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The big fellow is running circles around us. This is fine with me since BF is possibly totally content without us and will remain healthy regardless of how much we spray and cut up the forest. It's kind of like not being invited to a party. It's BF's party and the guests are the birds, squirrels, and frogs but humans are not invited. We may have to accept the fact that BF is way smarter than us and is able to detect humans long before we detect BF. I've sometimes wondered if BF carefully selects those who get to see it. Is BF the original environmentalist that could lead human kind away from our destructive manner? Lots of questions out there.

Thanks, things are back to normal and my research is once again my focus. Now, back to the topic.

I think the only way to "step in it" would be to lose your temper. Of course, in truth, losing your temper would mean nothing at all, where the facts are concerned; emotions have nothing to do with facts. But because some people (and by that I mean, the people who have, for whatever reason, a vested interest in keeping the public ignorant of the existence of the BF) have no facts on their side, they must leverage whatever they can. They desperately hope that by "leveraging" emotion -- and by exploiting the apparent human fear of isolation, which is so great that people will sacrifice their own integrity to avoid experiencing it -- they can fool others into believing in a falsehood. As long as you don't cave to anger (like I sometimes do), you will be untouchable, because the facts will speak for themselves. As awful as people can be, it is very, very hard to justify opposition to any one person's search for truth. I am not saying that anybody involved in this particular conversation is knowingly manipulating others; but if they are not considering how what they believe to be their "authentic" responses (their "authentic" disgust; their "authentic" scorn) are feeding into a bigger plan, they are not paying attention. They are asleep. And sleeping people do not good research fellows make. So I guess what I'm saying, hiflier, is that, from where I sit, you're in good shape. You have been unfailingly polite in response to all the negative things pushed your way. I am in awe of that, and again, really excited -- because that is the only way forward. That is the only way to be, and the only thing to do, if you want to explore the truth and rest well at night.

To be clear, if you put the individual in that encounter next to Patty you would clearly see them as the same species. The one I encountered, though, was more human-like in bearing and behavior. He didn't slouch, even as he walked away. And he was sizing us up every bit as much as we were him. The fully erect stance and walk may have been intended to bring his full height to bear for purposes of intimidation, but he wasn't overtly threatening. With regard to displayed intelligence, he came across as human, but from a communication standpoint, it wasn't unlike dealing with someone who is autistic in the sense that they are viewing you from a different frame of reference. He may, through his body language, have been communicating a message that would have been very clear to another Bigfoot, but which was lost on me because of my frame of reference. All I can say for certain is that I stood my ground for David's sake and it worked out.

I've never been interested in "proving". Still, there have been long dry spells where I find (see, hear, etc) no evidence and doubts about my own remembrance creeps in thus I think I know what you're talking about. For me, that has not lasted yet. Each time it ends with an incredible slap upside the head which removes every hint of doubt. You might not realize it from the amount of time I spend here, but I really don't obsess over bigfoot, I don't spend any more time here on this forum than I do on others for other interests .. hunting, fishing, backpacking, etc. Sometimes I wish I had not seen what I've seen but since i have, I have. My capacity for deliberate self-deception just isn't great enough to let me pretend otherwise. It would be simpler if I could. I don't deliberately bigfoot very much, it's usually secondary, or at least equal to, some other concurrent activity ... same time, same location. I can't put bigfooting behind me without also giving up the other things I enjoy ... and I just won't. Sometimes there's nothing to do but get back on Rocinante and head of fin search of another windmill. MIB