re: #212 prairiefire

I heard on NPR that early mankind was so fearful of bears, there was not even a recorded name for them for many years. The experts thank that bear evolved from the word “brun” for brown. As in “that big brun thing just ate my ma.”

hehe It’s probably better to have a healthy respect for anything larger and hairier than you are.

I was watching my neighbors husky once for the weekend, Jake. Jake weighed about 160lbs. Big dog.

I get the brilliant idea to walk him and as we’re walking, he sees a cat and off he goes out of my hand. Now I’m freaking, running through the neighborhood after him. My friend saw me and helped me corner him in another neighbor’s fenced yard. The only way out was how he got in. So I stood at the gate like a linebacker. Legs apart, arms out, ready to catch him when he ran by. I flung myself at him as he charged past me. We chest bumped and he sent me airborne about 6 feet. But it slowed him down enough for my friend to grab his collar. I left him in his own fenced yard after that.

Anyway, healthy respect for animals is the point here. lol