[meteorite-list] Utter and total meteorite "geekjoy"...!

[Michael Gilmer]

Greetings fellow meteorite-afflicted ladies and
gentlemen!

It is with great geekjoy that I report the arrival of
my
very first copy of MAPS!  Since I only recently
joined,
this is the first time I have held a copy in my hands.

After briefly scanning through the pages, I am very
impressed and can't wait to start digesting the wealth
of material contained within.  Sure, we have access
to online versions of past issues, which I have
indulged,
but nothing compares to a physical hard copy.  I was
expecting some along the lines of the Journal Science,
which is basically a magazine.  MAPS is full-blown
book.  It must cost the MS a small fortune to print
these!  I was eager to join the MS, and considered the
$110 membership dues to be a fine investment, and
this was before I got my copy of MAPS.  2 or 3 copies
of MAPS, in my mind, is well the $110 alone!  Wow.

I'm sorry if I am a gushing nerd.  But I am bursting
at the seams to sit down and start reading about the
StarDust results and other papers within.  For this
meteorite nut, getting copies of MAPS in the mail is
going to be true "GEEKJOY". :)

My hats off to the Meteoritical Society for offering
this fine publication.  I look forward to receiving
copies of this for the rest of my natural lifespan. :)

Regards and clear falling skies,

MikeG





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Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale
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