The Twelve Step Program for Bears

Admit that you are powerless over your need to knock over and eat from garbage cans. Admit that there is a power greater than yourself who can keep you from knocking over and eating from garbage cans. This power may come in the form of a locking trashcan lid or a park ranger. Turn […]

Our Allies in the Ongoing War Against Snakes

We are in a war against snakes and you need to know who your friends are. I’ll give you a hint: It ISN’T the snakes… well, it isn’t most snakes… But, who in the animal kingdom is going to risk a venomous bite just to take out one of the enemy? Well, how about these […]

Did Frogs Build the Pyramids???

[In my studies, I’ve found a lot of anomalies in the theories surrounding the building of the Egyptian pyramids. It wasn’t until I’d made the journey to the country itself and gone on a bender and been evicted from that same country, told to never come back, that I realized that, maybe it wasn’t men […]

I Know What You Want to See…

Sponge crabs and plenty of ’em. I write this one during a pretty emotional time of my life: That period between birth and fifteen minutes ago. Please enjoy… The Lugubrious Synchronicity of the Sponge Crab

I Went to Grenada with a Cicada

[When I used to work out “in the fields”, I encountered these guys a lot. At first, they were intimidating; but later, I’d sneak one into my pocket so it would make noise while I played dominoes at lunch. I give you… THE CICADA!]