tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post2229108138848838733..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Valhalla Can WaitKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-80729310587743349612013-11-30T21:40:44.896-05:002013-11-30T21:40:44.896-05:00Thanks for the comment, Tucker! I'm curious ab...Thanks for the comment, Tucker! I'm curious about the date you mention for my last blog post. I continued to write for two more years after May, 2011. My very last post was May 20, 2013. Hmmm, I'm confused. ?? But on a positive note, you may have two more years' worth of blog reading ahead of you. :)Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-56169465298410689342013-11-30T15:42:44.801-05:002013-11-30T15:42:44.801-05:00Hi Kari,
I realize you threw in the towel, as it ...Hi Kari,<br /><br />I realize you threw in the towel, as it were, on the old "here's what's happening in my woodworking world as of late" updates.<br /><br />Nonetheless, you should know that I am among the ranks of the blog-starved - looking ever into the abyss; mouth agape and ashen since 5/22/11.<br />The total number of days between Sunday, May 22nd, 2011 (your last post) Tucker Tuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764749179390941951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-81360205233109232052011-06-04T09:37:37.523-04:002011-06-04T09:37:37.523-04:00Al, good to know. I'd better get busy with squ...Al, good to know. I'd better get busy with squashing more ants just to be sure I get to stick around.<br /><br />Rob, thanks for THAT reminder. I sat in the theater looking through thin gaps between my fingers during that scene.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-13579643164178556052011-06-02T05:12:25.639-04:002011-06-02T05:12:25.639-04:00Hi Kari - only one little word should be enough to...Hi Kari - only one little word should be enough to send you screaming...SHELOB!<br />If you haven't read Lord of the Rings...enjoy! - RobWoodblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573880625129679293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-16637431455751977442011-05-28T02:27:55.167-04:002011-05-28T02:27:55.167-04:00I don't know if you heard that Harold has reca...I don't know if you heard that Harold has recalculated the date of the apocalypse: <br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13516796<br /><br />You have until October 21st to finish your table, apparently. Keep up the good work!Alhttp://tinyurl.com/bestshrewsburycarpenternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-40414486319572345702011-05-26T06:48:51.619-04:002011-05-26T06:48:51.619-04:00Wendy, I don't mind snakes, but I still wouldn...Wendy, I don't mind snakes, but I still wouldn't want them in my house. :/ That Viking ship sounds cool!!<br /><br />1389, that's what finally prompted me to quit killing spiders—they kill mosquitoes. Coincidentally, I quit having nightmares about them once I stopped killing them. <br /><br />Doug, thank you for sending me the text, minus the spiders pics!<br /><br />Mr. Bill, your Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-54261566377451278662011-05-25T15:49:32.979-04:002011-05-25T15:49:32.979-04:00And here I was planning on some post rapture looti...And here I was planning on some post rapture looting. <br /><br />Oh well.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523653271715366168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-78088923544635215022011-05-25T13:41:50.720-04:002011-05-25T13:41:50.720-04:00It is always amazing what bothers folks, I love yo...It is always amazing what bothers folks, I love your spider story! My wife will pick up a spider by one if it's hairy legs swing it around until it's 8 eyes go haywire and fling it from the house, stating if you come back I will hurt you. She will pick up frogs and hug them and pick up those little gecko/lizards things that change color tease them a bit so they start biting and they will Docwkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564658919763400708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-66546353143747152062011-05-25T11:06:48.666-04:002011-05-25T11:06:48.666-04:00Ah! I wasn't thinking. I've emailed you th...Ah! I wasn't thinking. I've emailed you the information from the link with the spiders removed.<br /><br />Doug F.Doug F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-48744333790186806712011-05-25T05:39:20.474-04:002011-05-25T05:39:20.474-04:00I'm an Orthodox Christian, and our church is a...I'm an Orthodox Christian, and our church is a lot more interactive. The congregation participates in singing and prayers. <br /><br />We're located in South Carolina, where there are green anoles. Those lizards have gotten into the church building at least twice. Like spiders, they eat a huge amount of bugs, and are beneficial. Unlike spiders, they are rather cute - they even change 1389https://www.blogger.com/profile/04335705483244616965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-60662560651607870042011-05-24T21:40:40.416-04:002011-05-24T21:40:40.416-04:00My partner and I made a deal with spiders: Don...My partner and I made a deal with spiders: Don't come into the house, and we won't kill you. We admonish the ones we find in the house with "you can't live here!" and smash them flat. <br /><br />A few years ago, we had to make a similar deal with garden snakes, who were coming into the basement. We didn't kill them, just put them outside with the standard Maud Squadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798522295009834374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-84575546881977167482011-05-24T16:41:18.230-04:002011-05-24T16:41:18.230-04:00A.J. you had the meanest program director ever. EV...A.J. you had the meanest program director ever. EVER!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-44754852861798197382011-05-24T16:38:29.059-04:002011-05-24T16:38:29.059-04:00Doug, I'm not sure I can bring myself to look ...Doug, I'm not sure I can bring myself to look at that link. I'll try.....