I'm actually pro-spider, but it's because they don't get very big here. My brother lives farther into the "woods" than we do, and when we were staying at his house, we'd occasionally see spiders that were so big, they almost looked like mice when you first glimpsed them. There was one on the ceiling above our bed, once, and I hit it with a pillow, but it just looked at me and shrugged and said, "What's up, bro? Why you buggin'?" We left it alone after that because we really didn't want to piss it off. With all of that said, I don't think I'd eat a spider, even if it was covered in streusel and glazed with maple.
I picked the title at random. I do a lot of things at random. Here are more examples:
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"Report (Of My Mental Activity in an Alien Environment)"
[PDF Documentation of an ACTUAL Human Activity.] This is a longish report on my anti-social activities in a hotel. I hope it amuses. If nothing else, there are a couple of drawings that amuse me... ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/247
[This piece can be viewed in it's entirety in my Objkt gallery, all 75 pages, without the need for purchase.]
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"Carl Does a Bad Thing" by RFY & Mr. O.
[Digital drawing by RFY (HF). Words by the enigmatic Mr. O.] My good friend, who is definitely not made up, Mr. O., did some "speed poetry" based on this drawing. Here's what he wrote:
Speed Poetry 01
Carl suffered the blows from multiple cops.
A foot to the ribs and a fist to the chops.
He was dragged to the station so he could not run,
to be processed and think about what he had done.
The interrogation went just as you would expect,
torturing Carl (off camera) as one would every suspect.
Three officers grilled him for 11 hours straight,
to punch out a confession and to get out their hate.
Carl asked for a lawyer, but his request they ignored,
as they beat him until the interrogators were bored.
The worst kind of scum was arraigned the next day.
The judge asked Carl if he had something to say.
Carl, in pain, timidly raised his left hand,
he then slowly hobbled to the stand.
Barely alive and with all of his might,
Carl said, “It is true; I had a burned-out license plate frame light.”
Epilogue: Carl was sentenced to a softly-worded request to fix the tiny light on his license plate and a $15 fine. As he exited the courtroom, Carl could not help but see the looks of vile disgust on his arresting officers’ faces. One of the cops dragged his index finger across his throat slowly while staring at him.
(12 mins, 50 secs).
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Mr. O. (Words used with permission.)
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"Good Mornin' (Ruffian)"
[Digital drawing created on my phone.] He was the terror of the tennis courts, but Biff always pulled off the thinnest veneer of polite conversation... His parents had raised him slightly right...
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/248
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"Escape" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Felicity Echo Hanson (Toddler Terror)
[Pen on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] Clown skull? Is that the symbol for silly death? The granddaughter, Felicity, and I delve into some deep topics when we create our arts! ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Felicity Echo Hanson (Toddler Terror)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/249
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"medicine."
[Ink on notebook page with digital embellishments and color.] The poisonous jelly was deeply upset that he now had to take medicine for his blood pressure. It stung...
https://rarible.com/token/tezos/KT1R5aP81ytNJDjPhz99t48YCosNfhS7J4Q7:14
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"Batty"
[Ink on notebook paper with digital embellishments.] This little bat eyeball thing has been around! (He's even been made into an animation by another artist!!! Look for that!) Time for his original skritchy-sketch to come out!
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/250
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"Yellow Skull" by RFY (HF) & FEH (TT)
[Felt pen on paper with digital embellishments and color.] Felicity (my granddaughter) added the little, swirl of a tattoo on the skull's forehead. I'm sure it's some kind of arcane "baby magic" symbol, but I haven't researched what it means, yet... (Still cool, if you ask me!) ---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool) & Felicity Echo Hanson (Toddler Terror)
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1ABGYuE84UQNDJdWtMEhiBi6yhsfTQ7W56/251
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Thanks for stopping by! If you happen to make anything interesting, send me a link! I'd love to see it!!!
---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)