Comments | flying_octopus: Edward Abbey, a man I would have married

flying_octopus

Edward Abbey, a man I would have married

May 07, 2006 16:09

Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast... a part time crusader, a half hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you still can. While it's still out there. So get out there and hunt ( Read more... )

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Aunty culligan2 May 7 2006, 23:00:06 UTC

You do know that Dave's Aunt dated Edward Abbey, right? They also got drunk together in the desert. She wrote about it.

Re: Aunty thegreatsquid May 8 2006, 01:40:31 UTC

Everyone dated Dave's aunt.

Re: Aunty culligan2 May 8 2006, 19:24:45 UTC

But only Abbey lived to tell the tale!

Re: Aunty flying_octopus May 9 2006, 00:30:43 UTC

What I wouldn't give to be Dave's aunt.

soapfaerie May 8 2006, 10:31:49 UTC

Well stated. I think i might take that. :)

the Full Aunty culligan2 May 9 2006, 04:48:58 UTC

When I told my aunt that I had read in Ed Abbey's biography that "an attractive editor from New York city" had convinced him to publish one of his first books, I asked her if that was correct.

"No," she said. "It should have read 'a VERY attractive editor...'"

Re: the Full Aunty flying_octopus May 9 2006, 19:33:08 UTC

HA ha ha ha HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, when is your cross country road trip, and are you willing to take on stragglers?