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I don't know enough about nature vs. nurture to say you are a "born photographer" as opposed to a "made" one, Klondike, but make no mistake: you, sir, are a photographer, and a damn fine one at that! Okay, that's the easy part; as to the rest...Much like your more usual posts, there's a lot more to chew on than for just about anyone else's here. Just a few scattered responses for now: I'd rather have you step back a bit from 24/7 OCC temporarily if you need to, not just for selfish reasons (a Klondike better able in future, for a longer stretch of time, to get those wondrous shots I for one have enjoyed since I only knew you as Riverslug and had never heard of OCC, well, who wouldn't want that), but because you've earned it, you're worth it, and we're better off for it even if you never gave us another photo...as to jogging etc., excellent, but be careful about overdoing it; as to the larger picture, OCC is a fine place, and, though I apologize to everyone else out there for any presumption, perhaps supportive of "otherness" precisely because so many of us are "other" than social norms just by being here, but there's also another world out there. Remember Seattle U, where we didn't get any pictures from you, but you got a lot by being there and we did too, just from your reports...aim for Portland WNBR this year, riding and possibly even partying I mean, and maybe you'll get some of those hugs, I think you might remember the ones I mean...Anyway, overused as the phrase is, thanks for sharing, in all the ways you have...