Daniel Boone, Heartthrob

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I had a crush.


I realize now my crush was History, but when I was eleven, I thought my crush was Daniel Boone.


There was a biography about Daniel in the Pinewood West Library. I think I was the only person who signed the card in that book all year long. I signed it more than once.


Though I was in the midst of my World War II phase, I took the time to read and re-read the story of Daniel and his most amazing wife, Sarah.


I could have been Sarah.


Or so I thought.


She was Pioneer Woman extraordinaire. She raised a brood while Daniel was off exploring and settling the west. She could do anything.


Of course, having had my wilderness experience in the BWCA, I must admit I'm no frontier woman.


But.


I LOVED Daniel.


I might have hated the wilderness and not been so great at birthing babies, but I do love cooking over a campfire with my cast iron.


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  1. Kari KounkelAugust 17, 2009 at 9:44 PM

    I have to add something.. lol...

    I went to college to major in history. I love history. You can't be a student of theology or politics or philosophy without loving history.

    Charles Buzicky ruined it for me. He was the head of the dept and he came to class every day my first semester in polyester suits that didn't quite fit him AND ruffled-front shirts.

    Horrifying at 8:30 am M-W-F.

    I quit history.

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  2. eeeek_mouseAugust 17, 2009 at 9:49 PM

    That post showed an amazing amount of writing skillet.

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  3. eeeek_mouseAugust 17, 2009 at 9:52 PM

    I quit history too. Because I failed The Reformation class since I stopped going all semester. It was the boring-ass professor's fault. He had no teaching skillet.

    JOKE SO GOOD IT HAD TO BE USED TWICE

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  4. eeeek_mouseAugust 17, 2009 at 9:57 PM

    that was one of the great comments of all time, i hope you don't pan it

    ZING

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