Sunday, April 18. 2010RETURN OF THE KELL
Kell returned to Herd Thinners, Inc. this week, although not in a hunting capacity. Her cast may be off but she still has a ways to go before strenuous physical activity is an option. Fortunately she’s making good progress under Gran’s exercise regimen.
It was a bit of risk for Kell to appear amid hungry predators. She knows that she currently falls under the category of “sick and wounded” but as long as she walks relatively slowly no limp is visible. That. and her reputation will protect her. No one wants to risk their life by testing just how able she is. She’s helping out by doing paperwork for other predators, which wins her favors that she can call on in the future. Paperwork is the bane of HT employees who’d much rather be out hunting, but it’s necessary to protect the company from murder charges. Every kill has to be documented as clearly anonymous...unless it’s HT employees targeting each other! R.L. actually encourages that, and within the walls of corporate headquarters he has ultimate authority even superseding the state. Meanwhile, my old friend Tammy is about to arrive in a few minutes. She’s one of my bridesmaids and the only one that doesn’t live either in Domain or here at Beige U. so she hasn’t been able to be a part of the wedding plans until now. She’s bringing her son Angstrom (now three years old!) while her husband Ray stays back at the lighthouse where they live. Today's question: Tammy loves to eat pollen. How does pollen affect humans? Trackbacks
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Last week I was asked what languages I know.
Quilled species have very similar languages, so there's not much difference between Hedgehog and Porcupine. I know Rabbit due to being raised in the warren, and I'm still trying to learn Bat which is hard due to my hearing range. I know enough Canine to know when Rudy is being an annoying little brother. When did you get a chance to learn Quilled languages? I did try to check back for our limited records of the Quinn incident, and nothing was noted at that time.
I would expect that you would be very fluent in the Rabbit language (warren, first mother, father), and at least decent in canine (2ond and beloved mother, Rudy, Bruno, etc.)(as you have noted above). But beyond that I do not see any significant contact with someone who could teach you Quill nor any significant motivation to do so. According to our side, species of the same size (bat/hedgehog frex) have similar hearing ranges. Maybe your altered ears have something to do with that? In any case the rangers at Carlsbad caverns created or bought a electronic device that could compress the frequency range to something humans (20 to 20K hearing range) can hear. Maybe you could get one? And on yet another topic, back quite a while there was mention that flea baths (Rudy foreclosed incident) were too toxic to repeat often. Hair jell works as a way to remove lice and likely fleas. formulas are available, and can be transcribed to you. For that matter, there may be things on this side that a bio-chemist like yourself could use to make your fortune, provided I did not get kicked off this forum for dumping huge quantitys of Wiki-bio chem formulas on to the forum. Companion non-sentient animals do not get flea dips on the human side. Nor do humans. The animals get flea collars or more lately, a pill. If that pill's contents are publically available, your society could dump flea baths forever. And you might get as rich as Fiona was at her height. Ditto for the competing flea collars.
Tempting you is 'Otter And speaking of the 'Rudy foreclosed' incident, Anything that takes down houses is usually considered a disaster. So Kell and the HT group are like natural disasters to the fleas?
As in: What happened? Our house died. She was attacked by a pred and we are now homeless. 'Otter Or as a possible saying of a mean person: only his fleas would mourn. Most of our discussion group centered on Kell and Frank's decision to speak feline at work. It is working but currently has two flaws"
Their body language is 'two coworkers at ease with each other' in spite of the spiteful sound of feline, and if RL ever asks Kell what the other felines in the office are saying, well either Kell will tell the truth and there will be a sale on cat parts (and no further trust from them) or she will risk her life in a lie. Both are dependent on RL actually noticing what is going on, not impossible, just not likely. Some in the discussion group think that RL is just being subtle, and knows that he is being insulted by his employees. I think not. I have some allergies to pollen. This year was not bad. 'Otter Just the other day I was thinking that sonic jammers to keep Tammy and family safe from bats would be like a very bright light beacon in the eyes for the non-bat side. Then I remembered that Tammy and family can supply that too. I seriously wish you the best while bracing for the worst. Planning! It may be the only thing keeping the wedding safe and happy.
'Otter Kell's reputation precedes and protects her. You can't expect anything more than that!
On our side, we aren't permitted or encouraged to kill our internal corporate rivals. We do have back-stabbing, which is where you fight behind each other's back, trying to make your opponent look bad. RL's way is actually cleaner. If Angstrom is the same as he was when he was born, he could help with the wedding... by using his light. He could bleach any gown into pristine whiteness, no matter what it's original color was! Pollen affects a sizable percentage of the human population, while others don't react to it at all. Those who do react suffer from allergies in which the pollen acts as an irritant and the body does its best to get it out of the system. This is usually done by sneezing or by having the sinuses drain liquid to get the pollen out. Teary eyes are also a symptom of this 'hay fever,' to give it one of its popular nicknames. (Despite the nickname, pollen allergies do not usually cause elevated body temperature.) (Also, when I first read the title of this post, I misread it as "Return of the Krell " which only makes sense if you have the movie Forbidden Planet on your side , too.) Humans rarely if ever eat pollen. However, many are allergic to it, and when they breath it in they start sneezing like crazy. I used to have this problem until I had a series of injections to cure it.
