Giant Hogweed: A Horticulture Horror Pt 2
Posted by Michelle Moquin on August 20th, 2011
Good morning!
Just in case you haven’t had enough of the Giant Hogweed….I just wanted to point out how some people really care, and how some people could care less.
Readers: How can something so dangerous to people be “awesome”? This is an example of the type of person who cares only for themselves and would bring this type of danger to the rest of mankind. Barbara nailed it. Barbara: I am not sure what guy you are speaking of, but the video of this man above is a fine example of “an incredibly selfish asshole”.
Zen Lill: You had me laughing too. I could be a little more “mischievous” in my life so I’ll take that as a compliment.
Irene: I never play faves when it comes to my blog.
Happy Saturday Everyone! Peace & Love…
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August 20th, 2011 at 8:49 am
Zen Lill:
To answer the first part of your question honestly, I just have to say I wouldn’t stay in a relationship with a woman who was fucking another man. If you knew my wife you wouldn’t think she would tolerate any creeping around by me.
She made me put in a clause in the prenup that it would be null and void if I cheated. So she would have every financial incentive to divorce me if she knew.
Sure I know that kicking her to the curb is sexist. But to me those are just words. My issue is knowing some other man is fucking my pussy. Or she is sucking some other man’s dick. No, that is not something I am willing to accept.
So sexist or whatever anyone wants to call it, I could live in that environment. On the other hand if she catches me and wants to divorce me, I will beg her forgiveness and be more careful next time.
Greg
August 20th, 2011 at 8:52 am
Ah…the art of creating a life you refuse to take responsibility for…
August 20th, 2011 at 9:25 am
HOW ANNOYING!
I have teenage daughters, so my list of life’s greatest annoyances includes their habit of texting friends while I am talking to them… the piles of dirty laundry on their bedroom floors… and their music.
You, however, may come up with an entirely different top-three list of annoying things — perhaps the way your husband (or wife) chews food… the parking situation at your office… the neighbor who assumes everyone agrees with her political views, etc., etc.
Most of us spend more time talking about what annoys us than analyzing why… but a new book (appropriately titled Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us) provides some surprising and useful insights into this sub-emotion that borders on anger but is far removed from its red-hot flame.
It turns out that getting annoyed by certain things is useful to our health and well-being (sometimes) and that there are some easy ways to take control and make annoyance disappear on those many other occasions when this irritating emotion is not helpful at all.
LIFE’S MOST ANNOYING EXPERIENCES
I talked with Joe Palca, science correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR) who coauthored the book with Flora Lichtman, an NPR science editor. He told me that while our personal lists of annoyances vary with the circumstances of our lives, there are annoyance triggers that actually are quite predictable. For instance…
We get annoyed when something violates our sense of propriety.
Whether it is a person who stands uncomfortably close, stops suddenly in the middle of a busy city sidewalk, clips his nails in public or eats odiferous food on a plane, bus or subway, the fact that these folks are breaking unspoken but widely accepted rules of culture is irritating.
Another surefire annoyance is repetition — the sound of that drippy faucet… a streetlight that keeps blinking on and off… a person who tells you the same thing over and over.
This is bothersome because of something psychologists refer to as sensitization — repeated exposure to the same annoying thing can provoke a stronger and stronger response. It’s like the response to an allergen that gets worse with time.
Distractions that you can’t control, even if they are not repetitive, are annoying because, by definition, they take your attention to a place you don’t want it to be.
A stranger’s cell-phone conversation intrudes on your thoughts… you can only hear one side of it… and you have no idea when it will end.
And finally, we get annoyed by obstacles that make it hard to achieve our goals (piles of dirty clothes get in the way of my desire to have a clean, serene home).
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
It’s unlikely you’ll ever welcome annoyance, but it may help to understand a few facts about its role in our lives.
First of all, some annoyances may have evolved from primitive innate protection needs.
“Annoyance can signal us that something is not right,” says Palca — and this something isn’t always trivial. For instance, being annoyed by certain smells could serve to alert us to danger in spoiled foods or in contaminated air.
