What ever happened to Gary Tehune?

philo wrote:

Wondering what ever happened to GaryTehune?

This is probably some pictures of him:

http://grystmill.com/images2/

dead link

don't you even bother to check things ?

It was working when I orginally posted it, back in January 2010 in
response to someone else also asking about Gary. All I did was drag out
that reply and re-post it again.

He obviously took it down at some point during the past 13 months.

bambam wrote:
See? Gary's OK and gave the nod to putting these up here for anyone
who cares (and I know there is some)

Thanks for posting that!
Buffalo

On 03/06/2011 11:13 AM, 98 Guy wrote:
philo wrote:

Wondering what ever happened to GaryTehune?

This is probably some pictures of him:

http://grystmill.com/images2/

dead link

don't you even bother to check things ?

It was working when I orginally posted it, back in January 2010 in
response to someone else also asking about Gary. All I did was drag out
that reply and re-post it again.

He obviously took it down at some point during the past 13 months.



I suppose he did not want a picture of him made public...
I did once see his photo back when he was an MVP.

Anyway I hope he manages to pull through...
he's certainly gone through hell

Thanks for posting that, Pebble. Maybe someday he'll come back to posting
on the newsgroup, too. My surly email address is bogus, but being a "surly
curmudgeon" is not. :-) But I'm glad to hear Gary is doing better than
that other note sure seemed to suggest!

bambam wrote:
Ca va indeed! Just got an email from Gary, if you really are surly
curmudgeon etc address, I'll forward.
He really is happier than he sounded from his website rave!

pebble in Boulder. L O O K

Pebble not smoking tobacco for 4 Years, 2 Days, 19 hours, 31 minutes and 4
seconds (1,463 days). I have saved AU$17,214.44 by not smoking 43,914
cigarettes. My Quit Date: 4/03/2007 12:00 AM

"Bill in Co" wrote in message
...
bambam wrote:
Yeah, isn't it - though hope he got to southern Mexico, I can see him
chomping on peyote to keep the woes at bay !!
How goes it Bill in Colorado?

"ca va"

"Bill in Co" wrote in message
...
Wow. Thanks for posting that. And - that's pretty depressing news.
:-(

bambam wrote:
Bit of a story here for those that care.
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/wheresgary.htm

pebble in Boulder


"Angel" wrote in message
...
Wondering what ever happened to GaryTehune?
Angel

Thanks from me too, bambam.
I had a brief encounter with Gary in his better days and it is with sadness
that I read of his misfortune.
May the future hold better things for him in store.

Harry.


"bambam" wrote in message
gpond.com...

Bit of a story here for those that care.
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/wheresgary.htm

pebble in Boulder


"Angel" wrote in message
...
Wondering what ever happened to GaryTehune?
Angel

On Mar 5, 9:03*pm, "bambam" wrote:
Bit of a story here for those that care.http://www.grystmill.com/articles/wheresgary.htm

pebble in Boulder



"Angel" wrote in ...
Wondering what ever happened to GaryTehune?
Angel- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

anyway to post to Gary and his wife?

Thanks bambam

Angel

"bambam" wrote in message
pond.com...

Ca va indeed! Just got an email from Gary, if you really are surly
curmudgeon etc
address, I'll forward.
He really is happier than he sounded from his website rave!

pebble in Boulder. L O O K

Pebble not smoking tobacco for 4 Years, 2 Days, 19 hours, 31 minutes and 4
seconds
(1,463 days). I have saved AU$17,214.44 by not smoking 43,914 cigarettes.
My Quit
Date: 4/03/2007 12:00 AM

"Bill in Co" wrote in message
...
bambam wrote:
Yeah, isn't it - though hope he got to southern Mexico, I can see him
chomping on peyote to keep the woes at bay !!
How goes it Bill in Colorado?

