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The Latest Of God’s Creatures Telling You To Back Off

I’m telling you; it’s getting scarier and scarier out there.  People are scary.  Travel (by car, boat, or plane) is scary.  And animals are scary.  Wait, let me clarify that. …

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I'm telling you; it's getting scarier and scarier out there.  People are scary.  Travel (by car, boat, or plane) is scary.  And animals are scary.  Wait, let me clarify that.  Animals are not scary until our actions force them to be.  In the last two weeks, stories have crossed by news feeds about bison gorengs, alligator attacks, shark attacks, and now...yes, we've p***ed the sea lions off.  Look at that sweet face at the top of this blog?  Does this look like the kind of savage beast that WANTS a piece of you?!

Kids, we've said this many times on the air, but apparently, we cannot repeat it enough:  real life is not a Disney movie.  Animals do not speak our language and their interest and priorities are not in lockstep with ours.  The animals are perfectly willing to let you live your life as long as you don't encroach on theirs.  And by encroaching, I mean, "THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE SELFIES WITH YOU."  Sea lions...the sea lions hate us now.  <g>

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.