tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post115739688688520848..comments2023-10-31T04:37:20.113-07:00Comments on Bloviating Zeppelin: Steve On The BarbieBloviating Zeppelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1157680005294999572006-09-07T18:46:00.000-07:002006-09-07T18:46:00.000-07:00WE loved his work as well. our whole family did. H...WE loved his work as well. our whole family did. He had a great personality, and the kind of person you would want to hang out with. Even though he was one of those 'environmentalists', we really loved him and it will be a sad loss for my boys.Rivkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074803139812941783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1157465061407550582006-09-05T07:04:00.000-07:002006-09-05T07:04:00.000-07:00LMC: quite true, he was doing what he loved and ho...LMC: quite true, he was doing what he loved and how many of us can say that? On the other hand, when you deal with wild and very dangerous animals and simultaneously push the envelope, sometimes the envelope pushes back. Not so tragic had he been childless; geometrically more tragic now.<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1157428135901477882006-09-04T20:48:00.000-07:002006-09-04T20:48:00.000-07:00I thought Lone Pony's post described it well in th...I thought Lone Pony's post described it well in that she talked about how he died doing what he loved. Its sad that his wife and kids are left behind and I think he leaves a void, its very sad. But he died following his dream.Dionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013166054883351020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1157420561221568482006-09-04T18:42:00.000-07:002006-09-04T18:42:00.000-07:00ABF: I watched a recent interview with Jack Hanna,...ABF: I watched a recent interview with Jack Hanna, who indicated that he wouldn't have attempted half the things that Irwin did; he said he didn't appear to have that "Sixth Sense" possessed by Steve. He knew his limitations.<BR/><BR/>But you can only extend those limitations so far. Mammals may intuit your senses and your internal demeanor; I truly believe that many mammals can intuit your mental and physical state and, further, the state of the world in general. Witness the reactions of mammals when earthquakes, for example, having been impending.<BR/><BR/>It is another thing with reptiles, amphibians, fish and, of course, rays -- those animals with mere ganglions for brains. <BR/><BR/>I don't believe Steve even remotely saw his demise coming. His card had been played and it was simply his time.<BR/><BR/>I feel sad for his survivors and, mostly, for the two children he left behind who may have no and/or meagre memories of their father.<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1157416210277541172006-09-04T17:30:00.000-07:002006-09-04T17:30:00.000-07:00He was one smart dude when it come to animals........He was one smart dude when it come to animals.....but maybe under the sea he was a little out of his element, and it bit him back.... My prayers are also with his family.ABFreedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979515909350208660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1157410451050285082006-09-04T15:54:00.000-07:002006-09-04T15:54:00.000-07:00Yes, clearly he enjoyed his work and I very much u...Yes, clearly he enjoyed his work and I very much used to enjoy watching him at work. I think it was his absolutely unbridled childish enthusiasm that caught me. At first I thought it was just a trick, a ploy for the cameras. Then I came to think that, when in the wild and tracking and involving himself with various animals, that was the true Steve Irwin.<BR/><BR/>Sure, he took some major chances and his lifestyle caught up with him. We all knew it would come; I'm sure he did too.<BR/><BR/>And you're right; I feel for his family and Terri and the children, who must now soldier on without their father. It didn't have to happen. But Terri knew what she bought when she bought into it. The kids had no choice.<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1157403551891479662006-09-04T13:59:00.000-07:002006-09-04T13:59:00.000-07:00My family used to watch this guy on animal planet,...My family used to watch this guy on animal planet, I always thought, "There is a man that truly enjoys what he does" I can't say I thought he was too bright, but I admire anyone that gets a chance in life to make a living doing what he loves.<BR/>Our prayers are with his family.Bushwackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526043643313096753noreply@blogger.com