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Foucault and Dog Shit

My dog was sniffing, searching for that perfect spot.   After a couple more turns, he lowered his hind legs, placing them in front of his forelegs, and then took a gigantic dump.   It started steaming once it hit the grass, which was still covered by melting patches of snow from earlier today. Luckily, I had a little flashlight attached to his poo bag.   I flicked that sucker on and shined the light over patches of mud, ice, and decaying leaves.   “There you are, you little bastard.”   Feeling accomplished, I grabbed the steaming pieces of dung and started to tie the bag closed.   And then it happened.   While trotting triumphantly across a field, my foot squished into something.   For a moment, my stride was broken and I felt a sticky traction from beneath my foot.   “Shit! I hope that’s not shit!” Maybe it was mud?   Or maybe it was dying leaves?   Or maybe I was just imagining the feeling?   But, as we neared th...