[at-l] Winton Porter's book

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Two things.

(1) Winton's job is marketing. Hiss  brand is Winton Porter. I believe that he is very close to thee  brand that he markets, in that the perceived Winton seems to be very close to the actual reality. I have spent tens of hours around him and I don't think he's a a fake.

(2) Making fun of people kind of stinks. Those on the giving end don't really know what it's like. They may not even realize that they can hurt folks.

(3) Minnie Smith loves attention. The six rolls of TP thing was insane. You can't give him any attention that he won't like. If you think Winton's mention of him hurts his feelings, then you probably don't know that he sent a boot drying setup to the hostel after his hike.

(4) If y'all wants to do something for a pitiful slob, forget Winnie. Come babysit my wife so I can hike some! :-)

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It's a good book, but humor at others expense annoys me sometimes. Some parts are very good. Read it and be your own judge. 
Hotdog
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I haven't read it.  I heard they were pokin fun of folks because they carried to much toilet paper.  Thing is, he carried it all the way to Katahdin.  The only thing funny about that is a bunch of wannabe hippies and drunks laughing at the fella with the stones to make it; his way.

Clyde

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It's OK. Not great, not bad.
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Here is a review of Winton's book that eloquently expresses 
what I myself thought when I read it.  The book's really that good.

http://trekalong.com/blog/2010/04/01/iowa-state-representative-scott-ourth-reviews-just-passin-thru/ 

~~ eArThworm  

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