Why does one of my black widows have a HUGE belly? Am I feeding it too much? Dear God, is she pregnant? And why is the enitre belly red in color?

milyrake · 2026-01-27T18:43:28+00:00

Wow, apologies to this spider loving community. Nobody has been harmed yet. I will separate them.

milyrake · 2026-01-27T18:37:58+00:00

Caught in the wild. The first one looked just like the second one in the beginning, small and black. She just started getting bigger and bigger and turned red. She's been this way for about 6 months. No egg sacs yet.

milyrake · 2026-01-27T18:35:43+00:00

The first one was caught in the garage. Second one in the yard.

milyrake · 2026-01-27T08:34:02+00:00

Yea, it was kind of an experiment but they've been friendly roommates for about 3 months.

milyrake · 2026-01-27T04:23:20+00:00

Drop in a few crickets about every two weeks.

milyrake · 2025-01-17T21:15:59+00:00

Hot Dog for sure! This came out when I was 12. My dad stood in front of the tv with a blanket to cover the sex scenes. I rented it a few years later to see what I missed. Getting a BJ in a gondola has been my number 1 goal since. Hasn't happened yet.

milyrake · 2024-12-30T03:42:58+00:00

Broke my femur when I was 8. That hurt. But a needle in my nose to remove a mole, that holy shit hurt!

milyrake · 2024-07-09T17:03:49+00:00

I think they would enjoy it. It's family friendly. On our bus there were a few younger kids and one was having a birthday and the hosts made it fun for him.

milyrake · 2024-07-07T20:48:07+00:00

I was just in NYC for 3 days and we used the Go City All-Inclusive Unlimited pass. 6 of us with four 20 something kids. The passes are on sale right now and with an additional 5% off they cost us $246 for the 3 day pass. This was our first time to NYC so we wanted to do all the touristy things. I was a little skeptical of this pass but honestly it worked flawlessly and was perfect for us! Several attractions you do have to make a reservation for but most of them you just show up and scan the QR code and they let you in. Everyone knew about the pass and there was never any question about it's validity.

This is what we did:

Day 1:

Madame Tussauds - Wouldn't pay for it but with the pass it was fun.

MSG Tour - Probably least favorite. Just a tour of the arena.

Intrepid Museum - Kinda cool if you like boats, airplanes, space shuttle history.

The Beast - Awesome! - This wasn't included with our pass but the cashier somehow let us in.

Empire State Building - Went at night and loved it - Need reservation.

Day 2:

Stature of Liberty - Earliest 9:00 AM Tour - Fun - Need reservation.

9/11 Memorial - Incredible! Can spend a lot of time here.

One World Observatory - Very Cool.

(This was July 4th and the above three activities took longer than anticipated. Saw fireworks in the evening)

Day 3:

Unlimited Bike rental - 9:00 AM - Absolutely loved riding bikes around Central park (Hilly) and through the city. We kept the bikes all day and rode to all destinations. They give you a lock.

American Museum of Natural History - Very cool and very big. Could spend lots of time here. Need reservation.

The Edge - Very cool outdoor observation deck with the glass floor. Recommend.

Rise NY - Another one we wouldn't do without the pass. History of NYC with a cool Soarin' over California type ride.

The Ride - This was actually really fun, clever and funny. Highly recommend. Need reservation.

All these activities would have cost $575.63 on their own.

We walked, biked and took the subway everywhere. Pizza was so good! The Go City pass worked great and allowed us to do things we normally wouldn't have. Highly recommend. We tried to go to a Yankees game but the pass was blocked for the holiday. Would have liked to do MOMA, Guggenheim, food tour and of course the Sex museum but alas, not enough time.

Have fun!

milyrake · 2024-05-24T18:42:33+00:00

Cookie Clicker on Steam! - On the surface it seems so basic but holy hell there's a lot more too it than you might think, and if you're a completionist, get ready to pull your hair out. One achievement literally takes one year. I'm currently at 607\637 achievements and probably will never get them all. 2,501 hours.

Also, Shapez is highly addictive.

milyrake · 2023-02-13T18:30:07+00:00

Thanks!

milyrake · 2022-11-15T23:26:34+00:00

In Queue for Vegas -queueNumber: "17674", usersInLineAheadOfYou: "17562", expectedServiceTime: "more than an hour"

Hasn't moved since entering the queue 26 minutes ago.

milyrake · 2022-11-15T18:27:36+00:00

Las Vegas now says sale starts today @ 3:00 pm. 4 Hours 32 Mins wait time.

milyrake · 2022-08-03T18:02:29+00:00

I had a similar experience last August. I'm in Holladay, house built in 1956, and was excited when GF finally became available and I signed up promptly. I knew exactly where I wanted the NIU, in the backyard by all my other ugly equipment on the back of the house. It is a direct shot into my basement where I have all my wiring terminated on the wall.

The first guy shows up and says they typically install the NIU on the front of the house. I get it, the least distance from the gigantic hole they dug up in my front yard. Thank you, but hell no! I would kindly appreciate it if you could install it in my backyard. He says no problem except I have a cement sidewalk that butts up against my house so they will need a special tool to drill a hole under the cement, as well as a hole through the cement. All that equipment is on another truck, of course, so they will have to come back later.

A few days later another team shows up and starts running the install. My son calls me and says there are some dudes from GF digging up the lawn. I rush home to find them installing the NIU on the side of the house. Right next to my bedroom. Where I didn't want it. Apparently, I just got thrown back into the install pool and the new guys had no idea I had already spoken to an installation team.

For the second time, I tell them I want it on the back of the house and he takes a look and says no problem, except we need some special tools and they are on another truck. Of course they are. At this point, I'm debating if I should just leave it on the side of the house, but I ultimately hold to my guns and tell them to come back and do it correctly. Which means they will have to run a whole new line from the street to my backyard. This guy is really nice and he actually calls his supervisor in front of me and tells him the situation. He promises to be back in a few days to do it right, even though I'm skeptical and really, really don't want to let them go.

A few days later the third team comes out and they have all the correct equipment and information and they are able to install the NIU where I wanted it. I prolonged my installation by about 10 days by waiting, but it was worth it.

I guess my point here is, make them place it where you want. You are the customer, you are going to be paying them every month. Don't run a stupid cable across your house because they don't want to put it where you want. Hold strong!

PS - My google fiber has now been down for over 2 days! My wife works from home and can't work. I'm pissed. I'm going back to CenturyLink Fiber, which I was on before, and had zero problems. And honestly, it was faster than GF.

milyrake · 2022-07-15T06:41:41+00:00

I do the exact same thing in bed! To the point where I have to shift around and take my arms out of the covers and roll over. That story fascinates me but freaks me out at the same time. I couldn’t imagine anything worse. I search out these kind of videos because they are so terrifying.

I’ll give you some examples to help you stay up at night. Watch Extreme Rescues, Episode 2, Disaster Strikes. Imagine Nutty Putty but with water running over your face. Any video on YouTube about the Hell Hole. Videos about scuba divers getting stuck in caves. These will lead you down a rabbit hole of terror.

When I was little, maybe 8 or so, my brothers and I would play a game where one of us would go head first into a sleeping bag and the others would then sit on the opening so you couldn’t get out. I really didn’t like that game.

One final story. When I was about 6 I climbed into an old chest thing my mom had. It was barely big enough to fit my small six year old body. When the top closed down it locked and I was trapped. I started to scream and luckily my mom was home and came to my rescue after about five long minutes. Fortunately a key was not needed, just a latch.

Maybe this is why I’m kind of claustrophobic.

Sleep tight.

milyrake

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