A moribund herring, part of a school waiting in quarantine before being released into the public area of the science center. There is little ceremony in the euthanizing of a fish. It is a matter of fact procedure, part of the day, another tick mark on the to do list.

a small ground squirrel. i tried to swerve out of the way but it ran right under my wheel. i looked in the rear view mirror and it lay motionless in the road.