Thought of the Day

Kids can smell exhaustion like a wild dog smells fear. They wait, quietly looking for the weak moment, saving all the high-pitched screeching and endless circle-running until you are totally out of reserves. So, I wonder as I wipe the applesauce spray off of the wall, is this some sort of evolutionary advantage? Or just the vestigial fear-smelling ability of the wild dog? Am I the oryx calf? Hmmm...