On May 19, 2010, at 8:31 PM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> Tom Buese wrote:
>> I believe we went thru this w/ Mr. Squirrel a number of years ago
>> when he  in lived in SOCAL, & we tried to get him to go to some
>> campouts w/ many volks in AZ etc.  I believe that his nudist
>> lifestyle precludes him from hobnobbing much w/ the likes of this
>> group?
>
> I don't have no "nudist lifestyle." That's a scurrilous rumor.

If you can't start a "scurrilous rumor" on this list, where can you?

Mr. BZ-all rumors shall have a shred of truth no matter how small

>
> I just sometimes get naked when I find a place where there is close
> to zero risk that someone will see my body. A mere glimpse of it can
> cause blindness.
>
> What I do have is a "secludist lifestyle. At least when camping. Mrs
> Squirrel and I like seclusion when we camp. The missus uses camping
> trips to just read, say as little as possible to anyone, and
> depressurize from work and other responsibilities, and I like quiet
> and
> the feeling of the two of us being alone in a (hopefully) beautiful
> place with no one around in eye or earshot.
>
> Besides, the AZ gatherings were absurd numbers of hours away and
> across
> some of the least attractive desert in the southland.
>
> So here's a weird thought: What if I remained always a faceless
> "voice"
> heard only on the ether of the Internet. A man of mystery, rumor,
> and ... belief.
>
> "...some say he was a giant of a man, shy due to a carbuncle the
> size of
> a plover's egg on his nose; but others tell of a man who..."
>
> Oh, wait -- I know of at least two, if not three, members on the list
> who have met me. Damn. Okay then, anyone coming though Bend (Oregon)
> drop me a note ahead of time and we can meet for a pint. Or other
> beverage of choice.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
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