[FBD]

With reference to Mud, [ joke ]. I was being flippant.

Influence...perhaps a better word is guidance.

The wind influences a sailboat, but the rudder controls it.

A person who shuns control is the best teacher of all, imo.

There are a lot of young sailboats out there, and the winds of influence do control them. They just need folks (like you, perfessor) to show them how to use a rudder.

FRegards

[Landru]

"There are a lot of young sailboats out there, and the winds of influence do control them. They just need folks (like you, perfessor) to show them how to use a rudder."

Or you, my friend.
There's a little bit of philospher knocking around in you too, I've noticed.
Must be the solitude and quality time for thinking one must have while out kyak'g about, huh. ;^)

I figured you were being "flippant," my friend.
Just making darned sure others understood.

...damned CRTs are awfully one dimensional. {g}