Rennie - I appreciated your response about The Sushi's. I don't think that the "Fish Domain Usernames" are all bad. At times, he is a bit cruel (unnecessarily, I admit) but most of the time, he has me rolling in stitches at his antics. So, I see your point; who cares if it is me or Gov. Wise - it is not going to change the tone of his posts. Only Kirk knows and he ain't talking! I used to hope that he would publicly remove me from suspect - but he hasn't.
Just Some Girl - I admit that I havent seen the fruits of your gardening labor - but I will have to now! I was just using the old noggin to picture you. You are a hell of a woman. I may have to start stalking you if we don't get some time to chat, soon! This time I won't bring the Mister - he just keeps the topics too safe for my taste.
Sushi McTrout-Meal - I miss the days when I could fuss with you over the net then run into you around town. It always gave me such a charge. Watching the "animal" in his natural surroundings, while being made very aware that he has the power to woo me with is eyes! You are very handsome man; crazy, but totally hot. But, hey - ain't we all a bit crazy? I know I am (she does her obsessive-compulsive dance around the room)!
Rhetorical One
No longer writing cuz my muse is AWOL.
BK - I wanted to let you know I was thinking about you. I am sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you get one sparkling payload of joy very soon.
Jen
A NASA Report
---Ozone forms readily when sunlight strikes oxygen, so it is naturally present in our oxygen-rich atmosphere. In the upper atmosphere, ultraviolet light from the sun strikes the two atoms of molecular oxygen (O2) and splits them into single atoms. Those individual atoms each combine with another molecule of two-atom oxygen to make a three-atom molecule, which is ozone (O3). Most of this ozone converts readily back to oxygen, but a small amount of ozone persists.
Another ozone-forming process takes place in the lower atmosphere, where chemicals emitted from industrial processes, vehicle exhaust, and other products of fossil fuel combustion form ozone through a more complex series of chemical reactions. As concentrations of these pollutants involved in ozone formation (precursors of ozone) increase with industrialization and vehicle traffic, ozone concentrations increase at ground level where we breathe.
When we breathe air unpolluted by human activities, we usually take in about 10 to 15 parts of ozone per billion parts of air (10-15 ppb). However, pollution from human activities has elevated levels of the ozone we breathe. Surface ozone measurements have increased considerably since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, possibly by as much as 100-200 percent at some locations over the past century. (Fishman et al. 1999) Spring and summer ozone concentrations in many regions reach above 125 ppb during episodes of excessive heat and stagnant air. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established 80 ppb of ozone exposure over eight hours as the National Ambient Air Quality Standard, but recognizes the possibility that ozone exposure at lower levels over several years can significantly impair human health, especially the health of children.
Scientists liken the effect of overexposure to ozone to premature aging in our lungs. Ground-level ozone can adversely affect everyone. Ironically, people living in many rural areas suffer from ozone overexposure more than many people living in cities. This is because ozone levels are generally higher downwind of ozone precursor sources, at distances of hundreds or even thousands of kilometers, so ozone concentrations in rural areas can be higher than in urban areas. The high levels of ozone that are now common downwind of cities adversely affect the productivity of some crops and even wild plant species. Additionally, overexposure to ozone can compound effects from other conditions that stress plants, such as drought. Reactions involving ozone also cause deterioration of electronic devices and materials such as rubber, plastics, outdoor paints, photographic papers, and fabrics.
Ozone plays other roles the Earth’s climate system. It is a minor greenhouse gas and contributes to climate change. It’s also involved in chemical reactions that produce the hydroxyl radical (OH), which plays a critical role in the atmosphere’s ability to cleanse itself of many chemicals we consider pollutants. At the same time, the hydroxyl radical itself is necessary for ozone formation in the lower atmosphere.
Ozone chemistry in sunlight (photochemistry) is one of the most complex phenomena in the natural world. Ozone’s effects on the systems of the Earth are no less complex. They challenge our understanding, and at the same time, they are very important for us to understand. Ozone affects human well-being and the health of agriculture and ecosystems.
dana,
reflection spoke to my senses...and I have felt so helpless in your "leverage" submit, too...writer's block came and went for you...you go girl! take care...
pam
Sterling Rose,
MOSQUITOES and MEN ... and some attract a deadly bite! This piece brought a smile to me today...clever one, you are!
CS58
WOW...I go away for a few days and there are many new faces...welcome to all the new blenderites with awesome writings...I pray that you all find peace...
meredith ~ I Hate It...I just loved this peace...oh, how I can relate...oh yes...thank you for the submission...
walking contradiction ~ Conflict...touched me deeply...thank you for your words...
rainbowchaser ~ Desperate...great work...I know the feeling
way to well...thank you
butterfly ~Standing on the Bridge...oh yes...jump jump jump until your in over your head...loved it...thank you
wolfscreamer ~ yes those ghost come to haunt us when we least expect them...until we hear what they have to tell us then we can put them to sleep...I wish you luck with your ghost...I love every piece you submit...
kase ~ glad to hear good news for you...still praying for you...you are awesome
rennie ~ as always love to read you...hope all is settling for you...
crying shame ~ hope all is well with you..??
chances ~ as always love your work...keep writing...
kindred ~ undercove...ummm...oh yes...love your stuff...
akash ~ Hide and Seek...loved it just loved it...thank you...
sterlingrose ~ MOSQUITOES and MEN...how funny but true...very creative...made me laugh...thank you
Star ~ nice to see your words again...have missed you...you always write so beautifully...
