quick story: animal lover

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the Trenton cop and i chased that little white Schnoodle dog all the way down the hill at Hilvista blvd--i took the left flank and he took the right--and then up the other side of that steep hill where it turns into Sullivan Way. But the damn thing would squirt through our outstretched leg and arm barricades just when we got close and go scurrying off in another direction, in heavy traffic.

i was outfitted for the event, as i was on my Sat morning run and all warmed up to give chase, but the Trenton cop was in his cold-weather uniform and oxford shoes, and carrying 30 or 40 lb of hardware around his waist. i easily beat him to the dog (score!), but the dog was faster than both of us, and when it reversed direction and ran back up the hill on Hilvista Blvd, i offered to wing the animal in his leg with the gun, but the officer politely declined and got back in his cruiser to continue the chase with lights and sirens. stupid dog.

it was a big day for animal adventures. As i finished my run, i chugged along my street and, just as i was looking up at them, 2 squirrels fell out of a big pine tree along with a good-sized pine cone, which made for a surprisingly loud tha-thump when they all hit the pavement. As Len Burman says, "Nobody was hurt!" The squirrels picked themselves up and ran off in separate directions. They knew they better run too, because they looked an awful lot like the squirrels who used the Christmas lights last year to swing over to the birdfeeder before i moved them. They had the last laugh that time--they chewed all my lights down--but who's laughing now, eh? stupid squirrels.

and just to provide a bookend to a weird day of animal encounters, Jah's little commando mutt rushed me yet again and bit me hard on the foot and then did that furious head-shake with my foot still in his jaws. stupid mutt.