Explosive!!!

This is the result of a Pepsi can heating in direct sunlight. The Weird thing is the tab did not blow open, instead the entire top of the can blew off.

Seriously???

I'm sorry, this looks like something straight out of Saturday Night Live.

Fun With Firearms

I had my first opportunity to shoot a pistol today. The lovely picture you see here is the end result of my efforts with shooting a 9 MM. Whatever it was I think I got it. Very loud but fun.

Gotcha!!!

This here is a state of the art leprechaun trap. I know, I had never heard of one either, but now we are all enlightened. Once the leprechaun gets to the pot of gold, aka the bait, a box, which is suspended behind the cloud, falls down and traps the leprechaun. So there you go.

When Spiders Attack

We had wondered what would happen if we caught another spider just like our big black spider. Well, we wonder no more. A day or so after finding a like spider, a bigger one at that, our long time spider friend was devoured by the new big spider. A sad occasion for sure as he had been with us for or nearly two months. Please join me in some slow motion memories of our favorite spider friend. Sure he ended up as a pile of goo and dinner for one of his own, but really, can you go out in a better way? The answer is yes, but some things are out of our control. Just to recap some milestones...we ate three small brown spiders and molted. Really, what more can we say? Now the experiment continues with our new buddy. Isn't he a beauty? Stay tuned for updates.

Snow Days...and Nights

So here we have a dilemma (actually had a dilemma, this took place nearly two weeks ago). A foot or so of snow on the ground and very little time spent playing in it. Throw on top of that the looming threat of warmer temperatures and rain and we have a full blown catastrophe on our hands. Fear not. We have the hat trick of solutions, a triple crown if you will, or perhaps a triple play. We can do three things to mitigate this most disastrous event. Number one, take off work an hour early and play as soon as the school bus arrives. Check. There is reason to be cautious with this approach. Especially if your belt does not sufficiently support your pants in anything more than minimal movement. This is extremely risky when running across the yard racing your child as he is sliding on a tube through the snow. Not that this was learned from experience but you may just end up in the front yard with your pants around your ankles. Just saying. Number two, after arriving home from an evening of festivities, play in the snow, even if it is nearing midnight. Check. There is still time to play in the snow. This is a good opportunity to sled on the crusty snow. It makes for a fast track. You may even slide the length of the house and into the street! Number three, get no rain and play the next day as well. Check. This was an excellent time to build a snowman, just in time for the melt to start the following day. Quite a sturdy little fellow too I might add. Much better than the last one we built that pitched over. Now this can be hazardous as well. When in the back yard pushing each other down in the snow, it is possible, again not necessarily from experience, to rip your pants and render them indecent. But at least we are talking back yard here, and under a long coat, if that were to happen.

Help! I'm Molting!

Life with a spider has taken another interesting turn. Apparently our good friend has gotten too big for its exoskeleton and has molted. Add this to the list of neat and interesting discoveries from our favorite captive. Just as an interesting side note, the spider seems to be waiting right next to the opening where we have dropped in the other spiders that quickly get eaten. Or should I say it is lying in wait. Time will tell what interesting events are in our future courtesy of the spider.