<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:24px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"> <div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;"> <span><p class="ydp5ed08593p1" style="margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Guess what? I was totally surprised to see a Meteorite List post yesterday <br>from Al Lang. And then, today, another post from another list member - another one!</p></span></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I had not gotten any posts for several years and assumed Art had let the list die.<br>I am pleased to see it is still here.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"> <span><p class="ydpbd0f9831p1" style="margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">After a long recovery from my major back surgery in the spring of 2015, I was <br>diagnosed with liver cancer. This eventually lead to a Liver Transplant. To prevent <br>organ rejection, I now take drugs to suppress my immune system. This <br>meant I had to quit teaching on campus and teach exclusively online. <br>It also stopped me from going to Tucson Shows. Other than connecting with a <br>few meteorite friends I’ve been pretty much “off grid” to the meteorite world for <br>quite a while now.</p></span> </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br>I lost an important friend, as well, with the death of Jerry Armstrong who turned me </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">onto Ancient Coins. I have become serious about collecting and selling ancient </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Meteorite Coins, though I don't even have my Meteorite websight up again yet. <br>With the colaberation of Tim Heitz I published a book on ancient meteorite coins <br>- which already needs a second edition. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Anyway - it feels great to feel re-connected to a community I missed in my brush with <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">death, even if I am now too old to be as active as I once was (78 now).</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hoping to see a lot more posts from the meteorite list in days to come. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Best regards to all,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Michael Blood</div></div></body></html>