According to the radio there’s a new spider invading California, and the news media is making it out to be a natural born killer. The spider in question is the much-maligned Brown Widow spider, and according to the voices coming out of my car radio, their venom is twice as deadly as their cousin the Black Widow.
According to several sites on the Intertubes, these are spiders that you’re not going to want to get bit by. Although not as nasty as the Brown Recluse spider, they can still pack a punch and are apparently on the march in Southern California, staking out territories, shoring up borders, and dealing crack to younger spiders who don’t know any better:
So…sleep tight, California. Make sure to check under the covers for creepy-crawlies before slipping between the sheets tonight. Shudder! Pleasant dreams…
A huge passion of mine that started in early childhood and continues on through today is my love for video games. As a kid I used to live in arcades, dropping quarter after quarter into Zork, Battle Axe, Defender, Joust, Donkey Kong, Robotron, Dig Dug, Tempest, Dragon’s Lair, Major Havoc, etc, etc, etc. I’ve grown up with Atari, Nintendo, Dreamcast, Turbographix, Colecovision, Play Station and X-Box. I’ve even gone so far as to build my own MAME arcade cabinet which houses thousands of arcade games.
Now that I have a child of my own I’m wondering if he’s inherited my love for games. I guess time will tell…
