tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post2642338387631570803..comments2023-10-29T07:11:49.766-04:00Comments on Just Fiddlefarting Around: MosquitoJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-35001379639786842002012-11-03T10:15:59.055-04:002012-11-03T10:15:59.055-04:00Thanks festival--there is an upsurge in mosquito-b...Thanks festival--there is an upsurge in mosquito-borne diseases where I live, but so far no malaria!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-18309129497372076372012-11-03T09:14:18.022-04:002012-11-03T09:14:18.022-04:00LOL! at list your mosquitoes just bite and drink.....LOL! at list your mosquitoes just bite and drink... Mine say thank you with malaria!<br /><br />Loved the read :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-76853715910654254462012-11-02T08:29:57.339-04:002012-11-02T08:29:57.339-04:00Claudia, thank you, I'm happy you liked it.Claudia, thank you, I'm happy you liked it.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-54774731840684138082012-11-01T21:35:46.173-04:002012-11-01T21:35:46.173-04:00i just love the idea of weaving in parts of these ...i just love the idea of weaving in parts of these famous literary work to approach a subject we all can relate to...nicely done sirClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-1033497590270851362012-11-01T20:51:46.922-04:002012-11-01T20:51:46.922-04:00Thanks again for the prompt, Anna, and for your ni...Thanks again for the prompt, Anna, and for your nice comment. Beowulf always works, as far as I'm concerned. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-23517323958156756402012-11-01T20:50:22.609-04:002012-11-01T20:50:22.609-04:00Thanks Henry--high and low is in the eye of the be...Thanks Henry--high and low is in the eye of the beholder, right? Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-75619270615187470322012-11-01T20:49:47.126-04:002012-11-01T20:49:47.126-04:00Sabio, thanks. Footnotes were definitely necessary...Sabio, thanks. Footnotes were definitely necessary on this one. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-7251904472703120942012-11-01T20:40:03.137-04:002012-11-01T20:40:03.137-04:00Thanks Grace. I really don't know where the di...Thanks Grace. I really don't know where the different connections came from--I just did a little free association and this is what happened. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-6906512114108002142012-11-01T20:38:56.549-04:002012-11-01T20:38:56.549-04:00John, thanks so much. John, thanks so much. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-21206553651742334102012-11-01T20:38:10.353-04:002012-11-01T20:38:10.353-04:00Thanks Bren. I've been bit so many times I don...Thanks Bren. I've been bit so many times I don't even swell up anymore. Still hurts like hell, though.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-53192431910958524172012-11-01T20:37:20.992-04:002012-11-01T20:37:20.992-04:00Brian, thanks. I thought Grendel was a good model ...Brian, thanks. I thought Grendel was a good model for those mosquitoes. It doesn't really get cold enough here in Savannah for them to ever really die off. Between them and the sand gnats, it's a wonder any Savannahian has blood left.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-59577235655216406122012-11-01T19:12:00.070-04:002012-11-01T19:12:00.070-04:00This was a lot of fun and fantastic to hear you en...This was a lot of fun and fantastic to hear you enjoyed the process. Your sources were great, especially the Beowulf bit. Marvelous and thought provoking response.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392858163745232319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-40053851481007467812012-11-01T18:56:44.627-04:002012-11-01T18:56:44.627-04:00I like. I think you were right on. Mine is low a...I like. I think you were right on. Mine is low art to lower art :), but this I really enjoyed, and ending rocked solid for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-88113783711035151992012-11-01T18:47:49.499-04:002012-11-01T18:47:49.499-04:00Clever -- they would have been missed without the...Clever -- they would have been missed without the notes (thanx for them).<br />Fun read about the mosquito. At first I thought it was personal, because that is <a href="http://yuanfields.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/weiqi-mosquito/" rel="nofollow">my avatar name</a> in one of my gaming worlds!Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-34044566984617605852012-11-01T17:48:23.907-04:002012-11-01T17:48:23.907-04:00I like the weaving of thoughts and the use of mosq...I like the weaving of thoughts and the use of mosquito is very creative for this prompt ~ So far not one mosquito where we are right now, thankfully ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-90039092750584719212012-11-01T17:32:22.260-04:002012-11-01T17:32:22.260-04:00Clever blend of the literary and real lifeClever blend of the literary and real lifeJohn (@bookdreamer)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11576434749272275190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-38588365720417633672012-11-01T17:30:10.412-04:002012-11-01T17:30:10.412-04:00Wow.... fabulous response to the prompt Nico.
Darn...Wow.... fabulous response to the prompt Nico.<br />Darn mosquito's... they hate me. I hate them just as much but, daren't let them have their fill then kill them, I'm too allergic to their bite, whatever.<br />Holy smokes, this is a great poem!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139175719967937843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4986882181347414615.post-43540776688542302892012-11-01T17:09:04.317-04:002012-11-01T17:09:04.317-04:00ha, nice approach...i like your blend in of the li...ha, nice approach...i like your blend in of the literary works...but dang the mosquitos....luckily the cold is killing them off in these parts....sometimes the best way though is def to let yourself be bait, then quick smack the demons...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com