Growing older

Random TEDx talk I watched this morning as I was trying to squelch this growing unease. I'm at home, having had a most uncomfortable morning of symptoms without connection to any known illness I've ever had. This is the second time I've felt this way but the first, I was over it by 6:30 am …

Last of the Spider Posts :-)

Finally got up the nerve to do a Google (remember back when we used to say, "do a little research"?) and here's why the eight legged critters are featuring so prominently in my life these days. The Symbolism of Spiders Go. Figure.  :-).  Under these circumstances, I suppose I will attempt to squelch my fear …

Speaking of Spiders and other things…

Yeah, seriously - not sure what the Universe is trying to tell me but spiders have shown up big in my world these past few weeks. There's one living on my front stoop in the space between a post and the top of the little easement that covers the front stoop. It's nocturnal (a vampiric …

Day to Day Livin’ – The Arachnophobia Chronicles

It is widely known that I have an acute fear of all things with more than four legs.  Some insects (six legs) don't freak me out, and the occasional slow-moving, extremely fuzzy Caterpillar won't raise much more than an eye-brow when I spy them inching along. But dude, when it comes to spiders...we're talking full …

And then I see this!

Article headline:  Goliath Encounter: Puppy-Sized Spider Surprises Scientist in Rainforest Let's take just a moment here to re-read that headline.  Go ahead, I'll wait.  Uh huh, you saw it too, right? "Puppy-sized SPIDER"!!!!!  As if I wasn't having enough problems going to sleep, LOL.  I didn't bother reading the article as I knew from the …