a wiggly white lie
One of the things I told Michelle while trying to convince her to make the move to Olympia, Wa was that the ground out here was so wet that there were no earthworms. I know, I know….#1- What the….? And #2- What a total lie!
You have to understand why that would be a selling point for Michelle. She is completely earthworm phobic. Something to do with them not having shoulders or something. I don’t understand it, but you should see her on rainy days scouting out her path to the car in order to avoid waterlogged worms on the driveway. When we were dating I would sometimes carry her. Now we are married and I don’t have to.
So, there are two things that I am hoping Michelle doesn’t realize (don’t worry, she never reads this site). #1-our yard has more earthworms per square inch than any other spot on the planet, it’s like digging through spaghetti to plant something, and #2 http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060206/worm_ani.html There are giant lilly-scented earthworms in Washington state!!! Not only are there more worms here than in Denver, but they are gigantic and smell great! Sadly, I’m afraid she’ll never get close enough to one to enjoy it’s flowery aroma.
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The real question is do they have midgets, oh im sorry, small people in Washington, and if so how were you able to convince yourself to move there.
Posted by: rob | February 16, 2006 04:07 PM
Thanks for stopping by, I'll leave a comment for your brother. I do think he should go into business with you, that was beyond cool.
We actually used to keep a big bin of earthworms in our house, we used them to compost when we lived in an apartment. They were pretty cool, quiet and odor-free. It really seemed like a good idea, but it seems we created too much waste and the fruitflies moved in. That was nasty, and they all went to the dump along with our hopes of treading softly upon Mother Earth...
Posted by: Jen | February 16, 2006 07:32 PM
So Joe has been making me feel really guilty about not reading his site. Now I know it was because he had this huge secret and didn't know how to tell me about it. EARTHWORMS!!?!?!? What were you thinking? I can't live here. I already have to deal with the no-shouldered fish everywhere, and slugs which was bad enough. Now I am never going to be able to go outside again. And forget about me even being in the state when YOU by yourself, work on the yard. I know that the best way to overcome a phobia is to face it but you tricked me into facing it. I am perfectly fine being terrified of earthworms. They have no shoulders and should just disappear. I have a good life, my phobia (yes I know it is a phobia and some people might think that I should get some help) only used to bother me when I had to go out in the rain in Colorado because I knew they were there--watching me--waiting. I haven't been watching for worms because you told me it was too muddy here (and it is extraordinarily muddy) but now I am going to have to watch and I am sorry to say, it will probably just make more work for you. And remember how I wanted to sell everything and move to Ecuador? Well pack your bags because it is definitely on and I have done my research. If we live in Quito, we will not run into "those things" because it is too high. I knew there was a reason why Washington has been such a hard adjustment. It was the earthworms tormenting me subconsciously. I can feel them in the front yard right now..."we're watching you and waiting ha ha ha."
Posted by: Michelle | March 6, 2006 12:03 PM