You may be surprised to learn that the reason we shudder at the sound of fingernails scraping a blackboard may be that it produces the same frequency as a human scream, a noise that distresses and is upsetting to all.
A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE PLEASE
Annoyance isn’t going away, so it’s best to decide how we want to deal with its intrusion into our lives. Based on his research, Palca has the following suggestions to make annoyance more bearable, even instructive…
Observe your annoyance pattern. Some people seem to be particularly prone to annoyance, and it’s possible that there is a hormonal basis for this.
Ongoing stressors can throw off your hormonal balance, including the fight-or-flight hormone cortisol. Is your level of annoyance feeling a smidge out of control?
Let what annoys you teach you something about yourself.
Palca recalls how trapped he felt on an airplane when a cross-country flight was delayed for hours. “I like to go from point A to B quickly, and when I am thwarted I get tense, frustrated and very annoyed,” he says.
Recognizing that this is his personality pattern has helped him reduce its effect — in such situations, he now reminds himself that an annoyance isn’t the end of the world, just a glitch in everyday life.
Understanding this helps you control your own behavior and, in turn, this type of self-awareness will make you far less annoying to others!
Keep diversionary devices at the ready. Palca bought himself an iPad, which he told me he pulls out whenever a delay causes his annoyance to soar.
He can read a novel, check out a new magazine, answer his e-mail or troll the Internet — there are dozens of annoyance-soothing distractions these days.
If you’re stuck in your car, maybe listening to all the interesting stories on NPR will help to distract you (in a good way!).
In truth, annoyances are not all bad. As Palca says, we love to share them in conversations that start with “Would you believe…”
Annoyances can be a great social lubricant, and the stories that follow often make us laugh, helping to create perspective. Mostly, being annoyed is just part of the human experience, and we benefit from learning to accept it as such.
Source(s):
Joe Palca, science correspondent for National Public Radio and author of Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us (Wiley). He is based in Washington, DC.
August 20th, 2011 at 9:29 am
Michelle, your second video was so shocking. Why would a person who knows what that plant can do bring it out of its natural environment because it adds beauty to his garden?
Someone should drag the selfish idiot through his Hogweeds.
Mary
August 20th, 2011 at 9:39 am
Zen Lill:
Check your bill and make sure there is no strange numbers that are popping up. Take notice of your battery time, especially if it seems to be running out of it’s charge faster than normal.
Pay close attention to your screen, and see if you notice that it’s flashing periodically. Be concerned if you’re receiving text messages from someone that you can’t identify.
Listen for clicking noises or static in your conversations when you’re using the phone to speak to your friends. Listen for your friend’s voice to appear as if they have an echo, as if they’re speaking from a tunnel.
If you’ve never noticed these noises before, then this is something that you should be concerned about, if you’re starting to hear them now. Take notice if your phone starts ringing, but no one appears to be on the other end.
As strange as it might seem, there are people that might think your life is more interesting than their own. It takes a pathetic person to pry into someone else’s life, but there are people that do this, so you need to do what you can to protect yourself.
Larry
August 20th, 2011 at 10:04 am
Michelle, now that Egypt has lost control of its Sinai desert Palestinian terrorists have crossed the border to attack innocent citizens.
We hope any women who wish to make anonymous tips will come forward. Many have and we are hoping to provide in this space at a latter date more info on how they can continue.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/19/attack-on-israel-follow-b_n_931154.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=081911&utm_medium=email&utm_content=FeatureTitle&utm_term=Daily%20Brief
Dafne
August 20th, 2011 at 10:33 am
Michelle, I was referring to my neighbor who has claimed to the authorities that he cuts off the heads to keep his dangerous plants from spreading.
The neighbors have filed a civil lawsuit against him. We are not going to allow this fool to endanger our children.
