Info on a fellow airgunner most of us know of

Sounds like Paul has a plan, and that's a good place to be, so long as he does not imperil himself or that dog.

Wishing him the best.

I took the time to read the opening story he posted up. I can completely understand why a person would feel the want to seperate theirselves from material objects. I do not use facebook at the moment so I am unable to provide any support in the form of kind words. I do however wish the best for Mr Capello.

Let us all keep in mind something I have found very true in most EVERY hobby and sport. Many times the brightest stars show theirselves in the form of talented and knowledgeable people. We draw from them inspiration and knowledge never thinking of how that person is actually masking a much larger issue by immersing themselves so deeply into knowledge they lose touch with the basics that many people take for granted.

The people with the highest IQ levels are usually the victims of their own minds. What circumstances many people can disregard and handle, a person that is of higher IQ will replay over and over on why they couldnt fix it. I regularly had conversations with homeless people on my hike/bike to work over that last 10 years and have discovered a biit of an unsettling similarity between many of them.

1. Many of them are extremely high in IQ ( some being EX PRO BMX riders, racers, college proffessors, family men, etc)
2. I found most of them to have a better sense of self and community than my coworkers.
3. Many of them had a beautiful life before their struggles brought them to the point of homelessness.

No matter what the reason for his failings may have been (or are) at this point in his life...unless we are in his shoes and in the shoes of the mentally ill, I reserve my judgment. Wishing the best to Mr. Capello and my words of encouragement: most setbacks in life are always temporary. 

Mental illness and substance abuse are not prerequisites for homelessness. One of my Professors became ill. He suffered from renal failure and coronary artery disease. He lost his job, his home, his wife and is now hopelessly in debt. He does not qualify for disability and does not receive any assistance from Uncle Sam. He does day labor and lives in his car. He has applied at retailers such as Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowes, and Target only to be told that he's over qualified. I guess companies just don't want to hire someone who is over 50 and in poor health. Imagine that.

I'm happy he has found a positive venue for his path, many in that situation take a much darker permanent path. Remember an X Games legend David Mirra from the outside you would have thought he couldn't ask for a better life but he battled depression and a drive for being better that he couldn't possibly ever meet. Suicide is never an option.

Yep, and Robin Williams. I'm going to 'Like' his page for now, and read more later.

He may be on a masonic retreat or something. They're all about helping their fellow man. I won't be surprised to see him back on his feet one day.

"AZBOBCAT"I'm happy he has found a positive venue for his path, many in that situation take a much darker permanent path. Remember an X Games legend David Mirra from the outside you would have thought he couldn't ask for a better life but he battled depression and a drive for being better that he couldn't possibly ever meet. Suicide is never an option.

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Dave Mirra was one of the fellas I was referring to in my post. However his struggles were most likely CTE related. Lots of info online regarding CTE, it is real.

http://www.bu.edu/cte/about/what-is-cte/

"Liked" his page and gave him a thumbs up. Wow, I proudly own one of the rifles he reviewed on Airgun Reporter (an HW100). I'm saddened that turn of events led to his situation. But am also glad he is making strides with it and helping others at the same time. That's so much more than many would do. Much respect and aloha to Paul.

Pyramyd should go help him out. I wonder if there's a remote way to buy him and his dog a meal.

Wow you never know,,,,,,,,,,,good luck brother,,,,,,,,,,Fraternaly yours past master Geneva lodge 965 F&AM JeffW

I'm sure Pyramydair has made a lot of money off of his videos, they need to reach out to him. If they don't do so in a very public way, we all as a community should look elsewhere for our airgun needs.

It breaks my heart to read about Paul. I just offered him and his dog a night at a hotel in New York so he will have a safe and warm place to stay, at least for a night. I hope he gets my message.

"Smaug"Pyramyd should go help him out. I wonder if there's a remote way to buy him and his dog a meal.

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I was thinking you probably could buy something from Petsmart (632 Broadway, New York, NY 10012) or Petco Unleashed (31 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003) using a credit card and he could go to the store and pick it up.

He's a Mason, I'm sure they take care of their own. Plus, there is help out there to get the depression under control. I know, been there.