tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post554300887235623589..comments2024-01-27T20:32:17.610-05:00Comments on Pinchgut: Farewell MaalieBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-79761717539174092222011-09-19T10:13:52.991-04:002011-09-19T10:13:52.991-04:00Hello Badger. I am someone who cared very deeply f...Hello Badger. I am someone who cared very deeply for Jim, and yet have just found out about his death. I am so very sad. I wonder if you might consider emailing me? my email address is tinabina1995@gmail.comTinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871495184042118262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-9212978488670215372011-05-16T05:38:02.106-04:002011-05-16T05:38:02.106-04:00Thank you all for your comments about a wonderful ...Thank you all for your comments about a wonderful man, father and friend.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-91937824265837366702011-05-15T21:52:45.916-04:002011-05-15T21:52:45.916-04:00I'm sorry for you loss, it is always hard to s...I'm sorry for you loss, it is always hard to say goodbye to the ones we cherish. You have honored your friend in a beautiful way in your blog.Cheers!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00892959274587564278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-26621697840435553412011-05-15T17:46:53.510-04:002011-05-15T17:46:53.510-04:00"Like me, Maalie was an Atheist and had absol..."Like me, Maalie was an Atheist and had absolutely no fear of death." <br /><br />That's maybe the comfortable secret of being an atheist. Great!Hermann U. Loewel (Uwe Werner)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14903890752762934233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-7316628539401407952011-05-15T17:43:35.222-04:002011-05-15T17:43:35.222-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hermann U. Loewel (Uwe Werner)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14903890752762934233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-40505173382821514122011-05-15T17:15:54.061-04:002011-05-15T17:15:54.061-04:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts on losing the ...Thank you for sharing your thoughts on losing the Maalie King. There are so many of us missing him and it is good to know that we are not alone. I received a phone call at midday yesterday asking whether I had heard from him and telling me that the police had found his car, an empty kayak and fishing gear. They had also found a body which they were trying to identify. I called his mobile in desperation but knew the truth. It transpires that a heart attack caused the accident and not the enormous pike that I thought would be a grand final adventure! He was a most excellent and intelligent man; friend and mentor. I miss his daily mickey-taking and am deeply saddened that he will not be at my wedding next month. Farewell on your new travels Jim.Jenny Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503427796709597517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-38201348100587735042011-05-15T14:52:00.962-04:002011-05-15T14:52:00.962-04:00I keep writing and deleting, searching for the rig...I keep writing and deleting, searching for the right words but can't seem to find them...<br />This post is a beautiful tribute to your friend. He sounds like a wonderful person.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528484098724947814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-23630834661490302512011-05-15T12:59:02.931-04:002011-05-15T12:59:02.931-04:00I'm always so full of words--more than are act...I'm always so full of words--more than are actually needed--but at times like these I can't seem to find any at all. I'm thinking of you and sending you my very best.Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-68344902011142820932011-05-15T05:17:58.698-04:002011-05-15T05:17:58.698-04:00oh badger. i'm so sorry. so very sad. i'm ...oh badger. i'm so sorry. so very sad. i'm lost for words. but thinking of you.rockinkezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959491177349602143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-56315839644316042172011-05-15T04:30:50.679-04:002011-05-15T04:30:50.679-04:00Maalie was so much a part of your blog, such a fre...Maalie was so much a part of your blog, such a frequent contributor and so often the subject, that I feel I know him. I loved the Cumbrian photos, I loved what a wonderful friend he was to you. I am thinking of you, and his other wonderful friends through your post.Gwenythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955609638577237500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-81555406175647120532011-05-15T02:22:59.127-04:002011-05-15T02:22:59.127-04:00Badger- i know what was out of his reach as we tal...Badger- i know what was out of his reach as we talked about it often. A brilliant tribute to him mate. I am very upset. I feel honored to have him here for a month and my children are all upset as well.<br /><br />I have posted about him as well.<br /><br />Simonsimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329985554257923069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-33084456764253439872011-05-14T22:41:47.420-04:002011-05-14T22:41:47.420-04:00Oh no!
Gone?
Just like that?
Oh no.Oh no!<br />Gone?<br />Just like that?<br />Oh no.freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-37152805003433983622011-05-14T19:19:37.583-04:002011-05-14T19:19:37.583-04:00Dear Dad,
so sorry for the loss of your wonderful...Dear Dad,<br /><br />so sorry for the loss of your wonderful friend. He sounded as though he lived his life as we all aspire to - enjoying and making the most of every moment. The kind of person who makes you want to be better and try harder. Thinking of you at this sad time.<br />KPKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412660054967362295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-5424106555882269052011-05-14T16:38:27.094-04:002011-05-14T16:38:27.094-04:00I think that was backwards thinking on her part; I...I think that was backwards thinking on her part; I believe that ‘youthful exuberance’ is a grounds for staying together! I am sorry for your loss of a dear friend.esbbostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09946279220170973147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-80948140332122731872011-05-14T14:52:24.235-04:002011-05-14T14:52:24.235-04:00"The stars are not wanted now: put out every ..."The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;<br />Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;<br />Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.<br />For nothing now can ever come to any good."<br /><br />I can't find words.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-72293397427484291612011-05-14T14:07:44.540-04:002011-05-14T14:07:44.540-04:00I was stunned by your evocation of Jim Fowler'...I was stunned by your evocation of Jim Fowler's empty kayak on Coniston Water, that same apparently calm lake where another adventurer, Donald Campbell, died in his famous Bluebird in 1967. There was a sense of foreboding in Maalie's <a href="http://maalie1.blogspot.com/2011/02/thirlmere.html" rel="nofollow">description</a>, last February, of a solitary kayak excursion on nearby foggy Thirlmere. His recent excursion to the Outback in Australia demonstrated his determination to pack as much into life as possible. I hope that Maalie's blog (with its many splendid photos) will be safeguarded as a memorial to this intrepid naturalist.William Skyvingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-30621484087301583962011-05-14T14:02:50.967-04:002011-05-14T14:02:50.967-04:00Louis Armstrong, It's a wonderful world.Louis Armstrong, It's a wonderful world.fmcgmccllchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184250774341700041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-30902409183864938302011-05-14T13:19:11.804-04:002011-05-14T13:19:11.804-04:00My condolences on the loss of a great friend.
M...My condolences on the loss of a great friend.<br /> My congratuations on the joys you both shared and will hold forever dear in your heart and mind.One Woman's Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583825153877354947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-64791389539880953562011-05-14T13:17:18.932-04:002011-05-14T13:17:18.932-04:00What a sad yet joyful post. You had a great friend...What a sad yet joyful post. You had a great friend there, and I don't doubt that he had a great friend in you too. He sounds marvellous fun and extremely interesting - I can quite see that you two had an awful lot in common.<br />LOVE your blog btw.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243498106528638696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-85319159829956619652011-05-14T13:10:44.250-04:002011-05-14T13:10:44.250-04:00Oh Badger. I am so sorry. I've been reading ab...Oh Badger. I am so sorry. I've been reading about you and Maalie now for a year and a half. I am so sad to read this, but heartened to know of how much joy your friendship brought to both of you. What a beautiful tribute to your friend. Much love to you, my friend. xxWanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099758957492165428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-71155619485440041122011-05-14T11:55:10.968-04:002011-05-14T11:55:10.968-04:00I'm so sorry you've lost such a good frien...I'm so sorry you've lost such a good friend. It's wonderful that you have such good memories of your time together.Anna Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501987629217550079noreply@blogger.com