A million dollars can buy a loooot of therapy. :)

A stick. One of the prime uses of a walking staff is clearing spider-webs off the road less traveled by . . .

I would have to know what sort of spiders they are.... I used to be more arachnophobic than I am now, so I understand.

They do not look like Black Widows to me. The bodies are too large and not round enough. I would guess Cat Head Spider, Araneus gemmoides.

"You mussssst enter. It is the only way..."


Yeesh, I'm with you, Jim. There is not enough money in the world.

Oh, gosh, years ago, my sister-in-law brought a board game to a family gathering (I can't remember the name of it now), but it had cards with all kinds of questions, and people had to write down their guesses for how you answer the question.

I ended up with one that just left me staring at her. "For a million dollars, would you pull the wings off a monarch butterfly."

Who would think up a question like that? I said emphatically, "No."

If they were non-poisonous, and I took a shower straight afterwards to get rid of the insane itching sensation? Maaaybe. O_o

No problem. I'd totally be willing to do it, though I hate to think of destroying their webs, since that's how they catch food.

I would do it the same way I jumped off that cliff into a river, just do it quickly with minimal thought. Best way to deal with anything unpleasant. And gosh, there is very little I would not do for one million dollars. Or even One Hundred Thousand. Though it would have to be a sure million, not just a chance at it.