[meteorite-list] Where Did The Moon Come From? - Meteorite Contest Dave Answer
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:02 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV19PTeip68V800000495_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C34711.F3BD4730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello David, Rand, and list, David asked: "Dear Mark, could you re-run the winning answer/thesis to th= e meteorite =20 contest of "Why Meteorites are Cool/Special" that was ran back last =20 Winter/Spring? This thread is waffling on waffles and needs a boost.........or to go =20 gently into such a sweet goodnight!" Hello David, =20 Meteorites are cool because they come to us from places in space where we= would =20 never be able to travel. They're cool because they're like nothing earth= ly. =20 They've been called rocks, but they're not really. In fact, they seem to= be =20 alive in ways. When I see a meteorite with it's fusion crust, it reminds= me of =20 a poor, sore little puppy with it's fur singed off and a toasted hide. M= y =20 often over-imaginative mind can almost hear a whimper when I look at one = of =20 these wonderfully ancient messengers from the heavens. "Ouch! atmospheric= entry =20 hurts!" They're cool because they bring us clues concerning the nature o= f =20 creation. They contain elements of life! They're cool because they seem= to =20 plan where they're going to land so that we have to work hard to find the= m, and =20 they're cool because their mystique has brought you and me together and m= ade us =20 friends. Rand Kluge. Meteorites are Cool RAP Style I was chill'n on da lawn neath a starry-speckled dawn, when I saw up in d= a sky =20 what was candy to my eye; made my arm hairs stand on end and my knees giv= e in =20 and bend so I lay down on da ground, hoping no one was around 'cause I kn= ew I =20 looked insane, like a preacher in da rain singin "glory Halelujah! Let me= see =20 dat once again! Der's a party goin on in da starry-speckled dawn! Der's = a =20 party goin on! Der's a party goin on! Der be meteors in flight dey be fly= in =20 left an right like a thousand fireflies through a magic summer night. It'= s a =20 shower from beyond; from da fairie's magic wand. It's a scattering of sta= rdust =20 dat I see above da lawn. Der's a party goin! Der's a party goin on! Der's= a =20 party goin on or'e da court yard in da dawn. We be lookin in da sand. We= be =20 lookin left an right. Wanna find one when it lands, when its burned up i= n its =20 light. Gotta find a thing dey call a "mee-dee-eee-dee-odor-ite" Gotta put= one =20 in my hand. Gota search all through da land! Gotta find a piece o heaven.= Gotta =20 hold it in my hand! Der's a party goin on in da starry-speckled dawn! De= r's a =20 party goin on! Der's a party goin on! Gotta find a piece o heaven. Gotta= hold =20 it in my hand! Rand Kluge Meteorites are Cool- 3rd Entry = =20 = =20 O.K. You've heard from me before, but here goes again. = =20 = =20 Here are the REAL reasons why meteorites are cool.......from my own perso= nal =20 perspective: Somehow the universe and everything in it is tied together = by one =20 common thread. Like an eternally lengthy necklace strung with a myriad of= =20 beads, we, the trees, the whales and the birds, the plankton and the amar= ilis, =20 the primrose and the lynxs.....are all part of one whole, strung together= on a =20 force whose nature we seek to understand. This force is the essence of =20 creation. We call it God, Nature, carma, the Great Spirit.(Among many nam= es.) =20 We have tried to define it throughout our history. We have organized =20 religions. We have fought wars over it. We have marveled at the overwhel= ming =20 futility of trying to define eternity, the beginning of creation and the =20 intelligence behind it all. We are agnostics, nostics, Christian Scienti= sts, =20 Shintos, Budhists, Muslim, Jew, Mormon, Quaker...We are a quilt-work of =20 hundreds or disciplines which all attempt to define our existence. We rea= ch out =20 to find something physical to touch and see, which is ancient, magical, a= nd =20 from the very heavens from which our creation originated. =20 This is why meteorites are cool from my point of view. A meteorite IS =20 physical! I can touch a meteorite! I can see a meteorite! A meteorite = indeed =20 seems magical and IS from the heavens....more ancient and magical than an= y =20 concrete object I know of. A meteorite is a capsule of creational clues w= hich, =20 to an imaginative mind such as mine, comes straight from the hand of the =20 creator bearing an invitation to us; saying, STUDY ME! PRESERVE ME! TREA= SURE =20 ME! I bare the answers to the mystery you seek to solve.....THE MYSTERY O= F =20 CREATION! Rand Kluge. =20 Mark note: Some of you may remember that a few disagreed with my awardin= g Rand, who entered several entries, which at that time was not a rule. = Althought, the later contest I made a one entry rule. Complaints were to= the affect that Rand felt he