"ca va"

"Bill in Co" wrote in message
...
Wow. Thanks for posting that. And - that's pretty depressing news.
:-(

bambam wrote:
Bit of a story here for those that care.
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/wheresgary.htm

pebble in Boulder


"Angel" wrote in message
...
Wondering what ever happened to GaryTehune?
Angel

bambam wrote:
See? Gary's OK and gave the nod to putting these up here for anyone
who
cares (and I know there is some)

----- Original Message -----
From: Webmaster
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 10:31 PM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hey, "Pebble"!

Bears are indeed the number one danger in these woods. Black bears,
which
are the worst (aside from polar bears.) And they're not just in the
woods.
The beasts have been invading my wife's end of town, dumping out
garbage
cans on the street, pulling things apart because they feel like it,
and in
my wife's case taking up residence in her front yard where he was wont
to
sleep, rolling out a nice big bed in the two-foot high lawn grass. She
and I
are both incredible procrastinators, and besides, she thinks the bear
is
doing a fine job of keeping things down. The state stopped sending out
wardens to shoot nuisance bears, or rather, they created a cluster****
of
bureaucratic bull****, cutbacks and firings (money thing) that there's
nobody to do it. Not even the sheriff will do it, and private citizens
get
tossed in jail for quite a stretch if they try it, though I hear
they're
getting up a vigilante crew in preparation for springs arrival when
all the
bears wake up after winter--really hungry!

Next biggest danger on the trails is oneself (aka stupidity), followed
at
great distance by mountain lions (one hopes it is at great distance
and it
usually is.) Snakes, rattlesnakes in particular, don't apparently like
these
altitudes, but I'm guessing there are one or two spiders that would
cause
great discomfort. Other than that, you don't get to drink this
incredible
water straight from the sources. There are a few different parasites
residing therein, the most common being giardia (soft 'g'), a
microscopic
snail that attaches to the intestine walls and proceeds to procreate
and do
all kinds of nasty things. It's most very in dogs here and that's why
I
won't take them hiking with me.

To give you an idea, Quincy is in American Valley, which is ~3400 to
~3500
ft. The surrounding ridges top ~7000 to the west and a bit more to the
east
(if I have it right). So much snow piles up in this county that we are
the
largest single source of water in California. Hydroelectric, too. The
gold,
unfortunately, is all gone, as are most of the Spaniards who used this
valley to raise horses, for which it is eminently suited. In fact, the
nearest peak is called Spanish Peak, and Spanish Creek runs through
here on
it's way to join Indian Creek to become the North Fork (East Branch)
of the
Feather River. It then runs down a very deep canyon (1000 ft or more
deep
and only a hundred yards wide or less) into Lake Oroville, a reservoir
where
all the various branches of the Feather River system join together.
Then it
flows south to join the Sacramento River and triples or quadruples it.
Or it
would if Los Angeles didn't buy it all from the state and pipe it
south 500
miles. I like to pee in the creek back of my house and wonder about
its
travels.

I'm still headed to Mexico some day, but the social atmosphere there
is more
than a little uncomfortable right now, so I think I'll wait a few
years,
make a bit more money if that's in the cards. I usually prefer
'shrooms to
peyote, though now that you mention it, the cactus might be what my
brain
will most need in about a year. Might help with my memory issues,
never mind
the neurological realigning. I have to hunt for peyote, whereas I have
to
regularly decline various gifts of the other usual psychedelics.

Hey, I gotta go get things moving here, see if we can accomplish any
of the
things we set out to do yesterday, after not getting them done last
week. I
can't lift anything more than a few pounds, especially not off the
floor, so
Becky has to do that stuff. She also works two almost full-time jobs
so it's
slow going. We're taking the weekend off (4 days) to go to SFO. She's
going
to dance salsa all weekend and I'm going to visit friends. It'll be
great if
the weather cooperates.

I figured on updating my web not-blog soon when things stabilize.
Besides
this heart thing, I have major movement disorder in my arms, and I
don't
want to jinx it, but it looks as if they hit on the right remedy, a
really
simple one, which really ****es me off in that the other ass...--
pardon me,
"doctors" -- missed it. Just like they seem to have missed the fact
that
heart failure is the perfect explanation for the "seizures" and
amnesia and
plain brain damage I've been having for eight years!

