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Paleontologists are great people! Certainly no amateur should be mistaken as to who makes the lasting contributions by rugged field work, meticulous laboratory detail, and inspired breakthroughs in theoretical insights. My life has been unusually enriched by my association with a number of their very special clan. Besides my young Argentine friends, Luis and Maria Gabriela Buatois, who were in a post-doc program at the University of Kansas when they took the initiative to nominate me for the Strimple Award, nine professional paleontologists from four continents wrote most moving recommendations, along with seven fans, the companions of numerous expeditions, many of whom taught me a great deal about...