Just when we thought dry weather might help alleviate some of the continued flooding in the midwest, the best efforts are thwarted by a muskrat. The poor people of Winthrop, Missouri have been busy battling floods for many days. Hundreds of people did all they could to keep the mighty Mississippi at bay. However, one little muskrat dug a hole in a levee, which allowed enough water through to bring down a flood wall. For an article from the Dallas Morning News, go to: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nationworld/stories/062808dnnatfloods.40ddd7f.html
One of the residents commented that it seemed strange that, with all the guns around, nobody could shoot one little muskrat. (Members of the U.S. Supreme Court likely expressed similar comments during recent deliberations on the constitutionality of Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban.) Editorial comments aside, the situation in Winthrop reminds us that, in spite the high esteem in which we hold human intellect and capability, we are no match for the most simple elements of nature - water and muskrats.
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