Oroblanco
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HOLA mi amigos,
Thanks for the kind words (even when so un-deserved ) this long, multi-thread discussion has indeed tested my patience. I do try to keep an open mind, and am always willing to listen to new ideas, but I need a little bit more solid evidence to become convinced than some folks do. (I don't need as much as an historian of course.) There have been times when I felt like Mulder from "X-files" or rather the saying on his office wall poster (with the UFO) that said "I Want To Believe" but always falling frustratingly short.
I do think that our amigo Blindbowman did find something in the Superstitions, something that he has been struggling to interpret correctly BUT at this point I must conclude that either he does not possess any evidence that would be compelling, or that he is completely un-willing to ever make any such evidence public. With this quandary, what could I possibly say to change the mind of Blindbowman about posting evidence? He seems to be convinced that I (or others here) am out to "steal" his sites somehow, so......I have to let it go.
It has been interesting, and did get me to do some 'fact-checking' along the way so in my opinion it was never a waste of time. (I learned more about the Peralta Stones than ever before, for one example.)
Oh and one thing -
Blindbowman wrote
I would not say that, as I have indeed been "lost" on more than one occasion. (Not many times mind you, but at least three incidents I can recall offhand. ) In every case it became what Patrick F. McManus would define as an "adventure" to a degree, however I would not trade those "lost" episodes for not being lost. Blindbowman the next time you trek into the Adirondacks or the Arizona desert, you should leave your compass behind for once and allow yourself to be "lost" for a day or three. I think you may have missed out on one of life's more valuable experiences amigo.
Good luck and good hunting to you all, I hope you find the treasures that you seek.
your friend,
Oroblanco
"Half the fun of camping in those days, was looking forward to getting back home." -P. McManus
"His money is twice tainted; tain't yours and it tain't mine." -M. Twain
"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. "-M Twain
Thanks for the kind words (even when so un-deserved ) this long, multi-thread discussion has indeed tested my patience. I do try to keep an open mind, and am always willing to listen to new ideas, but I need a little bit more solid evidence to become convinced than some folks do. (I don't need as much as an historian of course.) There have been times when I felt like Mulder from "X-files" or rather the saying on his office wall poster (with the UFO) that said "I Want To Believe" but always falling frustratingly short.
I do think that our amigo Blindbowman did find something in the Superstitions, something that he has been struggling to interpret correctly BUT at this point I must conclude that either he does not possess any evidence that would be compelling, or that he is completely un-willing to ever make any such evidence public. With this quandary, what could I possibly say to change the mind of Blindbowman about posting evidence? He seems to be convinced that I (or others here) am out to "steal" his sites somehow, so......I have to let it go.
It has been interesting, and did get me to do some 'fact-checking' along the way so in my opinion it was never a waste of time. (I learned more about the Peralta Stones than ever before, for one example.)
Oh and one thing -
Blindbowman wrote
i do not know the meaning of the word "lost"
I would not say that, as I have indeed been "lost" on more than one occasion. (Not many times mind you, but at least three incidents I can recall offhand. ) In every case it became what Patrick F. McManus would define as an "adventure" to a degree, however I would not trade those "lost" episodes for not being lost. Blindbowman the next time you trek into the Adirondacks or the Arizona desert, you should leave your compass behind for once and allow yourself to be "lost" for a day or three. I think you may have missed out on one of life's more valuable experiences amigo.
Good luck and good hunting to you all, I hope you find the treasures that you seek.
your friend,
Oroblanco
"Half the fun of camping in those days, was looking forward to getting back home." -P. McManus
"His money is twice tainted; tain't yours and it tain't mine." -M. Twain
"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. "-M Twain