April 1, 2005

  • What do squirrels and teenagers have in common?

    An apparent death wish, made manifest by their tendency to walk (or scamper, in the case of squirrels....never saw a teenager "scamper" in my life) straight into the drive path of automobiles.

    Taking Charles to school is guaranteed to wake me up good and proper,
    considering the state of alertness required to avoid smacking into
    various students who seem to think they're in Rome, and either simply
    step off into the traffic, serenely confidant it will stop for them, or
    else walk right down the middle of the street or parking lot aisle (is
    there an appropriate term for the drive paths in a parking lot?),
    ignoring the cars behind them.

    Thus demonstrating the innate superiority of squirrels, as I've never seen one do that.