All who have planted zucchini know of its propensity to hide baseball bats under the scratchy umbrella leaves, waiting to surprise you with a daily doubling in size. Two such variegated logs sat on our back porch for a week or longer as we pretended not to see them daily. It was not for lack of inspiration in their use — Farley spent weeks putting their green flesh into nearly everything she cooked until we just couldn’t take it anymore and resigned ourselves to leaving the last few uneaten.
Read moreYellow Jackets, Part 1: The Apocalypse
If they nuke us today and you are one of the unlucky that survives, there are three things you can count on to keep you company in the apocalypse: Keith Richards, water bears, and yellow jackets.
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