Breaking News: Your nervous system wants a day off

They were young, not more than a few months old, open, playful, and free. They scurried back and forth, chasing each other around the yard, sometimes leaping in the air to avoid collision. Baby squirrels are getting a taste of life outside the nest, I realized as I stood watching the antics from the kitchen window. It’s officially summer and the young ones are striking out on their own.

My next thought took me by surprise: I hope a fox doesn’t come along and grab one of them.

Ugh, I thought to ...