[meteorite-list] The non collector THE NON COLLECTORS POLL

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Dec 29 12:39:40 2004
Message-ID: <41D2EC74.5070502_at_fascination.com>

Dear Tom, all,

Let me see, my financial priorities are:
1. bills
2. wine, women, and song (not really)
3. gasoline to run around
4. ROCKS
  a. rare unusual rocks
  b. meteorites
  c. stromatolites
  d. jade
  e. petrified wood
5. RETIREMENT FROM ROCKS

Sorry, my list only has five items....Realize that this is where my
MONEY goes, now my time goes in a whole different direction...
1/3 time... volunteerism
  a. community/civic local programs
       1.K/B WAG water advisory group 1.5 million acres of watershed SW
Wyoming
       2. Sweetwater Emergency Management Volunteer
       3. Chamber of Commerce team participant/ high desert interpretive
center
       4. Friend of the library
       5. Red Desert Rodeo/Sweetwater Co. fair volunteer

  b. rock hounds
       1. free lectures and displays quarterly/semi annually at local
museums/libraries
       2. free referral service for information
       3. free field trips to local areas annually

  c. dance friends
       1. seasonal dance lessons
       2. impromptu dance lessons
       3. promote Octoberfest and New Years Dance parties provided by
the senior citizens group
1/3 time
   a. sleep
1/3 time WORK
  a. work to support the whole structured system.
     1. rocks to sell on eBay
     2. local rock sales/ supply to local venues
     3. gun show quarterly shows
     4. custom trips to deliver/aquire rocks

WHERE DOES YOUR TIME AND MONEY GO?

Best,
Dave F.




Anti Westlake wrote:

>Opps! "Hobbies are secondary..."? I'd better get my priorities in order.
>Here's my current order:
>
>1. Meteorites
>2. Meteorites
>3. Meteorites
>4. Magazines about Meteorites
>5. Books about Meteorties
>6. Calcite
>7. Feldspar
>8. Fossils
>9. Food
>10.Sleep
>
>But then again, I don't have any children or significant others to worry
>about.
>
>Anita
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com
>[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of JKGwilliam
>Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:28 AM
>To: Tom AKA James Knudson; Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The non collector
>
>Tom,
>I think if you took a poll of the list, you'd find that many of us have had
>to refrain from purchasing meteorites for our collections at times; very
>few people have the resources to buy all of the items they want for
>collections or hobbies. After all, hobbies are a secondary part of life
>that we can allocate money to after we take care of the necessities of
>raising children and paying our normal day to day expenses.
>
>Best,
>
>John Gwilliam
>
>At 08:54 PM 12/28/2004, Tom AKA James Knudson wrote:
>
>>Hello List, Even though I no longer am an active meteorite collector, it
>>does not mean I have to be off the list, away from all my friends! I do not
>>know what I was thinking, I guess I just think of the list as a part of
>>meteorite collecting. I still love meteorites, I just don't collect them,
>>for now. : )
>>
>>Thanks, Tom
>>"the non collector"
>>peregrineflier <><
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