The stuff

I hope this is not the case with you but here is something to keep in mind if you ever go jogging at night.
The other day I jogged for the first time in 2 months, the period during which we moved to our temporary residence. The house is located in a residential area with roads running rather randomly--- in the way two streets never cross at a right angle. Two weeks had quickly passed since I moved here so I was fairly certain that I had acquired sort of sense of direction here. I started running toward Meguro Dori avenue. It was easy because a relatively wide street (winding though) led me. From there I ran in the direction to what I thought was Yamate street, taking narrow paths through an area crowded with small houses to avoid taking in polluted air. It was dark. The paths were not straight, turning left and right, bending and twisting, split into two ways, then another path meets into one. I kept running counting on my animalistic instinct to sense the direction. Although it took longer I finally got to Yamate Street. I decided to go back home from there. Since I had run longer than I planned, I took an easy way. So I went down along Yamate Street toward Komazawa street. As I ran, I found the street started to go down. Funny. Yamate street around here must be flat. There should be no ups and downs.
Being smart guy that I am, I immediately noticed that the street I was running was not Yamate street but Meguro Dori avenue. Holy smoke! The complicated narrow paths must have led me back to the same avenue again. I regained my sense of direction, ran for a while, and at last I knew I was getting close to my house. I slowed to cool down. Then it was that moment I stopped at the last traffic signal to my home that I smelled something. The smell was from my shoes and easily identifiable. Holy shxx! I had stepped on that stuff while running along the dark, narrow paths and got upset a bit by the thought of being lost. Nothing is more unpleasant, depressing and miserable than to see the yellowish stuff filled up in every fine treads of a shoe sole.
Dog owners! Mind your manners when you walk your dog.