If you want to post our conversation to the group, edited or not, feel
free
to do so. I have to limit my time at the keyboard as extended arms
aren't an
approved posture with regard to my damaged pectorals, clavicles,
sternum,
etc. If I don't behave, I have to take more oxycodone, and I really do
not
like that stuff!

Take care, I'm amazed the group still exists. I have to try and build
a '98
machine for a friend out of the parts piled in my shed, sometime soon
when
I'm able, and I may need help!

GAry

----- Original Message -----
From:
To: "Webmaster"
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:32 AM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hey Gary,

Good to hear you're doin' OK Gary. The question often comes up (Win98
Gen_disc.) as to where and how is Gary Terhune. Well now we know.
Very
lucky with your ticker - what with all the abuse you've given it (if
your
website rave holds true!) Meth ?? Godnose I've done some drugs in my
time,
but just the idea of that **** freaks me out. I stick to pot, beer
and rum
these days, with the odd 'shroom when available. You must be pretty
healthy
to be recouping as quick as you seem to be. Amazing the abuse the
body
takes and just bounces back.
Glad you chose the cop and not the edge when you pranged it. Bloody
bad
luck to get the injury injured. Pacific crest trail looks amazing -
I'd be
thinking 'bears' while I was walking. At least in Oz we don't have
anything
that would chase you down and eat you. Crocs only eat you if you swim
in
their dinner bowl, fair enough too!
Good to hear you're happy and getting healthy, and playing happy
families in
a place that sounds absolutely gorgeous "wondrous land of forests and
water"
I can picture it, and living in the desert as I do, I can appreciate
it.
The desert has a stark beauty that I really love, and out here in the
west,
there are wide open spaces aplenty.
Great that you're well and happy, had visions of you chowing down on
peyote
in Mexico! Time enough for that I suppose.

Take care
pebble (Iz)
xx
----- Original Message -----
From: Webmaster
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 2:18 PM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hey Pebble,

I know I should know who you are and I know that I know a Pebble and
the
text is verification of you being who you seem to be (from the
groups)...
But that's where my brain it's the wall of retrograde amnesia. I'll
give
you
a short update to my website log. My aortic stenosis worsened
drastically
from spring to fall and I had heart surgery on Dec. 23, 2010. It
went
well,
I immediately started to impress the staff with the pace of
recovery. So,
on
the 28th I was sent home. Five hours over Donner pass and then north
to
Quincy. It was a true blizzard in some places, clear and very cold
in
others. Which is where we spun out in our F-350 diesel Crew cab,
long bed.
The choice was to go over the side of the mountain or crash into a
cop, a
tow truck and the car they were hauling out of the snow. We missed
the cop
and tow truck driver by only a few feet and then slammed sideways
into the
rear end gear of the tow truck. I was the only one injured in that
my
chest,
the incision itself, slammed into the side of Linda's seat. Got me
another
ride to the hospital.

I'm in recuperation mode and feeling too good for my own good,
exerting
muscles where I shouldn't and extending the length of the rehab. I
start
physical therapy for the cardiac system and for my arms that get
wrecked
by
constant tremors. And I'm actively looking for a few people who like
to
hike
and camp and slowly build myself up to a few days on the Pacific
Crest
Trail
by fall.

Otherwise, I'm actually doing well and having some good times. My
daughter
lives with me and we get along great. It's a very nice neighborhood
in a
very nice town in an almost wondrous land of forests and water. What
more
can I ask?

Gary

----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 9:47 PM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hi Gary,
Hope ya got to Mexico.
There are those that care.
Pebble xx

I'm glad you found Terhune & posted this conversation too, Pebble. It's
good to see he is living free (even among bears & other dangerous
creatures) with family & still with enjoyment despite physical pain &
memory loss. And he still puts together a goodly coherent narrative!


