| I want to start this out by saying that I have never | | | | the cutest thing ever to see him over the edge of |
| had bugs or lizards of snakes or anything like that in | | | | my cup licking away. He had the cutest little |
| my house. I am indeed one of those women who | | | | tongue.One night I was out of things to make hot |
| screams if I see a spider. I have never liked little | | | | chocolate. Tony sat... humm.. or stood? Well, |
| crawly things and have always considered the best | | | | whatever geckos do, he was there on my bed stand |
| place for them is outside."Well of course!" ... I can | | | | waiting for his nightly treat. I felt bad for his sugar |
| HEAR you thinking!OK... but with all of that said, I live | | | | addiction and related so well. I got myself a small |
| in Hawaii now and the rules have changed | | | | handful of chocolate chips and gave Tony his own. |
| considerably.If you visit Hawaii and stay in a hotel it is | | | | He didn't seem to like it as much as the hot |
| not likely that you will come across a gecko in your | | | | chocolate but his tiny tongue did lick it for quite |
| room. Hotels take special care (like poison) so you will | | | | awhile and then off he went.The next night I made |
| not come across these little critters with suction cups | | | | my regular hot chocolate. No Tony. No Tony last |
| on their widespread toes. Your loss unless you visit | | | | night either. WAAA! I told my husband that maybe I |
| someone's home like mine.I have lived in Hawaii for | | | | killed Tony with chocolate. You aren't supposed to |
| about nine years now and I have adjusted my | | | | give it to dogs and cats but Tony was already a |
| thinking more than I would ever have imagined | | | | seasoned addict. Yet, I felt bad. Why did I give Tony |
| possible. Spiders that I once feared like the common | | | | that chocolate chip!? It was too concentrated I |
| Wolfie Spider is minor to me now. The Wolfie is | | | | worried.We bought a fixer upper and all the electrical |
| dwarfed by the Cane Spider and might I just add a | | | | sockets are off. My husband discovered poor little |
| scream and an, "EWWW!" here because they are | | | | Tony just about an hour ago... electrocuted? I kind of |
| indeed that huge and that awful. Let's not even | | | | hope so. I so hope it wasn't the chocolate chip. |
| mention centipedes because I have this theory that | | | | WAAA!Bless little Tony's heart! So funny isn't it how |
| whenever I talk about them much, they show up to | | | | one little creature takes on a personality like none |
| remind me how horrible they are. I will tell you | | | | other because we give it special care. If I ever have |
| though, that I have seen them just about 10 inches | | | | another gecko come to my bedside for hot |
| long. OK, lets not go there. You see what I mean | | | | chocolate I will name him Tony Two and I will never |
| though about the Wolfie being a minor threat in | | | | give him a chocolate chip... just in case.-----------Kathy |
| comparison?I don't spray for geckos like the hotels | | | | Ostman-Magnusen |
| do nor do I put out those cruel sticky things, that | | | | Fantasy Art WomanI am a figurative artist and |
| people use for rats and mice, like some of my | | | | illustrator living in Hawaii. Most of my work is painted |
| friends, to protect their computers and stuff. I think | | | | in oils. I also do sculpture. I illustrated for Hay House |
| those sticky things are inhumane and should be | | | | Inc.,"Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS taken from |
| banned. I don't do anything at all about the some | | | | Anne Wilson Schaef's book. I also illustrated for Neil |
| 15-20 geckos and I am just guessing here, that live | | | | Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize |
| inside my house. YES! I said it and admit to it, they | | | | in feature writing, and several other publications. My |
| live INSIDE my house. They chirp at night and even | | | | paintings are collected worldwide. In every single one |
| sometimes poop on my paintings. After nine years I | | | | of my paintings my objective is to 'know them'. To |
| am indeed used to it and that is my only excuse.So | | | | let character reveal their own vision or message. I |
| what about Tony? Who the heck is Tony, are you | | | | am often astounded as their presence unfolds and I |
| wondering? You have probably figured out by now | | | | am met with who they are. I then realize that who |
| that Tony is a gecko that I have chosen to name. I | | | | 'they' are defines me as well. My hope is that my |
| not only named him but allowed him to lick my cup | | | | paintings & sculptures relate to you, and that legends |
| after my nightly hot chocolate treat. This is a terrible | | | | of mermaids; whimsical angel pictures; and tooth |
| habit I have gotten into, that really must go. as I can | | | | fairies fantasies give you the message you need for |
| feel a few extra pounds because of it. Tony loved it | | | | your own heart and soul. |
| though and I must say that I really thought is was | | | | |