Between Lyme and my father dying from what could have been mosquito borne-disease, I pretty much soak myself in DEET before I go hiking. I worry a lot more about insect borne illness than I do snakebite. Like the article says, most bite victims are dummies who fucked with the snake.

OTOH, fear of failure keeps you working hard.

Conversely, I have a borderline FICO score, but little debt, good salary, am on track for retirement saving, and ample cash reserve. If one has to choose between having credit and having money, I’d rather have money.

Confession time: I tried watching the premiere of this twice and fell asleep both times. But I regularly watch Elementary (on Netflix in summer when everyone else in on hiatus. This is also when I watch Hawaii Five O.)

Another hoax I glad I missed at the time. (In addition to that writer who passed her work off as the memoirs of a child sex worker and whose name I’ve already forgotten after reading about her here.)

Anybody know how much it costs? I enjoy laughing at what rich people will spend money it.

I once found one in my hair after a hike. I freaked out and instinctively hurled it across the room. I never really stopped looking for it until I moved.

Ditto. Except hiking, not backpacking. But I’m sure hiking 5 miles back out to the car would suck pretty bad.

Up until a few years ago, these were the exact things they told you TO do when bit. :/

One of the few times being a single, childless, only child with one dead parent works to my advantage. I give my mom a crap homemade gift that she gushes over like a kindergartener just handed her a drawing and I’m done.

I’m a middle-aged perimenopausal woman and it takes Herculean effort to not gain weight. I’ve pretty much given up on losing. :/

a new book celebrating “the Nasty Gal brand, Sophia’s own personal brand, and ​Girlbosses everywhere.”

People think it’s hilarious that I wear pants instead of shorts when hiking in summer. Between snakes and ticks or laughter, I’ll take the laughter.

This is probably the first time ever I’ve felt any sympathy for her. I don’t hate her but I’m normally quite apathetic towards the clan.

Do you ever watch “You’re the Worst”? The latest episode triggered some rage against the mental health profession I thought I had dealt with. Long story short, most of them are useless fuckwits.

I thought she was kidding.

I hate squash - I don’t even like zucchini. But it seems like people who do have been happily eating this stuff for years regardless of what’s actually in it. If you have, I don’t see the problem. Other than truth in labeling, I mean.

I did this years ago after I thoughtlessly bought a wallet without a change compartment. When I was younger and broker, it really saved my hungry butt on occasion.

And then the second I figure out, my tastes or habits change. :/