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR

PCR wrote:
bambam wrote:
See? Gary's OK and gave the nod to putting these up here for anyone who
cares (and I know there is some)

----- Original Message -----
From: Webmaster
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 10:31 PM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hey, "Pebble"!

Bears are indeed the number one danger in these woods. Black bears, which
are the worst (aside from polar bears.) And they're not just in the
woods.
The beasts have been invading my wife's end of town, dumping out garbage
cans on the street, pulling things apart because they feel like it, and
in
my wife's case taking up residence in her front yard where he was wont to
sleep, rolling out a nice big bed in the two-foot high lawn grass. She
and I
are both incredible procrastinators, and besides, she thinks the bear is
doing a fine job of keeping things down. The state stopped sending out
wardens to shoot nuisance bears, or rather, they created a cluster**** of
bureaucratic bull****, cutbacks and firings (money thing) that there's
nobody to do it. Not even the sheriff will do it, and private citizens
get
tossed in jail for quite a stretch if they try it, though I hear they're
getting up a vigilante crew in preparation for springs arrival when all
the
bears wake up after winter--really hungry!

Next biggest danger on the trails is oneself (aka stupidity), followed at
great distance by mountain lions (one hopes it is at great distance and
it
usually is.) Snakes, rattlesnakes in particular, don't apparently like
these
altitudes, but I'm guessing there are one or two spiders that would cause
great discomfort. Other than that, you don't get to drink this incredible
water straight from the sources. There are a few different parasites
residing therein, the most common being giardia (soft 'g'), a microscopic
snail that attaches to the intestine walls and proceeds to procreate and
do
all kinds of nasty things. It's most very in dogs here and that's why I
won't take them hiking with me.

To give you an idea, Quincy is in American Valley, which is ~3400 to
~3500
ft. The surrounding ridges top ~7000 to the west and a bit more to the
east
(if I have it right). So much snow piles up in this county that we are
the
largest single source of water in California. Hydroelectric, too. The
gold,
unfortunately, is all gone, as are most of the Spaniards who used this
valley to raise horses, for which it is eminently suited. In fact, the
nearest peak is called Spanish Peak, and Spanish Creek runs through here
on
it's way to join Indian Creek to become the North Fork (East Branch) of
the
Feather River. It then runs down a very deep canyon (1000 ft or more deep
and only a hundred yards wide or less) into Lake Oroville, a reservoir
where
all the various branches of the Feather River system join together. Then
it
flows south to join the Sacramento River and triples or quadruples it. Or
it
would if Los Angeles didn't buy it all from the state and pipe it south
500
miles. I like to pee in the creek back of my house and wonder about its
travels.

I'm still headed to Mexico some day, but the social atmosphere there is
more
than a little uncomfortable right now, so I think I'll wait a few years,
make a bit more money if that's in the cards. I usually prefer 'shrooms
to
peyote, though now that you mention it, the cactus might be what my brain
will most need in about a year. Might help with my memory issues, never
mind
the neurological realigning. I have to hunt for peyote, whereas I have to
regularly decline various gifts of the other usual psychedelics.

Hey, I gotta go get things moving here, see if we can accomplish any of
the
things we set out to do yesterday, after not getting them done last week.
I
can't lift anything more than a few pounds, especially not off the floor,
so
Becky has to do that stuff. She also works two almost full-time jobs so
it's
slow going. We're taking the weekend off (4 days) to go to SFO. She's
going
to dance salsa all weekend and I'm going to visit friends. It'll be great
if
the weather cooperates.

I figured on updating my web not-blog soon when things stabilize. Besides
this heart thing, I have major movement disorder in my arms, and I don't
want to jinx it, but it looks as if they hit on the right remedy, a
really
simple one, which really ****es me off in that the other ass...-- pardon
me,
"doctors" -- missed it. Just like they seem to have missed the fact that
heart failure is the perfect explanation for the "seizures" and amnesia
and
plain brain damage I've been having for eight years!

