For Bacpaks eyes only...

“Bacpac...

I guess I am confused here. What did you do that you want forgiveness from me?”

“opps... Now I need to ask for forgiveness on mis-spelling your TT name in the thread title. A little too quick with the keyboard...

Sorry "Bacpac".”

“I was a bad boy. Well no worse than usual, but during one of our debates I made a few snide cracks. You seemed to take it personally, and even though it was tounge in cheek it was a little mean spirited.

Then you disappeared. So I felt bad about making you uncomfortable enough to leave so I am sorry.”

“Ha Ha I read it.”

“sensitivity?”

“I know it's a thread just for you but I couldn't resist, I mean I was in the neighborhood and all.”

“Hey, you weenies, can't you read? It says my eyes only!”

“Yeah, I'm looking threw your eye's. I look in the mirror and see an old, ugly, mean, disgruntle, lousy hiker, horrible person an a guy who hates his job.

Bacpac, you can have your eyes back now. I got scared being you.


PS: I?m only kidding

PPS: No I?m not!

PPPS: so maybe I was.

LOL”

“Who's bacpak?”

“Those aren't my eyes, Tea. That is called a mirror.”

“BP!

I am a gay lesbian.

That means I date men!

Oh, I just wanted to get your dander up.

tee hee

I still love you.

Tonto”

“Well since everyone else has stopped by...
mind if I peek Fredom?”

“Tea, I think those were my eyes, and I am not a lousy hiker!LOL”

“No worries Bacpac

You didn't run me off. TT just didn't appeal to me as it once did. The Trolls moved in and the talk got cheap. The quality of the banter became a little too adolesent for my tastes. I came to the decision that it was time to step back and let it run through it's cycle.

Demands within my own life changed as well. A relationship, career promotion and a move across the country all took priority in my life. TT got put on hold for a while.

Things are more settled and I only have time to pick and choose the threads that interest me.

I will grant that your comments and opinions at the time were not ones that I embraced, thus I choose not to get caught up in an unproductive debate.

At the same time I don't know what you were going through, or the path where you had walked. In an attempt not to judge, I steered clear of you.

I have seen a more compassionate side of you come out in your posts lately. I understand about going through rough spots in your life and how bitterness can seep out as sarcasim. It's not lifes challenges that matter in the long run. It's how you choose to respond to them. I have had too many obstacles in my life (ie: unable to walk for 6 weeks due to a back injury) to be unhappy with the hand of cards God has dealt. I think negativity can spread like wild fire, and I do not want to be someone to help fan the flames. Life is too precious.


I may have shared more than I needed to, but I've chosen to by the grace of God and living with integrity. I want to offer a sincere apology to you if you felt my actions or lack there of were malice towards you.

"One is never so right that they NEVER need to ask for forgiveness". That quote has made me more humble and a much happier person.”

“Mel!!! How could you! And I was looking forward to seeing the Hotsprings with you as the guide. A Gay Lesbian!! Oh... The thought....

Someone get me a glass of water... I think I am getting peakkid at the thought.....”

“Say it ain't so BP? You ain't gettinn soft on us..........are you?


I must have missed something in the past. Last I remember Freedom was setting sail for the west coast. ROAD TRIP!!!! And yet I can't recall a post about the journey.
Freedom I can relate to your thoughts about TT. Where have all the good debates and insightful discussion gone too.”

“No offense Freedom dude but you need to lighten up!”

“Oops, I just remembered that Freedom is a chick! Hey, but down that skillet Freedom ... no, don't pick up a knife instead! LOL”

“Hey Steve.. No Harm No Foul. What you doing reading Bacpacs thread anyhow??? He asked... I told... The rest is for your reading pleasure.

Where else but on the internet!!”

“i just wanted to drop in and show off my beautiful southern bald.

ain't it a peach?!?!

(_!_)”

“Keep that up and some of these fat asses are gonna have buttcheek envy.

Freedom's a dudette!
Couldn't walk for six weeks???
That kinda takes the fun out of backpackin'!

mel-
Hve you been gone or just avoiding the mud-slingin' (FUN)threads?

And oh yeah, helllooooo, bacpac~~~~@%^>”

“don't you people have email? that way it really could be private.”

“We expose our privates here, mapper.”

“TT is for flashers.

TT my Dear...

No time to hang out here much with all the summer packing.

Freedom..

Not to worry.

I don't think I can really change my fondness for masculine gender.

Oh! The humanity.

I have a friend who is a male lesbian.”

“you're gonna have to 'splain that to me”

“She was talking about you, Tom.”