[meteorite-list] Secret Santa-met

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

Hola list,
 
No this isn't that new town that voted to assume the name secretsanta.com,  
so please read on!

With the Holiday spirit now upon us, and the sales  machines now in full 
swing, and before granny gets put on an auction block or  run over by a reindeer, 
bless her unfortunate luck, I was thinking there is  something missing in this 
community of like minded rocks-for-brains colleagues  (speaking for myself, 
of course).

Any interest in a secret santa  exchange?  Trading is fun too, it doesn't all 
have to be all about feedback  and faceless sellers or maybe friendly ones, 
so I'd like to volunteer to  coordinate a "Secret Santa" exchange for the 
holidays.  Yup, the wonderful  feeling of giving and receiving meteorites as 
surprises and keeping in touch  with your meteorite friends.
 
Also, feel free to get your loved ones or precious ones involved.   Spencer 
or Pepito might love to get a meteorite and a letter from a far away  place...

Send me your names and shipping addresses if you want to,  and commit to, 
participate.  All you have to do is pick out a fun gift for  a meteorite friend I 
will tell you in one week's time, and you can expect a  meteorite will also 
be dropped down your chimney, or whatever Rudolph and the  team decide as far 
as transportation at their discretion.

The Twelve  Rules of Secret Santa follow:
1.  Gifts must be classified  meteorites, or those being actively classified.
2.  Gifts must  reasonably be worth $20
3.  You must send a gift in an opportune manner  to the person for whom you 
are Santa Claus
3.  You must pay for the  shipping for the person for which you are Santa 
Claus, but you choose to use  reindeer or other method of Santa's choice
4.  You won't know who your  Santa is in advance.
5.  You will know who your good little girl or boy  is two weeks before Xmas 
Day.
6.  This event is open to nice people who  like to give of all religious 
denominations.
7.  If there is an  unforseen screw-up with the shipping, you won't get too 
mad at anyone and do  your best to be forgiving - this is meant to be lots of 
fun.
8. I have no  responsibility in this.  I will do my best to efficiently 
assign you  the name and shipping address of your lucky recipient of your 
Santa-ing, and I  get to participate.
9. There are no commissions, no payments, no fees, no  nutin' else allowed. 
Just plain anticipation of new or old friends and  little surprise meteorites 
to and from Santa.
10. Cards are strongly  suggested, but not required, because they are fun, 
too.
11. If other family or friends participate please be sure they have the  
necessary support from you make their recipient smile, too.
12.  Please specify the name of the person receiving the gift (whether  you 
or someone you are giving a hand to) as they would see it on a greeting  card.
 
Saludos, Doug