Showing posts with label brain eating amoebas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brain eating amoebas. Show all posts

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Brain Eating Amoebas

Yesterday, after Amy Addison mentioned triathlons, I started thinking about why I'll never, ever compete in a triathlon. Brain eating amoebas. They live in lakes and enter the body through the nose, nibbling away at the brain. Believe me, I can't afford to lose my brain, even a little nibble. 

See, I'm the kid who caught Lice on the first day of kindergarten, acquired mono in sixth grade after sharing water jugs with a teammate, and scratched chicken pox at three. You name it, I've probably caught it. Seriously, I'm a human petri dish. If there is a brain eating amoeba within a mile, I'll catch it. 

I'm curious. Any walking petri dishes out there? What freaks you out? 

Screwball News: This weekend, I'll be at the Mercer County Park in New Jersey selling and signing SCREWBALL at the New Jersey Nightmare Softball Tournament. A former student will be there and I'm so excited to see them! I'll post pics on Monday.. :) Have a great weekend everyone!