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I'm sorry to hear this Terry. Am sending goodwill to you in your grief.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on August 30, 2006 at 3:07 AM
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Ariel
This was tragic indeed. I'm sorry for your loss. I've seen people swell up to unrecognizable proportions in just minutes. Anaphylaxis is no laughing matter. I've been stung many times; but, thankfully I've never been allergic to them. My sympathies to you and your family.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 28, 2006 at 4:39 PM
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Hornets, wasps, bees, and other terrors of the sky
Ariel,
I am very sorry for your loss! That is shocking and tragic. AS a boy, I hated wasps and hornets, seeing them as useless creatures. OK, I still do. I knocked down their nests and killed them when i could. Bees, I appreciated. I learned to catch them using just a leaf folded over, gently squeezing them and then putting them in a bug catcher device i had. i always loved to collect and study creatures. Eventually, I learned to catch bees bare-handed, finding that they calmed as i squeezed them slightly on the sides, avoiding their stings. REcently, at a friend's house, I was showing off when a bee was buzzing around us and i caught him in my hand, shaking him quickly to "stun" him. Guess who stunned whom? He stung me, sadly. i am luck y not to be affected by bee stings, but i hated knowing that he was affected and would die.
The story of the provinces is both confusing and gratifying. i am afraid i don't remember what goes where when it comes to Spanish provinces. We went to the Atlantic coast to visit my fathers' friends in a city whose name has been attached to a famous sherry i think, from teh region. We also went east along the Mediterranean to visit the Alhambra and the nearby town. I loved that , and, in keeping with my experiences of the world via animals, while wandering the streets of teh "Arab" area alone, i was adopted by a huge dog. He was a puppy but easily 100 punds. He bound out from between several buildings, ran up to sniff me, then followed me as i vainly tried to locate a mosque and a church that were reportedly both in teh area. Just when i was contriving ways to brign this beast back, he found something of greater interest (food I'm sure) and ran away. The area was beautiful and enchanting with or without the pup.
posted by
Thor_Jasmine
on August 28, 2006 at 12:38 PM
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Sorry for the loss your friends family has suddered....so unexpected.
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on August 28, 2006 at 5:12 AM
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I'm sorry about the loss of your friend.
What a shock. I hope his family will be okay.
posted by
Pat_B
on August 27, 2006 at 10:13 AM
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My heart walks with you in your grief.
When death is sudden it is difficult to live with the reality for a long time. We find our thoughts reaching out at times to one who is no longer with us. We can only accept one day at a time for our hearts and minds are wounded in such a way only God's healing touch can make us whole again. God bless you and your family and friends as you grieve the loss of a dear friend. Faith, hope, love and prayer! faholo
posted by
faholo
on August 27, 2006 at 8:50 AM
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My sympathy and please take care.
posted by
babe_rocks
on August 26, 2006 at 4:20 PM
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Ariel,
I am so sorry for the loss of your friend. Your family will have my prayers during this time of grief, as will his...God bless you, Love...
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on August 26, 2006 at 3:20 PM
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Condolences....
posted by
A-and-B
on August 26, 2006 at 2:15 PM
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ariel,
I am so sorry about your friend's tragic death. No matter what the circumstances, it's always a blow to lose a friend, but it's particularly painful when so completely unexpected and over such an apparently 'trivial' event.
This brings back childhood memories, where we believed that a hornet's sting, as opposed to that of a wasp or bee, was alway fatal.
I have never been stung by one, nor did I know of anyone actually dying as the result, until now...
And beware of those damn 'flying mice', a horrible invention, if you ask me!
And one more thing: I would like you write a letter! What kind of letter you'll see when you go to my blog...
posted by
Nautikos
on August 26, 2006 at 11:47 AM
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Ariel70, What an awful thing to happen. One just never knows what this life will bring or how the day will end. My sincere sympathies to you and his family.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 26, 2006 at 11:13 AM
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Wow...how sad! Really sorry to hear this...
posted by
myrrhage_
on August 26, 2006 at 11:10 AM
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Ariel OMGoodness... How flippin' tragic! I am so sorry for you and
all touched by this sad twist of fate. What a weird world we inhabit. Hope you are well. Flying Mice !!! Aaaack!!! Be Safe
posted by
mysteria
on August 26, 2006 at 11:08 AM
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Ariel
I am so very, very sorry about your friend. Take whatever time you need to heal and take care of yourself in the meantime.
posted by
bel_1965
on August 26, 2006 at 10:02 AM
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Be careful.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on August 26, 2006 at 9:26 AM
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Wow Ariel...that is so sad I am so sorry about your friend.
I was out in my yard yesterday and got stung on my big toe by a bee. It is itching, burning, swollen and it's driving me crazy...but at least I'm still alive. And Bees a big as mice...yikes. Watch out for those buggers!
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on August 26, 2006 at 9:02 AM
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Fourcats
Yep, as my old, withered crone of an Irish godmother used to say " Shoor, dere's payple doying now dat's never doyed before!"
posted by
ariel70
on August 26, 2006 at 9:01 AM
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i'm very sorry for your loss. it's tragic enough to stop me from cracking
"smoking is bad for your health" jokes. almost. seriously though, sorry about your friend. life takes such unexpected twists.
posted by
fourcats
on August 26, 2006 at 8:58 AM
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