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Rat rate?

Traffic permitting, that is.

Any way, they’re on the move at such a hectic pace that they don’t appear much different from rats running around for food or after a mate or away from danger. If you observe a rat, you’ll notice it’s always in a hurry, running so fast it sometimes appears as if they are running around aimlessly. They don’t appear to know what they’re doing.

A whole bunch of rats running aimlessly around is what the city is about.

It’s not exactly flattering to compare human race with the rat race, pardon me for the play of words, but the comparison is nevertheless apt and accurate.

In short, if your life or any particular activity you’re engaged in involves a lot of competition and a hectic schedule, you’re in a rat race.

A rat race to where?

To success, of course.

Whatever that means.

No more ado. Here are media examples of rat race, or life in the city, or modern life in general:

1. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Deputy Surgeon General Rear. Adm. Kathleen Martin retired from the Navy during a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard May 27.

Martin served in the Navy for 32 years. Her first assignment was at the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune, S.C. Subsequent tours included Pearl Harbor, San Diego and Port Hueneme, Calif.

“I took my career one tour at a time,” said Martin. “Every time I was at the end of a tour and looking at possibly getting out of the Navy, I would get an offer for another different and challenging assignment, so the Navy hooked me each time.”