When you volunteer at Bird TLC here in Anchorage, and especially if you are a caretaker for one of their many education birds that like to eat little dead things, you sometimes find yourself walking around with frozen mice in your pockets as you get ready to go feed the bird. You should not accidentally pull the frozen mouse out of your pocket to get to the tissue you need for your runny nose while in the company of friends and family who do not also volunteer there. They may not understand.