tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post3163149742341862417..comments2024-03-29T09:55:28.798-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Sherry Knowlton's passes the "Alexa test" with spirit bears & rogue hipposJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9577092830694238822019-02-20T17:41:01.845-05:002019-02-20T17:41:01.845-05:00Once in a while I have a good idea or two.Once in a while I have a good idea or two.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69945352178524678192019-02-20T17:23:20.980-05:002019-02-20T17:23:20.980-05:00I like it, Jay. Where Not to Take Selfies for Dum...I like it, Jay. Where Not to Take Selfies for Dummies could be another popular title.Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23879967157645327672019-02-20T16:48:29.727-05:002019-02-20T16:48:29.727-05:00Great idea, Jay! Great idea, Jay! Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27983350399698926292019-02-20T15:59:43.242-05:002019-02-20T15:59:43.242-05:00I'm surprised there isn't one of those &qu...I'm surprised there isn't one of those "For Dummies" books like "Not Becoming A Nominee For The Darwin Awards For Dummies".Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75317012379953001022019-02-20T15:57:19.095-05:002019-02-20T15:57:19.095-05:00Hallie, exactly.Hallie, exactly.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80438437073128856442019-02-20T15:55:40.735-05:002019-02-20T15:55:40.735-05:00I can help attest to Boston traffic being akin to ...I can help attest to Boston traffic being akin to a rogue hippo. The traffic is so bad there, I refuse to drive into the city on my own unless a matter of national emergency. Or a Beth Hart concert which was the last time I drove into the city and that was more than 2 years ago.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26592965245331065872019-02-20T14:14:37.115-05:002019-02-20T14:14:37.115-05:00Yeah. In the movies, there's always someone ar...Yeah. In the movies, there's always someone around to throw the person a tree branch or a rope. But, what would you do if you were all alone and stepped into quicksand?Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5786684518201082752019-02-20T13:37:16.198-05:002019-02-20T13:37:16.198-05:00Isn't some book about this? Like--everything y...Isn't some book about this? Like--everything you need to know if terrible stuff happens?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51245331414982019542019-02-20T13:36:36.968-05:002019-02-20T13:36:36.968-05:00I just watched a news story about someone caught i...I just watched a news story about someone caught in quicksand--the person was rescued, but I was so annoyed, because that they didn't say exactly how, or what the person should have done. (Besides not go into the quicksand in the first place.) What if we were in quicksand? It would have been the perfect moment for some pointers.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25062865364173088352019-02-20T13:33:54.365-05:002019-02-20T13:33:54.365-05:00agreed. That hippo didn't need any help.agreed. That hippo didn't need any help.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7856974579507652742019-02-20T13:33:10.965-05:002019-02-20T13:33:10.965-05:00Oh gosh, I hope I never need a snake identificatio...Oh gosh, I hope I never need a snake identification guide. Biting ants got me in Costa Rica. Also cannot be reasoned with.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91548745930840987552019-02-20T13:18:16.766-05:002019-02-20T13:18:16.766-05:00Sherry, that must have been such a special experie...Sherry, that must have been such a special experience to see the white bear up so close. The hippo experience is one I'm sure no one envies, except some of those extreme danger junkies. But, you're right in that there's nothing to be gained by falling apart. I remember one time when I was driving on a highway and passing a couple of vehicles. One of the vehicles didn't see me and started coming into my lane. I didn't panic, honked and carefully steered over some, and the truck got back in its lane. My friend with me said she couldn't believe I handled it so calmly, to which I replied that if I hadn't we might be dead. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11155472530888091672019-02-20T12:51:27.460-05:002019-02-20T12:51:27.460-05:00 I agree that reading is a great way to travel wit... I agree that reading is a great way to travel without leaving the house. Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12840827875285106182019-02-20T12:48:44.820-05:002019-02-20T12:48:44.820-05:00Thanks so much.Thanks so much.Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12050721480911819912019-02-20T12:48:22.242-05:002019-02-20T12:48:22.242-05:00Thanks for the good wishes. While my husband and ...Thanks for the good wishes. While my husband and I enjoy wildlife-related trips, not all of our travel is to wild and remote places. We do our share of more sedate travel as well.Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52745444035378739142019-02-20T12:45:43.431-05:002019-02-20T12:45:43.431-05:00The hippo was much scarier!!The hippo was much scarier!!Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79605042525619752032019-02-20T12:45:22.674-05:002019-02-20T12:45:22.674-05:00That's a great quote from the Beauty and the B...That's a great quote from the Beauty and the Beast TV series. I watched that show religiously.Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41236874436332835952019-02-20T12:44:04.902-05:002019-02-20T12:44:04.902-05:00I've been back to Africa since the rogue hippo...I've been back to Africa since the rogue hippo incident and have steered well clear of even the most placid looking hippos -- just to be safe. But, what would I do in a bad situation with a person or in a war? Unfortunately, people are generally more complex and more dangerous than wild animals. So, it's hard to predict how I would respond.Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64284963393489031662019-02-20T12:43:48.536-05:002019-02-20T12:43:48.536-05:00I hope I'm never in a situation where I'll...I hope I'm never in a situation where I'll need to use the information I've read in a book to get out safely. I'd rather just read about those incidents. Alexa sounds pretty awesome.Jana Leah Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492395947508454607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61317529876219155462019-02-20T12:37:49.387-05:002019-02-20T12:37:49.387-05:00Thanks so much!!Thanks so much!!Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37580964769985573182019-02-20T12:37:25.859-05:002019-02-20T12:37:25.859-05:00Some Shar peis are more dangerous than they look. ...Some Shar peis are more dangerous than they look. My one sister-in-law had a black Shar pei who was part dog, part demon. He bit my other sister-in-law in the posterior when she bent over to pick something up. Like your poodles, the sister-in-law was bigger than the Shar pei and survived, but dealt with a lot of pain for a while.Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13471049339569011452019-02-20T12:32:12.808-05:002019-02-20T12:32:12.808-05:00One of the key reasons fiction exists is so we can...One of the key reasons fiction exists is so we can "live" something exciting or exotic or dangerous without ever leaving our reading chair. It's fun to write about a character who is braver than I am.Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34531755591546486822019-02-20T12:29:05.560-05:002019-02-20T12:29:05.560-05:00Spirit Bears are considerably smaller than polar b...Spirit Bears are considerably smaller than polar bears -- although the bears we saw in British Columbia (both Spirit and Black) were much larger than the black bears we see in here in Pennsylvania -- almost Grizzly size, but not quite. I've also been to Hudson Bay in Canada to see polar bears up close. And, they are simply huge!! On their back legs, standing, they can be 10 feet tall. I found one of the most startling things about polar bears is the amount of ground they can cover in a few strides -- just because they are enormous.Sherry Knowltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488036673302768919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28596958832066352992019-02-20T11:44:21.269-05:002019-02-20T11:44:21.269-05:00Wow! The hippo story had me on the edge of my seat...Wow! The hippo story had me on the edge of my seat! Yikes! I like kick-ass heroines who can show vulnerability when pushed. Alexa sounds exactly right for me. Can't wait to read Dead of Winter - brave and doggedly determined are qualities I enjoy in a sleuth. Congrats on the latest book, Sherry!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63443251484343138872019-02-20T09:58:04.777-05:002019-02-20T09:58:04.777-05:00Wow, I have to say that my own travel plans have N...Wow, I have to say that my own travel plans have NEVER intentionally brought me that close to unfettered wildlife. I'm more the "let's sample the local food" type of tourist. As for my heroines, I have a hard time with the ones who accomplish all kinds of daring-do with nothing more than a MacGyveresk mentality. <br />I agree with Jay. Your books need to go on my want list. Congratulations.Lyda McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211808700153787911noreply@blogger.com