Killer Squirrels

About a week ago, Kevin announced his suspicion that "the squirrels are up to something." He'd apparently observed some unusual behavior while walking through our complex.

I, of course, tried to reason with him. Of course the squirrels aren't up to anything - if anything, we're just used to the over-tame squirrels of college campuses and national parks.

Kevin's description of the suspicious squirrel behavior isn't that unusual, really: they're skittish; they scatter when you approach; and they hide behind trees and other shrubs. Kevin maintains they try to "stare him down" and "keep their beady eyes on him," but, really, I think someone might be having his Beautiful Mind moment.

Well, it turns out that Kevin may have been right. There's been a rash of squirrel attacks at a nearby park in Mountain View. My personal favorite is the squirrel that jumped into the baby stroller, looking for food, but the squirrel who attacked a four-year-old boy for his muffin is a nice tale as well.

(We also have an abundance of these particularly malevolent-looking black Canadian squirrels, seen above.)