If you want to post our conversation to the group, edited or not, feel
free
to do so. I have to limit my time at the keyboard as extended arms aren't
an
approved posture with regard to my damaged pectorals, clavicles, sternum,
etc. If I don't behave, I have to take more oxycodone, and I really do
not
like that stuff!

Take care, I'm amazed the group still exists. I have to try and build a
'98
machine for a friend out of the parts piled in my shed, sometime soon
when
I'm able, and I may need help!

GAry

----- Original Message -----
From:
To: "Webmaster"
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:32 AM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hey Gary,

Good to hear you're doin' OK Gary. The question often comes up (Win98
Gen_disc.) as to where and how is Gary Terhune. Well now we know. Very
lucky with your ticker - what with all the abuse you've given it (if your
website rave holds true!) Meth ?? Godnose I've done some drugs in my
time,
but just the idea of that **** freaks me out. I stick to pot, beer and
rum
these days, with the odd 'shroom when available. You must be pretty
healthy
to be recouping as quick as you seem to be. Amazing the abuse the body
takes and just bounces back.
Glad you chose the cop and not the edge when you pranged it. Bloody bad
luck to get the injury injured. Pacific crest trail looks amazing - I'd
be
thinking 'bears' while I was walking. At least in Oz we don't have
anything
that would chase you down and eat you. Crocs only eat you if you swim in
their dinner bowl, fair enough too!
Good to hear you're happy and getting healthy, and playing happy families
in
a place that sounds absolutely gorgeous "wondrous land of forests and
water"
I can picture it, and living in the desert as I do, I can appreciate it.
The desert has a stark beauty that I really love, and out here in the
west,
there are wide open spaces aplenty.
Great that you're well and happy, had visions of you chowing down on
peyote
in Mexico! Time enough for that I suppose.

Take care
pebble (Iz)
xx
----- Original Message -----
From: Webmaster
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 2:18 PM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hey Pebble,

I know I should know who you are and I know that I know a Pebble and
the
text is verification of you being who you seem to be (from the
groups)...
But that's where my brain it's the wall of retrograde amnesia. I'll
give you
a short update to my website log. My aortic stenosis worsened
drastically
from spring to fall and I had heart surgery on Dec. 23, 2010. It went
well,
I immediately started to impress the staff with the pace of recovery.
So on
the 28th I was sent home. Five hours over Donner pass and then north to
Quincy. It was a true blizzard in some places, clear and very cold in
others. Which is where we spun out in our F-350 diesel Crew cab, long
bed.
The choice was to go over the side of the mountain or crash into a cop,
a
tow truck and the car they were hauling out of the snow. We missed the
cop
and tow truck driver by only a few feet and then slammed sideways into
the
rear end gear of the tow truck. I was the only one injured in that my
chest,
the incision itself, slammed into the side of Linda's seat. Got me
another
ride to the hospital.

I'm in recuperation mode and feeling too good for my own good, exerting
muscles where I shouldn't and extending the length of the rehab. I
start
physical therapy for the cardiac system and for my arms that get
wrecked
by constant tremors. And I'm actively looking for a few people who like
to
hike and camp and slowly build myself up to a few days on the Pacific
Crest
Trail by fall.

Otherwise, I'm actually doing well and having some good times. My
daughter
lives with me and we get along great. It's a very nice neighborhood in
a
very nice town in an almost wondrous land of forests and water. What
more
can I ask?

Gary

----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 9:47 PM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hi Gary,
Hope ya got to Mexico.
There are those that care.
Pebble xx

I'm glad you found Terhune & posted this conversation too, Pebble. It's
good to see he is living free (even among bears & other dangerous
creatures) with family & still with enjoyment despite physical pain &
memory loss. And he still puts together a goodly coherent narrative!

Seconded!
Hear! Hear!
Thanks for posting, Pebble, and good to see you again, PCR!

Bill in Co wrote:
PCR wrote:
bambam wrote:
See? Gary's OK and gave the nod to putting these up here for anyone
who
cares (and I know there is some)

----- Original Message -----
From: Webmaster
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 10:31 PM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hey, "Pebble"!

