[meteorite-list] Commercialization, & a good idea ...

[Fredmeteorhall at aol.com]

Barb Baker (50 miles from Holbrook). I loved your sentence "Leave the 
fertilizer in the garden." as THAT is just what I do, and I'd like many other 
meteorite collectors to do the same.  
    Try this for a wonderful hobby addition to meteorite collecting: Take 
your love, your spouse, dog or grandmother for a walk to the nearest elementary 
school. While there are no children around, set out some polished rocks, 
mineral specimens (the SAFE minerals) fossils or meteorite specimens (sliced or 
whole, the little critters, so it doesn't break the bank) around the playground, 
hide some in hard to find spots, the kids will then have an Easter egg type 
hunt combined with Christmas, all year long. Put the nicest specimens in small 
plastic bags and label them. Then keep your identity a secret for over a decade, 
it will drive the teachers crazy! 
    Just think of all the geologists, mineralogists, and meteorite collectors 
that you will have a small hand in getting started in a wonderful hobby, or a 
life time dedication or profession.
    I confess, this is perhaps one of the most enjoyable things that I have 
done with my life. Try it, you will dig it.
 Fred Hall
    


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