On Jan 12, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
He was older
than I am now, but undertook the job, knowing that it would take a
while to
finish.
He was nearly 75 when he started on that pond.
I've long thought that Scott Nearing would have lived longer if he had
done less grunt work and had more fun. By Helen's direct declarations
to an editor friend of mine, Scott was a sourpuss.