tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post8065142086622868677..comments2024-03-28T06:50:11.258-05:00Comments on Bug Eric: StrugglingBug Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-29666173825868604502020-10-13T17:33:21.004-05:002020-10-13T17:33:21.004-05:00Thank you for the empathy, sentiments, and example...Thank you for the empathy, sentiments, and examples of others who have persevered! <3Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-27157148504223161192020-10-10T20:52:45.832-05:002020-10-10T20:52:45.832-05:00You describe so poignantly what so many of us are ...You describe so poignantly what so many of us are feeling. Disappointment in many of our fellow human beings, a bit of vulnerability, and a sense of loss on several levels. If it weren't for my own small yard, the plants I grow, and the insects and arachnids with which I share my little spot on earth, I don't think I would be doing very well at all. These things help, along with two my BugWoman_Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964895122484826269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-32861294004027109772020-09-23T20:31:42.539-05:002020-09-23T20:31:42.539-05:00Aw-w-w-w, thank you. :-)Aw-w-w-w, thank you. :-)Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-63572969394839827262020-09-20T00:45:45.695-05:002020-09-20T00:45:45.695-05:00thank you for everything you do :) you are a shini...thank you for everything you do :) you are a shining star in a world of darknessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-38075269742593379442020-08-30T09:34:17.536-05:002020-08-30T09:34:17.536-05:00Thank you.Thank you.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-1070832594206555192020-08-15T20:17:25.141-05:002020-08-15T20:17:25.141-05:00Your thoughts here are poignant, describing very c...Your thoughts here are poignant, describing very clearly what so many of us feel. Sending well wishes and glimmers of hope to you. Things change, and some of it hurts, but there are things to be hopeful for. There are trails and open spaces you'll be able to get to one day. And in the meantime remember that so many of us are reading and appreciating your work and it's making us smile. I cindybuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495917149716648894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-89594729531723275262020-08-14T04:10:23.180-05:002020-08-14T04:10:23.180-05:00So sorry about your trouble. dont get into depress...So sorry about your trouble. dont get into depression.<br />i pray to the almighty that soon your all problems get solved.<br />Thanks for the inspiration.<br />Let's hope for the best.HDBDhttps://www.hd-bd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-22686533065955908572020-08-12T09:56:06.204-05:002020-08-12T09:56:06.204-05:00Hang in there. It is true that things look bad. My...Hang in there. It is true that things look bad. My problematic neighbor was standing on a pogonomyrmex hill and got stung this last July. She never used to know anything about ants. Now she respects them. I was worried in case she was allergic. But no, just uninformed. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217677217054777278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-74709590711835231822020-08-08T23:38:35.428-05:002020-08-08T23:38:35.428-05:00Thank you for the kind sentiments.Thank you for the kind sentiments.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-50846570746479410232020-08-05T15:09:08.035-05:002020-08-05T15:09:08.035-05:00Eric, Hope things have gotten better since the Jul...Eric, Hope things have gotten better since the July 9th entry. I myself am suffering from the isolation and in my hometown, the devastating, unrelenting heat and aridity. Don't know if this helps but know that the sharing of your knowledge through BugGuide continues to help many of us, pandemic or no pandemic. Dan P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-52776181865978869462020-07-17T20:43:27.570-05:002020-07-17T20:43:27.570-05:00The current cluster of events is greater than the ...The current cluster of events is greater than the sum of its parts. I think the treatment is to focus on what each of us can do. We can't cure racism, intolerance, climate change and the pandemic but we can encourage each others to take an emotional bite at a time as we eat the elephant of angst.<br />Read the news....twice a day and never after 6PM.<br />Call old friends and catch up, not Bob and Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734648003161032938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-89007237695355304432020-07-12T10:54:55.149-05:002020-07-12T10:54:55.149-05:00Keep on keepin' on. The heat death of the univ...Keep on keepin' on. The heat death of the universe approaches, but that's no reason to not enjoy as much as possible for as long as possible. All growth is painful, and humans lurch forward in a stumble. We still move forward, so try not to lament the pace. Is there a place you can commune with nature with less frequency? It may be well worth the effort to find such a place you can drive jester700https://www.blogger.com/profile/04467316811090903586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-40420651627026935152020-07-10T20:18:56.299-05:002020-07-10T20:18:56.299-05:00I am sorry that the world is pulling you down righ...I am sorry that the world is pulling you down right now, I get it and have to go news free for days at a time. But you are right, it is temporary and you will get thru this. It is going to really suck for a while, pandemic and leading up to the election do not add up to a happy society and the hatefulness is very likely to increase. I don't have any earth shattering suggestions, I am Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519510804345122899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-59253311584485774732020-07-10T09:43:38.186-05:002020-07-10T09:43:38.186-05:00Thanks for your honesty and sincerity. You are an ...Thanks for your honesty and sincerity. You are an inspiration to so many people, including myself. Please hang in there through this awful time, and let's hope that when this thing is over, more people will have an appreciation for nature and for each other. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-60618220803992974932020-07-10T07:36:36.059-05:002020-07-10T07:36:36.059-05:00My mom had a favourite Bible quote, King James Ver...My mom had a favourite Bible quote, King James Version, misinterpreted, and taken out of context: "It came to pass ..." I see her point now.Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-60558556048902800042020-07-09T18:54:10.657-05:002020-07-09T18:54:10.657-05:00Eric, what a touching and real essay. I couldn’t h...Eric, what a touching and real essay. I couldn’t have said it better. I too have had similar feelings/ experiences. Sorry about your hilly open space. Loosing something as precious as that leaves a void. When I was growing up in the outskirts of San Francisco, there were dairy farms dotting the coastal hills. That was my backyard. It was an oasis, complete with lovely wildflower blooms each year.Karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631790058495250859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-81925527501390916222020-07-09T18:47:28.491-05:002020-07-09T18:47:28.491-05:00Sorry to hear about your troubles. I have never m...Sorry to hear about your troubles. I have never met you, but I do have your Field Guide to Insects book. I am still attempting to recover from a divorce I had a couple of years ago. While the personal loss and loss of trust were devastating, I also found that leaving the area where I had spent lots of time photographing butterflies and other creatures hurt as much. I am no longer so close to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330231996052200276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-89308434393567944512020-07-09T16:08:57.048-05:002020-07-09T16:08:57.048-05:00Your essay is wonderful, personal, honest, and nee...Your essay is wonderful, personal, honest, and needed. We came upon your blog in trying to identify an Obscure Bird Grasshopper that visit a driveway Coneflower. In trying to identify it, my wife, a retired librarian, found your blog and enabled us to identify the OBG. With gratitude and best wishes. Mike O’Hare (IG: ohareinatchison)Ohareinatchisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243792655935575174noreply@blogger.com