Fair amount of cougar aka mountain lion problems in Southern California as the population pushes into "their" foothill territory. Read an interesting article about how the typical behavior of a jogger can attract a cat attack -- the movement gets the cat interested, then when the jogger stops to tie a shoe, stretch, etc. the person bending down makes them a more attractively sized target. Bam!

So. . . gain weight (check), stop jogging (check), and carry that big stick I got from Kilted Carver (check). I'm good!