Trish Gannon/River Journal: To kill the huge spider in my bathtub I had to hit it three times with my shoe. Each time I yelled, "Sorry!" When it finally quit spasming and lay dead on my shoe, I said, "I'm really sorry but you had to die." Does anyone else explain themselves to spiders?
Question: Do you feel contrite when you kill a spider?
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
Trish Gannon/River Journal: To kill the huge spider in my bathtub I had to hit it three times with my shoe. Each time I yelled, "Sorry!" When it finally quit spasming and lay dead on my shoe, I said, "I'm really sorry but you had to die." Does anyone else explain themselves to spiders?
