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Flesh-Burrowing Flea in Florida (Tunga Penetrans)

So imagine a flea that crawls instead of hops that lodges between your toes, burrowing in until only its booty … More

burrowing flea, feral cats, Florida, health, parasites, tunga penetrans

I Got the Cone of Uncertainty Blues

I live in Florida, where news shows used to jack up their ratings by calling the projected path of a … More

Cone of Death, Cone of Uncertainty, Florida, Heisenberg, hurricanes, imagination, knowing, probabilities, science

Suwannee River Fairies

I can see the Suwannee River outside my window-it’s a jungle out there, folks. When I first moved here and … More

acrylic painting, art, art course, fairies, Florida, Suwannee River Fairies

Show me your phobia and I’ll show you mine

C’mon, admit it-you have a phobia. What is it? The bad news yesterday was that a big banana spider had … More

arachnophobia, burn house down, fears, Florida, New England, Raid, spiders

Hypnotized by Waterspouts

I watched a waterspout once, as it formed in the Gulf of Mexico; it waved and approached the shore like … More

Florida, storm chasers, thunderstorms, waterspout

You should dress modestly (and the standard changes every 100 miles)

What is modest dress? What is indecent dress? It seems that depends entirely on local public opinion, and that opinion … More

Afghanistan, bikini, burka, Florida, Lebanon, modest dress, Turkey
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