I'm almost finished my course yay. Almost. It's nice to foresee the end but right now I'd rather be at it. I'm ready for summer! No vacation planned as of yet except for a friend's wedding but I'm looking forward to that. Saturday I'll be going on my first flying lesson. Depending on how much I like it (pretty sure I'll love it) it may not be the last!
Mostly been doing a lot of fishing with buddies lately before it closes for a couple months. Haven't found any gold worth mentioning, but i have managed to get soaked a time or two :)
I'm thinking it's time for another visit to the abandoned cabin. The short way is kind of avalanchey this time of year so I'll have to find a new route. Via river mayhap?
Made contact with K and so far it seems like he's doing well out here. Seems to love it, actually.
What's new with you?
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Guess What!
Hey, guess what! It's raining. Not a coincidence that all the sunny days were when Terri was here.
Thanks for visiting! :)
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
A Darker Note
I can't understand why there has been another school shooting. I can believe it; the fact that it is becoming a regular occurence kind of makes me expect it, but I still can't understand it. What would drive a person to murder so many innocent people? I don't think its possible that the young man could have been wronged so horribly by each victim that they in turn deserved death.
Was it persecution? Was he a loner? If so, was it by choice? Did he feel oppressed by the majority? Was he mentally off-balance? Did someone say the exact wrong thing at the exact wrong time and tip him over? What is the formula for a massacre?
My guess is that there just wasn't something right about him. He could have been born that way or not, chemically unbalanced or traumatized early on, either way. It could have been a social or mental predisposition for violence to start with. Not that we'll ever know. His environment, meaning either persecution or a perception of persecution, could have pushed him further toward the edge. He could have gone about his days like walking nitro-glycerine. Or maybe more like a bent stick, waiting for that final ounce of pressure to snap. He could have hid it well or those close to him could have suspected he wasn't right. All thats left to set him off is the final straw, and opportunity. The final straw could have been anything. Maybe his girlfriend broke up with him, maybe someone looked at him wrong or maybe he didn't sleep well the night before. Who knows? Maybe there was a little push, or maybe he was just on a downward spiral and hit rock bottom yesterday. We'll never know for sure. He had the opportunity, we know that much. Guns are quite available in the USA and school security is lax. So here it is:
Predisposition + Environment + Last Push + Opportunity = Massacre.
It sounds so very understandable this way, why someone could do this. Only because in this calculation the human factor has been left out. How could all of these things make a person point a gun into a pleading face and pull the trigger? How could he not feel it too? Why is it so human to be so inhuman? This is what I don't understand.
Was it persecution? Was he a loner? If so, was it by choice? Did he feel oppressed by the majority? Was he mentally off-balance? Did someone say the exact wrong thing at the exact wrong time and tip him over? What is the formula for a massacre?
My guess is that there just wasn't something right about him. He could have been born that way or not, chemically unbalanced or traumatized early on, either way. It could have been a social or mental predisposition for violence to start with. Not that we'll ever know. His environment, meaning either persecution or a perception of persecution, could have pushed him further toward the edge. He could have gone about his days like walking nitro-glycerine. Or maybe more like a bent stick, waiting for that final ounce of pressure to snap. He could have hid it well or those close to him could have suspected he wasn't right. All thats left to set him off is the final straw, and opportunity. The final straw could have been anything. Maybe his girlfriend broke up with him, maybe someone looked at him wrong or maybe he didn't sleep well the night before. Who knows? Maybe there was a little push, or maybe he was just on a downward spiral and hit rock bottom yesterday. We'll never know for sure. He had the opportunity, we know that much. Guns are quite available in the USA and school security is lax. So here it is:
Predisposition + Environment + Last Push + Opportunity = Massacre.
It sounds so very understandable this way, why someone could do this. Only because in this calculation the human factor has been left out. How could all of these things make a person point a gun into a pleading face and pull the trigger? How could he not feel it too? Why is it so human to be so inhuman? This is what I don't understand.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Highlights from Living Sky Country
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Kitty, objecting to abandonment. Intimidated?
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World's Largest Lily. Feel dwarfed?
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Becca, of course.
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Returning to British Columbia
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Thursday, April 5, 2007
Today is looking awesome! Early Friday, looks like it will be insanely busy later on and will go quickly. Nice day, cherry trees and daffodils and tulips are blooming. Its clear so I can actually see mountains for a change. Think I'll do a little bit of weekend prospecting. I totally should have been born 150 years ago.
If this was 1857, what do you think you would be doing?
P.S. Congrats on getting older Girlfriend! you'd best enjoy being 22 because Blink 182 tells us that nobody likes you when you're 23.
If this was 1857, what do you think you would be doing?
P.S. Congrats on getting older Girlfriend! you'd best enjoy being 22 because Blink 182 tells us that nobody likes you when you're 23.
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