With all the trip's mysteries already solved, Mom might follow her wandering mind and get stuck in its darkest corners like a Roomba until t

I sat in the back seat, staring at the sky and wondering how it could be so cruel as to ignore me on my birthday.

Schrödinger's Law follows the no harm/no fowl principle: as long as you use a short leash, don't wake the owl chicks, and leave no clues,

Since we’re all tied together, it comes down to a vote about whether we chase critters or no. That's called democracy.

I paused between thundering barks to listen for screams of terror and maybe the ratta-tat of his paws as he sprinted away.