Barbara
August 20th, 2011 at 11:19 am
Go Topless at Dolores, Maybe See Aliens
By MATHEW LUSCHEK Fri Aug 19 5:36 PM
If you’re like me, and support equal rights for all races and genders, and think women should be able to take their tops off whenever they please, why not head to Dolores Park in [San Framcisco] this Sunday?
GoTopless.org is sponsoring Topless Day on Sunday August 21 from noon to 3pm.
But wait, there’s more!
If the promise of topless women isn’t enough, it seems the folks behind GoTopless are an organization that believes humans were created by extraterrestrial scientists known as Elohim. The group (cult?) called Raelians believes the human body is beautiful and shouldn’t be covered up or subjected to hypocritical laws, says the Huff Po.
The group, apparently, is inspired by aliens and a French race car driver named Rael, who was known as Claude Vorihon until 1973, when he had an alien encounter. He was also part of the company Clonaid, which went on to claim to have cloned the first ever human being, Eve, in 2002.
August 20th, 2011 at 11:27 am
What does one expect from men? They do not care what consequences their pleasures present to others. Be it cheating on their women or harboring dangerous plants.
Helga
August 20th, 2011 at 11:51 am
Thank you, Larry, will protect myself – there is a triad that finds me to be of interest…as well they should bc I no likeee and will act when necesary, just gathering info now to see exactly who I’m dealing with…people are crazy and looking for excitement, I can creatively have fun with this sitch.
Greg, Doug provided my answer…
- ZL
August 20th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
I have been ordered by Azza to sit with those who seek my knowledge. Let it be known that while I have some knowledge, I am not from the world of a Tal.
I also wish to address those of you who wish to see a divine guidance in the way of things. My belief is that Gods may indeed exist, but I do not believe that there is a set of divine footprints pointing the way to Order.
Let it be known that I am a TAO, but I am not a warrior. There are many of the TAO who are warriors.
Viv is a warrior. Strategy is the expertise of the warrior. I am a scholar. A scholar is a student of all things with no teacher.
Commanders must match the expertise of the warrior and the talents of the scholar to the needs of their missions. A good Commander does it in accordance with the absolute principle that underlines the Universe.
A Great Commander does it while combining the principles of Order and Randomness with a code of behavior that is in harmony with the natural order.
A warrior’s duty is to die readily in the cause of his Commander. This is the virtue of strategy.
While a scholar has been known to die readily, what is not known is whether it was done in the cause of duty or out of shame.
The warrior is different because he studies strategy to overcome in battle those who would oppose the will of his Commander. Whether it be with a single individual or enjoining battles with large numbers, to the warrior every day is a good day to die for his Commander.
Resolute acceptance of death is the virtue of the warrior.
The warrior must employ the learning of things other than the weapons of war. He must master many philosophies of logic. Without logic to guide his skill in weaponry he risks dying without realizing the intentions of his Commander.
Yet, to live when he has failed to advance the intentions of his Commander is to be a coward. So it is better in the virtue of the warrior to die, uselessly, having failed to achieve the intentions of his Commander than to live having failed.
This is not the way of the scholar. It is how we differ. The scholar would choose life in this instance; not because he is a coward but because he believes that if he lives he can find a way to achieve his Commander’s intentions.
Those of you who are so at odds with that philosophy that you feel that you could not or would not learn from a scholar will have to wait until one of the warrior TAO arrive.
Today, and until my orders are changed, I have the Khon.
I realize that those of you who have taken the warrior’s oath and studied the philosophies that accompany a warrior’s training have been taught to believe that the true virtue of a warrior is death.
This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death. You do so because you have been taught that if you believe otherwise, when the time comes to make a decision you will not be able to rise above thinking of your own welfare.
To your logic when your thinking arises above your concern for your own welfare, Wisdom which is independent of thought cannot appear.
That logic worked well in a Universe of warriors. But here, on earth today, we have for the first time a conglomerate of more than battleships. Warriors are outnumbered by scientists, tradesmen, farmers, artisans, and merchants.
As Tyna tried to do for you in the mess you have created in the energy fields, I have been asked to do for you in the diplomatic fields. That is to help you get along harmoniously so that we can each realize our goals without infringing on the rights of others.
