[meteorite-list] The non collector THE NON COLLECTORS POLL
From: Tom AKA James Knudson <peregrineflier_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Dec 29 14:19:59 2004 Message-ID: <009601c4eddb$60220700$2d107918_at_Michelle> David asked; "WHERE DOES YOUR TIME AND MONEY GO? " Well the day before Christmas I had no money and had done no Christmas shopping , then, my mom stopped by and gave me $100 for Christmas, bless her heart! I ran out and bought my ex and two daughters presents for a total of $35 and paid my car insurance, water bill and put the rest in my gas tank. That's were my money goes! Thanks, Tom peregrineflier <>< IMCA 6168 http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Freeman" <dfreeman_at_fascination.com> To: "Anita Westlake" <libawc_at_emory.edu> Cc: "'JKGwilliam'" <h3chondrite_at_cox.net>; "'Tom AKA James Knudson'" <peregrineflier_at_npgcable.com>; <Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The non collector THE NON COLLECTORS POLL > 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 <>< > >>IMCA 6168 > >>http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm > >> > >>______________________________________________ > >>Meteorite-list mailing list > >>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > >>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >> > > > > > >______________________________________________ > >Meteorite-list mailing list > >Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > >______________________________________________ > >Meteorite-list mailing list > >Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > Received on Wed 29 Dec 2004 02:19:52 PM PST |
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