Bears are indeed the number one danger in these woods. Black bears,
which
are the worst (aside from polar bears.) And they're not just in the
woods.
The beasts have been invading my wife's end of town, dumping out
garbage
cans on the street, pulling things apart because they feel like it,
and
in
my wife's case taking up residence in her front yard where he was
wont to
sleep, rolling out a nice big bed in the two-foot high lawn grass.
She
and I
are both incredible procrastinators, and besides, she thinks the
bear is
doing a fine job of keeping things down. The state stopped sending
out
wardens to shoot nuisance bears, or rather, they created a
cluster**** of
bureaucratic bull****, cutbacks and firings (money thing) that
there's
nobody to do it. Not even the sheriff will do it, and private
citizens
get
tossed in jail for quite a stretch if they try it, though I hear
they're
getting up a vigilante crew in preparation for springs arrival when
all
the
bears wake up after winter--really hungry!

Next biggest danger on the trails is oneself (aka stupidity),
followed at
great distance by mountain lions (one hopes it is at great distance
and
it
usually is.) Snakes, rattlesnakes in particular, don't apparently
like
these
altitudes, but I'm guessing there are one or two spiders that would
cause
great discomfort. Other than that, you don't get to drink this
incredible
water straight from the sources. There are a few different parasites
residing therein, the most common being giardia (soft 'g'), a
microscopic
snail that attaches to the intestine walls and proceeds to procreate
and
do
all kinds of nasty things. It's most very in dogs here and that's
why I
won't take them hiking with me.

To give you an idea, Quincy is in American Valley, which is ~3400 to
~3500
ft. The surrounding ridges top ~7000 to the west and a bit more to
the
east
(if I have it right). So much snow piles up in this county that we
are
the
largest single source of water in California. Hydroelectric, too.
The
gold,
unfortunately, is all gone, as are most of the Spaniards who used
this
valley to raise horses, for which it is eminently suited. In fact,
the
nearest peak is called Spanish Peak, and Spanish Creek runs through
here
on
it's way to join Indian Creek to become the North Fork (East Branch)
of
the
Feather River. It then runs down a very deep canyon (1000 ft or more
deep
and only a hundred yards wide or less) into Lake Oroville, a
reservoir
where
all the various branches of the Feather River system join together.
Then
it
flows south to join the Sacramento River and triples or quadruples
it. Or
it
would if Los Angeles didn't buy it all from the state and pipe it
south
500
miles. I like to pee in the creek back of my house and wonder about
its
travels.

I'm still headed to Mexico some day, but the social atmosphere there
is
more
than a little uncomfortable right now, so I think I'll wait a few
years,
make a bit more money if that's in the cards. I usually prefer
'shrooms
to
peyote, though now that you mention it, the cactus might be what my
brain
will most need in about a year. Might help with my memory issues,
never
mind
the neurological realigning. I have to hunt for peyote, whereas I
have to
regularly decline various gifts of the other usual psychedelics.

Hey, I gotta go get things moving here, see if we can accomplish any
of
the
things we set out to do yesterday, after not getting them done last
week.
I
can't lift anything more than a few pounds, especially not off the
floor,
so
Becky has to do that stuff. She also works two almost full-time jobs
so
it's
slow going. We're taking the weekend off (4 days) to go to SFO.
She's
going
to dance salsa all weekend and I'm going to visit friends. It'll be
great
if
the weather cooperates.

I figured on updating my web not-blog soon when things stabilize.
Besides
this heart thing, I have major movement disorder in my arms, and I
don't
want to jinx it, but it looks as if they hit on the right remedy, a
really
simple one, which really ****es me off in that the other ass...--
pardon
me,
"doctors" -- missed it. Just like they seem to have missed the fact
that
heart failure is the perfect explanation for the "seizures" and
amnesia
and
plain brain damage I've been having for eight years!

