shakin steak wrote :

We found another praying mantis in the yard yesterday


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That's awesome. I always thought it was a big deal when I spot one. There was one hanging out on our AC unit for like 2 days straight. I'd yell and he'd turn around and look at me.

vkimo wrote :
I'd yell and he'd turn around and look at me.
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It's hard to not feel like they are planning your demise when they look at you.

@Rick:

I had to have a tooth-removing operation at 8 years old. My front teeth were growing and they needed to be removed.

We went to Costco and I managed to not buy all of the snacks.

vkimo wrote :

That's awesome. I always thought it was a big deal when I spot one. There was one hanging out on our AC unit for like 2 days straight. I'd yell and he'd turn around and look at me.
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Yeah, we think they're a big deal too. This one looked at me when I started taking pictures.

shakin steak wrote :

We went to Costco and I managed to not buy all of the snacks.

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A hard thing to achieve when they are offering you free samples every five feet through the store, right?

No free samples at mine. I've been ripped off!

*rustles in desk, looking for lawyer's phone number, realizes he doesn't have a lawyer, sits back dejected at the unfulfilled prospect of free samples*

shakin steak wrote :

No free samples at mine. I've been ripped off!

*rustles in desk, looking for lawyer's phone number, realizes he doesn't have a lawyer, sits back dejected at the unfulfilled prospect of free samples*
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I should come clean and profess I have never been in a Costco. However, in my defense, I assumed they were much the same as Sam's Clubs - "Home of the free sample".

I was in love with Costco as a kid. All the cool merch and samples made if fun. My mom took forever in there and I would grab a sample and eat it on the patio display.

And Shake, you don't drive right? How on earth did you pull of a Costco run with no vehicle. The mayonnaise tub alone weighs 15 lbs.

lol, I don't have a Costco membership either. But I have friends who do have these things. I don't know. Mrs steak wanted a new pack of kitchen sponges. We just finished the pack we got there last time (two years ago), so she wanted to go again. She got a bunch of stuff. I just got two pounds of muenster and some razors.


PS: apparently the mantids did the nasty, and now there is a praying mantis egg sac in the oregano. I wonder if it will make it through winter.

shakin steak wrote :

PS: apparently the mantids did the nasty, and now there is a praying mantis egg sac in the oregano. I wonder if it will make it through winter.
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Awesome as it would be to see a praying mantis enter this world, I foresee tragedy if it gets cold any time soon.