Rudy And The Mouse
My daughter was the mouse whisperer when she was young. If one got into the house she would calmly kneel by the terrified creature who was usually cornered by two house cats who didn't forget their wild instincts. She would enfold it into her palm and carry it outside. I try to mentally go to the logic storage section of my brain and think rationally. "It's a teeny tiny thing who is just as terrified as we are. Look at the big giants, they must think." Then I run. Live in harmony... On the other hand .. I am also aware, no matter how cute, they are killers. Not necessarily the ones who stop by for cheese, but deer mice who normally live in the woods. It's rare for humans to become infected with the hantavirus, but, it's also deadly if you happen to breathe the poison into your lungs. I first heard of the disease years ago when I read an article about a young newlywed just beginning a new phase in their lives and readying their new-to-them home. He had been d...