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☆ 2K hits ☆ recent findings ☆ RCFM agate ☆
15 years ago
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☆ Last night I passed 2K hits. The number is arbitrary and all it means is that I've been active on here for a while. ...but thanks everyone!
☆ Recent research has shown that happiness is contagious. ...no surprise, but the closer one is geographically, the greater the effect. It somehow makes sense to me, but is still odd, that tonight when I speak to my brother in DC, I'll be more likely to spread my cheer then when I call my friend in OR.
It's not surprising that it can cause people to loose friends, but studies now show that loneliness spreads like happiness, up to three degrees of separation. A tendency develops to perceive rejection when none exists. ...and people start alienating others when trying to engage them, though their social skills don't suffer.
☆ On my way back from RCFM I pulled over onto some new road construction in Polk county GA to make sure I didn't pass an exit. In the clay I noticed some chalcedony that I thought looked interesting, so I took a bunch of it. What I found are chunks of light and dark blue agate and some that's white with dark blue ovals. The largest is the size of a small pumpkin and most are grapefruit-sized. They formed with some sort of white rind that's about an inch thick. I'll be slicing into them on Friday and if anyone's interested I'll put up some pics.
The same spot yielded some small clear to milky quartz crystals and hematite "kidney ore".
☆ Recent research has shown that happiness is contagious. ...no surprise, but the closer one is geographically, the greater the effect. It somehow makes sense to me, but is still odd, that tonight when I speak to my brother in DC, I'll be more likely to spread my cheer then when I call my friend in OR.
It's not surprising that it can cause people to loose friends, but studies now show that loneliness spreads like happiness, up to three degrees of separation. A tendency develops to perceive rejection when none exists. ...and people start alienating others when trying to engage them, though their social skills don't suffer.
☆ On my way back from RCFM I pulled over onto some new road construction in Polk county GA to make sure I didn't pass an exit. In the clay I noticed some chalcedony that I thought looked interesting, so I took a bunch of it. What I found are chunks of light and dark blue agate and some that's white with dark blue ovals. The largest is the size of a small pumpkin and most are grapefruit-sized. They formed with some sort of white rind that's about an inch thick. I'll be slicing into them on Friday and if anyone's interested I'll put up some pics.
The same spot yielded some small clear to milky quartz crystals and hematite "kidney ore".
