Man happy with simple life in Utah cave

upi ^ | Nov. 22, 2009

[fightinJAG]

I so agree with you.

[1010RD]

The photographer gave his glasses to him, just so he’d look human.

[1010RD]

Those pods look so familiar...

[dangerdoc]

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[Daffynition]

[Daffynition]

A legend in Connecticut - New York

The Leather Man

My mother recounted having him approach her when she was in the yard hanging clothes on the line. He was very dirty and disheveled but did not frighten her.

She gave him some food and he was thankful and polite, ate it and went on his way.

[Daffynition]

Here's his website

His blog

In spite of the deriding comments on this thread, this guy *gets it.*

But he's doing it the easy way.

There are two ways to live the life of the mystical recluse:
the easy was is to physically move away from everyone else, then there's that 'other way.'

[PoloSec]

As written it is somewhat appealing...and the picture sends a different picture.

[JoeProBono]

This mystical recluse stuff ain't all it's cut out to be

[Daffynition]

ROFLOL.............It's the *box*.

Only two types of mystics ever make mention of the conditions of man's everyday existence: those who're ignorant, and those who speak metaphorically. (Same with comments regarding his behavior and morality.)

[Revolting cat!]

Heck, the way people in this country treat material posessions, the dude probably has a 50 inch flat screen TV in his cave!

[Revolting cat!]

Tomorrow's VARIETY headline today:

No Sweat 4 Swell Suelo!

[howlinhound]

“There once was a young man named Dave ....”

Who made his home in a cave
When archaeologists came digging
Found he had died from frigging
Alas, no poor Dave to save.

[JoeProBono]

Leather Man- Mixed media sculpture

[JoeProBono]

[Daffynition]

On a funnier note:

In a certain land, was once a man who discovered something that no one else had ever seen before -- but, since it was something totally beyond their experience, when he tried to describe it to others they weren't able to understand what he was talking about (although some seemed quite interested). So he said to them: "Let me go off and think about this, and I'll get back with you." And think on it he did, and returned to them with this idea: "What I'll do is this -- while I continually keep in my mind the unknown thing I discovered, I'll talk to you in a certain manner about everything you have experienced, and once I've covered everything possible, all that will remain will be my discovery, and perhaps then it will become visible to you."
(From all angles, however, the challenge is how to describe air to air.)

[Oatka]

“but let him get a can’t-ignore toothache, major medical problem, etc. and see where he runs to.”
He’ll just pull his own teeth, ala Tom Hanks in that movie where he is stranded on an island. Maybe he figures if he has a major medical problem, he’ll just die.

Mebbe, but I suspect he belongs to a different crowd -- the ones who don't provide for the future but when things go smash, are first in line yelling, "SAVE ME!".

[JoeProBono]

The beauty (generally speaking)
in living the ordinary life of habit
is in its overall ease,
safety, and familiarity....or so I’ve heard.

[Kevmo]

Sounds like the UNABomber

[Daffynition]

ROFLOL .....WTG.....HAHAHA!.........A man with "nothing to lose" mentally is not dangerous....[except to his own thinking]!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHA! TOooooooooooooooo F-U-N-N-Y!

Revisit Laurie Anderson: Strange Angels ......."If I were the president If I were Queen for a day I'd give the ugly people all the money I'd re-write the Book of Love I'd make it funny......."