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Observing a Spider

Finer than silk the spider’s web spun I note she never trips or falls Up and down, I watch her run, Always in a hurry, she never crawls It seems to me she is having fun. I could spend hours observing her And she would never notice me She goes so fast she makes a blur, Her web is becoming rather fancy But now she is pushing a ball of fur. It is a moth caught in her sticky trap Unwary, the insect will make a meal While crossing over from line to gap She’s holding it ever so tightly still And after she eats, she’ll take a nap. Written August 6, 2022

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Michael Tor

Date: 8/9/2022 9:08:00 PM

Milton, I suffer from Electromagnetic sensitivity. I build a special room outside my house because electrical currents make my skin have a burning feeling. I also have Grierson Gopalan which is activated by cell phones and even my computer, I can only spend a limited time on. I actually diagnosed my condition because Doctors had failed me and I did extensive research and self diagnosed. Anyhow where is all this leading in your Observing a Spider? Well when I go in my Farraday Room, I go there...

Michael Tor
Date: 8/10/2022 1:00:00 PM

The one condition that I have is called EHS it is new to the medical fields because cell towers are new and people from around the world are starting to have knowledge of the medical effects of the radiation on people. Some Countries do not allow wi fi in the classrooms or cell towers near schools. EHS is Electrocmagnetic Hypersensitivity Syndrome. Wifi waves are proven to destroy the mitochondria in your cells. Cell phones have been proven to cause cancer, even certain types of cancer. Now I am just coping and watching my computer and cell phone usage to a minimum. I've gotten an ethereal cable, and bought protective magnetic shielding for my computer. Hopefully they will find a cure, lets hope.

Michael Tor
Date: 8/10/2022 12:51:00 PM

At one point Milton the pain was so great, sadly I was contemplating suicide but I prayed and my brothers encouraged me to hang in there. Glad I listened. Now I can only be around my computer for shot periods of time, and cell phones the same. They put a cell tower down the street about the time I started having problems.

Michael Tor
Date: 8/10/2022 12:48:00 PM

Yes it started about a year ago. I was perfectly healthy and all of a sudden I felt a burning sensation on the top part and bottom of my feet and arms. At one point Milton I was tortured from the pain. The Drs couldn't figure it out. Went two several Drs. I remember one night I was in so much pain, I prayed and three minutes later the pain was tolerable. There are things you can do to illeviate the pain somewhat. Soaking my feet in cold water and applying cold water to my arms, they would also burn.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/10/2022 7:57:00 AM

Michael, I'm sorry you are experiencing these difficulties. I have never heard of the ailments you suffer from. It must be very debilitating. What can be done about it?

Michael Tor
Date: 8/9/2022 9:21:00 PM

What I noticed was an ant trying to get away from just carelessly being caught in the spider's web. I noticed the spider immediately go over and was spinning web around the ant, where the ant could not get away. When their web moves they know they have a victim, and they hurriedly go over and spin around their victim, to make their escape almost impossible. Reading this, it brought this memory to me and I would have never realized what I saw before my ailment. Thought I share with you. Have a great week ,if I dont visit due to my remodeling I have to do. It is difficult because of my condition so I take breaks in my room to recover and then go out and work. It sucks but it gets me through I had to retire because of my condition and I hate retirement...

Michael Tor
Date: 8/9/2022 9:14:00 PM

To sleep because I can't sleep in my home, or my expensive Winnebago. I have to go to a protected room from wi fi, Cell towers, etc. I say good night to my wife and I go to my special room. I usually do research reading or I read my bible, or read something interesting. On this particular evening, while soaking my burning feet which I do every night to relieve the pain. I looked up and saw a spider on its web. I guess years ago I would have never noticed this but now that I have to sit and soak my feet I focus on anything I see in my room...

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/6/2022 7:47:00 PM

This story was insanely fun to read, and the end rhymes were terrific!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/6/2022 9:36:00 PM

I hope you'll make a copy of it and share it with your first-graders this year.