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Re: Howdie, I'm new
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 I guess what I lack in knowledge, I make up for in years!
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05-08-2007, 05:32 PM
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Re: Howdie, I'm new
You were supposed to take it as a compliment.
However, I might have been wrong. I think it's more likely that beginners just try to impress or compete with the veterans by aquiring knowledge in any way they can, but first hand knowledge is not something that can be acquired in any other way than through experience. Which age tends to bring. Or something.
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05-08-2007, 05:48 PM
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Re: Howdie, I'm new
I'm looking forward to Cecil (crayguns) coming back. It seems he is a real veteran, to keep one snake for 27 years , although possible is very unusual. I think he will have much to contribute. Plus I'm guessing he's older than I am!
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05-08-2007, 06:00 PM
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05-09-2007, 06:28 AM
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Re: Howdie, I'm new
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unless it's in the sense of "beginner's mind", meaning an openness to learning
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Beginners like me still find it necessary to keep up with the latest taxonomic changes and other fairly useless pieces of trivia. 
We lack the experience, so we rely exclusively on what we read. It's the same with pretty much every hobby, you can always tell who has knowledge and who has wisdom. Or something along those lines.
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