Do not get me wrong, I think that spiders are doing a great job at catching prey… and an unsuspecting 6’5″ guy constantly walking through one of their webs.

Where I believe spiders could benefit the most from a little bit of military organization is in the area of reconassaince. When vacuuming our house, I come across stray cobwebs quite a bit. That tells me two things. First, we probably should spray for bugs around the house. Second, there are a lot of disappointed and hungry spiders hanging around the inside of our home.

This is where the recon team could come in handy. The spiders could send an advance team in to scout out the area and check for potential flies, bees, small chihuahuas, etc. Then, they could report the current conditions back to base. Obviously, in our house, the recon team would report that food is very slim and they should move on to a more lucrative spot (perhaps our neighbor’s house, but that is just a suggestion).

This small bit of spider reorganization could save thousands of wasted man-hours spider-hours. Until that time, though, I will just have to continue to vacuum up the abandoned cobwebs.

I opened a new bottle of Hungry Jack syrup a couple of days ago and found this smiling face looking at me.

Now, my question is this: as we use the syrup and the bottle becomes more empty, does Jack stop smiling because he is hungry again?

Today, I use my hearing protection for when I manicure the weeds grass outside. Asher also uses his when he hangs outside with me when I mow the lawn. Lately, though, he has found a new use for his hearing protection: blocking out Bechan’s crying.

Bechan does not cry all that much, but when she does it drives Asher crazy. He cannot stand it when she cries so he decided to put his headphones to good use. I give him credit for his creativity on this one.

I love the psychology phrase “argument from ignorance” describing a part of the frailty of the human mind. Also, listen to Neil Tyson’s recommendation for renaming the term optical illusions to “brain failures.” Classic.

Becs Smiling from Leo on Vimeo.

Making Horrible Trades

Apparently, downtown Charlotte got hit hard last night by a series of thunderstorms. Because of this, we were asked to go check some of the creeks and low-lying areas for flooding.

Here are a couple of pictures of Briar Creek. At this point, the creek is about five to ten feet away from the pavement. I doubt it will overflow, though, unless we get hit by another round of strong storms. Even so, the creek is still running high.

Here is the ABC report.