Returned to the aptly named House of Reptiles, where I once wore a python as a boa.When I arrived, the clerk was feeding raw meat to this alligator, which was as creepy as it looks. But today's New Thing was to hold a tarantula.
I was surprised to discover that it wasn't creepy at all. With her soft, furry coat, this spider was almost cuddly. Carl Sandburg was wrong--it isn't the fog that comes on little cat feet, it's tarantulas.
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And they're lovely and soft and fuzzy, right up until you see one crawling across your living room floor. I lived in New Mexico for decades, and that happened more often than you'd think.
And they can jump, which is startling.
I have no problems with snakes, but anything with more than four legs just creeps me out. You're a brave man, Marc!
Holding a tarantula. I don't know if I would ever do that!
Please don't ruin fog for me.
Wow, you are a braver man than I. Spiders are scary!
Reptiles are creepy, I agree. Thanks for commenting on my blog! I really did like your book and I found it very amusing. I added 'How I Paid for College' to my fav books list on both my facebook and my myspace page so hopefully more people will know of it by now.
I am also a writer but not doing to much of it these days (besides on my blog).
Your welcome to visit my page any day!
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Two words I never thought I would hear in the same sentence "spider" and "cuddly"; you are a creative writer. Oh, yeah, and a bit crazy, holding a spider?! What were you thinking?! :)
You would be surprised how sweet tarantulas are. I had one, Peaches, for years. She would come to my hand and just sit there. She would also follow me as I walked near her cage. VEry sweet. Then I had one that would jump and attack me whenever I tried to pick her up. When spiders are scared they shed their hair. It's a defense. It gets in your pours and itches like crazy. Having just went all animal planet on you I have to admit when I see a small house spider crawl on me, my first instinct is to crush it. BTW, I love your sense of humor. I will keep checking your blog out. Take care.
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