Roi
August 20th, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Zen Lill, you can deny it as much as you wish, but the truth is we, very rich, don’t have to accept responsibility for what we do.
It’s called collateral damage.
Greg
August 20th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Roi:
We will wait for one of the warrior TAO. Your are not respectful to your Commander. To be useful to your Commander you have to be exist solely for the will of your Commander.
11ok65ru
August 20th, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Anonymous, I wished I lived in America. I would certainly go and be topless and bottomless.
Luc, If Roi won’t answer you let me try. No, I do not think it is a good idea to bring another man along when you are going to have sex with a woman. At least not for the first time.
I’m very sensual. So one of my most favorite things to do with my partner is to give and get a complete body massage prior to having sex.
I use olive oil because it absorbs so beautifully into the skin, and my personal preference is to add rose water to the olive oil.
You can get a massage book and then go for it.
Mala
August 20th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
I am an alien in a woman’s body. Where is the information telling us how to have sex? I studied the book. “Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality”, by Lonnie Barbach.
But I find it wanting when it comes to really enjoying what I am doing.
I like the massage Idea, though.
Alice
August 20th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Alice:
Society has placed men in the role of sexual teachers; most women learn about sexuality from their first male partners. Even lesbians often have their first sexual experiences with men.
Armed only with information gleaned from books and peers, a man is burdened with the role of orchestrating the sexual act, initiating the various sexual activities, and satisfying both is partner and himself.
He is expected to carry out this task without any input from women, who are considered to be too pure, and therefore too inexperienced, to have any sexual ideas of their own.
Women learn whether they are good lovers, whether their responses are normal or abnormal, and which lovemaking techniques are appropriate from their male partner’s response and approval.
And if the woman’s early partner’s style differs from her own, she is left feeling inadequate or abnormal. She might find herself wondering why rapid thrusting does not turn her on or why sex in the missionary position leaves her unsatisfied.
She may feel it takes her too long because he comes more quickly or that her genitals are dirty because he dislikes oral sex.
So you see Alice being a woman, alien or not, is very complicated.
Penny
August 20th, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Penny:
Why don’t earth women share what they have learned with other women?
August 20th, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Good Question!!
How about it girls?
August 20th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Alice, I like the atmosphere to be relaxed. I like to be able to take my time and be able to fantasize and enjoy the moment.
August 20th, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Alice, the most important thing for me is the sharing and the attention we give each other. I need to have a person who’s very aware of my feelings, who’s going to be in tune with me emotionally and physically.
Somebody who, first and foremost, I want to wake up in bed with the next morning.
If it’s not an ongoing kind of sharing, then I don’t feel that secure. If it’s just going to be a one-night stand, I don’t want to be part of that. I’ve been in enough of them to know there’s a feeling of dissatisfaction that’s too overwhelming and just not worth it for me.
Florence
August 20th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
I like make up sex. After my man and I fight and he comes over to make up with me. God is the sex good.
August 20th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Alice, I’m a lesbian. Right now I’ single so I’m doing the recreational, lustful encounters, with no stings attached, where both people really enjoy it.
I like it because I don’t have to feel restricted about what meaning there is to the relationship. I don’t have to worry about any other part of the relationship except for the sexual part.
But on the other hand I miss the being involved with somebody for a long time and the closeness that goes along with that. The sex is often not as exciting, but there is much more of a feeling of security.
August 20th, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Alice, I like the thrill of risking getting caught so doing it in a public place really turns me on.
I remember doing in in an elevator stairway. We didn’t fuck. But we took turns going down on each other with our backs leaning agains the door so if someone tried to come in at least we would know.
No one came up or down the stairs but the excitement was knowing that people were there on the other side of the wall and that they could’ve come in at any moment and we would have been discovered.
Lilly
August 20th, 2011 at 4:18 pm
I have to feel good about myself to really enjoy sex. If I feel pretty, or not over weight, I can relax and enjoy being kissed and caressed.
