Why did the squirrel cross the road?
I was at a stop light leaving Fresno City College. I watched this squirrel run frantically across the road with the on coming traffic. He raced across dodging two cars and made it to the medium. Ok. Just stay there I thought to myself. But no. He scurried out into the road. Part of me wanted to close my eyes, the pessimist in me said, he is not going to make it. Then I thought, come on little guy you can do it. He disappeared under a car, came flipping out and scurried all the way to the other side and up a tree. I looked back and forth from one side to the other thinking. What could be so important to that squirrel to make him risk doing that? If he could figure out waiting for the light to change, would make it much easier, It would make more sense. What could be so important? Or maybe it has nothing to do with importance but adventure. Then I started thinking. Coming off a very stressful two weeks at work, working on my final papers for my MBA, volunteering at Temple, participating...