tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post5671739609441932057..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Magical ThinkingPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-45605068016371637352022-03-05T12:06:58.232-05:002022-03-05T12:06:58.232-05:00I can't believe you lasted so long in the conv...I can't believe you lasted so long in the conversation. Poor guy/ woman, not too bright.<br />BritainBritainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249789047516486021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-46505799489024720332020-05-03T16:08:36.337-04:002020-05-03T16:08:36.337-04:00I must say...........you have the patience of Job....I must say...........you have the patience of Job..........I know!! Who is Job? Right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333490255484888971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-30653382934344908582015-01-09T14:19:17.820-05:002015-01-09T14:19:17.820-05:00That was great! Thanks for posting. Amybeth Hurst,...That was great! Thanks for posting. Amybeth Hurst, Portland, MEAmybeth Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268131643890006238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-7179706628218167172010-11-02T14:57:26.169-04:002010-11-02T14:57:26.169-04:00I agree. I do, however, believe that we should ma...I agree. I do, however, believe that we should make the effort to help those truly interested take the first steps toward getting involved in hunting. There are too few young hunters and much conservation is dependent on hunters. My local bird dog association hosts an annual training day on our grounds to put kids through the require gun safety course in order to get their hunting license. We do this with live birds and working dogs and talk about practical hunting considerations. We do need new hunters.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877910729727346340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-14317503131235175852010-11-02T03:33:39.790-04:002010-11-02T03:33:39.790-04:00That was a brilliant posting! We are having some ...That was a brilliant posting! We are having some of the same discussions here as a Dr.Phil. girls from the VetMed department of wild animal studies wrote a newspaper article against overfeeding game, particularly red deer. She got canned!dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744292896360465875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-64246829425786120182010-11-01T12:01:16.096-04:002010-11-01T12:01:16.096-04:00Enjoyed this one a lot, Patrick. Also like mdmn...Enjoyed this one a lot, Patrick. Also like mdmn's comment about the pleasures of the learning curve. <br /><br />In the last three-four years I've been learning to feed myself -- gardening, food preservation and cooking. I think I have read more books than I have produced actual meals of which I am 100 percent proud. Three years in, and I have a long, long way to go, so it's a good thing I'm enjoying the journey.<br /><br />Yes, it's far easier to get something "to go" but far more satisfying (in more than one way) to do it yourself. <br /><br />Instant rice tastes like crap. Instant knowledge IS crap.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269415397411374828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-79989186354563009822009-02-17T21:58:00.000-05:002009-02-17T21:58:00.000-05:00This is something that annoys the crap out of me o...This is something that annoys the crap out of me on a daily basis. Dog owners who want me to wave my magic wand or give them the magic password that will instantly undo years of bad handling and inattention. <BR/><BR/>When I explain that they should expect to wait months in most cases to see significant progess, I lose a lot of sales. But since the folks that drop out at this stage are the those I end up wanting to quite literally beat sense into, it's probably just as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-54672704955074460002009-02-15T21:39:00.000-05:002009-02-15T21:39:00.000-05:00If all that was required to draw or paint was to t...If all that was required to draw or paint was to talk about it, sooo many people would be Michelangelos or John Singer Sargents.<BR/><BR/>It's almost a running joke among art workshop instructors that there always seems to be someone who practically badgers the instructor about what materials he/she uses.<BR/><BR/>It's magical thinking just like you've described, of course: If I click my heels together and use Silver Brush Grand Prix brushes (my favorites, actually), Winsor-Newton oils and Belgian linen canvas, I can paint just like you.<BR/><BR/>Uh, no, no you can't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-57215857061010786052009-02-15T16:39:00.000-05:002009-02-15T16:39:00.000-05:00As a professional riding instructor I get it all, ...As a professional riding instructor I get it all, too. Riding, horse training, dog training, hunting, you name it, fashioning the perfect paragraph, if someone does it well, others think they can, too... and faster, easier and BETTER than the learned. We make it look EASY, because we've paid our dues, learned the long, sometimes hard, lessons and have DONE IT. We continue to pay attention and improve our techniques, and unwittingly, we make it look like anyone can do what we do. The real trouble comes in when the newbies endanger themselves, others and the animals. Too often I can't save the geniuses from themselves because they know better. Later, after their trips to the E.R., or worse, some, not all, will come back to me for counsel. At that point I'm pretty done with them, having front-loaded them with wisdom they knowingly pissed away. <BR/><BR/>SeahorseSeahorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133454380103294333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-27488569102556318022009-02-15T10:15:00.000-05:002009-02-15T10:15:00.000-05:00Very funny. Reminds me of virtually every convers...Very funny. Reminds me of virtually every conversation I have about horses. <BR/><BR/>"Oh, you have a horse! I just LOVE horses! Can I ride it?"