Ruby
August 20th, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Roi:
I am interested to see that after all you have witnessed and taken part in, including the tremendous amount of aliens from all over the universe coming to this solar sytem and earth, your “belief is that Gods may indeed exist, but I do not believe that there is a set of divine footprints pointing the way to Order.”
That is actually the way the universe is set up. From Choas to order, to chaos. The way the gods want it to be.
You proclaim that you are a scholar — “A scholar is a student of all things with no teacher.”
Roi, why do you believe that for the first time we are surrounded by such a large conglomerate of battleships and Warriors, and even more scientists, tradesmen, farmers, artisans, and merchants?
What are those goals that aliens can each realize without infringing on the rights of others?
In simple terms, why do you believe everyone is here and now?
HOWIE
August 20th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
I have to actively want to make love. When I do I am the aggressor.
August 20th, 2011 at 7:18 pm
It’s really important for me to make love with someone who makes me feel attractive, who makes me feel like I’m exciting him–that no matter what I do it’s wonderful.
August 20th, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Alice, the important think is that the man that I’m with and I have something in common besides sex, for instance, liking the same kinds of books, the same kinds of movies or theater, just a sharing of other things. Then it’s very easy.
August 20th, 2011 at 7:23 pm
Alice:
The most important factor for me is that he is GOOD! GOOD means that he can go on forever, that he doesn’t come fast, that he can hold off coming and just really stay there and fuck and stop and fuck again.
Alycedale
August 20th, 2011 at 7:26 pm
I basically enjoy having sex, but I’m somewhat inhibited when my partner’s inhibited. The more spontaneous they are and able to express their sexuality and not be inhibited, the more I’m able to respond.
Gretta
August 20th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
Alice, I have a different take from Alycedale. The sexual experiences that were the most satisfying to me emotionally were with the people who weren’t afraid to be open with the sexual feelings.
They were with people I never would have had a long-term relationship with, but I enjoyed them because they allowed themselves to be totally with me; they didn’t try to mask or disguise themselves in any way.
I’ve had very good relationships with men who were’t particularly skilled or experienced sexually, but had the confidence and trust to be themselves.
Some guys can come on really macho, and say. “Let’s do this and let’s do that” and they’ve got great skill, but because they’re not giving anything other than performance, Its not satisfying.
August 20th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Michelle, I couldn’t get in to reply to your article on cigarette ads. It is about time! The republicans will everything in their power to have them removed you can bet on that.
Cynthia
August 20th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
229
No. 229 of 365
Pick a fight with a liberal on:
GREAT PRESIDENTS.
How come libtard sleaze buckets like JFK and meddling early socialists like Woodrow Wilson and FDR tend to figure so high in the list of great presidents?
The truly great presidents are the ones who interfered as little as possible, leaving America’s natural capitalist instincts free to pursue prosperity and liberty.
It’s presidents like Republicans Warren Harding (who got the United States swiftly out of a post-World War I depression) and Calvin Coolidge we should really celebrate:
on their watch taxes fell, wages increased, working hours declined, and the United States enjoyed one of its greatest-ever booms. FDR, on the other hand, just made the Great Depression worse.
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These guys want to continue to not regulate business because for the little bribes they get from those businesses. The insane part is that for the few millions they are getting they are willing to allow those business: 1. to steal the jobs of the American people and export them overseas; 2. to poison our food and water supply; 3. to destroy our environment; 4. concoct fraudulent schemes to loot the Treasury and 5. to pay almost no taxes forcing the middle class to shoulder the burden.
Of course the republicans would admire presidents that were in bed with big business.
Harding and Coolidge were involved in the Tea Pot Dome, the Veterans Bureau and the Office of Alien Property Custodian scandals.
Senate investigators discovered a remarkable pattern of ineptitude and corruption revolving around their Attorney General Daugherty.
The only great booms were for the pockets of their rich friends like Henry Ford, Harry F. Sinclair, and Edward Doheny.
Robert