Death to Crickets

That's right. All of them. Every last one! Living here in the South Bay Area of California with its 300+ days of nice weather, I've never had a pressing need to have central air conditioning installed. So, for the few weeks it's hot at night, we open windows and fire up the ceiling fans throughout the house. Can't remember ever before in my life being bothered by crickets. Usually, it's kind of that reverberating hummmm with the up and down change in pitch. It can even be soothing. But last night, I had the 100 lb. variety; just outside the window; taunting me. It's a higher pitch, loud as hell, and it doesn't stop. Ever. For hours. Jesus! Finally, at about 2:00 am, in complete irrational consternation, I storm through the glass sliding doors to kill me some crickets. Yea, like, right; I'm gonna find the little buggers in the dark and they're going to sit still while I crush them. To make it worse, there were at least two of them, at opposite ends of the yard. As I'd walk towards one, he (or, she: how the hell should I know?) would stop his bleating and the other one...


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Richard Nikoley

I started writing Free The Animal in late 2003 as just a little thing to try. 20 years later, turns out I've written over 5,000 posts. I blog what I wish...from diet, health, lifestyle...to philosophy, politics, social antagonism, adventure travel, expat living, location and time independent—while you sleep— income by geoarbitrage, and food pics. I intended to travel the world "homeless," but the Covidiocy Panicdemic squashed that. I became an American expat living in Thailand. I celebrate the audacity and hubris to live by your own exclusive authority and take your own chances. ... I leave the toilet seat up. Read More

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