How to Live Sustainably Now!

LJ ran steadily through the early morning fog, each step matching his heartbeat. He smiled to himself, “I am in the zone, and this feels so good.” He looked ahead and saw the flock of turkeys and slowed his pace. He eyed the turkeys, and they eyed him. The turkeys spread out as if to encircle him as he got closer; they were blocking the road, making it difficult for him to find a way around them. “Is this the day I get into a fight with wild animals,” he thought as he slipped his pepper can into his hand from his pocket. “I can’t show fear, or they will attack.” LJ slowed his pace again, adjusted his glasses, and put his finger on the nozzle of the pepper spray. The big daddy of the flock raised his tail feathers and began flapping his huge wings. LJ got closer, took aim, and shot him with a steady stream of pepper. The turkey emitted a loud squawk and backpedaled away. The other turkeys scattered. LJ picked up his pace and shot through the flock.

Annie watched him running towards their home from the bedroom window, “Wow, that’s some pace he’s keeping,” she thought.

A few minutes later, LJ walked into the bedroom, “A flock of turkeys surrounded me, and the leader tried to attack me.”

Annie’s eyes were like saucers, “what did you do?

“I shot him with pepper spray, and he backed off. When he did that, the other turkeys…