my dearest friend, lover, mother of our children, wife … Betsy, Elizabeth Florence Hoffmann Martin!
true friends and family, netos!!! who communicate! … Alvaro, Miguelito, Anchieta, Helene, Marvel, Peggy, Darryl, Nathan, Gloria, Hilario, John, and many others!
the beauty of the waters, the landscape, the sky, the biota, the people of south central texas … and the world … the Texas Hill Country!
bluebonnets, tulips, orchids, … winecups!
music like that selected by mattson rainer and played on 92.1 fm, new braunfels … “It’s All in the Game”!
taco de huevos, queso de cabra, y tocino; pudim mineiro … feijoada!
recognizing that though i know not much … no matter how little and how slowly, i can learn … E.O. Wilson, Wendell Berry, Robert Jensen!
realizing that i, we are no better, no worse than others … donald john trump??! valdimir putin??! adolph hitler??!
knowing that the goal is survival of species and dynamic homeostatic symbioses and quality life for all, and that its essence is … THE JOURNEY!
love,
paul
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pbm
7 S’s / VV->^^
