Scorpions and Crabs and Jellyfish

Here's something about scorpions and crabs and jellyfish...

Scorpions:  A buddy got stung by a scorpion on the beach today.  Rare, I know.  Here's the thing... He transported the scorpion all the way from his home to his car to the bar to the beach on the ankle strap of the leash on his longboard.  Went to put on the leash, got stung on the finger.  Ouch.  Here's a neat fact... To decrease the pain, you can rip off the tail of the scorpion and rub the gooey fluid that comes out on the wound.  Mike did it, and it helped.  And then we went surfing.  No waves today.  No waves at all.  But I went out twice.  And paddled.  So, that's what I know about scorpions. 

Crabs:  It rained three nights ago.  It REALLY rained.  And it was the first time in months.  The neat thing was that the next day, our bathrooms here at the bar filled up with land crabs.  Little blue and red creatures that live in the lawn usually.  I and a six year old blonde haired blue eyed little boy went and got the broom from the kitchen, and one by one, I would get them out of the bathroom, and he would take over and sweep them out of the bar.  It was like hockey with crabs.  Not a big deal, but when I got home, I opened the door, and literally 30 crabs scattered as I turned on the light.  They were all over the house, and scattered into every possible hiding place.  Not so bad for me, really.  While they can climb walls (I know, strange), they don't seem to enter my bed, at least while I am in it.  But JAKE.  The poor thing spent all night jerking his head from scamper of tiny crab legs on concrete to scamper of tiny crab legs on concrete.  He doesn't chase them, as he has learned that they hurt when sniffed.  All the more reason to keep an accurate account of their locations.  Update: they're gone.  After one day.  Word is they migrate to the mountains in the dry season.  I guess they got confused for a day, then realized it's too damn hot down here.  

Jellyfish:  Surfers get stung a lot in these waters.  And peeing on the sting helps.  It's not an old wives tale.  Enough said.