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[Gracie]

 

[Gracie]

 

[Gracie]

 

[Gracie]

 

[Gracie]

 

[Gracie]

 

[Gracie]

Realistic oil painting.

 

[Gracie]

 

[Gracie]

Another realistic oil painting.

 

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[Gracie]

watercolor

 

[WelfareQueen]

[MENTION=45104]WelfareQueen[/MENTION]

Don't go naked and not afraid. Although stumbling up within 30 feet of a momma grizzly and her cubs high in the Tetons got my attention. Ditto a 2,000 lbs Moose who was very irritated up in northern Minnesota. I think the moose scared me more than the grizzly.

Do you go alone or does the wife go with you too? Do you have more pics of your adventures?

My wife goes with me usually. Although as she's gotten older she's less inclined. She is a clinician too. We met working in a hospital and went to graduate school together. She went to William & Mary undergrad which is a brainiac place.

She was a child therapist for years while I worked emergency services. Basically going out with cops for hostage situations or to evaluate mentally ill folks or suicidal folks. You see some pretty extreme things and are put in some interesting situations. Not for the faint of heart. I guess I'm an adrenaline junky. The last 6 years I have worked in a major inner city hospital ER. We see over 100,000 people a year. I do psychiatric evals in the ER and throughout the hospital. I have cut back my hours a lot to write....although I can bump my hours up if I want.

Gracie....I've seen everything.You would be amazed. They is no amount of blood, gore, or human misery I have not witnessed. If you are not tough...you soon will be. ER Nurses and Doc are some of the mentally toughest people you will ever meet. They have to be.

But to answer your question...she goes with me. If it is more extreme now, I usually go with a buddy. Always fun.

 

[Gracie]

 

[Gracie]

[MENTION=45104]WelfareQueen[/MENTION]

Don't go naked and not afraid. Although stumbling up within 30 feet of a momma grizzly and her cubs high in the Tetons got my attention. Ditto a 2,000 lbs Moose who was very irritated up in northern Minnesota. I think the moose scared me more than the grizzly.

Do you go alone or does the wife go with you too? Do you have more pics of your adventures?

My wife goes with me usually. Although as she's gotten older she's less inclined. She is a clinician too. We met working in a hospital and went to graduate school together. She went to William & Mary undergrad which is a brainiac place.

She was a child therapist for years while I worked emergency services. Basically going out with cops for hostage situations or to evaluate mentally ill folks or suicidal folks. You see some pretty extreme things and are put in some interesting situations. Not for the faint of heart. I guess I'm an adrenaline junky. The last 6 years I have worked in a major inner city hospital ER. We see over 100,000 people a year. I do psychiatric evals in the ER and throughout the hospital. I have cut back my hours a lot to write....although I can bump my hours up if I want.

Gracie....I've seen everything.You would be amazed. They is no amount of blood, gore, or human misery I have not witnessed. If you are not tough...you soon will be. ER Nurses and Doc are some of the mentally toughest people you will ever meet. They have to be.

But to answer your question...she goes with me. If it is more extreme now, I usually go with a buddy. Always fun.

Wow. Just..wow. You two both need the peace and solitude of the forest, the mountains, the natural quiet. I hope you both get to go soon.

 

[WelfareQueen]

[MENTION=45104]WelfareQueen[/MENTION]



Do you go alone or does the wife go with you too? Do you have more pics of your adventures?

My wife goes with me usually. Although as she's gotten older she's less inclined. She is a clinician too. We met working in a hospital and went to graduate school together. She went to William & Mary undergrad which is a brainiac place.

She was a child therapist for years while I worked emergency services. Basically going out with cops for hostage situations or to evaluate mentally ill folks or suicidal folks. You see some pretty extreme things and are put in some interesting situations. Not for the faint of heart. I guess I'm an adrenaline junky. The last 6 years I have worked in a major inner city hospital ER. We see over 100,000 people a year. I do psychiatric evals in the ER and throughout the hospital. I have cut back my hours a lot to write....although I can bump my hours up if I want.

Gracie....I've seen everything.You would be amazed. They is no amount of blood, gore, or human misery I have not witnessed. If you are not tough...you soon will be. ER Nurses and Doc are some of the mentally toughest people you will ever meet. They have to be.

But to answer your question...she goes with me. If it is more extreme now, I usually go with a buddy. Always fun.

Wow. Just..wow. You two both need the peace and solitude of the forest, the mountains, the natural quiet. I hope you both get to go soon.

Thanks....Yeah we like the natural wonders. But we kind of attack it. Although the first hike into Chiricachua we were able 15 miles in and she leaned against a rock and said she wasn't going any further.

I was like oh shit....we have to get off the mountain and back to our camp before dark. Damn cold and too many big critters. About 5 minutes later we heard a Mountain Lion growl on the other side of the ridge. That got her moving pretty quickly.

 

[Gracie]

btw...how is the book sale going? The one you just wrote? I still want a copy. Just gotta wait cuz of that damn vet bill.

 

[Michelle420]

 

[Gracie]

My wife goes with me usually. Although as she's gotten older she's less inclined. She is a clinician too. We met working in a hospital and went to graduate school together. She went to William & Mary undergrad which is a brainiac place.

She was a child therapist for years while I worked emergency services. Basically going out with cops for hostage situations or to evaluate mentally ill folks or suicidal folks. You see some pretty extreme things and are put in some interesting situations. Not for the faint of heart. I guess I'm an adrenaline junky. The last 6 years I have worked in a major inner city hospital ER. We see over 100,000 people a year. I do psychiatric evals in the ER and throughout the hospital. I have cut back my hours a lot to write....although I can bump my hours up if I want.

Gracie....I've seen everything.You would be amazed. They is no amount of blood, gore, or human misery I have not witnessed. If you are not tough...you soon will be. ER Nurses and Doc are some of the mentally toughest people you will ever meet. They have to be.

But to answer your question...she goes with me. If it is more extreme now, I usually go with a buddy. Always fun.

Wow. Just..wow. You two both need the peace and solitude of the forest, the mountains, the natural quiet. I hope you both get to go soon.

Thanks....Yeah we like the natural wonders. But we kind of attack it. Although the first hike into Chiricachua we were able 15 miles in and she leaned against a rock and said she wasn't going any further.

I was like oh shit....we have to get off the mountain and back to our camp before dark. Damn cold and too many big critters. About 5 minutes later we heard a Mountain Lion growl on the other side of the ridge. That got her moving pretty quickly.

Well, I hope like hell you have weapons!

 

[WelfareQueen]

btw...how is the book sale going? The one you just wrote? I still want a copy. Just gotta wait cuz of that damn vet bill.

Selling pretty good. I'm not Stephen King. I don't make big money at it by any means....but it's really fun. My first one had sales in India, France, England, Australia. Very cool. Got some really fun e-mails from folks all over the place.

The second one is partly set in Chiriachua Monument. Write what ya know as they say.

 

[WelfareQueen]

Wow. Just..wow. You two both need the peace and solitude of the forest, the mountains, the natural quiet. I hope you both get to go soon.

Thanks....Yeah we like the natural wonders. But we kind of attack it. Although the first hike into Chiricachua we were able 15 miles in and she leaned against a rock and said she wasn't going any further.

I was like oh shit....we have to get off the mountain and back to our camp before dark. Damn cold and too many big critters. About 5 minutes later we heard a Mountain Lion growl on the other side of the ridge. That got her moving pretty quickly.

Well, I hope like hell you have weapons!

On that trip no....because we flew in from the east coast. We have family in Arizona. Can't carry guns on planes.