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A Rodent: Get Real

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Okay. I admit. I saw the Active Rain contest: Surviving your Serengeti: An ActiveRain Challenge and couldn’t resist the 2,500 points, just for entering. Then the quiz link caught my eye. I’ve seen similar things on Facebook and have successfully ignored them, but here was a chance to share with my ActiveRain friends the beast I truly am. Alion lion? The king of the jungle would surely rhinobe appropriate. Perhaps a rhino,  a really dominating creature. I went straight to the test.

A mongoose? There’s got to be some mistake. Wikipedia gives me this: a small carnivore and  the plural is mongooses. I’m a little less than thrilled. I’m going to blog about being a furry little rodent. You betcha!

I back arrowed to Google and tried the video link:


All right. There is some hope. The mongoose is a risk taker, is decisive and is fast. I can live with that. I downloaded and read the first two chapters of Stefan Swanepoel’s new book anxious to see how the mighty mongoose is portrayed in the story. Guess I have to wait until the March 1st release date. Emulating the described survivor traits of any of the animals in the fable Surviving your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life will surely be an enjoyable read and an educational experience beneficial to the real estate agent and to anyone making their way through the business world of the 21st Century.

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Glenn Roberts
Retired - Seattle, WA

Jane - Well, I hope so. I'll continue using the same old picture though.

Bliz - Roger is making a joke out of you lately...posting jokes one after another.

Jennifer - It's often tragic when man tries a natural solution with a non-indigenous species.

Feb 22, 2011 01:48 AM
Cara Marcelle Mancuso
Golden Girls with SW Desert Homes - Tucson, AZ
Call a Marana neighbor, I'm THERE!

Lightning quick reflexes and a thick hide -  can't beat that in the business world!!  Or any world!!

Feb 22, 2011 05:49 AM
Glenn Roberts
Retired - Seattle, WA

Cara - Do you have an mongooses down in your desert?

Feb 22, 2011 06:16 AM
Kristine Ginsberg
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager

Glenn - Once I watched the video of the mightily, lighting-fast reflexes, thick hide Mongoose kick the the Cobra's @$$ - that was enough to win my respect! 

Feb 22, 2011 08:27 AM
Glenn Roberts
Retired - Seattle, WA

Kristine - I'm not sure I want respect because I can kick a cobra's A$$, but IO don't mind taking a risk now and then.

Feb 22, 2011 08:32 AM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Glenn, the quiz says I am a crocodile---not sure if that is a crock or not :)

Feb 22, 2011 10:33 AM
Glenn Roberts
Retired - Seattle, WA

Charlie, I think it refers to the flapping of the jaws :)

Feb 22, 2011 12:35 PM
Jane Jensen
Century 21 New Millennium - Arlington, VA

I think that mongoose is a handsome fellow. Feel proud!

Feb 23, 2011 01:43 AM
Glenn Roberts
Retired - Seattle, WA

Thank you, Jane. I'll try smiling for the camera.

Feb 23, 2011 01:45 AM
Margaret Woda
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD
Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation

Guess I'm gonna have to read it... lots of interesting blog posts about this book!

Feb 23, 2011 12:10 PM
Glenn Roberts
Retired - Seattle, WA

Margaret, if you are quick you can get a few thousand points as well. Go for it.

Feb 23, 2011 12:17 PM
Cindy Marchant
Keller Williams Indy NE 317-290-7775 www.marchantteam.com - Carmel, IN
"Cindy in Indy" , Realtor, Fishers Real Estate

Our Operating Partner was a Mongoose also...and it fit....I think if I wasn't a Cheetah, that would have been my second choice.  Being a Risk Taker has always been something I wished I was better at!

Cindy in INdy

Feb 25, 2011 01:00 AM
Linda Humphrey
Humphrey Home Connections Realty, Reno, Nevada - Reno, NV
CRS, Broker/Owner HHC Realty

Hey Glenn - I am a mongoose also! Not too many of us I notice. Absolutely loved the video...what a cool animal! I am proud to claim "kinship" :)

Feb 25, 2011 11:49 AM
Glenn Roberts
Retired - Seattle, WA

Cindy - I wonder if the mongoose is as opptomistic as I am when it comes to taking a risk, or if he's just hungry for snake.

Linda - I felt a little better after finding the video too.

Feb 25, 2011 12:24 PM
Nick T Pappas
Assoc. Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, Broker/Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL - Huntsville, AL
Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

Glenn, I liked your post...kind of a different twist...must be an out of the box thinker.  I wouldn't have a problem being a mongoose, but somehow ended up as a Giraffe...better than a skunk!

Feb 25, 2011 02:31 PM
Glenn Roberts
Retired - Seattle, WA

Nick - Is skunk an option?

Feb 25, 2011 02:33 PM
Bill Burchard
3B Realty: 951-347-3818, CA - Murrieta, CA
Broker, Realtor, Representing Buyers and Sellers

Wow! You GO, Glenn! Just watched the video. Pretty impressive. (Note to self: Don’t mess with Glenn.) ;)

Feb 26, 2011 02:49 AM
Sharon Alters
Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL
Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

Well, I'm a crocodile and at first blush that didn't sound so enticing either, but we each have amazing qualities that get us through the day!

Feb 27, 2011 10:49 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

That mongoose really took down that cobra with no problem at all. I tested out as a croc but not a crock!

Margaret

Feb 27, 2011 12:27 PM
Glenn Roberts
Retired - Seattle, WA

Aw, Bill. I'm easy.

Frank and Sharon - Crocodiles together?

Margarte - I've seen the crocs take the gnus to dinner.

Feb 27, 2011 12:39 PM