Requiem

The world lost a great animal lover and conservationist today - Steve Irwin, aka the Crocodile Hunter. He who was sometimes over the top with his enthusiasm and "Crikey!" and "Isn't she a beauty?". So sad that he died so young, too (only 44!!), when he still had several decades ahead where he could have continued making a difference in protecting wildlife and conserving habitat. Sad, too, that he left two young kids behind.
I mention this passing because I have always admired Steve Irwin, and often wished my life could have been more like his -- or Jeff Corwin's. One of those things if I knew back then what I know now, my life could easily have taken a different path. In E's blog, she often has these "getting to know you" type of question lists. Occassionally there's a question like, "if you could have any job in the world, what would it be?" or "if you could trade places with anyone in the world, who would it be"? At the top of my list of answers to those questions would be Jeff Corwin and Steve Irwin.