Dave Knows: Elko

After last week’s blog post about my mother-in-law’s horsebite, I got to thinking about my animal fears.  I already feared horses before the bite, this just reinforced it.  I really get uncomfortable around animals that are bigger than me, can run faster than me, and can kick or stomp me to death.  Horses, elephants, rhinos, etc.  I’m not afraid of cows because I think they are stupid and I could probably outrun them if I had to.

Small animals that can be kicked or stepped on, I have no problem with.  Dogs, cats, squirrels, chickens, guinea pigs, regular pigs, turtles, bugs, mice, snakes, etc, don’t stand a chance.  I could take ‘em.  But then there are geese…  I remember I was 4 or 5 years old and was viciously attacked by a giant goose (honestly, it was HUGE!) at Commonwealth Park (we called it caterpillar park) in Beaverton.  I got bit on the thumb and I think it broke the skin. It scarred me (emotionally) for life.

I read awhile back that Tyra Banks is deathly afraid of Dolphins.  What the hell? that’s like being afraid of bald eagles or space aliens.  It’s not like you’ll EVER encounter one in your daily life!  What a lame fear.  Here in Elko all we have are snakes, ground squirrels, birds, etc.  Nothing for me to worry about, as long as the geese don’t start migrating here…