Murder in Cold Blood, if Spiders Actually Had Blood

Did you know spiders have no muscles? Instead, their limbs function on a system of arachnid hydraulics, or something close to that. The complicated locomotion of spiders, though, doesn’t stop them from being utterly disgusting. I’m not going to pretend to tolerate spiders. I hate the nasty things. When I went downstairs the other night to…

A Sonnet Worthy Development

There are significant developments in my bathroom renovation, officially the longest-running three piece bath remodel in Western Canada. Everything that’s been done so far looks wonderful, and the end is in sight (largely because it’s a clear evening) but the length of the project has reduced me to celebrating every completed task through an interpretive…