The thing at the end of my bed

At one time I loved to tuck my top sheet in at the end of my bed and felt secure, but then I experienced something evilly scary.
I felt something (a hand?) come up from the end of the bed and grab my foot.
Now before you think I'm completely bonkers, I know that didn't really happen, and believe me that is what helps me sleep at night. 

I was going to sleep and must have dreamed it just as I dozed off. I have dreamed I was falling before right after sleeping, which made me wake up and my body experienced an involuntary jump.

Even though I know it can't be real--I refuse to sleep with the sheet tucked in and my feet must be free to move around or to move out of bed quickly.
It's a silly fear, but still a fear.
SIL-5

Monster under the bed

Waterbugs

When I think of the word waterbug, I always think that this should describe a sweet looking bug that skates on the surface of the water with great grace. Instead it's a bug right out of hell. If you have ever seen ones of these in your house, then you will know what I'm talking about.
They are long--I swear I've seen them as long a my index finger, and their antennas are even longer--just think of a roach on steroids.
When I see one I lose all since of reality, and fear takes over my soul. I'm afraid I would knock an old woman down with a walker just to get out of the room (actually that's an episode on Seinfield.)

I live in Texas which is the wrong state to live in if you're afraid of bugs. Thank God there are two people in my family who are "Bug Killing Super Heroes," but they are not always home.

Again I'm not sure I can post a picture of a water bug, since I can hardly stand to look at one. So here is a picture of the roach like bug in one of my favorite movies (and the only animated movie I like) Wall-e.
He was a good pet for Wall-e.

Ok, well here goes, and by the way they can fly too. I'm not sure why they are packaged, though I know they eat them overseas.
SIL = 10

Sinkholes

The first sinkhole I knew about was from  a picture on the internet of a bottomless pit in Guatemala. The hole looks like it never ends. I thought with horror how could that happen? I decided it was just a fluke.

Then a poor man was swallowed up as he was sleeping in Florida. His bed just fell into a giant hole and he was gone. This is happening more and more, but usually it seems to only be happening in Florida. I've read it's from water depletion, or naturally occurring, so I thought that is just Florida, but it's not just Florida, it's everywhere. 

Today it happened in Kentucky. A big hole in a corvette museum opened up, and all the cars spilled right into it.

Is this a message from Earth telling us to get out? The preceding sentence was just a joke, and besides I'm not going cause there isn't anywhere to go. Though I could sign up for the one way trip to mars, since they are taking applications for the trip.
It's kind of scary to think of all the things that could happen to us on a daily basis. I guess we should just thank God we have made it this far, and just be happy we are alive.
SIL (scary index level) = 5

Impact Event

Though it's not a high priority worry on my list --it's still a fearful thought to have. Somewhere out in space is a big piece of rock with Earth's name on it.

We've seen it in dozens of movies, and for some reason it mostly happens in New York (poor New York--it's has Godzilla knocking down buildings, floods washing away most of it, freezing cold, asteroid hits, earthquakes, alien attacks, apes controlling the planet, etc, and some real life abhorrent events that we wish were just a movie), and they say an impact could really happen, since it happened before.
I usually just try to believe that it could never happen, and who said denial isn't a good coping mechanism!

If an asteroid hits water!

Their coming!

Good by!

I'm going back to pretending this will never happen. I already forgot what I was talking about.
 SIL (scary index level) = 5

If the Earth gets hit by an asteroid, it's game over. It's control-alt-delete for civilization.

Bill Nye

PS- Bill Nye you are such a pessimist!

Heights = Fear

why

I remember as a child  my dad would see a big hill coming up, and he would hit the gas so we would fly over and down as fast as we could go. For that brief wonderful second my stomach would fly up on the inside, and it was the most delicious feeling.

Once we were at the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado, and looking down I saw a swimming pool so small  it was just a dot. I told my dad that I could jump and the swimming pool would save me (I was young-- not stupid)

I'm not sure when my fear of heights began, but it did, and it's real, and I'm glad I live in very flat Texas! I have never gone higher than the 10th floor on a elevator, and even though I have flown and would fly again if given the chance, there is a lot of liquor involved!

The title of this blog should be why!!!!!


I understand that some heights are normal--like bridges,

beautiful scary bridge

again beautiful scary bridge!

or the top of high buildings!

wow

view from the empire state building

But why would anyone do this!

why

or this

why

or especially this;

probably a joke, but why!

Thank you for reading about my fears. Have a great day and please stay away from cliffs.

SIL (scary index level) = 10

A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.

Steven Wright

“Spiders so large they appear to be wearing the pelts of small mammals.” ― Dave Barry

I am terrified of spiders! Even a picture of a spider will make me avert my eyes. I'm actually afraid of almost everything, but in this post I will deal with spiders. I always put pictures of what I am speaking of, but I'm not sure if I can put a picture of the large horrible creatures. I can put pics of faux pas spiders.







Ummmmm! Tasty and fun!


I have a new hero, and here he is:


Yes, the wonderful frog. I never though much about frogs, one way or the other, until someone put this picture on my facebook.

So I think we should have a save the frogs foundation, and have 1 frog per square inch of the world, ok that wouldn't work, so every 12 inches. 

I know people will say, I'm giving spiders a bad rap, since they hardly bite anyone and they eat alot of insects considered bad, but frogs eat these also, as do birds and bats. 

Bats are so much cuter and do so much for us, and they eat spiders. Yeaaaaaa!

Since I need to post a hairy spider on this blog. I will put one of the jumping spider, cause it has cute eyes and wears hats of water.

SIL (scary index level) =9



When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
Ethiopian Proverb quotes