If you want to post our conversation to the group, edited or not,
feel
free
to do so. I have to limit my time at the keyboard as extended arms
aren't
an
approved posture with regard to my damaged pectorals, clavicles,
sternum,
etc. If I don't behave, I have to take more oxycodone, and I really
do
not
like that stuff!

Take care, I'm amazed the group still exists. I have to try and
build a
'98
machine for a friend out of the parts piled in my shed, sometime
soon
when
I'm able, and I may need help!

GAry

----- Original Message -----
From:
To: "Webmaster"
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:32 AM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hey Gary,

Good to hear you're doin' OK Gary. The question often comes up
(Win98
Gen_disc.) as to where and how is Gary Terhune. Well now we know.
Very
lucky with your ticker - what with all the abuse you've given it (if
your
website rave holds true!) Meth ?? Godnose I've done some drugs in
my
time,
but just the idea of that **** freaks me out. I stick to pot, beer
and
rum
these days, with the odd 'shroom when available. You must be pretty
healthy
to be recouping as quick as you seem to be. Amazing the abuse the
body
takes and just bounces back.
Glad you chose the cop and not the edge when you pranged it. Bloody
bad
luck to get the injury injured. Pacific crest trail looks amazing -
I'd
be
thinking 'bears' while I was walking. At least in Oz we don't have
anything
that would chase you down and eat you. Crocs only eat you if you
swim in
their dinner bowl, fair enough too!
Good to hear you're happy and getting healthy, and playing happy
families
in
a place that sounds absolutely gorgeous "wondrous land of forests
and
water"
I can picture it, and living in the desert as I do, I can appreciate
it.
The desert has a stark beauty that I really love, and out here in
the
west,
there are wide open spaces aplenty.
Great that you're well and happy, had visions of you chowing down on
peyote
in Mexico! Time enough for that I suppose.

Take care
pebble (Iz)
xx
----- Original Message -----
From: Webmaster
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 2:18 PM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hey Pebble,

I know I should know who you are and I know that I know a Pebble
and
the
text is verification of you being who you seem to be (from the
groups)...
But that's where my brain it's the wall of retrograde amnesia.
I'll
give you
a short update to my website log. My aortic stenosis worsened
drastically
from spring to fall and I had heart surgery on Dec. 23, 2010. It
went
well,
I immediately started to impress the staff with the pace of
recovery.
So on
the 28th I was sent home. Five hours over Donner pass and then
north to
Quincy. It was a true blizzard in some places, clear and very cold
in
others. Which is where we spun out in our F-350 diesel Crew cab,
long
bed.
The choice was to go over the side of the mountain or crash into a
cop,
a
tow truck and the car they were hauling out of the snow. We missed
the
cop
and tow truck driver by only a few feet and then slammed sideways
into
the
rear end gear of the tow truck. I was the only one injured in that
my
chest,
the incision itself, slammed into the side of Linda's seat. Got me
another
ride to the hospital.

I'm in recuperation mode and feeling too good for my own good,
exerting
muscles where I shouldn't and extending the length of the rehab. I
start
physical therapy for the cardiac system and for my arms that get
wrecked
by constant tremors. And I'm actively looking for a few people who
like
to
hike and camp and slowly build myself up to a few days on the
Pacific
Crest
Trail by fall.

Otherwise, I'm actually doing well and having some good times. My
daughter
lives with me and we get along great. It's a very nice
neighborhood in
a
very nice town in an almost wondrous land of forests and water.
What
more
can I ask?

Gary

----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 9:47 PM
Subject: How the f***k are ya?


Hi Gary,
Hope ya got to Mexico.
There are those that care.
Pebble xx

I'm glad you found Terhune & posted this conversation too, Pebble.
It's
good to see he is living free (even among bears & other dangerous
creatures) with family & still with enjoyment despite physical pain &
memory loss. And he still puts together a goodly coherent narrative!

Seconded!
Hear! Hear!
Thanks for posting, Pebble, and good to see you again, PCR!

Good to see you still here too, Colorado -- & Pebble & others.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR