SARBoy Signing Off

“No, no, no. I'm not running away and trying to make a grand exit. I have simply had a new trail name bestowed on me by my lovely wife. Also, since the past few months has seen an increase in in-fighting in my SAR unit, I've decided to leave SAR (better things to stress out about for me these days). Retaining the SARBoy name while not a member just wouldn't be right.

So now, the name SARBoy's gone, but the person behind the name stays as Marmot”

“And he's a cute little marmot too! tehe... but maybe i'm bias?!”

“SARBoy is dead...Long live Marmot! Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!”

“So Marmot, are you gonna get upset if we slip and call ya 'whistle pig'?”

“Then you'll need these marmot alarm calls.


How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.”

“Marmot..........very cool handle dude!

I understand what you mean about the infighting (and politics) with SAR....I just requested to be put on the "inactive list"...first time in 20 years... I just got tired of 2:00am phone calls and the pager going off all the time, oh yea, and the $%#@@*&$ politics!

I hope you find better things to stress about, I think you will discover that you need a certain amount of it in your life...SAR does that to you. I wish you the best........

Marmot...I can't believe that name wasn't taken already....cool for u!”

“Not at all, kleetn....as long as you don't mind if I call you....uhh...er....I'll come up with something.”

“The same thing happened to the SAR unit in our area. The bad thing was that it lost all of the most experienced people. Too bad for those who will need to rely on them.

Glad I won't be one of the needy.”

“Good to have you back marmot. I detect a recent marriage, am I right? If so congrats.”

“Buddah...Trailartist and I were married in January. Phil has linked to our wedding photos from his photo page.”

“I like the new name. I never understood the SAR part anyway. watsit, A computer part or somethin?”

“OK - Marmot it is.

At least a trail name is not as permanent as a tattoo. YOU DIDN'T TATTOO "SAR" ANYWHERE DID YOU?”

“marmot and trailartist,
Y'all need to change your minds and come down to Llama Rama. Come on now. There are ten llama and I'm sure there will be enough food and drink. Mt. Whitney is there for the climbing. What say you? And think of it like this. You don't want to be the couple heretofore known as Llama Rama 2001 Bailers Number 1 and Number 2 now do you? Come on....

[Thnking the guilt trip is an angle that frequently works. LOL]”

“Sol, if only it were a matter of changing our minds. Unfortunately, there are several things going on that forced us to cancel. It was not an easy decision (took us a couple of weeks to come to). We're definitely going to miss seeing the Sierras, hiking with the group, the fishing (I was even going to hit you up for some fly fishing lessons) and everything else that goes on.

We'll be with you in spirit, though.”

“WHAT...no SARman?

Marmot, eh! Didn't you give Ren & Stimpy a hard time once...you and the rest of your boys?”

“I have recorded some marmot barks on my cassette recorder.

If I use them, will you answer?”

“You never know, mel. I just might answer to them.”

“Funny, it's usually the woman who changes her name after marriage. Welcome to the 21st century, I guess. ;-)

Sorry you guys won't be on the trip; I was looking forward to hiking with you. Well, at least this way I know you won't chew through my radiator hoses while my car is parked at the trailhead! (Sorry, lame marmot joke.)”

“I'm not sure but I suspect SAR means search and rescue.”

“I abound aboveground, finding things adhesive-bound to my afghan hound, my ship has run aground on Albemarle Sound, look all around, things that astound, letters in the background, kicking the basset hound, blood on the battleground, have been around, belowground, training my black-and-tan coonhound, bound to break ground for the campground. clothbound I hate like a chowhound”

“Wow, pretty good stuff there poetry guy....”

“High praise indeed considering the source.”