Basically. His son swears when he spills a drink in the car, then says he learned it by watching his dad. Later he prays before bed, and says the same thing, blah blah blah.

Yeah, not nearly as heartwarming a father and son country song as "A Boy Named Sue."

OTOH? "Giddy-up go" still gets me verklempt.

OK the spider is back and a google image check has confirmed that it is a brown widow. Now what do I do?

Um, stomp it? But only if you can do so without turning into Spiderman or something. Eek.

Take a clear tumbler and a piece of stiff paper, trap the spider inside, then take her to the outdoors and let her go.

Yeah, I vote "smoosh it"

Laga:

1. Find a heavy boot
2. Smash spider
3. Rest easier

I went right to bed at 6 p.m. when DH got home and I slept until 9:45. Probably not a good idea for my sleep cycle.

Yeah not so much with the stomping. It's in a web about two feet off the ground. That gives it way too much time to crawl up my leg. I called my boss. She's thinking.

I guess hitting it with a shovel would be overkill...

t Not to mention possible property damage.

Well, I have the history that says a medium caliber firearm is sometimes the first thing that comes to mind when dealing with spiders, but everyone seems to be universal in their disapproval of that plan.

Also I need a much better camera than the one on my phone. I can't get close enough to the thing to take a decent picture.

edit: and clearly she does not read her own press. That vestibule is not an out-of-the-way spot! People go in and out of there every day.