There's something in my vase!

It's been there for months. Occasionally, I'll hear something that sounds like someone dropping a kernel of popcorn or 2 inside of it. All by itself... It's creepy. I want to investigate, but I'm not sure I even want to know what it is! I could turn the vase upside down, but what if it's some strange insect or something? Can an insect live THAT long in a vase with no food? Any ideas?

Hello Again!

Oh crap! There I go again, ignoring my blog.. This kinda reminds me of the old lawnmower I grew up with. The grass would grow taller than me and somebody would have to mow it after the city left a citation on the front door. This lawnmower was difficult to start. The instruction manual had long been lost, I assume, which didn't matter anyway, because the method of starting the lawnmower was very unconventional.

Step 1 - Attempt to pull the cord until you tear your rotator cuff.

Step 2 - If step 1 fails, kick it and look for the hedge cutters to teach the lawnmower a lesson.

Step 3 - Realize that cutting the cord does not work to make a lawnmower more independent and put the hedge cutters down.

Step 4 - Take a deeeeep breath. Remember the socket wrench and carburetor cleaner? It worked last time, didn't it?

Step 5 - Remove the wire from the spark plug. Easy enough, right? Remove the spark plug.

Step 6 - Spray some carburetor cleaner into the hole the spark plug was in. Discover you had the nozzle pointed the wrong way.

Step 7 - Wipe off face. Cuss.

Step 8 - Turn can around and spray some carburetor cleaner into hole the spark plug came out of. Spray a little on end of spark plug.

Step 9 - Replace the spark plug. Cuss when you realize you cross threaded it.

Step 10 - Call a lawn service.