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Why the turtle really won the race

March 4, 2008 on 12:10 pm | In General Nonsense |

I changed jobs recently and have been rewarded with an even longer commute. It’s about 81 miles each way. There really isn’t any way to speed it up short of launching myself on a rocket. Instead of interstate highways, I now take several US highways and State Roads to get to work.

I see a lot of roadkill! Cats, dogs, turkeys, armadillos—you name it. I even saw a pelican carcass once, hanging upside down from a power line. This morning a huge turtle was crossing a 4-lane divided highway. Cars were swerving around him at 50mph as he held his head out high to get a good view.

Then it occurred to me: People will flatten all kinds of cute, furry and feathery animals; but if there’s a turtle in the road someone is much more likely to stop and pick it up, helping him along his way.

And that’s how the turtle really won the race.