It might seem to be obvious that one shouldn’t grab bees — but there are times that I want to grab them. For example, last night, I was having dinner with Jenn and her sister on her sister’s patio — and there were these bees buzzing around, trying to steal my supper.

Well, my ignoring them didn’t make them go away, so the bee-swatter had to come out. But the bees didn’t land on anything, so the swatter wasn’t doing anything, except interrupting our meal. So, I grabbed one of the bees that was flying around. I didn’t really plan it out — maybe I supposed I’d crush it in my grip. Well, before I did that, it stung me and I let it go.

Bee 1 — Darren 0

From childhood experience, I thought I was allergic to bee stings, but it only hurt and didn’t kill* me, so at least I learned that I’m not allergic to bees. Oh, I also learned not to grab bees. We put some used food off to the side and the bees decided to busy themselves with that food instead and we enjoyed the rest of the evening.

*Robin pointed out that just becuase I didn’t die doesn’t mean that I’m not having an allergic reaction to the bee sting. It might be making me stupid or something else that I’m not noticing.