Killing flies
I don’t want to grow up. I don’t want to think about insurance, and a 401k, and heart disease, and my future. I don’t want to get creaky knees. I don’t want to learn how to cook a turkey. I don’t want...
View ArticleAnd now, for a blog about animals and death
When I was in junior high, I was asked to pet-sit for some family friends while they went away for the week. It was an animal lover’s dream come true – horses, cows, dogs, cats, and ducks, all to...
View ArticleBug, bug, fox
Last night, I was flipping through a hymnal (trust me: if you had no cable or internet, you’d be doing it, too) and paused at “There Is a Fountain.” Twenty-six years in the church, and I had never...
View ArticleThe stuff of horror films
This time last year, I was seeing ants in my kitchen. I eventually discovered that they had raided my sugar bag, so I threw it out, and from that point on, I’ve kept my sugar in the freezer – and...
View ArticleMousetraps
When I was in high school, a traveling magician came to perform at my church. I can’t remember if he had some evangelical message that tied in with his magic show, or if he was simply a man trying to...
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If you’re easily grossed out, do not scroll down
No, I’m serious. I’m warning you. Stop now, or forever hold your peace. We caught the mouse. And the screaming that ensued as Hannah and I disposed of it was the most obnoxious display of sissiness...
View ArticleAnnie Parsons, pure brawn
Arriving home after work last night, I opened the living room curtains to let in some light. There on the windowpane was a spider, which, obviously, is just unacceptable. So I grabbed a flip-flop and...
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Mountain Law
This morning, I set out to try to climb Humboldt Peak, the mountain that thwarted me last September. I’ll just go ahead and tell you that I didn’t make it to the top – because this is actually a story...
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