Monthly Archives: September 2009

“You never know what you might find” part 2: a 20 million-year-old tortoise?

The beach seems to be a great place to find things.  Carol Ritzert was strolling along a Lincoln County beach when she discovered what is believed to be a 20 million-year-old tortoise, making it one of the biggest fossil discoveries … Continue reading

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You never know what you might find, so keep an open mind.

“The living throne the sapphire blaze Where Angels tremble as they gaze.” Thomas Gray, Poet (1716-1771) That must have been quite some sapphire! Yes, stones can indeed be magical.  That’s why we love them so much. Sapphire falls into the … Continue reading

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You call that health care? I call it sick care.

I’m not a doctor, but a lay person, probably just like most of you.   I do pay attention to things, though, and what I see is this:  the way our current health care system is designed, it’s there for us … Continue reading

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What Did He Mean By That?

Yesterday I had a customer ask an interesting question:  which are your biggest customers, rockhounds or people into the stones’ energies?  I believe the answer is the latter.  His comment back was, “that just goes to show where our country … Continue reading

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