Reply #125: I'm not surprised, saddened, yes.

[Midlodemocrat]

I don't understand grave dancing. I've suffered too many deaths in too short of a span to revel in someone's loss. Regardless of who it is, someone loves that person and is grieving their loss. I don't have it in me to ridicule their sorrow.

I personally liked Steve Irwin and I think he did a great job introducing us as an audience to the 'less cuddly' creatures of the wild. I appreciate what he did for the zoos of Australia and his commitment to conservation. His enthusiasm for the animals he worked with was absolutely contagious.

I hope he didn't suffer. I hope it was quick. That he might have suffered is too much to ask his family and friends to bear.