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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8119 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Portable Energy Source Reply #10 - Dec 17^th, 2022 at 2:20pm	Quote Print Post
	I think having your ashes spread in the Q would be a great spot to spend eternity. As you know some of my Dad's ashes are in Walter Lk. I want my ashes mixed with Native Wildflower mix. I like to paddle in the Spring, so something bright/colorful would fit that time of year. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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Jimbo Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4603 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 6^th, 2002	Re: Portable Energy Source Reply #11 - Dec 17^th, 2022 at 3:09pm	Quote Print Post
	Yeah, that story about your dad (and the rabbit!) definitely crossed my mind as I posted that note. My notion ran along the lines of that third episode of the "Lonesome Dove" mini-series. You know, when Gus charges Captain Call with hauling his remains BACK to Texas. That chore had a purpose, more for Call than Gus. I like to think my boys would derive similar benefit... depending upon how challenging I make their trek AND the characters I ask to tag along with them. That's why they'll need a few good guides. Might invite Wally13 & Kingfisher to keep the caravan fed with walleye along the way. Probably would ask Old Salt to tend to the catering... I'm thinking classic Pink Flamingo Chowder at my wake, OS. Portage Dog should still be spry enough to haul a few packs and fix a few fancy desserts. I'd ask DentonDoc along to assist with meals AND especially so he & Magic can argue about smoky campfires and how best to keep skeeters away. THAT is always entertaining... which means we'd have to have PineKnot around to keep them straight about proper firewood to use and how to properly stack it in the pit, etc. AND, just so HE would be happy and feel safe, we'll ask TomT & Luna along so she can keep those nasty, vicious red squirrels at bay. Finally, just in case this bunch forgets to bring something, Mossback can serve as official quartermaster. Geez, I thought I carried a lot of crap on trips; if THAT boy doesn't have it, nobody does. Dang, this proposed ceremony has become something of a circus, hasn't it? Seems appropriate, somehow, to save the best "Jimboree" as the last one. Maybe I'll change my plans and stick around for it. Jimbo


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8119 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Portable Energy Source Reply #12 - Dec 17^th, 2022 at 4:23pm	Quote Print Post
	Quote: Maybe I'll change my plans and stick around for it. When my Dad's older brother was fighting cancer and knew his time was limited, he threw a WAKE at the local VFW where he was a long time member. He paid for all the booze/food. He and his two sons played their banjo's/guitars and a fiddle. At one point they had a Bagpiper come in. My Uncle had a grand old time. He summoned the energy to dance with all the ladies and drink toasts with the men. Wouldn't let anyone shed a tear. Said he had a good life and there was nothing to be sad about. 2 weeks later he passed peacefully in his sleep. Attending your own going away party sounds good to me.


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Jimbo Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4603 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 6^th, 2002	Re: Portable Energy Source Reply #13 - Dec 17^th, 2022 at 4:56pm	Quote Print Post
	solotripper wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 4:23pm: Quote: Maybe I'll change my plans and stick around for it. At one point they had a Bagpiper come in. Attending your own going away party sounds good to me. Ok, ST, you just made the case for inviting PJ along. We'll put him in charge of music & Scotch. Jimbo.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8119 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Portable Energy Source Reply #14 - Dec 17^th, 2022 at 5:06pm	Quote Print Post
	Will he be bringing the Merman suit? I'd pay good money to see that in person


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Jimbo Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4603 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 6^th, 2002	Re: Portable Energy Source Reply #15 - Dec 17^th, 2022 at 6:28pm	Quote Print Post
	I'd be interested to see how he manages to play the bagpipes in that outfit. Jimbo


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PhantomJug Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 2857 Location: 1/2 way there Joined: Feb 12^th, 2003	Re: Portable Energy Source Reply #16 - Dec 17^th, 2022 at 8:08pm	Quote Print Post
	solotripper wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 5:06pm: Will he be bringing the Merman suit? I'd pay good money to see that in person Jimbo wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 6:28pm: I'd be interested to see how he manages to play the bagpipes in that outfit. Jimbo Piping in the merman suit costs an extra $100 and an old-school Nalgene bottle full of Yukon Jack. Also need help keeping my kilt up. Any takers?


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8119 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Portable Energy Source Reply #17 - Dec 17^th, 2022 at 9:06pm	Quote Print Post
	Quote: Also need help keeping my kilt up. Any takers? How do you feel about Super Glue in your nether regions


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Solus Inukshuk Offline Posts: 967 Location: Northern Minnesota Joined: Oct 6^th, 2006	Re: Portable Energy Source Reply #18 - Dec 18^th, 2022 at 7:02pm	Quote Print Post
	Jimbo wrote on Dec 17^th, 2022 at 12:56pm: In fact, I have one old paperback that I brought so many times into the wilderness that it's pages have fallen apart. So, I collected the pages, put them back in order, and then into a plastic baggie. Then, I continued to take that very book into the parks with me. It was a trip ritual of mine to reread the danged thing every year... and I enjoy it, every time. Some stories never get old and I take comfort in reliving this one, time after time. So, I'm probably overdue to bring that baggie with me yet again, so maybe the Kindle gets to stay home next summer. The book? It's an obscure volume⁹ written by a fellow named Hugh Fosburgh, entitled "The Sound of Whitewater." I've written about it in the QJ books forum. It has an "early Hemingway" vibe about it. Anyway, time to bring it again... and, no, not for combustion purposes. Yet. Later, Jimbo The volume that I brought with me for years (until it too began delaminating and it was an old sewn in hardcover) was Faulkner's Go Down, Moses. My contention being The Old People, The Bear and Delta Autumn being three of the greatest wilderness stories ever written, and that despite the wilderness that is the subject being the Atchafalaya swamp the opening of The Old People was always deeply reminiscent of waking on a cold fall morning in the Q. "At first there was nothing. There was the cold and constant rain, the gray and constant light of the late November dawn.." Despite his reputation for difficulty the stories made for great reading out loud at a campfire in the evening. Brilliant. May have permanently damaged my son after reading The Bear out loud when we were stranded for two days and nights on Elk in October when he was 3 and the wind screamed out of the NW at about 35 degrees with spitting rain and snow depending on the temp. Still make sure it's on the Kindle whenever I go.


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5462 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: Portable Energy Source Reply #19 - Dec 20^th, 2022 at 8:24pm	Quote Print Post
	I recall reading an article, I think it was last year, about a certain wildlife biology major doing research for his dissertation. The topic was something about bears being attracted to the smell of warm electronics. Haven't heard of any results to date.


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