The mistress of the house has taken quite a liking, lately, to a television show entitled Snake Salvation. The program follows Appalachian charismatic church members, who heed the advice given in the Biblical book of Mark and "take up serpents" as a sign of their devotion to and anointing by God.
We all thought Shane, as usual, was simply sleeping through these episodes. However, something about them must have caught his fancy, which then caused him to go out and a catch the Spirit (or, at least, a snake).
The poor, tiny, defenseless garter snake must have slipped into the basement trying to get warm. Unfortunately, it didn't end well for him, but he did cause Shane to show more exertion and get more exercise in a single afternoon than I've seen him do in a very, very long time. I'm guessing the only thing that saved him from a heart attack was the fact that the woman immediately removed the offending serpent when she discovered it.
Shane spent the rest of the afternoon moping about it.
Perhaps there is a hidden hunter buried under all that fur and fat. But, only when the Spirit moves...
- Charles
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