It’s National Squirrel Month again!!

Happy October, squirrel lovers everywhere – wherever you may live, whatever you may be doing this month.

While this national celebration of “all things squirrel” really seems to be stalled (an underwhelming acceptance even regionally), I steadfastly maintain that one day, this monthly tribute to tree-living rodents will be as popular as…the Dog Days of summer. That’s right, you heard it here first. Viva les squirrels!!

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Well, Mrs. That Dan Guy did NOT enjoy what one would call a pleasurable drive into work yesterday morning.

It all started out non-ominously. We left on time, and were making good time, when suddenly we pulled up to a bit of a traffic bunching. Which happened to be right in the lane we were in.

As we drew closer, we could see police cars blockading a section of the shoulder of the road, which was causing the traffic to snarl, as motorists tried to move around this blockade. We of course wondered which nefarious gang member had been cornered, and joked about how there might even be a shootout.

With those words no sooner off my lips, an officer pulled a shotgun out from the trunk of his vehicle, walked back to the shoulder, and in moments, there was the unmistakeable sound of firearm discharges. Pop! Pop!

No longer amused by this unfolding drama, we edged our car hastily over to a free space beside us to the left, so as to pass safely by this standoff.

Unable to avoid rubbernecking as we passed though, MTDG was horrified to see the bullet-ridden carcass – a wayward deer that had been hit by a car, but which needed to be euthanized to end its suffering. She was, dismayed greatly…

SO, for any of you wild deer reading this column today, for the love of God – PLEASE avoid the roads during rush hour!!

Let’s all be safe out there…

Chow for now!!