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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks to all who sent greetings! </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Michael</div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 11:03:35 AM PDT, bill k <billkski@protonmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none">Good to hear from you Michael.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">All the Best<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yqt7044104753" id="yqtfd12953"><br clear="none">On Sunday, April 27th, 2025 at 4:43 AM, MICHAEL BLOOD via Meteorite-list <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com" href="mailto:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> Guess what? I was totally surprised to see a Meteorite List post yesterday<br clear="none">> from Al Lang. And then, today, another post from another list member - another one!<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> I had not gotten any posts for several years and assumed Art had let the list die.<br clear="none">> I am pleased to see it is still here.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> After a long recovery from my major back surgery in the spring of 2015, I was<br clear="none">> diagnosed with liver cancer. This eventually lead to a Liver Transplant. To prevent<br clear="none">> organ rejection, I now take drugs to suppress my immune system. This<br clear="none">> meant I had to quit teaching on campus and teach exclusively online.<br clear="none">> It also stopped me from going to Tucson Shows. Other than connecting with a<br clear="none">> few meteorite friends I’ve been pretty much “off grid” to the meteorite world for<br clear="none">> quite a while now.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> I lost an important friend, as well, with the death of Jerry Armstrong who turned me <br clear="none">> onto Ancient Coins. I have become serious about collecting and selling ancient <br clear="none">> Meteorite Coins, though I don't even have my Meteorite websight up again yet. <br clear="none">> With the colaberation of Tim Heitz I published a book on ancient meteorite coins<br clear="none">> - which already needs a second edition. <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Anyway - it feels great to feel re-connected to a community I missed in my brush with <br clear="none">> death, even if I am now too old to be as active as I once was (78 now).<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Hoping to see a lot more posts from the meteorite list in days to come. <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Best regards to all,<br clear="none">> Michael Blood<br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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