August 29, 2017
To all historic readers of the ESNG (AI-Edition), including those who might have heard these stories before,
Many of you may have heard the story of the scar on my head and why it needed 15 stitches to close up the original wound.
As a quick refresher, around 20 years ago, on the way to NJ for an annual family vacation to Ocean City, we took the mountain highways instead of the turnpike through Pennsylvania. Stopping for a rest on the side of the road, I went for a short walk in the hills, where I found a berry bush. When the bush began to rustle, I looked up to see a very unhappy bear looking back at me from the other side of berry bush. The claw of the bear cut my scalp as it swung its large paw. Remembering the old saying, “Hit a bear on its nose, it will run away on its toes,” I wound up. As the bear rushed toward me finish me off, I let fly and caught it right on its nose. The bear’s eyes grew big as saucers. It turned on its heels and ran. I made it back to the car where my mother, who always carries a needle and thread, sewed up the gash on my head with 15 stitches.
That’s the story of the scar on my head. (For the facts of the actual event, ask me some time, but this is the story about it.)
It always seemed that the most unbelievable part of the story was the “hit a bear on its nose” saying, that is, until recently. Browsing through the headlines of the BBC News website last week, I came across the following headline (with quotes below).
“A Canadian man had to punch a black bear in the nose to force it outside after it followed a toddler into a British Columbia family's home.”
“There was a brief stand-off with the bear as it stood in the house's doorway before the friend threw the punch. The blow made the brazen bear retreat outside, where it pawed at the door and chewed the screen.”
From BBC News. August 22, 2017
For all you doubters out there, game, set, match.
Signing off,
Marc Bayne
Managing Editor - ESNG (AI-Edition)
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