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

[Tom AKA James Knudson]

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 at 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
> >>
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