The Mayor of San Francisco

Gavin Newsom, what was he thinking?

I knew that I should have told that boy the Parable of the Cat and the Railroad Track. Too late

Once upon a time there was a tomcat in a small town. He liked to wander about from neighborhood to neighborhood, meeting friends, stealing food, and occasionally stopping in his travels for a rest.

This particular day was very warm, and Mr. Tom soon became sleepy and decided to nap. As usual. he wasn't fussy about where he snoozed, and on this day, it was beside the railroad track.

Soon he was sleeping very soundly too close to the track. As he slept, his tail twitched back and forth, and came to rest on the track. Poor timing, as a train was rolling by.

Mr. Tom's tail hit the track, and the wheel cut off a bit of the tip, which woke up Tom. He saw what had happened to his tail, and in a rage tried to bite the train. Lo and behold, his head was cut off.

The Moral:

Never lose your head over a little piece of tail.