Wednesday, April 24, 2002 * growing things... I'm so excited. My cypress vine from last year has come back a hundredfold... and I'm not exaggerating here.... there are tiny cypress plants everywhere. We 'sort of' expected this since last year the whole fence was covered with tiny red flowers and someone made the comment, "oh my, you're going to have a ton of cypress next year!" I doubted this, but hoped they were right. They were. I love it when something beautiful comes back on its own. My passionvine did last year. But no luck so far this time. If I don't see any hint of it by the end of the month, I may have to go out and find one or two for my Gulf Frittilaries. Actually I saw a beautiful light blue one at the nursery just this past weekend, but thought I'd hold off a bit. Have been seeing a few Black Swallowtails and Giant Swallowtails about. So far no Monarchs or Gulf Frittilaries...but it's early. I have parsley and dill for the Blacks, no luck with growing milkweed (although I'm still trying) for the Monarchs. ~~~~~~~~~~ Going to digress a bit here. Have to comment on something that's going on at another Journaler's site - this nastiness and vulgar comments being left on a guestbook and email. Can't for the life of me figure out 'why' someone would do this. Surely there has to be a reason - some form of gratification that this action gives the harrasser? Are people mean just for meanness sake? Doesn't this person realize that all the "hate" that goes out in venomous remarks falls back on him/her ? I learned quite young that when I saw someone acting ugly/mean to someone else (no matter the reason) my mind lowered that individual several notches (if not to the bottom) in my estimation/respect zone. The other possibility that enters my mind is that this person is so "hit on" himself/herself that this is the only way he/she knows to lessen the pain, "to pass it on" - OR - like a child, this action is the only one that gets him/her noticed... and a reaction? Don't know. Just have had all this swirling around in the back of my mind so thought I'd let it out. Now if he/she were commenting on the "dribble" that I write, it would be one thing. I wouldn't like it and would probably have him "blocked". But he/she has chosen a real writer, someone with experience and respect and with notable achievements in his field and whose writings so many of us enjoy... but then this could be why he chose JB as his target - bigger outcry and more reaction!... (that Ego thing again) Think I will use the method I wrote about not to long ago (April 10) - don't give power to it by fighting it - just sidestep. But of course if it is truly harrassment, there should be laws... even in this new world of cyberspace. Rian |
From Dawn to Dusk... the journal |
Wednesday, April 24, 2002 * growing things... I'm so excited. My cypress vine from last year has come back a hundredfold... and I'm not exaggerating here.... there are tiny cypress plants everywhere. We 'sort of' expected this since last year the whole fence was covered with tiny red flowers and someone made the comment, "oh my, you're going to have a ton of cypress next year!" I doubted this, but hoped they were right. They were. I love it when something beautiful comes back on its own. My passionvine did last year. But no luck so far this time. If I don't see any hint of it by the end of the month, I may have to go out and find one or two for my Gulf Frittilaries. Actually I saw a beautiful light blue one at the nursery just this past weekend, but thought I'd hold off a bit. Have been seeing a few Black Swallowtails and Giant Swallowtails about. So far no Monarchs or Gulf Frittilaries...but it's early. I have parsley and dill for the Blacks, no luck with growing milkweed (although I'm still trying) for the Monarchs. ~~~~~~~~~~ Going to digress a bit here. Have to comment on something that's going on at another Journaler's site - this nastiness and vulgar comments being left on a guestbook and email. Can't for the life of me figure out 'why' someone would do this. Surely there has to be a reason - some form of gratification that this action gives the harrasser? Are people mean just for meanness sake? Doesn't this person realize that all the "hate" that goes out in venomous remarks falls back on him/her ? I learned quite young that when I saw someone acting ugly/mean to someone else (no matter the reason) my mind lowered that individual several notches (if not to the bottom) in my estimation/respect zone. The other possibility that enters my mind is that this person is so "hit on" himself/herself that this is the only way he/she knows to lessen the pain, "to pass it on" - OR - like a child, this action is the only one that gets him/her noticed... and a reaction? Don't know. Just have had all this swirling around in the back of my mind so thought I'd let it out. Now if he/she were commenting on the "dribble" that I write, it would be one thing. I wouldn't like it and would probably have him "blocked". But he/she has chosen a real writer, someone with experience and respect and with notable achievements in his field and whose writings so many of us enjoy... but then this could be why he chose JB as his target - bigger outcry and more reaction!... (that Ego thing again) Think I will use the method I wrote about not to long ago (April 10) - don't give power to it by fighting it - just sidestep. But of course if it is truly harrassment, there should be laws... even in this new world of cyberspace. Rian |
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