Mark, help yourself to the popcorn, and please get me some Junior Mints...
I just got my Masters about a month ago. In the congratulatory gifts I received, and the Christmas haul that followed, I was able to divide them neatly into 2 piles: those that were library-related, and those that were meteorite-related. The meteorite ones were shirts, mugs, calendars, and a license-plate frame. No one bought me an actual meteorite; I think they know I would rather buy the meteorites I want for my collection myself. Not to mention, most of my friends and family, although they know I am a meteorite-hound, know next to nothing about it themselves; it's just "Tracy's eccentric hobby." Speaking of that, I just got a lovely slice of the Vermillion pallasite. Only about 20 more pallasites to go! If I were in a position to go hunting, my personal Grail would be finding a new pallasite. I don't think it's necessarily a gender thing. Meteoritics (sp?) is still in its infancy as a science, compared to established fields like physics. Think of how many women were in the hard sciences and engineering prior to the beginning of the 20th century, and how many of them are well known. Women were notable researchers in their own right, but got no publicity. I'm sure there are a lot of individuals out there who collect and do research, who just are very quiet about it. As our field matures, we will see greater participation by all types of people. Tracy Latimer > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:37:09 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 10 Reasons Why Everyone Should Own A Meteorite! > > In a message dated 1/7/2008 12:13:00 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Mike, Eric and all, > What I is mean is this.. I played guitar in many bands > for years. Women loved that, I know because they > always approached me afterward and asked questions > such as: Do you have a CD? Where are you playing next? > Etc.. > > Where are all the women that like meteorites just > because they are meteorites? Lets see, Anne, Maria, > and 3 or 4 more! That's it.. > > Ruben Garcia > Phoenix, Arizona > _http://www.mr-meteorite.com_ (http://www.mr-meteorite.com) > ______________________________________________________________________________ > ______ > > You need glasses Ruben!!! > Yes there is Maria, and me. And Twink, Tracy, Susan, Candy, Dolores, Carol, > Zen, and those are just the ones I can think of immediately, they are many > more, And you are probably going to hear from each and every one of them!!!! > And those are real women, with a functioning brain. > Right, ladies? > > Anne M. Black > www.IMPACTIKA.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc. > www.IMCA.cc > > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
