Funny piece. You're right, though, about men thinking we're king of the jungle, especially if we're carrying a big stick. I hike in the mountains with a skinny little collapsible hiking pole and I think to myself if a bear pops out, I'll just smack him with this thing. Once the bear stops laughing, I'm sure he'd make short work of me and my hiking stick.
Bob - I laughed out loud at the idea of playing dead in the event of a possum attack. Actually, I think stuffing your pockets with dog kibble and playing dead might be the only way to be “attacked” by a non-rabid possum.
I do question the wisdom of listening to podcasts (even Mary Swander’s) though - you might miss the ethereal hooting of hunting owls or the soft motion of the mountain lion as he springs.
Another lol column! Reminiscent of lines from an old Scottish poem: “From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord deliver us.” Thanks, Bob!
Been ‘fraid of the dark since grade school; still leap into bed from three feet out so nothing grabs my ankles.
Will finish reading your piece when trembling stops!
Funny piece. You're right, though, about men thinking we're king of the jungle, especially if we're carrying a big stick. I hike in the mountains with a skinny little collapsible hiking pole and I think to myself if a bear pops out, I'll just smack him with this thing. Once the bear stops laughing, I'm sure he'd make short work of me and my hiking stick.
Since Kevin Bacon defeated the giant worm in Tremors, does that make him the fiercest creature in the forest?
This surely is the most revealing, sensitive (and funniest) piece ever written by a former college wrestler.
I found you very fierce when we met. Loved this.
Bob - I laughed out loud at the idea of playing dead in the event of a possum attack. Actually, I think stuffing your pockets with dog kibble and playing dead might be the only way to be “attacked” by a non-rabid possum.
I do question the wisdom of listening to podcasts (even Mary Swander’s) though - you might miss the ethereal hooting of hunting owls or the soft motion of the mountain lion as he springs.
Happy Hiking! CHC
You’re hilarious😂
Lions and tigers and Bobs, oh my!!!
Another lol column! Reminiscent of lines from an old Scottish poem: “From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord deliver us.” Thanks, Bob!
Oh, no, Chris. Let Bob listen to podcasts. Especially "AgArts from Horse & Buggy Land." Shameless plug.
Love this piece, Bob!