On Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:01:14 -0400, Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:=20 > This is what a friend of mine wrote about it...and I agree with=20 >her......... >Steve Irwin lived life large. His life was never a slow march to the=20 >grave but a merry dance. He made us see beauty where we normally felt=20 >fear and revulsion. He made me laugh when he called snakes and crocs=20 >"little beauties" and "sweetheart". Sometimes we are so busy protecting= =20 >and preserving life that we forget to enjoy it. Thank heaven for the=20 >Steve Irwins of the world who remind us to embrace life to the fullest=20 >and to look deep for the hidden beauty of the world. I like what your friend wrote, Peggy. It's sort of like a more polite version of this: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways -- Champagne in one hand - chocolate in the other -- body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'HOLY **** WHAT A RIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'" kmc ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================