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Aug. 16th, 2009 02:53 pm
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Sometimes writing is like pulling out teeth. Ugh.

I've spent the past 2 hours getting a total of 90 words. 90! That's 6 lines. Absolutely pathetic - and now I shall procrastinate by writing a list of 10 things that make me happy today as suggested by [livejournal.com profile] rabiagale - and no, writing will not be one of them:

1. Biology drama. I have ants farming aphis on my chili plant in the green house. Since it's a ladybird year and ladybirds are notorious aphis eaters, I thought I'd transfer some onto my chili plant - and it worked. Ladybirds could not believe their luck and started gobbling aphis - right until ants discovered the predators among their livestock and attacked the poor ladybirds, who then promptly retreated

2. I trimmed the blackberry bush, weeded and feel very accomplished

3. Did laundry

4. Lia who came to us as a puppy with extreme food aggression is quietly gnawing her rawhide bone with Orlando snoozing and cuddling right next to us

5. The phone hasn't rung a single time

6. Twinning's Earl Grey and chocolate chip cookies

7. The drain from the kitchen running under our basement floor into our sewage system appears to no longer be blocked after the very stinky and disgusting mucking out I had to do the other evening

8. It's Sunday and Lia let me sleep until 11:00

9. I have a gorgeous, sexy, loving, kind, funny, intelligent gentleman husband

10. I feel good...nana nana na na na, I knew that I would now...

Date: 2009-08-16 03:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] darkspires.livejournal.com
The aphids have to be treated by killing the ants. Get some powered aspartame, (an artificial sweetner), and sprinkle the powder at the base of the plant, where the ant will pick it up and eat it. This stuff is lethal and was developed as an ant killer in the first place.

Date: 2009-08-17 10:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frigg.livejournal.com
Interesting! Makes you wonder how the leap was made from insecticide to artificial sweetener in the first place. :)

Date: 2009-08-17 02:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] darkspires.livejournal.com
The connection is very simple. It made more money as a sweetner than it did as an ant killer as many more people use the former on a regular basis. So cha chink.

If you google this product and also ant killer, a whole list of very serious medical problems have been ascribed to its ingestion by humans. Be aware it is in diet soda. Also, there is one U.S senator, now retired, who has a web presence and has been campaigning for years to have this poison removed from our food chain.

Date: 2009-08-17 03:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frigg.livejournal.com
*nods*
I know of the aspartame controversy.

Date: 2009-08-16 05:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rabiagale.livejournal.com
11:00!

You spoiled person, you. ;)

Yay for chocolate chip cookies and gentlemanly husbands.

Date: 2009-08-17 10:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frigg.livejournal.com
Yeah, she's a good dog!

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