BK ~ Leaping Lizards Lava Light Romance...loved it...you write so well, always love to read you...thank you...
empy ~ hope all is going well for you...think of you often...
muryan ~ My Tear Stained Pillowcases...I can relate...thank you for this work...
Dylan ~ as always you touch me deeply...I love every piece you write...
jim ~ things sound good for you...as always love your words...best wishes to you...
gala ~ always love when you breeze through...thank you
jon, kareem...I miss reading you...
footballdude, toon...hope all is well with you
blue ~ nice to see you breeze through
sushi ~ you amaze me sometimes...often leave me with mixed thoughts...you must be toying with alot of enternal issues...
update on detectives son...he is home...doing much better, lost more function of his kidneys and some liver damage...when I think of the turmoil that a parent faces knowing eventually the battle will be lost...I realize the insignificance of a heart break from a romance...somethings are just more important...thank you all for the prayers...
dana ~ hope you are doing well...I love your work...I can relate to it so well...keep your head up...things do get better...I think of you often...
Sunburst627,
I cannot forget...so real...this touched my heart...life isn't fair, is it?
CS58
ladyinwaiting~ I'm reading and enjoying here very much. Easier for me right now to agree with your comments as I read them and the new subs. Thanks for your comment to me. All the subs are enjoyable and/or interesting to me one way or another at Blender ... one reason I keep reading and posting here.
Rhetty~ not to worry, the syntax tells the story :). I enjoy your good humor and honesty in subs and comments. I always like to see a new sub from you if you are writing about a pen or what you want to do in life. Sush is a marvel. I go dig out the fishy subs and enjoy that direction, and want to see more. I yank a chain here to get more feedback and a better appreciation for someone's mind. We get enough of nothing but lol :) and one-liners elsewhere. The posts are far more meaningful with the feedback. Often, Jim and I keep inspired at times by "broadsiding" each other, but not duking it out in real life as we only vaguely know each other. My (Rennie's) Captain has enjoyed seeing me still alive and regrouping again with good folks here. He's aware of how (many of us) Jim and I take a thought, word, phrase, old feelings and let 'er rip rather than wonder where the muse is hiding. I've NEVER had writer's block from working in good creative communities. Helps to have something in common to get inspired. We only learn what we really have in common by the feedback here.
Oh ... and I do not bake as long as there is a decent bakery in town, folks :) ..... Rennie
tj holland- the helping posative comments i dont mind its when ppl hve to say shit that hurt ppl.. i am very sensative about what ppl think of me and about what they think about my work
and i was pissed off so much when i put that last post up here!
bk- i dont need ur comment! thanks anyway!i just wrote and u know what u dont know me so how do u know what in the hell i'm old anough to do.. and usaly when ppl say no affence its cuz they know very damn well they are going to affend someone! so why bother? just say what u fucking have to say and stop trying to make urself feel better about gettin in my buisness and for acting like u know me when u dont even know my last name!!
o and SORRY IF I AFFEND ANYONE!!
CryingShame-Let me go softly was magnificent it was a really motivational poem to me. I hope you can keep up the good work. just keep your feelings on the tip of your tounge or shall i say the tip of your pin. thanx for all the help and it is a pleasure meeting you.
Hey there is no reason to talk bad about carol on this site. if we have nothing good to say why say anything at all. Poems are made to express feelings even if it is profanity which i dont think many folks up here like. But on this board to stop the arguments and everything just keep the positive comments in and if you dont like something then dont put it thats what i do and why cant every one else do the same? I can garantee if you guys would stop saying bad things about carol she would more than likely keep her comments to herself (the bad ones atleast) and i have been reading comments up here and thats why i talked about cutting. You havent really liked her since she said she did that but is that a reason to hold a stereo type in my eyes it isnt. and if you guys have racial issues on people like that you should take them somewhere else in my opinion if that counts for anything.
Thank you for your Cooperation
Toon Inc.
Carol, are "u" still in Junior High? Elementary school, maybe? If so, that might explain things (not excuse, mind you, but explain).
To those who've cared enough to ask: YES, I do have issues. If you ever meet someone who claims to have none, run. Fast.
Rhett,
Miss "u" too...
THE REAL FISH (accept no substitutes)
Indefensible Sushi- middle... and why do u have to get into this to?? i posted something.. why does everyone feel that u have got to gang up on me?!?! what in hell did i do to any of u ppl?
star of david- Love is.. i loved it!! thanks for shareing!! and i know exacly how u feel on that one!! lol
I agree. I think everyone needs to chill. I was simply pointing out that this whole "conflict" is exceedingly juvenile. And seeing grown adults chastise you and play the schoolmarm is just...priceless.
