I am afraid of really BIG spiders, with pointy legs and big bulbous bodies. Thankfully in Wisconsin we don't get any with hair - (the only reason to like our 6 month long winter; it kills every scary bug out there). I'm no longer afraid of little "dust pideys" as we call them; the ones that are yellowy-white and like to hang around in the corners of the ceiling, and daddy long-legs don't scare me anymore either. Last night, Sammy was going nuts in the kitchen, trying to get a little spider off of the ceiling. I finally went out there, climbed up on a chair, and hoisted him up on my shoulder so he could reach the stupid thing. He reached up, swatted it, and sent it flying directly onto my face. I am so proud - I didn't scream OR wet my pants, but I did swat at my face and then shake out my hair just in case it was stuck there, since I couldn't see it on the floor. 
Last edited by All Creatures Great And Small; 04-27-2004 at 07:41 AM.
The legend says that Mohammed adored cats. When one of them was sleeping on his sleeve and he had to go out, Mohammed supposedly cut off the sleeve so as not to disturb his pet.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast - Proverbs 12:10
How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven. - Robert A. Heinlein
What greater gift than the love of a cat? ~ Charles Dickens
There is, incidently, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person. - Dan Greenberg
If purring could be encapsulated, it'd be the most powerful anti-depressant on the market. ~Alexis F. Hope
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