Walter.. I think my fav is Allende. I love the little white spots that look like snowflakes on the deep black of space. I guess it is not a biggie... but I love it.
Tell your daughter Happy Birthday from me. Rosie ----- Original Message ----- From: "walter branch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Good bye List > Hi Tom, Steven, Ken, Mike, et al., > > On second thought... > > Exactly. Knowledge and enjoyment (fun) > are what's important. Not what is sitting on > your shelf or display case. > > At any given time my collection consists of maybe > a dozen specimens (not including micromounts. > I have numerous micros, most of which are ordinary > chondrites. I love ordinary chondrites). > > I get a new specimen, study it like crazy, then > pass it on to someone else. Got a bunch > of them on ebay right now at cost or slighly higher > (no, not meant to be a plug). I also enjoy cutting > some into micromounts > > Most people would be surprised to learn that my > "permanent" non-micromount collection at this time > consists of exactly six specimens, four of which > cost me less than .50/gram. > > The other two, NWA 482 and Zagami, cost me slighly more > per gram.. > > ...okay, a lot more :-) > > I am very proud of my collection. > One of my favorites in my collection is a 15 gram piece of > Sikhote-Alin shrapnel, a picture of which is on my site. > http://www.branchmeteorites.com/gallerysikhote-alin15.96.html > > I paid $6.00 to Jim Strope March of last year for it. I am being > honest when I tell you that, if I had to chose between > that 15 gram shrapnel and 15 grams of Park Forest, I would chose > the shrapnel. > > Tom, like you have a laughed over the things I have read over > the past week or so, particularly the maneuverings among dealers. > I got a small piece of Park Forest today in partial trade for some > other stuff (like money, :-) but I am not sure > if I will keep it. There is so much other, less expensive > material that interest me. Maybe I will study it for a while then pass it > on. > > Just collect what interests you and what you can afford. Everyone's > different. Everyone has different wants, needs, resources, and > capabilities. > > After all, it's just a hobby. We had my daughter's 4th birthday party today > http://www.branchmeteorites.com/temp/bday.jpg > > There are obviously much more important things in life than meteorites. > > -Walter > > PS: We had my daughter's party at a playground type > place at the Savannah Mall, and in the back was a "Children's > Museum" which consisted of a row of display cases containing > fossils. I correctly identifed what appeared to be a 7kg > rusting Nantan in one of the cases. I turned to my wife and > said, "7 kg today...6.5 kg tomorrow." > > --------------------------------------------- > www.branchmeteorites.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Tom aka James Knudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Meteorite list" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 7:05 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Good bye List > > > > > > Tom, > > Please stay on the list. You're not alone, I've been reading the posts > > the past week and basically have been laughing at all the hub bub about > > this new space rock. Not all of us can buy everything that comes along > > and that's fine with me. I'll never have every space rock there is and > > I'm fine with that. Just buy what you can (comfortably) from time to > > time. I haven't bought a meteorite in quite a while now, the last was > > April of last year, Bensour. Stick around, at least we learn stuff in > > between the falls,deals,buys,etc., don't worry about buying...there will > > ALWAYS be pleny of material to buy in the future. > > > > Regards, > > > > Tom Randall > > > > IMCA #6170 > > > > On Sat, 2003-04-05 at 12:02, Tom aka James Knudson wrote: > > > Hello, all you good people of the list. > > > I love this great hobby and all the people that are involved in it, > you > > > are some of the neatest people I have ever met, even if only by emails. > : ) > > > But, at least for the time being, I am taking a break. If the > economy > > > ever picks back up, and therefore my line of work, I am sure I will get > back > > > into it. Right now, it is just to depressing to be on the list, seeing > all > > > the recent witnessed falls and great deals that come along, and can't > take > > > advantage of them. I would like to thank all of you for your generosity > and > > > helpfulness! > > > > > > Thanks, Tom > > > The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