That's great you'll be seeing Tammy again. I miss seeing her in the comics. Hopefully, she'll pop up here during her stay with you.
As for pollen, many humans are allergic to it. Watery eyes, sneezing, stuffiness are common symptoms. It's never bother me, thankfully. Pollen can cause us human to have really bad allergies, and I don't think we've after consumed it.
Pollen is the cause of a lot of frustration and suffering for many humans. A large percentage of humans suffer adverse reactions to significant qualities of pollen, such as difficulty breathing, water eyes, itchy noses, and headaches. Some humans are more sensitive to specific types of pollens (trees instead of grasses or flowers, or even specific subtypes) than others.
In most cases, the human immune system spends a lot of energy fighting off the effects of pollen, which can lead another problem: actually getting sick. Some reactions to pollen can appear very similar to signs of illness and its difficult to tell when a person is sick or merely suffering from season allergies. And because our immune systems are dealing with the pollen, we tend to be more susceptible to getting sick. For some humans, pollen has no effect. For others, it causes extreme misery, as allergic reaxtions lead to red watery eyes, sneezing, and even migraine headaches. On the other hand, bee-collected pollen is sold in health food stores as a healthy addition to cold foods.
If each type of animal has its own language, what is the common language spoken in Domain based on? Does Frances have problems communicating, compared to other children his age? Don't Bees use pollen to make Honey.
Its good that Kell is back at work & on her feet. The more walking she does the faster she will heal. Bees collect pollen in pollen sacs on their legs. Honey is made from nectar.
Dad signed me up for Hedgehog/Porcupine language lessons when we living in the warren. Not having many friends when I was little, I had plenty of free time.
I'm a fan of "Forbidden Planet"...but an even bigger fan of Tolkein! And it's coincidence that your adoptive maternal grandmother (Kell's mother) happens to have the same name as Samwise Gamgee's eldest daughter?! I suspect collusion!
The best way I can understand the movie is that it is a Elven version of the facts that the Red Book notes.
'Of course we were at Helm's Deep with 100 no, 300 archers'. 'Naturally we suspected every human, they all are weak'. and on and on, giving an elfish spin to the facts after the fact. My wife has all the books, and books about the books, etc. And the books of the other Inklings. 'Otter Sounds like your mother's being smart and practical in her return to work.
As for pollen, a number of people have allergies to it. The pollen in much of the country this spring was thicker than it was in years, so that got a few people sniffling. Humans indirectly use pollen through the use of bees, which make honey out of it, and beekeepers harvest some. "European" honeybees are prefered as they're less likely to get mad at the beekeepers. As everyone has said, pollen's effect depends on individual humans, but overwhelmingly it is an irritant, especially around the eyes and nose. Some of us are irritated more than others, making spring an especially troublesome season.
Oh, and since eating is a subject again, I'll ask: is there chocolate on your side? On our side chocolate is a favorite food, though it can be quite poisonous to certain animals. I think you are right. I know canines can't eat chocolate. We have special shops that make treats just for dogs. They have the taste of human candy without the health risks.
Someone once tried to sell me "bee pollen" as a health food once. I suppose it was looted from a hive, and might be less "toxic" if consumed. Ewell Gibbons was famous for writing books about "wild foods" and recommended cattail pollen (it's a kind of swamp rush plant) as a flour substitute.
And I'm starting to doubt chocolate being harmful to canines. Mine stole about a pound yesterday, and has gotten nothing worst than gassy. (Steps will be taken -- I do not wish to share, and this was high-end, not Easter candy.). I can only speak for our side of the portal, of course, but unmodified chocolate (chocolate that has not been adjusted so that it's safe for felines and/or canines) has been known to cause severe personality changes and mental retardation. It seems to not be permanent (stop the chocolate and the effects wear off), but who wants to take that kind of risk? Chocolate in large quantities can even cause seizures, coma, and death. I found a link on our side that explains it, and even gives a list of dangerous doses; we'll see how it translates to your side of the portal.
http://www.talktothevet.com/ARTICLES/DOGS/chocolatetoxic.HTM Tammy has arrived at tree for a meeting with Lindesfrane about the Brides maid dress. All of a sudden Tammy is hovering in the air don't do sertan things. When she stops she said to Lindefarnewhat did you say.
I think she should say. Now you can pick up all the papers you scattered aroud the room. It feels like the week has been stuffed with things in K&K land.
Quite wonderful, even if few comments here. And now a classic book reference. Nice. 'Otter For a change of subject. Their was a breach at the portal. I was thinking that Lindesfarne had sent a container thru with an invatation for Catherine & her some to her wedding. Best gift. The pleasure of their company.
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