[meteorite-list] Hello

[Gary K. Foote]

Hi Ed,

Welcome to the Met List.  My favorite email list.  I too am fairly new to collecting, 
having begun just 8 months ago.  Already my wife and I are doing presentations to school 
kids and giving each a meteorite.  VERY rewarding and the best way to inspire future 
collectors and even scientists.

This week we were in Ontario and I got the opportunity to talk space and matter and Big 
Bang and meteorites with a 16 year old son of a friend.  He was very impressed with it 
all and I believe he is a new convert to space science.  He spoke of desiring to be 
involved in the space programs as an adult - something I would love to see happen.  He is 
smart as can be and would make a fine scinetist no matter which discipline he eventually 
chooses.

Again, Welcome.

Gary Foote
http://www.meteorite-dealers.com

On 24 May 2006 at 20:15, Ed Deckert wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm quite new to the group, but thought that I have been "lurking around" 
> long enough and would like to introduce myself.  My name is Ed Deckert, and 
> I live in North Carolina.  I am brand spanking new to collecting meteorites, 
> but have been collecting terrestrial rocks and minerals for several years. 
> I also do some lapidary work (cutting and polishing rocks and minerals) and 
> hope to apply that to meteorites as well.
> 
> Like the proverbial "kid in a candy store," I have been buying up various 
> specimens to start building a collection.  I got bitten by the meteorite bug 
> at a recent Astronomy related event (Tri Star) that is cosponsored by my 
> local Astronomy Club.  I have purchased some bulk NWA material that I am 
> going to make available at next year's Tri Star as a fund raiser for my 
> club, donating all profit to the club (probably at the expense of a few 
> extra bucks on my part giving away some pieces to kids and teachers - but 
> I've been doing similar things with the terrestrial minerals for years, so 
> it actually will feel good.)
> 
> I hope to learn much from this group, and I do hope that when I ask a newbie 
> question, nobody takes offense.
> 
> Regards for now,
> 
> Ed 
> 
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