I said, “Get outta my way, old man. I don’t need your rules. That’s why I’m running past your NO RUNNING sign and diving next to your NO DIVING sign. I’m a rebel and I don’t need you, old man.” At the instant my head hit the bottom of the pool, my consciousness transferred into […]
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Nuttall’s Cockle Fight
I have a shady-looking new neighbor. I’m pretty sure he slashed my tires — just because we like different sports teams. He’s that kind. I’m sure he’s also the one buying liquor and pornography for the neighborhood children and teaching them to steal my mail. He’s scum and I told my friends that I’d kick […]
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LampshellLosers
I spotted the hairiest and smelliest hippie ever in the woods one day. But he lumbered away looking back over his shoulder. Then, unseen, he taught me how to communicate with him in code by banging a stick on a tree. He recently banged out, “I’ve seen your Washed Up stories. Your pictures are always […]
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Warning: Back Away From the (Sports Harvested) Bi-Valves
The California Department of Public Health is advising against eating mussels, clams or whole scallops that were recreationally harvested in Humboldt County due to dangerous levels of domoic acid. A similar warning was already in place for Del Norte County, along with one advising against eating sports harvested razor clams from both regions. According to […]
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Mussel Bound
Put away your clam diggers — domoic acid has put the local clam digging party on hold and mid-calf pants are hard to pull off anyway. But this is not to say shellfish is off the table. In fact, let’s take a moment to appreciate the other mollusks that are so often overshadowed by our […]
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Dig Clams, Die Slow
The California Department of Public Health is warning not to eat recreationally-harvested clams, mussels or other bivalves in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, saying that high levels of domoic acid have been detected in samples of these species. Consumption can cause illness and death. However, it is still safe to eat commercially harvested shellfish, which […]