Got bit by a couple of fire ants on my leg. It was a strangely satisfying sensation, like eating spicy food. I’m not going to make a habit of standing around in fire ant beds, but I wonder why it felt good?

piezoelectric transducers can bite my ass today

My brother's text alert sound is "Sherwood Forest." Been thinking about what this means for a few days.

Getting a little merch made for future book fair engagements and the like. The rule of thumb I'm following is that I won't get anything manufactured that I wouldn't personally buy and have genuine use for. So . . . no golf tees, penny purses*, and bucket hats.



* = What I have against the penny purse is that there are usually either not enough or far too many pennies at hand for a penny purse to be suitable.

^^^ This feels like a Seinfeld bit. Surely they must have covered this.

Dave N. wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2024 3:45 pm Got bit by a couple of fire ants on my leg. It was a strangely satisfying sensation, like eating spicy food. I’m not going to make a habit of standing around in fire ant beds, but I wonder why it felt good?

Put some on a pizza! You could be on to something

seby wrote:

Dave N. wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2024 3:45 pm Got bit by a couple of fire ants on my leg. It was a strangely satisfying sensation, like eating spicy food. I’m not going to make a habit of standing around in fire ant beds, but I wonder why it felt good?

Put some on a pizza! You could be on to something

Start a podcast.

jimmy spako wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:28 am

seby wrote:

Dave N. wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2024 3:45 pm Got bit by a couple of fire ants on my leg. It was a strangely satisfying sensation, like eating spicy food. I’m not going to make a habit of standing around in fire ant beds, but I wonder why it felt good?

Put some on a pizza! You could be on to something

Start a podcast.

If you didn't go "owwww" and then start the James Brown dance then they weren't radioactive.

Dave N. wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2024 3:45 pm Got bit by a couple of fire ants on my leg. It was a strangely satisfying sensation, like eating spicy food. I’m not going to make a habit of standing around in fire ant beds, but I wonder why it felt good?

would subscribe to your substack

I can no longer fend off panic via sufficient hydration and abstention from alcohol/caffeine when traveling to Asia.

Fuck mid life.

jfv wrote: Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:51 am I can no longer fend off panic via sufficient hydration and abstention from alcohol/caffeine when traveling to Asia.

Fuck mid life.

That’s crap

But will you be in South Korea between December 10-16? If so let’s grab a beer