Hello Chris,

Welcome to Earthwaves!

In this place we are all students and teachers. While the topic remains constant, it often takes turns and bends as it goes. What we don't know, often is brought to light by information brought here from elsewhere, thus we have other resources that add to our knowledge base.

To have Lowell as your friend is quite a blessing. He is a wonderful man, very patient and a very good teacher. Lord knows, he has spent quite a few hours explaining things to me. To know a man who can play with a coyote like a dog and think nothing of it, says a lot. We really love his Zima Chronicles. I like to think of him as a teacher of the "Science Of Life" rather than just a scientist. He possesses the rare gift of looking at the universal complexities in the nucleation of earthquakes, rather than one single element. This I believe, is where the road to success will be found.

For most who post here, I would have to say is a very positive experience. I think I've been here about three years and the education I have obtained from being here is to vast to comprehend.

I hope in time, you as well will find this place as much a part of your home as anywhere else.

Petra

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