triskele wrote: 
Sixteen years? Incredible.

This is the 16th anniversary of the Oklahoma city bombing.

 hippiechick wrote:
 
That's what made the whole story so absurd. The guy has done a good amount of legitimately helpful stuff, so why the need to 'embellish' it? Apparently the pivotal elements of his story are not, shall we say, accurate.

His former associate John Krakauer (sp?) seemed pretty decent about it, acknowledging the good he has done while not condoning his fabrications.

Magnificent beasts that pose no danger to humans unless they are literally starving

Giant Idaho Wolves Hunt, Kill In Packs Of Up To 20
4-16-11

 

 

 

The Canadian Gray Wolf runs in packs of up to twenty wolves. For every one animal they kill to eat, these Canadian wolves kill about three more just for the fun of it. The biologists call it "sport-reflex killing" or "lustful killing". The Canadian Gray Wolf is a killing machine.   The Canadian Gray Wolf runs in packs of up to twenty wolves. For every one animal they kill to eat, these Canadian wolves kill about three more just for the fun of it. The biologists call it "sport-reflex killing" or "lustful killing". The Canadian Gray Wolf is a killing machine.   These are federal wolves, as it was the federal government who introduced them into Idaho over our objections. They told the state of Idaho that the wolves would be considered recovered when we had a total of 100 wolves in Idaho. Now we have between 800 and 2,000 wolves and the situation is out of control. Idaho's wolf emergency is a state issue. And in this situation, the state of Idaho has both a duty and the authority to protect its people and their property. House Bill 343 lays out the facts, the argument and the authority to do so. - Idaho Rep Phil Hart

 jadewahoo wrote: 
This man supposedly had a wonderful story about how he has been dedicating his life to building schools in Afghanistan, which I found inspirational.

Story on 60 Minutes tonight.

 hippiechick wrote: 


Like Jade, I think maybe the inspiration and joy might have a life of their own, indpendent of the apparent facts. But those facts are sad, indeed. I should Google up a link but too lazy, but it does appear that Mortinson made up a good share of his tale. A shame.

 hippiechick wrote: 
My experience of joy and being inspired is an inside job. Where I may have woken such within myself in response to the reading of a book, the role modeling of a person or from hearing a joke told, it is then irrelevant whether the story portrayed in the book, the actual events of the role-model's life or the situational dynamics of the joke are 'true' or not. I own my own happiness, it is not dependent upon another's version of history, life or principles.

No, I did not read that book.

Did you find joy and inspiration in the book Three Cups of Tea ? Well, most of it is a sham and a lie.

 muzik wrote: 

To Walter!  (He was a year older than my Italian grandmother!)

‎"Everybody says your mind is the most important thing about your body. Your mind and your body. You keep both busy, and by God you'll be here a long time," Walter Breuning.

Walter was the world's oldest man, and the 2nd oldest person in the world.  At age 114, he passed away yesterday.  He lived in Great Falls, MT.

Say goodbye to All My Children and One Life to Live. Some of us grew up watching these soaps.

 triskele wrote: 
I miss him - I wish he'd at least keep posting photos!

we had to cancel our mini meetup with fractlv and his wife.....too many severe storms between us and them.  oh well..maybe next year.

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 Alexandra wrote: 
I could tell many stories of the things that trigger my sense of loss for my brother (mother and father too), but I'll just send this instead.

 Alexandra wrote: 


It's amazing what can trigger us. Peace to you, my friend.

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