[meteorite-list] Are Meteorites For Boys Only?

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Aug 26 09:08:35 2004
Message-ID: <082620041308.16945.412DE0CD000C67360000423121603762239C9C070D040A90070BD206_at_att.net>

Maria Maria of lunar origin,

I must say you have a very rocky resume.:) Glad to have you as a comrade.


Regards,

Gabbro John

PS I need you to talk to my wife about rocks, and their place in our lives.












-------------- Original message from "Maria Haas" : --------------

> Dear Hunters and Huntresses, Collectors and Collectrexes,
>
> I have been collecting rocks, minerals and fossils my whole life. I was also
> the kid who constantly came home with pockets full of rocks - mostly
> fossils. My mother (who loves science) used to throw my smaller ones in the
> driveway and my dad would try to pick them up (if he recognized them).
> Nature? Nurture?
>
> My pepper spray and I are not opposed to taking field trips alone and have
> gone on quite a few. This year I have also been on field trips with list
> members (Atkins, Freeman, and the Park Forest anniversary group). I spent
> eight hours last Sunday hiking with list member Larry Atkins looking for
> stone Indian artifacts (another one of my collections). David Freeman was
> also kind to leave me some incredible Wyoming artifacts when he visited in
> June. No, I don't currently have any women friends who would hunt rocks with
> me. They think my rock and meteorite collecting is "odd" :)
>
> At this moment, I have a 153 lb flight-oriented diabase basalt "wrong" in my
> living room - a long story but it spawned a meteorite collector some years
> ago (me!).
>
> My meteorite collection is housed in a glass shelving unit that I call "The
> Shrine", the inside of my home is lined with rocks, I have buckets and
> buckets of rocks in my basement, there are rocks in my Jeep, I have my own
> saw, cut and prepare my own stones, and every rock that fits under my
> microscope has even though I don't always know what I am looking at.
>
> I have plenty of the faceted expensive stones and no matter how I am dressed
> or where I am going I would not hesitate filling up my purse with
> interesting rocks. Girly? Kinda. I even have neighborhood rock "groupies" -
> kids who drop by to see what's new in my collection. Only one is a girl but
> she drags girlfriends who don't care about rocks to my house sometimes. Last
> Halloween I had a bowl of candy and a bowl of rocks for the kids to choose
> from.
>
> For me, learning about and holding a terrestrial or space rock and looking
> up at the stars is probably the closest I will ever get to feeling what
> "forever" really is and means.
>
> On a lighter note, if anyone wants to see me and my Zagami vacation in Mars
> (Pennsylvania) please visit:
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dragonsoup_maria/my_photos
> (Yes, that is me faking antennae.)
>
> Maria :)
> Recently divorced, knows how to cook, sew, paint, write, garden, cut and
> polish rocks, finish concrete... (not listed in order of preference and this
> is not an offer to perform these tasks).
> Oh, I also like my beer cold (sorry, different thread).
>
>
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Received on Thu 26 Aug 2004 09:08:30 AM PDT