I have a lot of patience. When a model has to do ten takes of a line to get it right, I'm okay. When I have to wait in line at the grocery store because of a price check, that's fine. Shit happens and there's no point in getting angry about it. But then there are times when it's not.

I have a "thing" about parasites. Ticks, leeches, fungus...all make me fume. Last summer, our front yard became infested with toadstools. Every day, I'd go outside and see another 2-6 fungal heads poking through the grass, and it would drive me crazy. I'd carefully pull them out, trying to get as much of the root as I could, then toss them in the green can for disposal, but the next day, there'd be 2-6 more. This went on for months. CVK asked an employee at a nursery how to get rid of them, and he simply said, "I don't know. Pull them?" Thanks.

Now what does this have to do with my blog? Regular readers may notice something different. Due to the overwhelming volume of spam, I've had to shut down the shoutbox. Before, it was easy enough to sign in and simply delete the spams, but lately, there have just been too many. These parasitic posts are an offense to all of us, growing on this site like an uncontrollable fungus, and it is just a damn shame that some asshole has to try to hijack my blog to make an extra buck.

So, while we look for solutions to this problem, please leave your responses in the Comments section below each entry. I really do enjoy reading your thoughts on these topics.

So, until the Shoutbox rises from the grave like a good zombie...

JBK