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H2O Man

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2. Thank you!

Reply to erronis (Reply #1)

Mon May 11, 2026, 10:13 PM

May 11

Yesterday I was out in a field with my younger son, and he showed me a turtle resting near a pool of water, in the mud and grasses. Within two seconds, we were talking about Paul. All of my children thought that Paul was their third grandfather.

For me, it is good to recognize that not all people on earth experience concepts of time and distance in the same way we do in high-tech society. I think that assists them in having a long-term view.

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Thank you. H2O Man and Chief Paul Waterman. Your wisdom is always needed. erronis May 11 #1

Thank you! H2O Man May 11 #2

Thank you and more please . . . someday? yonder May 11 #3

Thanks! H2O Man May 12 #6

Excellent points! calimary May 12 #4

Paul was a Wisdom Keeper. H2O Man May 12 #7

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe May 12 #5

Thanks, Uncle Joe! H2O Man May 12 #8

You were lucky to have such a close relationship Saoirse9 May 12 #9

Thank you! H2O Man May 12 #10