Rape, part two

[H2O Man]

21. Okay, then let's

use the example of snapping turtles. And not flocks of snapping turtles -- just individual ones.

I don't encourage that anyone walking down the streets of Brooklyn, during any season of the year, be on the look-out for snapping turtles. No need to.

But if anyone is walking through the bog that I like to explore, a few miles from my home, and especially during a particular week during the summer when snapping turtles lay eggs, I do suggest being aware of snapping turtles.

(Still, I plead guilty to being "hypervigilant." A friend from mental health once said it would be odd if I wasn't. See, in the bigger discussion of rape, I've had numerous relatives and friends who have been raped. Mostly females, but two males as well: one in prison, one raped and murdered hitchhiking. And I've had way too many relatives and friends murdered, both male and female. Add to that the number of times I've been assaulted, had guns aimed at me, cut with knives, and just plain old threatened.)