tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post2980639183359901644..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: i could have lanced all nightSteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-66897484333540423362009-09-08T13:32:57.612-05:002009-09-08T13:32:57.612-05:00Islagringo -- As barbed wire, they are effective. ...Islagringo -- As barbed wire, they are effective. Many of the English hedgerows are made of thorned shrubs. But none quite so pretty.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-48162619158253820582009-09-08T09:07:30.075-05:002009-09-08T09:07:30.075-05:00And now you know why Mexicans plant this along the...And now you know why Mexicans plant this along their fences and property lines. I think the beauty of it is just an added bonus. Better than barb wire in most cases!Islagringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181198510287530636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-1220604341969121982009-09-07T21:26:16.111-05:002009-09-07T21:26:16.111-05:00Chrissy -- I put some antiseptic ointment on it. ...Chrissy -- I put some antiseptic ointment on it. No fester -- yet. Wasn't he on Gunsmoke?Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-6444963803094737322009-09-07T19:38:06.511-05:002009-09-07T19:38:06.511-05:00I dont recall John Wayne saying "it's jus...I dont recall John Wayne saying "it's just a flesh wound" I do however remember hearing it in Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail. Anywho. Keith does battle with our lovley Bougianvillea's, which we have about a dozen of. It's a love hate rleationship. I love them, he hates them. The prick has a tendency to fester. Peroxide seems to curb it.Chrissy y Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401701589592600309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-79952704178047060022009-09-07T17:05:44.384-05:002009-09-07T17:05:44.384-05:00Francisco -- Now we both know. It was a bit of an...Francisco -- Now we both know. It was a bit of an eye opener for me.<br /><br />Felipe -- This is another example of my compartmentalization of life experiences. The unalloyed pleasure was the beauty of those flowers. The reality of the thorn does not change that quality. You now see why I remain single.<br /><br />DanaJ -- Another possibility.<br /><br />Mom -- As John Wayne would say: "Just a flesh wound."<br /><br />Constantino -- The quality of mercy is not strained. (I think he has been dead long enough to avoid an accusation of Bidenism.)<br /><br />ANM -- <i>Ode to the West Wind</i> if Mrs. Metz's junior English class does not fail me.<br /><br />Gloria -- And I hope you are feeling better on this Labor Day.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-81887384021743076422009-09-07T13:58:41.874-05:002009-09-07T13:58:41.874-05:00That bogie is a beauty. Sorry about your little ga...That bogie is a beauty. Sorry about your little gash. A few months ago we planted 4 bushes, hopefully they will do well. Regards to the big "J."GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-23418176589355463782009-09-07T09:45:19.586-05:002009-09-07T09:45:19.586-05:00Was it Shelley who wrote: "I fall upon the t...Was it Shelley who wrote: "I fall upon the thorns of life, I bleed," or something close to it? <br /><br />You, however, have chosen to bump into bumptious bougainvillea.<br /><br />A. N. MooseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-19216212717713951962009-09-07T09:34:00.449-05:002009-09-07T09:34:00.449-05:00Little squirt bottle of Round Up will take care of...Little squirt bottle of Round Up will take care of it if you feel spiteful....<br />Just kidding!Tanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196129338636347646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-69494105727273250552009-09-07T08:59:04.695-05:002009-09-07T08:59:04.695-05:00It is a beautiful bush. The sidewalk looks narrow....It is a beautiful bush. The sidewalk looks narrow. Next time you will have to duck when you venture under it. I hope your gash is not deep.<br /><br />MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-74625498978384373902009-09-07T08:51:47.308-05:002009-09-07T08:51:47.308-05:00Dazed and pleasure often stroll hand in hand, but ...Dazed and pleasure often stroll hand in hand, but the unalloyed word in this case threw the matter into other territory.<br /><br />Go forth and be pleasured, alloyed or otherwise.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-33911496293559350932009-09-07T08:13:15.871-05:002009-09-07T08:13:15.871-05:00Dazed and Pleasure are not mutually exclusive.
...Dazed and Pleasure are not mutually exclusive. <br /><br />Maybe it's alloyed pleasure....but, pleasure all the same.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922547230766895676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-11487267942051444532009-09-07T07:36:11.169-05:002009-09-07T07:36:11.169-05:00Dazed by the heat OR five months of unalloyed plea...<i>Dazed by the heat</i> OR <i>five months of unalloyed pleasure.</i><br /><br />Which is it, señor? Can´t be both.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-49783553502721316592009-09-07T06:41:42.305-05:002009-09-07T06:41:42.305-05:00I have always admired their beauty, never realized...I have always admired their beauty, never realized they were armed. Thanks for the insight.<br />Saludos,<br />FranciscoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com