tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post8339645724248266156..comments2024-02-24T18:30:26.749-07:00Comments on prairiemary: "KICKSTART" BEGINSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-85215005279050909582008-12-17T09:17:00.000-07:002008-12-17T09:17:00.000-07:00Thanks, Art. I do know about Paulsen, but I don't...Thanks, Art. I do know about Paulsen, but I don't think Tim does. I didn't know about the memoir. We both know about Pirsig. I sat in the same classrooms that Pirsig had at the U of Chicago. Tim would know more about his son who was killed in San Francisco.<BR/><BR/>Both Pirsig and Paulsen have Montana connections.<BR/><BR/>But the main thing is this business of addressing what is worth pursuing and then DOING it. I know you're doing the same. <BR/><BR/>Loved the Columbia Gorge photos on your website. I grew up in Portland and in good weather the Gorge was our Sunday drive.<BR/><BR/>Prairie MaryMary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-42285162093286112862008-12-17T08:51:00.000-07:002008-12-17T08:51:00.000-07:00I don't know if either of you have ever read any G...I don't know if either of you have ever read any Gary Paulsen. He's best known as a writer of young adult fiction, mostly for boys. His most famous book is "Hatchet," a tale of wilderness survival based on a true incident. (There are a couple of sequels now.) Paulsen has also written adult fiction, and memoir; his memoir of running the Iditarod is a real page-turner.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I mention Paulsen because I'm getting the vibe that you're entering similar territory. I mean that in a complimentary and positive way. I guess one thing this excerpt made me think of is Paulsen's memoir about riding a Harley cross-country at age 60. It's hard to avoid evoking Robert Pirsig, also.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, this is just random, and probably the associations are just in my own mind. Don't let my ramblings derail you; as if. I look forward to reading more.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.com