Turtle Story, Cont.

How many of you remember my turtle story dating back to May 7, 2005? I don't think I have readers who are that loyal--but I wanted to take a moment to follow up on it. A few days ago, I experienced something similar and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. I can't get over how, three years ago, in a group of about 10 people, I was the only one brave enough to capture a runaway turtle (with a mean streak) and that three years later, I saw it happen again--which was strange because the pond on campus has been drained... But this was my moment to shine. I had experience in the matter. I knew just what to do. So I knelt in front of it and began reassuring spectators when a woman riding past me on a bicycle stopped and hopped off. She yelled, apparently at the turtle, "How did you get here!" She confiscated it in one swift motion and swung it under her arm like a baguette, and rode away. And all the turtle could do was rotate its dangling legs, some clockwise and some counter, in slow-motion, like a gymnast on a pommel horse.