tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post8171780947603050333..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Cabin feverJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-57286392600130744762007-03-26T08:31:00.000-06:002007-03-26T08:31:00.000-06:00Jesus people, is our compatriot some wilting flowe...Jesus people, is our compatriot some wilting flower? I think not, so I say...Swim dork, swim dork, swim dork!Juanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283672346601878803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-45710850035737102932007-03-26T08:09:00.000-06:002007-03-26T08:09:00.000-06:00Do orcas hang out in Kachemak Bay? 'Cuz that would...Do orcas hang out in Kachemak Bay? 'Cuz that would give me pause. <BR/><BR/>As for caveman-culling, yeah, it bugs me how the little things take you down. I mean, forget lions, parasitical worms are the most dangerous animals on the planet.<BR/><BR/>It takes a rare kind of courage to do the things you do. I'm not talking about the riding - that's just crazy. I'm talking about the writing, which is astonishingly honest and often brilliant. Keep on keeping 'on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-90317912101987321262007-03-26T01:01:00.000-06:002007-03-26T01:01:00.000-06:00Ome of the things I love about having freedom of s...Ome of the things I love about having freedom of speech is that you can say great things that people might remember you by, that might even get you killed. Provided of course, that you bother to stand up and take credit for the things you say. <BR/><BR/>Imagine this: "Give me liberty, or give me death." Signed, <BR/>anonymous. <BR/><BR/>Or, this: " I have a dream ..." Signed anonymous. <BR/><BR/>It takes guts, and courage, and a pleasant heart, to train and ride in the frigid Alaska wilderness, and then write so eloquently about it. It might take more courage still to share one's pain with anonymous readers. <BR/><BR/>If there's any shame to be had it should be the shame of a pitiful commentor, who lacks even the courage or decent courtesy to take credit for such a miserable attitude. <BR/><BR/>Thanks <I>Jill.</I> I ordered the book you recommended!shawnkieltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414687355264886702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-32186367525743570402007-03-25T23:55:00.000-06:002007-03-25T23:55:00.000-06:00I have cabin fever here in Fairbanks, but because ...I have cabin fever here in Fairbanks, but because we can't shake a cold snap. I hope your knee mends well. Keep on swimming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-53090448738358310412007-03-25T17:37:00.000-06:002007-03-25T17:37:00.000-06:00If you figure out the swimming technique, all you'...If you figure out the swimming technique, all you'll have left is improving your run and you could do the triathlon thing. Opportunities to train yourself into oblivion abound there :)<BR/><BR/>Actually I'm thinking you're a shoe-in for adventure racing.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the swimming, if nothing else it's a good cardio workout.<BR/><BR/>DGNeve_r_esthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329919180492986371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-83224927084929764142007-03-25T17:20:00.000-06:002007-03-25T17:20:00.000-06:00sarcasm in the parenthesis, bt the way ;)sarcasm in the parenthesis, bt the way ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991652373354118024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-84907198366762946262007-03-25T17:19:00.000-06:002007-03-25T17:19:00.000-06:00Jill, I can't really say anything others haven't a...Jill, I can't really say anything others haven't already covered! As to those anonymous comments that get nasty (unlike the one here in this comment string, a nice supportive one, that one is!:) ), remember, those nasty creatures are hiding and you are right out there......<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, I admire the hell out of ya! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991652373354118024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-3380379449494440702007-03-25T16:09:00.000-06:002007-03-25T16:09:00.000-06:00So what you're trying to say is that as long as th...So what you're trying to say is that as long as there is someone out there who has it worse than you, you have no right to feel distress about your own situation? By that logic, no one has the right to feel distress about anything. What a great theory! Now we can all go through life gritting our teeth and feeling happy about ourselves. A breakthrough for modern psychology, I'm sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-25002474900606512142007-03-25T11:34:00.000-06:002007-03-25T11:34:00.000-06:00Jill, I hope you don't let those anonymous comment...Jill, I hope you don't let those anonymous comments get to you. As you've said before, it's your blog. People read it because they're interested in what <I>your</I> thoughts/experiences are. I retract the shame that 'anonymous' put on you--this is your place to share your feelings, thoughts, and struggles as you see fit. If someone feels you're too self-centered they have no business reading your blog, and certainly no business leaving supercilious, pointless, and rude comments. I don't know you, and I'm not even a bicyclist, but I enjoy your blog for the adventure as well as the conflict--your writing displays a dynamic character, and I'm sure your faithful readers agree that any other way would be somewhat insincere and not nearly as human.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073080246593042144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-85597499737651007022007-03-25T07:16:00.000-06:002007-03-25T07:16:00.000-06:00Count your blessings, you have a temporary and min...Count your blessings, you have a temporary and minor injury. Read My Chain Driven Ride......she doesn't complain ad nauseum or wallow in self pity and she endures for the rest of her life, chronic weakness, fatigue and pain. Injects herself twice a day hoping the rx will stave off the progression of her MS. Shame on you, get out of your own head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-67636116341202297092007-03-25T06:56:00.000-06:002007-03-25T06:56:00.000-06:00How about posting some pics of you impressing your...How about posting some pics of you impressing your mate by jumping over a fire? That would be cool.Snakebitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879428992616238833noreply@blogger.com