From the writing room/tarantula zoo/aquarium park at Casa du Casey: 2018 has almost run its course. 2019 is hours away from Colorado as I type this. It has been an interesting set of days for me, both good and not as good, but overall outstanding, as my one rule for "outstanding" is being alive. I…
So, the universe conspires, and we the individuals, react. I've been off of writing (in any form) for the last couple months due to an aggravating shoulder injury. (rotator cuff tear.) Things are finally calming down in the "oh crap! did I just do that again?" agony department, and so I'm slowly getting back into…
= in my eyes. I'm sitting here slurping coffee, getting ready to feed a bunch of tarantulas in a short bit and I was musing about some reactions on faffbook in response to arachnid galleries and posts...from people who obviously aren't in the hobby. These reactions range from just "EWWWWW!" to "I'm scared of…