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Sympathy for Wil Wheaton.. =(
Sorry - this is kind of a weird post, but I'm compelled..
How odd these Internets are. I've recently taken to reading the blog of the actor Wil Wheaton - best known as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek the Next Generation. It's really fascinating, he's a celebrity, but not a bazillionaire, creative, nerdy and a fine writer. He writes very personably, and in a way I know a lot about this guy and his interests and struggles. Except for his modest fame, he comes off as a regular guy. A few weeks ago, when I started reading, he was sad about the health of his cats. One of them had to be put to sleep. The readers were devastated. The other cat was not very healthy either. An itinerant poker player, he was on a high last week after being invited to a "celebrity poker" tournament of sorts. He did quite well, and all his readers got to learn that in addition to actor, writer and gadget nerd, he's a pretty good poker player. It was great fun and we were all in high spirits. Soon after he stepped off of the plane home though, he found out that his other cat Sketch had suddenly had a heart attack and died at home. I don't know that there's any real point in this post - it just struck me so hard that here's this demi-celebrity, who I've never met and prolly never will. By all appearances he seems like a really nice guy. He's opened up a lot of his personal thoughts to the entire wired planet. And a bunch of people who likewise will never prolly meet (like most of this newsgroup) get struck by his triumphs and tragedies as if he were a close friend. Anyway, it made me really sad to hear about this, and his writing is painfully eloquent about the situation, as are the writings of so many kitty mourners here. His blog is at http://www.wilwheaton.net. Mebbe send him condolences. Or at least be reminded to treasure your little fuzzball(s) while they're around.. because "the candle that burns the brightest burns the briefest". BLink |
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Brian Link wrote: Sorry - this is kind of a weird post, but I'm compelled.. snip His blog is at http://www.wilwheaton.net. Mebbe send him condolences. Or at least be reminded to treasure your little fuzzball(s) while they're around.. because "the candle that burns the brightest burns the briefest". BLink We are huge ST fans here, and I especially liked TNG. Thanks for posting this. I hate to hear anyone suffer a loss - of any kind. Grief is a weird and awful beast, yet such an opportunity for learning. -L. |
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"-L." wrote in message ups.com... Brian Link wrote: Sorry - this is kind of a weird post, but I'm compelled.. snip His blog is at http://www.wilwheaton.net. Mebbe send him condolences. Or at least be reminded to treasure your little fuzzball(s) while they're around.. because "the candle that burns the brightest burns the briefest". BLink We are huge ST fans here Speak for yourself, chubs. |
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Karen wrote: God! How devestating would THAT be! Never fond of his character on TNG, but that is not his fault. They wrote him that way. Yeah, he was kinda annoying on TNG. I still liked the nanite episode and the one where he was testing for the academy. -L. |
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On 2005-04-30, Mary penned:
"-L." wrote in message ups.com... We are huge ST fans here Speak for yourself, chubs. I assumed she meant her household. Lighten up, chubs. -- monique "get a grip" |
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"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... On 2005-04-30, Mary penned: "-L." wrote in message ups.com... We are huge ST fans here Speak for yourself, chubs. I assumed she meant her household. Lighten up, chubs. -- monique "get a grip" Oh, **** off Mo. You don't post for weeks and this is all you have to say? Mary, "grow the **** up." |
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Mary wrote:
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... On 2005-04-30, Mary penned: "-L." wrote in message groups.com... We are huge ST fans here Speak for yourself, chubs. I assumed she meant her household. Lighten up, chubs. -- monique "get a grip" Oh, **** off Mo. You don't post for weeks and this is all you have to say? Mary, "grow the **** up." Why? Playing Doctor is so much fun when one approaches it from the mind of a 5 year old yet inside the body of an adult. |
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There's something about these blogs that makes me retch - they're so self-
centric. I like regular webpages that people make, with photos of their families and friends and pets and CATS and stuff. You know...websites that show that other living beings actually exist in their life other than THEMSELVES. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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"Brian Link" wrote in message ... I've recently taken to reading the blog of the actor Wil Wheaton - best known as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek the Next Generation. It's really fascinating, he's a celebrity, but not a bazillionaire, creative, nerdy and a fine writer. He writes very personably, and in a way I know a lot about this guy and his interests and struggles. Except for his modest fame, he comes off as a regular guy.. I thought Next Generation was the best of the Star Treks. I can't believe it's been 11 years since the series ended. Wil was also in the 80's film Stand By Me. Alison http://catinfolinks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ http://doginfolinks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ |
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