A Bear’s in here !

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Living in a primitive, no electric, hand pump water,Lakeside cabin ( provided by the Minnesota D N R ) at Thistle-dew lake I was living a dream , working as a Forester doing land use inventory

Some campers at the park nearby, had a bear come into their camp and destroy their tent . They turned to me for help , so I got them to remove all the food & smelly stuff .

One tent was not salvageable. A young woman befriended me , she was an iron ranger raised up there . I was twenty or so she was close to my age

I had met my first real crush . We connected ( thanks to the bear ) I found out what the feeling is = Walking on Air , after spending a nite with her .

The bear problem didn’t go away , so I invited the whole group to stay in my place

We headed into my cabin , it was nite , really dark , as we filed into my home , I walked over to my table where a kerosene lamp was , my new friends were right behind me.

I lit a match and saw a large patch of fur and it was a arms reach across the table , A BEAR WAS IN THE CABIN I shouted and we all ran out , crowded into my pickup and slammed the door shut

We , I , was lucky that bear didn’t feel cornered . I heard it trying to get out of the cabin breaking glass , as we ran out the opposite direction .

The bear returned that night ,but I was ready and chased it , shooting my gun at the ground , I treed that bear and yelled at it .

My place was ok the bear didn’t do much , tried to bite my binoculars, my good waterproof boots ( drying outside) got chewed on , and were full on holes from bear teeth.

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My life took many turns, not giving up at really knowing ,is,part of personal inventory , reaching out, through, my recollections , makes me feel that , at least my first person perspective is more valid than , say , gossip. I have suffered from mental health issues my entire life . I don’t believe in labels ( diagnostic guesswork ) I have traumatic brain damage, and have seen other labels put on me , in , medical records In grade school , they tested me and in many years , I was put in S L D programs. ( not at Linwood Elementary ). Sever asthma ( that manifested when I was eight years old ) kept me out of serving in the military I worked all of my life = some years there was four or more W 2’s to file . I continued to work ( and volunteer) after getting SSDI in 2004 and still do. I was A. Brother A paperboy A. Handy man child and adult,for my blind Dad A. Kid who helped neighbors A. Boy Scout A. Environmentalist A. Day laborer A. Janitor A. Warehouse worker A. Camper , Hiker , Canoe paddler A. Photographer A. Broom ball player A. House flipper , A. Motorcycle owner A. Forester A. Truck Mechanic A. Farm hand A. Carny A personal care giver A. Volunteer A. Gardener A. Crew leader A. Prisoner And that is only a bit of me there is a lot more to tell.

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