<br /><br />Darnell, that is too freaky. You're a moth magnet! I really do think certain critters seek us out. My mom is a bat magnet. She's had two land on her shoulder.<br /><br />Gary, you're lucky that you have an in-home pest controller! I have two lazy, good-fer-nuthin' dogs. So lazy that a Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-77064796970696306682011-05-24T09:05:01.702-04:002011-05-24T09:05:01.702-04:00Back when I was a radio DJ, my program director --...Back when I was a radio DJ, my program director -- a practical joker -- knew of my arachnophobia. Our control room had a large speaker suspended from the ceiling in front of the control board. He got the nastiest rubber spider he could find, stuck a thumbtack in it and wrapped dark thread around the tack. He then put the spider behind the speaker, and ran the thread up over the speaker, across A.J. Hamlerhttp://www.ajhamler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-19168910437884432832011-05-23T13:35:45.817-04:002011-05-23T13:35:45.817-04:00Death Of Spiders for rent. For a reasonable fee, I...Death Of Spiders for rent. For a reasonable fee, I'm pleased to offer one of our cats, Ella, for spider/beetle/fly/centipede/moth extermination services. Satisfaction quaranteed. No mess left behind. <br /><br />Price: feed and scratch behind ears as needed.<br /><br />GaryGary Robertshttp://toolemera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-52755213796794547472011-05-23T11:29:20.866-04:002011-05-23T11:29:20.866-04:00Kari, your list of nice lady requirements made me ...Kari, your list of nice lady requirements made me laugh out loud, thanks for that.<br />My insect adversary is moths. My friends have all seen it, they fly at my face like my nose is a porch light. It's been like this all my life. I tried to convince myself that it's my imagination, and that I don't need to be paranoid because they aren't after me. Then last year one flew intoDarnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380475230584627713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-58400958015868705712011-05-23T11:21:48.123-04:002011-05-23T11:21:48.123-04:00Kari,
Traditionally, spiders have been considered...Kari,<br /><br />Traditionally, spiders have been considered good luck! Check this site out: http://www.spiderzrule.com/superstitions.htm.<br /><br />Also, I would have bet money that you kept the spider web and measured it to find the height to the church.:-)<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Doug F.Doug F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-71607211128636114292011-05-23T05:50:30.617-04:002011-05-23T05:50:30.617-04:00Rick, you sure can. It's 13 years old, so it&#...Rick, you sure can. It's 13 years old, so it's all yours!<br /><br />John, no laser device, just a friend with access to our church's historical records. But you still need one. Heh.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-30840555426056245662011-05-22T23:17:08.591-04:002011-05-22T23:17:08.591-04:00So, your church has a 56 foot tall ceiling. That s...So, your church has a 56 foot tall ceiling. That seems very accurate. You brought your laser measuring device to church with you, didn't you? Sigh. Now I want to. I need to know.John Cashmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-63642332637276209942011-05-22T21:35:54.820-04:002011-05-22T21:35:54.820-04:00Kari,
In case of Rapture, can I have your car? ;)
...Kari,<br />In case of Rapture, can I have your car? ;)<br />Rick<br />ORick Lappnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-61399195559583683942011-05-22T20:57:35.607-04:002011-05-22T20:57:35.607-04:00Thanks, Tom, it was a great weekend.
Tico, that m...Thanks, Tom, it was a great weekend.<br /><br />Tico, that makes my skin crawl just reading it! I take it you escaped sans spider bite.<br /><br />Helen, I couldn't agree more. :o) <br /><br />Black, we're happy to have you back. ; )<br /><br />Marilyn, gah! Another skin-crawling story. Yeesh. Glad there are no tarantulas around here. *looks under bed*<br /><br />Vic, you and another Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-334410091696403012011-05-22T20:45:17.127-04:002011-05-22T20:45:17.127-04:00Thanks for the great laugh! Don't get me wrong...Thanks for the great laugh! Don't get me wrong - the same thing happened to me at an antique auction when I was a kid. My dad had drug me along, and I sat on an old sofa bored out of my mind when I noticed people wincing as they looked at my face.<br /><br />It was only when I refocused that I realized the furry monster that was mere inches from my face. No sermon though, so I could calmly jason.weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14762847128206203850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-23003071027969618672011-05-22T19:27:26.054-04:002011-05-22T19:27:26.054-04:00"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and..."For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8,9Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-8210956683902411232011-05-22T18:51:43.289-04:002011-05-22T18:51:43.289-04:00Funny post. I hate spiders too. Vic, I am not real...Funny post. I hate spiders too. Vic, I am not real fond of snakes either, but for some reason it is roaches that make me freak. I guess because they can fly. That is evil.Jeff Branchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402561454519694074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-29662501017980736732011-05-22T18:44:20.824-04:002011-05-22T18:44:20.824-04:00Kari,
I read once that you are never more than thr...Kari,<br />I read once that you are never more than three feet from a spider! Great story! almost as good as the one about the guy who got two black eyes in church. <br />I have a bald headed uncle who came in to church and sat in the front pew(This is a small church in Nimrod, MN) He had a big band aid on his head. Before church stared the entire congregation was laughing!<br />I spent the Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653072935684096874noreply@blogger.com