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Feb. 13th, 2008
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The Spider Who Came in From the Cold
Feb. 13th, 2008 10:30 amI wimped out and drove to work today. No reason other then wanting to not be too late. Certainly it was plenty warm - the foot of snow we got last night was already starting to melt.
I did get some exercise - I shoveled the walk. One of the joys of being on a corner lot is the fact that I have more parking then any of my neighbors. The drawback is I have the most sidewalk to shovel of all of my neighbors.
Anyway, I drove to work. The drive was OK because - and if you're a Calgarian you'll see what a miracle the was - 90% of the route was already plowed. I even found a nice close parking spot for a change.
As I walked into the building, I spotted an odd bit of movement out of the corner of my eye. I look down to see a spider following me into the building. WTF? It's February in Canada. We just got a foot of snow last night. There shouldn't be a spider anywhere within 500 Km, much less following me into my building.
I let it live, because I figure spiders eat bugs I don't want and generally don't bother me. I just hope it doesn't starve to death in the sterile environment where I work.
I did get some exercise - I shoveled the walk. One of the joys of being on a corner lot is the fact that I have more parking then any of my neighbors. The drawback is I have the most sidewalk to shovel of all of my neighbors.
Anyway, I drove to work. The drive was OK because - and if you're a Calgarian you'll see what a miracle the was - 90% of the route was already plowed. I even found a nice close parking spot for a change.
As I walked into the building, I spotted an odd bit of movement out of the corner of my eye. I look down to see a spider following me into the building. WTF? It's February in Canada. We just got a foot of snow last night. There shouldn't be a spider anywhere within 500 Km, much less following me into my building.
I let it live, because I figure spiders eat bugs I don't want and generally don't bother me. I just hope it doesn't starve to death in the sterile environment where I work.