tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post6973839138092560024..comments2024-03-28T00:20:01.688-05:00Comments on Little Blog In The Big Woods: It's a real world, after all.Greenpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-3976748340020711032011-02-23T21:49:03.006-06:002011-02-23T21:49:03.006-06:00The weapons in parks ruling took effect on Feb. 22...The weapons in parks ruling took effect on Feb. 22, 2010. Per a recent article in the National Parks Examiner, pretty much nothing has happened. The writer was aware of only two incidents, one of which involved visitors firing a .45 pistol at a Grizzly who charged them. The bear died, no harm to the visitors. This was considered clear self defense. The other involved two teen-agers target shooting with a .22. They were asked to stop and they did.<br /><br />This scenario always seems to play out with concealed weapons. Major concerns, none of which ever materialize. My opinion, the more law abiding people carry guns the better.tickmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756666072357726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-58804625359609126642011-02-22T02:06:42.489-06:002011-02-22T02:06:42.489-06:00Yes, that is true. I would not like to be the unlu...Yes, that is true. I would not like to be the unlucky and unprepared one though. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it :)<br />I agree with many of your opinions, most of the time. Just not this one.AKfitknithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606405275001893035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-76563705778131289532011-02-17T11:46:07.485-06:002011-02-17T11:46:07.485-06:00Well, but, Lori- I've personally hiked the bac...Well, but, Lori- I've personally hiked the back trails in Glacier National, and Banff, etc; where there are plenty of grizzlies; with my very small children along.<br /><br />Unarmed. And so have HUGE numbers of other people visited Denali; for decades; who have not carried concealed weapons, and who somehow, did not get eaten.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-11092339764467019182011-02-16T20:17:29.021-06:002011-02-16T20:17:29.021-06:00About the change allowing people to carry guns in ...About the change allowing people to carry guns in the National Parks. I live in Alaska, and I don't know anyone that is opposed to it. The reason people want to carry guns in national parks such as Denali is that here there be bears. Big, ornery, hungry, protective of their turf and their cubs, bears. It's not so we can shoot other people. There is no way I would go into Denali without a gun, banned or not.<br />LoriAKfitknithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606405275001893035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-4065886615984681682011-02-03T10:16:23.524-06:002011-02-03T10:16:23.524-06:00Thank you so much for this thoughtful post. As you...Thank you so much for this thoughtful post. As you point out, the world has always known tragedy, violence, and chaos. A knee-jerk reaction to any such event will only contribute to the problem. Those of us who are determined to make our world as good a place as it can be must keep calm heads and act with determination.Melinda Fosterhttp://newhomefront.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-76546232433547130192011-01-30T20:31:22.937-06:002011-01-30T20:31:22.937-06:00Somebody said that we are ultimately as happy as w...Somebody said that we are ultimately as happy as we make up our minds to be. Human existance is finally tragic, we will die and all traces of our existance will be wiped out. By great striving, a few of us may be remembered for a few thousand years. Others will be forgotten in weeks. <br /><br />I firmly believe that the great machine that we have made is on the verge of breaking and much suffering will follow. I was born and and lived my first 10 years on a farm without electricity or running water and with minimal machinery to ease the work. Fair chance I will live my last 10 years on that same farm without electricity, running water, or much machinery. So be it.<br /><br />I've got several acres worked up for a truck patch and 2 years seed and fertilizer stored. I will do what I can. I will also sing, dance, and play my banjo. I will be happy as often as possible. Please join me in that. As you wrote in the iceberg parable, if others see us joyfully facing whatever fate brings, many will join. Others will think we are crazy and will leave us alone.tickmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756666072357726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-37284464576003579032011-01-30T12:13:35.229-06:002011-01-30T12:13:35.229-06:00Unfortunately we will have the Scheckner tragedy o...Unfortunately we will have the Scheckner tragedy on the front page for awhile, focusing no doubt on gun control (she bought the gun used to murder her children five days before the murders) and if being a military family with Dad in the Middle East had any impact. The biggest impact on me was reading how happy and "together" the family was according to their Facebook cyber "reality."<br /><br />In response to the future of our species, very few species last over the very long haul, and I believe either self-annihilation through war and it's consequences or an actual<br /> pandemic will be the end of homo sapiens at some point.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975493849986519152noreply@blogger.com