tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post9004232041923048991..comments2023-10-18T06:20:09.433-07:00Comments on cul de sac: Lightning Bugsrichardcthompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176282831210054050noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-42671197287532233712008-06-29T19:39:00.000-07:002008-06-29T19:39:00.000-07:00Lightning bugs.I toy now and then with the idea of...Lightning bugs.<BR/><BR/>I toy now and then with the idea of moving to Oregon. I was told there are no lightning bugs there, and this has given me serious pause.here today, gone tomorrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17203537337770906267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-55846963817163321302008-06-29T18:13:00.000-07:002008-06-29T18:13:00.000-07:00When I was a kid, I had a whiffle ball bat that I ...When I was a kid, I had a whiffle ball bat that I used as my lightsaber. Every summer night I would swat lighting bugs with my lightsaber until it glowed..thats when I knew my training was complete and I needed counseling.<BR/>yes its a true story that....sad but im good with a whiffle bat.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146778117051629438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-27729706459921980732008-06-29T17:54:00.000-07:002008-06-29T17:54:00.000-07:00I grew up near Philadelphia, and I think we called...I grew up near Philadelphia, and I think we called them lightning bugs, but also knew they were called fireflies. I love them, and always am glad to see them in the summer. Our unkempt yard seems to draw a good swarm.Mrs. Denneldoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16844854538783713844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-6449299564544669242008-06-28T06:08:00.000-07:002008-06-28T06:08:00.000-07:00Growing up in NJ, we always called them fireflies....Growing up in NJ, we always called them fireflies. There was a time when their population was on the wane, but in the last few years, when I've been back visiting, the fireflies too seem to be back.Rob Stolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468042054866483300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-43309417075097896322008-06-27T11:31:00.000-07:002008-06-27T11:31:00.000-07:00I grew up with fireflies in Virgnia in the 60's (a...I grew up with fireflies in Virgnia in the 60's (although I think we sometimes also called them lightning bugs, thanks to the influence of TV). <BR/><BR/>My wife grew up in Seattle and first saw fireflies a few years ago in Illinois on a camping trip. She was totally entranced with them--she hadn't realized that lightning bugs <I>light up</I>. Nobody had ever mentioned that part. <BR/><BR/>So for anybody who's never actually seen a firefly: their butts light up and glow and at night all you can see is their glowing butts flying around in the air.Robert Gidleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479062064081188472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-3530745470878498872008-06-27T09:41:00.000-07:002008-06-27T09:41:00.000-07:00When I was in college in Ohio, they were fireflies...When I was in college in Ohio, they were fireflies. And to someone who had no idea these things existed outside of picture books, they were AMAZING.<BR/><BR/>That kid in the center (with the Shop-vac) reminds me of the kid from 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.Kid Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475696121551202158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-75239619016728430942008-06-27T08:13:00.000-07:002008-06-27T08:13:00.000-07:00In Omaha, NE they were lightening bugs.... and if...In Omaha, NE they were lightening bugs.... and if you smooshed them when they were lit, they would glow on the side walk for a while... this was pre glo-stik... ahhh, what I did for fun in the glorious 70s.Shansterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-87143173733705520142008-06-27T07:08:00.000-07:002008-06-27T07:08:00.000-07:00I grew up in New Hampshire. And it's fireflies. Or...I grew up in New Hampshire. And it's fireflies. Or, depending on the viewer, UFOs.<BR/><BR/>By the way, let me throw in some general praise for the oboe recital sequence. When P. had his out of body experience on the way to the stage, it was perfect. Caught me by surprise, but made absolute sense. The perfect twist.Mark Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928371420819370866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-25061239533859001382008-06-26T17:54:00.000-07:002008-06-26T17:54:00.000-07:00Down here in the middle part of North Carolina, we...Down here in the middle part of North Carolina, we've always called them lightning bugs. And they went "tzt!" when you grabbed 'em.nolanarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985763154930314416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-36656521332509592242008-06-26T17:30:00.000-07:002008-06-26T17:30:00.000-07:00We don't have them here, alas! But I think my par...We don't have them here, alas! But I think my parents (from Illinois and New Jersey) called them "fireflies."Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-74502951367909225842008-06-26T17:20:00.000-07:002008-06-26T17:20:00.000-07:00Well up here they are called the northern lights ....Well up here they are called the northern lights ... just kidding.<BR/>Actually, I've always known them as fire flies but have also heard locals use the expression lightning bugs. Quite magical, aren't they?Michael Lukyniukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027697373573737570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-11774933513527237702008-06-26T15:59:00.000-07:002008-06-26T15:59:00.000-07:00Well, I grew up in the northern Shenandoah Valley ...Well, I grew up in the northern Shenandoah Valley - so they are "lightning bugs" to me and always will be. How many I left to a frustrated doom in a jar on my windowsill!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474180114475077699noreply@blogger.com