Erick W. Miller:  

ng various strength exercises helps take the edge off. I go to the wilderness alone to relax including during the heat of the day in Arizona, summer or winter. I used to do that alone at night for hours at a time. Now, I don't see or hear as well. My wilderness time is generally reserved for daylight hours, dawn to dusk. I still road hunt snakes at night which is lonely enough on back roads after midnight. People who know me well would tell you I'm soft hearted and easy going. People who don't know me very well would probably describe me as scary. I'm greatly impressed with my wife's intellect. I suspect that she is a tad smarter than I in more than one area, but not all. For street smarts and survival, she turns to me. If there is a spider in the house or a knock at the door after dark, I get to be the boss briefly. (Don't I dear?) "Life's a long song.... but the tune ends too soon for us all", Jethro Tull.