tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post1892785013386077696..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: Good picks ....Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-57136938643280692552011-12-05T05:05:59.980-05:002011-12-05T05:05:59.980-05:00Wow, there is a lot of worthwhile material above!Wow, there is a lot of worthwhile material above!www.las-palmas-3d.comhttp://www.las-palmas-3d.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-72175380716810040662011-10-30T09:39:57.326-04:002011-10-30T09:39:57.326-04:00Oh, the story is not terribly dramatic. I was with...Oh, the story is not terribly dramatic. I was with my foster son. We did a lot of hiking together. It was, in fact, the day after I first met Debbie. Anyway, we planned to spend the night in sleeping bags off the trail in the forest. Now, both of us had spent a lot of time in woods. Building a fire where we decided to bed down was not permitted. But what both of us sensed was how different it felt <i>off</i> the trail. The trail, we felt, was a kind of neutral zone, which we outsiders were permitted to use. Off the trail, we were interlopers. Neither of us had ever felt this before. it really was uncanny in the strict sense. So we were actually grateful when it started to rain, making the prospect of a night in sleeping bags unpleasant to say the least. So we hiked back out and slept in Mike's truckFrank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-8278866362577763352011-10-30T00:24:41.749-04:002011-10-30T00:24:41.749-04:00When do we get to hear the story of what happened ...When do we get to hear the story of what happened to you in the forest, Frank?Vikram Johrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016674284703056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-24469216209214036302011-10-29T19:46:46.992-04:002011-10-29T19:46:46.992-04:00What Art said. I agree totally.What Art said. I agree totally.John Brumfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-6295095686034311022011-10-29T18:24:28.150-04:002011-10-29T18:24:28.150-04:00You're right, it is indifference, which can be...You're right, it is indifference, which can be pretty scary for us in the wilderness.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-37558071031714502002011-10-29T15:16:03.291-04:002011-10-29T15:16:03.291-04:00That the natural world has a consciousness is some...That the natural world has a consciousness is something my own experience has taught me again and again. That it is often totally indifferent to human ideas and needs is also evident from experience. I don't think it's hostile, when it's in direct opposition to humanity, I just think it has its own rules, and is indifferent. <br /><br />We often tend to be more self-important as a species than really seems warranted.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.com