-Sush (standing up for Blender Bored harmony and integrity since 2002)
Time To Say Goodbye Last Verses
Kindred and Davey, I know all about it. Thank you for putting the words there.
Jim
If you ignore children they often go away.
jwb71913-"If you ignore children they often go away"
Was that a smart remark? well you arent setting a very good example for kids these days and when you get older and you are on medicare who will be running this nation? the little ones that you call kids these days. and if children did go away then the world would never repopulate. Im not trying to be a know it all or anything we still have alot to learn i will always be learning something new but just remember you were also a kid at one point in time. so dont take your anger out on younger people cant you find better ways? I garantee when you were in junior high that you thought you knew everything.
Toon Inc
Sushi...When I think of you, I think of the film Secretary. The pain starts to feel good!
You should find a gal as complexly fantastic as you and be nice to her; that will really throw her for a loop. I think how great therapy with someone like you could be - sometimes all a person really needs to do is scream and rant at another. That would help us both keep our demons at bay for a few...
sushi~ Camille Pagila Quote interesting quote here. But people often take things out of context in reading, do they not? Take for instance, a friend of mine who bought a second-third-fourth hand car with Harvard and Vandy decals on the back window. The most prominent bumper sticker was "Clown At The Wheel!" .. funny to him since he went to "Ole Miss" ... but I pointed out the smaller stickers that rustbucket touted "Sarasota" and "Ringling Museum" ... we can't always assume proper representation of anything from the shorthand tidbits of life we happen to notice at a glance ... takes digging a bit deeper on most anything for the real story. Thanks for the thought-provoking quote ..... Rennie
Toon,
You think Sushi's got issues? I have a child in Jr. High, and if he ever smarted off like you kids I'd ground him. Write about romance, that's what we're here for. You don't want to fight with me.
There are rules regarding what can and will be legal to post. You are crossing a line, and you are not invisible. Don't think you can hide behind a screen and say what you want without consequences. Illegal and irresponsible behavior has consequences wherever you are. Don't wait for me to take you under my wing and nurse you. I've seen enough blood on the floor.
Jim
toon and carol; We're not against kids here in any way, but we want you to show some respect for this site and for yourselves and others. It's not a place to post your grunts and whines unless you can do it in a original or unique manner or in poetry form. This is a LOVE POETRY site. It's not dear diary.(i jus fet li don this shit site) There are lots of personal diary sites, xanga.com is one where you can set up your own world, and call it whatever you please. In the mean time, if you are annoying here, you're gonna get slapped on the page and told so. Get used to it!
toon,
I appreciate your comment and what a compliment for me...I have always enjoyed reading more than writing...I stopped writing when I married at 19 years young...Just in the last couple of years started writing again and having fun with it...I believe if you don't use it, you lose it...but also learning to be good at anything, takes work and practice...
Thank you for your praise...Some of us would love to be young again...Just as the Kenny Chesney song, we would do some things different...alot of things different...
Pam
Gotta love how the World Weird Web just brings out the best in people....NOT.
C'mon people, play nice.
-Sush
(if the fish ain't raw, it ain't real)
jw, B.K. ~ I'm with you on this.
Kids ~ Fact is, this is a site that WILL critique your work and WILL let you know if it is off topic. Many of you younger ones are overly sensitive and overly emotional. Your reactions to the other posters here are immature and are hyper-reactive (yes, obviously because of your age, but considering what some of you write about I would assume you feel you're able to deal with adult concepts). This is NOT an insult to you. It is an observation. Just so you're clear...the dictionary meaning of 'immature' is; "lacking complete development; not yet mature". See? So I'm not saying anything bad about you as a person...as I had TRIED to explain in my last comment. If you are going to be here, you need to be able to take negative comments as well as any positive ones. Grown-up stuff here. That's the way it is. You don't always get to hear what you want to hear. B.K. was right. You younger ones would probably have a FAR better time at xanga.com. No one is going to get all over you for what you post there. As she said, you can create your OWN world there with YOUR own rules. See, the Blender has rules, some unwritten and written codes of conduct. It doesn't work well to come here and try and change the rules and then bitch when no one lets you.
And you know, personally, I'm tired of reading the "r u in luv wit me?" and "gets it in reel do u now whet I meen?"
Come on! Seriously? If you want to put your stuff out there, take some pride in it and clean it up. Make it presentable, give people the impression that you have a brain in your head. You don't go to a formal soiree in your dirty work clothes unless you want to be ousted. So don't come here all slack and lazy unless you want to be chastized.
I can promise you that as long as you remain here you WILL continue to have people comment on what you write and how you write it. It's the nature of our Blender beast. It's not anyone "picking" on YOU.
In all sincerity,
-Teej (who wants to play with the big dogs now)
What's the matter, Teej? Grammer shmammer...these young 'uns be off da hook!
-Sush
("If you ain't down wit da fish, you be floatin' dead on yo back.")