<BR/>Um...do you ride?<BR/>"Well, not really no."<BR/>I see, so you are just the perfect candidate to hop on my currently UNBROKE coming 3 yr old filly. <BR/>"So when will you be able to ride her? How do you train a horse?" <BR/>Gah...3Laikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555606241643348917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-15719880955694385672009-02-14T11:20:00.000-05:002009-02-14T11:20:00.000-05:00Excellent - and funny. I think I might like hunti...Excellent - and funny. I think I might like hunting, because the interesting part is the, er, hunting the way you've described it. The endgame sounds unnecessary and like a bit of a letdown after all that fun.Caveathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712858257904194590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-41684220781709463652009-02-14T10:52:00.000-05:002009-02-14T10:52:00.000-05:00Nice piece, Patrick. Your followup post should beg...Nice piece, Patrick. Your followup post should begin - "Are you interested in fishing, or catching?" The first is pretty easy...ArdenwoodPattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556534944355907039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-72615813614045277232007-07-30T13:46:00.000-04:002007-07-30T13:46:00.000-04:00Great post. I especially like your comments about...Great post. I especially like your comments about learning how to hunt safely. I think that's the one thing people neglect the most.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-32929501256132833852007-07-29T23:51:00.000-04:002007-07-29T23:51:00.000-04:00Great post! Of course, the flipside of this is th...Great post! Of course, the flipside of this is the joy of the learning curve. If you like the outdoors and hunting or fishing, learning a new stream or a new area or type of hunting is not only frustration, but great fun. As much as I love feeling that I've got a general handle on a given challenge, learning to approach a new one is such a thrill. The first time mallard circle to your call and start to fall into your decoys, the first time a gobbler answers you and starts coming in, the first time you sneak up on a bedded elk, first trout on your own fly, the twentieth or hundredth of any of the above are still thrilling, but there is really something to be said for dipping into a new experience. Nonetheless, your point is well taken. A fishing friend mentioned an interest in elk hunting. I told him- ok, so basically you're like a beginning fly fisherman who wants to catch a bonefish first off....mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-32769077269585528762007-07-29T17:33:00.000-04:002007-07-29T17:33:00.000-04:00So how do I hunt with terriers? lolbsSo how do I hunt with terriers? lol<BR/><BR/>bsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-20254650945926882952007-07-29T06:11:00.000-04:002007-07-29T06:11:00.000-04:00You've distilled something beautifully here, Patri...You've distilled something beautifully here, Patrick. I love this.<BR/><BR/>Try having this conversation with the eleventy-jillionth starry-eyed pet owner who wants you to tell him the secret to becoming a search and rescue dog handler -- right now, in the next ten minutes.<BR/><BR/>Because, see, the highest use of my volunteer time is not to spend it training myself or my own dog, or supervising a trainee handler who has actually put in some effort, or heaven forfend, deploying on a mission. No -- I should be grateful for the opportunity to predigest my sixteen years of hard-earned knowledge and puke it obligingly into this little chickie's gaping beak.<BR/><BR/>I now tell people to go purchase, read, and understand a certain book before they show up for training. I want to see them sink some expense and effort into the endeavor before they demand time from our team members. The vast majority fail to do so -- they show up for training unprepared, and lo and behold, they actually haven't quite gotten around to purchasing, much less reading, the agreed-upon pre-homework. Why recklessly squander thirty seconds and fifteen bucks on Amazon, when they can just demand that I hand over my magic wand?<BR/><BR/>A shocking number of these people will barrage one with questions, and then become distracted and lose interest during the answers. Like a cat that sees a wounded moth fly overhead while you are talking to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-20530644601681815922007-07-28T00:51:00.000-04:002007-07-28T00:51:00.000-04:00That's an honest-to-goodness classic, Patrick! I ...That's an honest-to-goodness classic, Patrick! I love it!<BR/><BR/>MattMatt Mullenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198069782508775543noreply@blogger.com