"John B." wrote in message ...

Edward Dolan wrote:
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Well, I”ve got one foot in the grave, that is for sure.
However, in my not so humble opinion, there never has been a saint and
there never will be, human nature being what it is. The only church I
know about is the one that Mother Nature created for us here on earth.
We should enjoy it by walking softly and leaving only footprints.

But Mother Nature didn't create the trails that you are so
enthusiastic about. They were created by man.

They were created by man for walkers, not for bicycles. Get your own trails! What’s the matter – can’t walk?

However, many trails were indeed created by Mother Nature in the way of wild animals always choosing the easiest pathways, thereby creating in essence a trail.

The key word to concentrate on in my signature is the
word “Great”, which I clearly am compared to all the sniveling
despicable mountain bikers who think it is perfectly OK to ride their
bicycles on hiking trails. I only regret there is not a Hell in which
to consign them for all eternity.

There are a number of people who have been awarded the title of
"great" Alfred the Great, for example, conceived the idea of a united
Anglo-Saxon England and by the time of his death had become the
dominant ruler in the country and well on the way of achieving his
aim.

The United Kingdom is far from being united. The Scots, the Irish and the Welsh all hate the English. We Celts are hard to please.

Apparently you, on the other hand, are hiding your light under a
bushel, as the saying goes, since a reasonably diligent search offers
nothing to indicate any greatness associated with the name "Dolan".

My Greatness and My Saintliness is in my own mind. Where the hell else does it ever need to be?

Tooting your own horn, seems a very likely scenario.

My hero is Alexander the Great who knew how to kick ass in Asia. He set the Persians back on their heels, something that even the US today does not know how to do.

Ed Dolan the Great
aka
Saint Edward the Great