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Hi @mountainjewel and thank you. It's been a struggle.

As a plankton I almost got eaten by a whale but escaped narrowly by hiding under an outcrop of coral with a couple of my buddies. As a minnow I swam around with the rest and was pretty safe...Oh, there was that one time the school got chased by a group of seals...I didn't hide that time, but one doesn't need to be the fastest swimmer to survive; Just not the slowest. I still lament the loss of little Johnny...He was a good minnow...

So now I'm in the pod and I don't need to worry about those bloody seals any longer.

Thanks for your message. I am here more for the enjoyment of writing and engaging with like-minded people so I appreciate your message and kind words. I see on your wallet that you're close to joining the pod so I look forward to reading your I'm in the pod post.

Really nice name too. @mountainjewel makes me think of a place below the snow-line, deep within the pines...Earthy smells, damp needles beneath my hiking boots and that silence one can only hear in secluded places like that...