Today is a day we celebrate freedom. Freedom from all that has oppressed us, all that has afflicted us, and tormented us. A day that we conquer our greatest fears. And today is a day that I celebrate the liberation of one of my biggest vexations:

SNAKES!!!

Okay, not really. I’m still terrified of them. But last night I did courageously capture these two verocious, man-eating garter snakes. I earned a lot of man points by catching them.