Intruder

We brought our Meyers lemon tree in for the winter, and Mrs. Paco was watering it when she found this thing skulking around the bottom of the pot...

The photo isn't very good (the old girl started trying to scurry away when I closed in on her with the camera), but I think you should be able to make out the red hourglass figure: the unmistakable sign of a black widow.

Normally when I see bugs and spiders in the house, I try to capture them and put them outside; however, I wasn't taking any changes with this one, so it was sent packing to spider heaven.

Worcestershire sauce

This stuff was under discussion here recently, so here's a video on its history and how it's manufactured.

Mrs. Paco uses it as one of the ingredients in the marinade she makes for my beef jerky (the others are, as I recall, soy sauce and pineapple juice, as well as salt and pepper).

Classical corner

In honor of Australian Day (which was yesterday, in Australia), here's a selection ("Spirit of the Wind") from Australian composer John Antil's ballet, Corroboree.

To our mates in Australia

Happy Australia Day! (I believe it is Monday over there, now).

Gregory at The mind is an unexplored country has prepared a list of interesting Australian facts for our edification. Here's a particularly fascinating datum: "91% of the country is covered by native vegetation. Too much of the remainder is covered by idiot politicians."

So, have fun driving your Utes around in the bush, and try not to fall into a billabong!

Sunday funnies

 

Minnesota Arrests Churchgoers For Interrupting Protest

So, you say you want a husky.

Or you could just stay in your car.

Yes, some of us never grow out of it.

More Soviet humor.

Fluffy's gone.

From Powerline's The Week in Pictures.

Your "legal advice" is going to get somebody killed, moron

"Arizona’s Democrat AG Kris Mayes: ICE ‘Officers’ Are Not ‘Real Law Enforcement’".

Breitbart News noted Mayes discussed Arizona’s “Stand Your Ground” law later in the interview. She said, “You have these masked, federal officers with very little identification — sometimes no identification — wearing plain clothes and masks and we have a ‘Stand Your Ground’ law that says if you reasonably believe your life is in danger and you’re in your house or in your car or on your property, that you can defend yourself with lethal force.”

Oh. So, when this kind of thing starts happening in Arizona, you're going to have no problem being held accountable - right?

Communimbiciles, one and all.

Updated Btw, isn't it interesting how these leftist twerps are all of a sudden strong Second Amendment advocates?

Impress your British friends!