Posts made in October, 2012

O Scorpion of Mine

Posted by on Oct 3, 2012 in Blog | 1 comment

O Scorpion of Mine

I don’t know why I am afraid of scorpions, as opposed to other crawling, biting, shellacked and fangy creatures that inhabit the countryside where I live. I’ve listened with neutral interest as bears rattled garbage cans a few yards outside my door, and ho-hummed my way through warnings of mountain lions prowling the paths where I take my walks. I’ve had bees, yellow jackets, and others of their ilk sink their stingers into my flesh, but I don’t flinch unduly when a buzzing creature flies into my path. The one time I came across a rattlesnake, it was aroused, about to...

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