Honey, the giant spider you ordered on ebay has arrived.

Ok. I know what you're thinking. You haven't heard from me in a while, and I show up, with a big spider.

I took that photo just minutes ago, while I was checking the mail box. You can imagine my surprise, especially since she ordered a bird-eating spider. This spider is in no way equipped or capable of catching, much less eating a bird (of course I could focus on the assumption that the bird-eating spider only eats dead birds, and doesn't necessarily catch them, but I like to think that these spiders build giant webs and catch poorly-sighted birds). This seller is SO going to get negative feedback.

Enough about that. Let's work on the earlier part of my opening sentence.

You haven't heard from me in a while. In the era of facebook (which I don't really use), twitter (same), and iPads (ditto), blogging seems to be less relevant. If it takes more than 30 seconds to construct and type, some one else will have captured your attention via facebook about the bad service at their local fast food place, or a youtube video involving a cat, a baby or both.

So why haven't your heard from me? Let's face it, I've been lazy. But I like to think I've got a forgiving audience. As a peace offering, I've got a spider present that I think you'll be very pleased with.