Life...It's Full of Suprises...
...some of which I could really do without.
Take this morning, just as an example. I got up thinking it would be a routine Saturday; nothing special. But of course that was before I went to leave for my piano lesson and nearly ran into a giant spider web, WITH the giant hairy spider in the middle of it. Which might not have been odd in and of itself, since spiders abound in my neck of suburbia. But it turned out to be pretty odd, because the spider web was not stretched out between a couple of trees, or from the porch railing to the roof, or anywhere else that might have made some sense. Instead, the spider web, with, let me remind you, the spider as well, was located inside my car, spread out across the driver side door. Which, again, might not have been odd — except the door had been closed all night, and so had the window.
Cue Twilight Zone music.
I am hoping that this bizaare incident is not a harbinger (I love that word) of... well, of anything that would involve more spiders. Because I hate them. Spiders, I mean, not harbingers. Wait, hang on a sec...
OK, I'm back. I just had to look up "harbinger" and make sure it meant what I thought it did. Thankfully, it does.
So yeah, the day got off to a weird start, but I'm an optimist. Instead of seeing the car as being half-invaded, I see it as being... um, I don't know, half-free of any more spiders?
Hmm, that doesn't seem to be as optimistic as I would have liked. Oh well, I tried. For once.
So anyway, I'd like to say there's a moral to this story, but I can't think what it might be. If you think of one, let me know. In the meantime, have a great weekend!
Take this morning, just as an example. I got up thinking it would be a routine Saturday; nothing special. But of course that was before I went to leave for my piano lesson and nearly ran into a giant spider web, WITH the giant hairy spider in the middle of it. Which might not have been odd in and of itself, since spiders abound in my neck of suburbia. But it turned out to be pretty odd, because the spider web was not stretched out between a couple of trees, or from the porch railing to the roof, or anywhere else that might have made some sense. Instead, the spider web, with, let me remind you, the spider as well, was located inside my car, spread out across the driver side door. Which, again, might not have been odd — except the door had been closed all night, and so had the window.
Cue Twilight Zone music.
I am hoping that this bizaare incident is not a harbinger (I love that word) of... well, of anything that would involve more spiders. Because I hate them. Spiders, I mean, not harbingers. Wait, hang on a sec...
OK, I'm back. I just had to look up "harbinger" and make sure it meant what I thought it did. Thankfully, it does.
So yeah, the day got off to a weird start, but I'm an optimist. Instead of seeing the car as being half-invaded, I see it as being... um, I don't know, half-free of any more spiders?
Hmm, that doesn't seem to be as optimistic as I would have liked. Oh well, I tried. For once.
So anyway, I'd like to say there's a moral to this story, but I can't think what it might be. If you think of one, let me know. In the meantime, have a great weekend!
posted by grackyfrogg @ 5:32 PM
2 Comments:
At 8:55 AM ,
JerryNJ said...
The moral of the story is: Strive to live greener. Use alternate methods of transportation.
If spiders wants to drive your car, let them. Spiders may be able to teach the average California driver how to avoid yet another instance of a pile-up accident scene.
After all, spiders have been around for millions of years, and I've yet to hear that any spider has ever gotten a traffic citation.
Spiders are good drivers.
At 12:16 AM ,
grackyfrogg said...
ha, nice moral!
do you think those spiders could teach the transplants who move to CA to PLEASE drive at least 10mph over the speed limit like everyone else on the road--thus probably preventing some of those pile-ups? or alternatively, to drive in the slow lane if they simply refuse to go with the flow?
:)
i tell you what, though. the day i meet a spider that has the ability to steer a car while reaching the gas pedal is the day i relocate permanently to antarctica, where i hope to God it is too cold for spiders to live. especially huge spiders that can drive.
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