needed to explain himself, which I do not t= hink he did, but is a note that perhaps others should think before they c= lick "SEND". Here is Rand's response to these e-mails....food for though= t. =20 Hi everybody. This is Rand. No, I'm not a scientist. I don't work for = NASA. =20 I'm not a mathematician. I don't have a collection of meteorites. I'm no= t =20 wealthy by any means. I'm just a regular, average guy trying to figure th= ings =20 out the best I can. So far I've spent 18.5 years as an enlisted man in t= he =20 U.S. Army. How ironic! I despise war. I have a profound respect for li= fe and =20 the environment. I saw a military career as an excellent opportunity for= me to =20 provide for my family. I served in the war zone, but not as a combatant.= I =20 served in a combat support hospital in the Arabian Desert providing human= e =20 treatment for fellow soldiers and prisoners of war alike. Recently I was= =20 almost deployed again. Officials deemed it best that I stay home this tim= e. I =20 concur with their decision. My wife, Gina is severely disabled in advanc= ed =20 stages of multiple sclerosis. She needs me here. I'd like to share something with the list. One night my wife lay in her = bed =20 watching television. Observing the performers on screen she said, "I wis= h I =20 could be a star." I responded, "You ARE a star!" Right now as you fight= this =20 disease with all of your determination, You are a star! As you raised our= =20 children and worked to supplement our income, You were a star! As you aid= ed =20 your parents, their lives dwindling in their twilight, you were a star. = As you =20 continue your life, doing the very best you can do, you will continue on = as a =20 star! So are YOU ALL STARS! Each of you in your own way! Here in this list we= have =20 people from many walks of life, from countries around the world. Whatever= your =20 strengths may be, in each or your distinct assemblage of personality trai= ts and =20 talents, as you do your best....You are ALL STARS! I'm honored to be amo= ng =20 your associates. Rand Kluge =20 PS David: I like waffles. Mark Bostick www.MeteoriteArticles.com ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C34711.F3BD4730 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV> </DIV> <= DIV>Hello David, Rand, and list,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV= > <DIV>David asked: "Dear Mark, could you re-run the winning answer/thesi= s to the meteorite <BR>contest of "Why Meteorites are Cool/Special" that = was ran back last <BR>Winter/Spring?<BR>This thread is waffling on waffle= s and needs a boost.........or to go <BR>gently into such a sweet goodnig= ht!"<BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hello David, </DIV> <DIV> </DI= V> <DIV>Meteorites are cool because they come to us from places in space = where we would <BR>never be able to travel. They're cool because th= ey're like nothing earthly. <BR>They've been called rocks, but they= 're not really. In fact, they seem to be <BR>alive in ways. W= hen I see a meteorite with it's fusion crust, it reminds me of <BR>a poor= , sore little puppy with it's fur singed off and a toasted hide. My= <BR>often over-imaginative mind can almost hear a whimper when I look at= one of <BR>these wonderfully ancient messengers from the heavens. "Ouch!= atmospheric entry <BR>hurts!" They're cool because they bring us c= lues concerning the nature of <BR>creation. They contain elements o= f life! They're cool because they seem to <BR>plan where they're go= ing to land so that we have to work hard to find them, and <BR>they're co= ol because their mystique has brought you and me together and made us <BR= >friends. Rand Kluge.<BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> = &= nbsp; Meteorites are Cool RAP Style<BR><BR>I was chill'= n on da lawn neath a starry-speckled dawn, when I saw up in da sky <BR>wh= at was candy to my eye; made my arm hairs stand on end and my knees give = in <BR>and bend so I lay down on da ground, hoping no one was around 'cau= se I knew I <BR>looked insane, like a preacher in da rain singin "glory H= alelujah! Let me see <BR>dat once again! Der's a party goin on in da star= ry-speckled dawn! Der's a <BR>party goin on! Der's a party goin on!= Der be meteors in flight dey be flyin <BR>left an right like a thousand = fireflies through a magic summer night. It's a <BR>shower from beyond; fr= om da fairie's magic wand. It's a scattering of stardust <BR>dat I see ab= ove da lawn. Der's a party goin! Der's a party goin on! Der's a <BR>party= goin on or'e da court yard in da dawn. We be lookin in da sand. We= be <BR>lookin left an right. Wanna find one when it lands, when it= s burned up in its <BR>light. Gotta find a thing dey call a "mee-dee-eee-= dee-odor-ite" Gotta put one <BR>in my hand. Gota search all through da la= nd! Gotta find a piece o heaven. Gotta <BR>hold it in my hand! Der's a pa= rty goin on in da starry-speckled dawn! Der's a <BR>party goin on! = Der's a party goin on! Gotta find a piece o heaven. Gotta hold <BR>= it in my hand! Rand Kluge<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV>&nbs= p;  = ; Meteorites are Cool- 3rd Entry = ; = &= nbsp; <BR> &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; <BR>O.K. You've heard from= me before, but here goes again.  = ; = <BR> &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p;  = ; = &= nbsp; <= BR>Here are the REAL reasons why meteorites are cool.......from my own pe= rsonal <BR>perspective: Somehow the universe and everything in it i= s tied together by one <BR>common thread. Like an eternally lengthy neckl= ace strung with a myriad of <BR>beads, we, the trees, the whales and the = birds, the plankton and the amarilis, <BR>the primrose and the lynxs.....= are all part of one whole, strung together on a <BR>force whose nature we= seek to understand. This force is the essence of <BR>creation. We = call it God, Nature, carma, the Great Spirit.(Among many names.) <B= R>We have tried to define it throughout our history. We have organi= zed <BR>religions. We have fought wars over it. We have marveled at= the overwhelming <BR>futility of trying to define eternity, the beginnin= g of creation and the <BR>intelligence behind it all. We are agnost= ics, nostics, Christian Scientists, <BR>Shintos, Budhists, Muslim, Jew, M= ormon, Quaker...We are a quilt-work of <BR>hundreds or disciplines which = all attempt to define our existence. We reach out <BR>to find something p= hysical to touch and see, which is ancient, magical, and <BR>from the ver= y heavens from which our creation originated. <BR>This is why meteo= rites are cool from my point of view. A meteorite IS <BR>physical!&= nbsp; I can touch a meteorite! I can see a meteorite! A meteo= rite indeed <BR>seems magical and IS from the heavens....more ancient and= magical than any <BR>concrete object I know of. A meteorite is a capsule= of creational clues which, <BR>to an imaginative mind such as mine, come= s straight from the hand of the <BR>creator bearing an invitation to us; = saying, STUDY ME! PRESERVE ME! TREASURE <BR>ME! I bare the answers = to the mystery you seek to solve.....THE MYSTERY OF <BR>CREATION! &n= bsp; Rand Kluge. <BR><BR></DIV> <DIV>Mark note: Some of= you may remember that a few disagreed with my awarding Rand, who entered= several entries, which at that time was not a rule. Althought, the= later contest I made a one entry rule. Complaints were to the= affect that Rand felt he needed to explain himself, which I do not think= he did, but is a note that perhaps others should think before they click= "SEND". Here is Rand's response to these e-mails....food for = thought. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hi everybody. This is Rand.&= nbsp; No, I'm not a scientist. I don't work for NASA. <BR>I'm not a= mathematician. I don't have a collection of meteorites. I'm not <B= R>wealthy by any means. I'm just a regular, average guy trying to figure = things <BR>out the best I can. So far I've spent 18.5 years as an e= nlisted man in the <BR>U.S. Army. How ironic! I despise war.&= nbsp; I have a profound respect for life and <BR>the environment. I= saw a military career as an excellent opportunity for me to <BR>provide = for my family. I served in the war zone, but not as a combatant.&nb= sp; I <BR>served in a combat support hospital in the Arabian Desert provi= ding humane <BR>treatment for fellow soldiers and prisoners of war alike.= Recently I was <BR>almost deployed again. Officials deemed it best= that I stay home this time. I <BR>concur with their decision. = ; My wife, Gina is severely disabled in advanced <BR>stages of multiple s= clerosis. She needs me here.<BR>I'd like to share something with th= e list. One night my wife lay in her bed <BR>watching television.&n= bsp; Observing the performers on screen she said, "I wish I <BR>could be = a star." I responded, "You ARE a star!" Right now as you figh= t this <BR>disease with all of your determination, You are a star! As you= raised our <BR>children and worked to supplement our income, You were a = star! As you aided <BR>your parents, their lives dwindling in their twili= ght, you were a star. As you <BR>continue your life, doing the very= best you can do, you will continue on as a <BR>star!<BR>So are YOU ALL S= TARS! Each of you in your own way! Here in this list we have = <BR>people from many walks of life, from countries around the world. What= ever your <BR>strengths may be, in each or your distinct assemblage of pe= rsonality traits and <BR>talents, as you do your best....You are ALL STAR= S! I'm honored to be among <BR>your associates. Rand Kluge <B= R></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>PS David: I like waffles.</DIV> <DIV= > </DIV> <DIV>Mark Bostick</DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.Meteorit= eArticles.com">www.MeteoriteArticles.com</A></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C34711.F3BD4730-- Received on Thu 10 Jul 2003 07:34:52 PM PDT |
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