… for the Earth-Mother, risking his life to save endangered species and to educate the world that “ugly” or “unlovable” species were worth saving too.
He followed too close behind a large sting ray, one that happened to be big enough to have a stinger spike that could kill him, and apparently spooked it into defending itself. Unfortunately, by one of those weird quirks of fate, the eight+ inch stinger struck him directly in the heart.
He was passionate, dedicated, and fearless. He died doing a dangerous job that he loved and knew needed to be done, educating the world about wildlife.
Crikey, I’m going to miss him.
Steve Irwin is one of my personal heroes. I am not ashamed to say that I bawled my eyes out when I heard the news Sunday morning. This Earth had an outstanding ally in Steve Irwin. We will surely miss him in our home. I am happy, however, that my daughter will be able to watch his DVDs and learn his lessons.
Phae and I have both been surprised at how deeply we’ve reacted to his death. We both used to laugh at how “insane” he was and tsk over the chances he took. The worldwide reaction has surprised a lot of the mainstream media, provoking thoughtful reassessments and asinine criticisms. We’ve enjoyed the former and dismissed the latter as just a “croc.”
Steve Irwin was a superhero.
It’s weird how everyone is so affected by it. It’s been so huge in the geeksphere. For some reason everyone feels so … I don’t know, something …. about him. Like he was invincible and hilarious and 100% Awesome. And then he just died. It’s a really really weird effect.
Anyway, the reason I came back here today is because I found this article and thought you’d be interested: http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,71742-0.html
That’s an interesting article alright, one that treats cyber-relations as “a hybrid of monogamy and polyamory.” I thought the author made several good points.