Thought I'd go ahead and catch everyone up on the latest here at the Sparks household. The biggest news, at least in my mind, is that recently Nate has increased his credentials as a Texan. That's right friends, he has been bit* (or stung to be more precise) by fire ants.
Oh fire ants!
You may have seen the video online where they form a little raft out of themselves on the surface of a tank of water to keep from drowning. You may have cheered for the fire ants as they huddled together, saving themselves from the briny depths. You may have marveled at their ingenuity and teamwork. You are wrong to have had these emotions, specifically because you have never been bit by a fire ant. If so, you would have cursed the experimenter in the video for not killing them all outright. Fire ants are invasive, hardy, and tiny. Their bites hurt and burn and itch like crazy. There is an old hymn that goes "All things bright and beautiful / All creatures great and small / All things wise and wonderful / The Lord God made them all." This is not true. Fire ants are not from God - they are from the devil himself.
Incidentally, except for the initial bite, they haven't been giving Nate too much trouble. It must be all the jalapenos he eats.
Switching gears entirely, here's a video Nate made for his yiayia on her birthday. Enjoy!
*I know bitten is the proper usage, but for some reason the Texan in me wants to use bit. In this context it seems right.
