Only he knows, and again, the solace his young child will need as she matures will be paramount.

I know him in reverse: I went everywhere and did everything when I was young: Sports, kayaking, surfing, rafting guide, Navy pilot; travel and adventure world wide with purpose and whimsy.

Married late, 36, and found the next groove, the passion. Now, at 61, kids grown and the best people I know, I find business and growing my company the next groove, the passion.

Happiness finds a home...your insights and honesty is remarkable.

I watched a special on Larry Fitzgerald (AZ Cardinals) recently.
All about the places he's traveled and done. Remarkable, truly.
Then he spoke of there being so much more to see and do, etc. You could see the lust in his face.
I watched, listened...and thought...Hmm.

Definitely. I knew a man who did just that. To him, the choice was simple. Give all he'd worked for to the medical community and endure a lot of pain in exchange for a perhaps 1% chance of surviving, or leave a legacy for those he loved.

In a case like that, I would think anybody would consider checking out.

He was also well known in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community. Although in this pic he's a Blue Belt, Im pretty sure he was up to Purple. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1528481615.jpg

The only thing I knew about the guy was his name. I never saw one minute of him or read one word about him.

If somebody were to have said his name to me this morning I would have to ask, 'Who is he again?'

I gues I missed out on something.

I'm sure you'll be able to pick up tons of re-runs. He had many of his own shows. He also narrated some other shows. He was entertaining and refreshing for what I saw of him.

Me too...I just click onward when TV surfing if a cooking show comes up. It's one of those special interest celebrity things. Much the same if a pool champion dies...I'd probably be the only one here to recognize the name.

Never have heard of the man till this thread, but sucks to hear about it just the same.
RIP Mr. Bourdain.

Are we sure the divorce was about his work?

Was he partially involve as a producer? Did he have some say on the traveling?

Wow. I'm the same age as you, but my problem is that I want to do too many additional things, and mourn that there's not enough lifetime left to do them all. I just sold a business and would like to buy another, but can't justify taking the risk at my age. Plus the decline in my physicality caused by years of pounding and abuse in a variety of violent endeavors rules out other things I'd like to do, like blade-smithing or endurance racing, as two examples.

If you're starting up or at a relatively early stage of a company at age 61, Paul, I salute you. That takes guts that I don't have.

AB was a wonderful, creative guy who happened to have depression. It's an insidious disease that robs one of one's own free will, and, it seems, is common in creative people. Like Speeder said, it's not that surprising.

The deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, and for that matter Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington, and Robin Williams, all hugely successful and wealthy, show just how small a role $$ and material success plays in happiness.

Same here....when I heard it on the news his morning, I had another chef's image....I reckon I don't know who that guy is either....

That said...RIP Anthony. I also feel bad for those he left to deal with this...

Yep...and once your basic needs are taken care of, I've reached the conclusion that it can be quite detrimental actually, for many.

NPR just reran a recent interview with him.

Was fantastic to listen to. He talked about despising brunch. Gotta love a guy that thinks that way!

Can't support an act that leaves a child without one of their parents though.

I have a feeling that this is going to turn out to have something to do with his current girlfriend...

Money doesn't change things, it only amplifies the things that were already there.

I tend to agree with Cyndi....for a LOT of folks....jmo.

"Three hours before his death was first reported, the Italian actress posted an Instagram story that showed her wearing a ripped, black T-shirt that read, “F–K EVERYONE” — with the cryptic caption, “You know who you are,” in an image obtained by People."

and...

"TMZ reports that Anthony was in France shooting his CNN show “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” for the past few days while Argento was spending time in Rome with a French reporter. She was reportedly spotted holding hands and hugging the reporter, but the photos have been pulled in the wake of Bourdain’s death."

Well, that's not good. I hope that doesn't mean what it seems...

I’ll go out on a limb. I thought he was great. Funny, he looks like my brother’s twin, actually add in Niel Gorsuch and they could be triplets. Anyway, AB was very active in the #metoo movement, very critical of all the abusers. However, rumors are surfacing that he may have some accusers.

Truth is, we will probably never know or understand what really drove him to this point.

Awhile back Princeton did a study that showed that once people reach incomes of $75K, making more money does not make them any happier. I think there is an exception for those of us who must have air-cooled Porsches in order to be truly happy.