A Word of Advice

Here's the thing.  If you ever find yourself in the presence of an alligator, keep in mind that they can "jump".  While in the Keys Tammy and I took an airboat tour where an Alligator Whisperer Man whispered a couple of them out of the water and into our presence where he fed them ... bread (??).

He urged us forward to make aquaintance.

I stepped forward.  I leaned in.  And then I had a thought which cause me to ask, "can alligators jump?"

"Sure", said Alligator Whisperer Man.

"Oh okay.  Um, how far?", I asked.

"3-4 feet", Alligator Whisperer Man answered.

I'm no math genius but I quickly calculated the distance between me and the alligator and it came to the grand total of "a distance by which the alligator could reach me".

[Note: the pensive pose you see me holding in this picture is me calculating "alligator jumping" distance and wishing I had a ruler with me.]