188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151674033391560632006-06-30T09:27:00.000-04:002006-06-30T09:27:00.000-04:00I think waiting for an email is almost worse than ...I think waiting for an email is almost worse than waiting for a phone call, since the e-notification dings more often than the phone rings. <BR/><BR/>Have you google "First electronic rights" to see what the accepted definition of it is?Jaye Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407478042834459126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641764.post-1151671323416442832006-06-30T08:42:00.000-04:002006-06-30T08:42:00.000-04:00What an exciting time! I suppose the best thing to...What an exciting time! I suppose the best thing to do is settle back, breathe slowly and wait for more info, which is sure to come.<BR/><BR/>Once again, congratulations!mr. schprockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16216294034597931274noreply@blogger.com