The name is batty...

On Police Officers: I got lucky today. No, I didn't sleep with a cop. Rather, I accidentally ran a stop sign on my bike in front of a cop and he politely looked the other way. I think he was busy because I saw another two patrol cars combing the neighborhood as I continued my sojourn to work. Never-the-less, I felt fortunate.

On Office Fauna: I was also referred to today as the new Bat-man but I didn't want to even attempt to live up to that moniker. When I arrived at work this morning 20 minutes late (due entirely to a rather sneaky cat hiding under a couch), I noticed a creature of some sort flitting about my office. You guessed it; it was a bat. The friendly little creature winged into my cube, hung out briefly and then zipped down the hallway. After several minutes conversation, I very politely offered the bat a canister to hang out in and he agreed. In return, I carefully returned him to the out of doors. We were both very polite about the whole matter and all told, I think it took about 5 minutes. This was the 'dull' part. The interesting part occurred when I returned to my desk and found out that this delightful little fellow had been 'terrorizing' the entire basement crew as well as part of the first floor. I was even given the title 'hero' by one particularly startled person. Hardly worth it, in my opinion. It was just a bat.