Alley Gators

Can I make a confession?

I have an irrational fear of alley gators. The last thing I want to come into contact, walking through a dark alley at night, is an alley gator.

That's why I keep a bag of marshmallows handy at all times. When we were in New Orleans a few years ago, and we went on a swamp tour, that's what they fed to the alley gators there. So, I figure my best chance to avoid getting mauled by an alley gator is to have something to distract it with.

I suppose I could also sport a fashionable "murse" or a certain style of snazzy shoes, just to send the thing a message. For a prehistoric critter that tastes like a modern-day chicken, alley gators can be ruthless killers.

The world is a constant source of concerns, I tell you...

Later...