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**Scythe Matters** · 03-28-2012, 03:58 AM

What a groovy guy you are, Brian Cool

**BrianW** · 03-28-2012, 07:25 AM

Thanks SM. I forgot to mention I've also been out on my annual deer antler (sheds) search and thus far am 0 for 6. However, if I were looking for ticks I've lost count. People - be careful out there! Just dug one out of my back over the weekend.

**Scythe Matters** · 03-29-2012, 02:19 AM

Ouch! I hate ticks!! :::shudder::: Luckily, they aren't a problem on this side of the Cascades. Fleas, on the other hand... Undecided

**BrianW** · 04-02-2012, 12:20 PM

Poison Flower by Thomas Perry. I believe this is the eighth book in the Jane Whitefield series. Jane helps people disappear - victims of abuse, the Mob, etc. She hails out of NY state, and the author plays up her Seneca Indian heritage.

By the way SM, I went out again yesterday on antler patrol. Now o for 7; got even more ticks on me! Take ten steps, brush off a bunch, ten steps, repeat. Really creepy and makes me not want to explore my beloved woods.

Counselor · 04-02-2012, 04:18 PM

I think this mild winter has allowed many more of the creepy creatures to survive grrrr.... Hate them. Fortunately here in VT we do not have HUGE problem but the deer ticks seem to all be carriers of Lime disease. A close co-worker has within the last month been dealing with a herniated disk, which brought on Shingles and now ... Lime disease. Its always very cathartic to me to toss them into our wood stove and set fire to the little buggers.

**Scythe Matters** · 04-02-2012, 08:09 PM

Ewww Brian!! I found this for you:

Quote:Try using effective natural repellents. Squeeze an ample amount of sunscreen on your hand and mix it with 10 drops of eucalyptus oil before applying it on your skin. Ticks hate the smell of eucalyptus oil, which makes it a potent repellent against them. Another natural tick repellent that's effective is the Neem oil. Apply some on your skin before going hiking or gardening. Neem oil is a vegetable oil made from a mixture of compressed fruits and Neem seeds (an evergreen tree found in India), and is known to be a very potent insecticide used against ticks and other pests.

As for reading... I'm about 3/4 of the way through God Is Not Great by the late Christopher Hitchins. I'm finding many things to save (on my Kindle, I can mark sections of text) for the next time I debate someone who rudely knocks on my door at ohgawdthirtyAM on Saturday. He presents and proves his premise (How Religion Poisons Everything) very well and it's hard to argue his points. Not that I disagree with most of them. The cool thing about him is that he really has no problem with faith... as long as those who bear it just come out and say that's what it is rather than try to "prove" it. I also read a few phrases that someone we know might have had stick in his head when writing a few songs.... Wink

It's an excellent - though, in places, chilling - read. Even if you are a Believer, it's a good thing to know both side of the situation, IMO.

Rey · 04-03-2012, 09:20 AM

(04-02-2012 08:09 PM)Scythe Matters Wrote: As for reading... I'm about 3/4 of the way through God Is Not Great by the late Christopher Hitchins. I'm finding many things to save (on my Kindle, I can mark sections of text) for the next time I debate someone who rudely knocks on my door at ohgawdthirtyAM on Saturday. He presents and proves his premise (How Religion Poisons Everything) very well and it's hard to argue his points. Not that I disagree with most of them. The cool thing about him is that he really has no problem with faith... as long as those who bear it just come out and say that's what it is rather than try to "prove" it. I also read a few phrases that someone we know might have had stick in his head when writing a few songs....

It's an excellent - though, in places, chilling - read. Even if you are a Believer, it's a good thing to know both side of the situation, IMO.

Very interesting...

I remember Bubba mentioning a book in one of his update stories, and the book was pretty much about how a person's religion was provided for them by where they were born and their upbringing, instead of them choosing it, or something along those lines. Anybody remember the name of that book? I think I'd like to give it a read. Can't remember which update he mentioned it in though.

**Scythe Matters** · 04-04-2012, 03:59 AM

I can't recall, either. Anyone?

valhalla66 · 04-04-2012, 01:27 PM

Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore. My first book on kindle (besides the freebies). I haven't officially started reading it yet (probably in the next week) but, always look forward to the wackiness of C.Moore.

**BrianW** · 04-16-2012, 12:00 PM

Bad Little Falls by Paul Doiron. Third (and best so far) book in a remarkable mystery series featuring Game Warden Mike Bowditch. I could not put this one down wanting to follow the latest exploits after our 'hero' is exiled to Down East Maine to watch over a wild bunch of characters.