Pensees: Everybody’s Got A Gift

Everybody’s Got A Gift

I can just imagine the bumper sticker: I’m the Proud Parent of a Gifted Child: He can pick up whiffs of Python musk.

I am sometimes tempted to be envious of gifted people, but for whatever reason I detect no sinful envy in my heart for this gift. It made me chuckle. Chalk it up to my bizarre sense of humor, but here’s the full story of one of Florida’s gifted citizens.

The pertinent quote:

Hill’s skill at spotting the wily predators dazzles colleagues. During breeding season, he can pick up whiffs of python musk — distinctive, but only if you’re another python or know what you’re smelling.

“The guy has a gift,” said Hill’s boss Dan Thayer, who directs invasives control for the district.

What’s your gift?

I suppose mine is that I’m easily humored.