tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post6943477206637493096..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: Our Trip Out West, Part 5: Silver ReefDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-46330961999700044582016-06-23T09:00:44.185-05:002016-06-23T09:00:44.185-05:00I generally buy books about the history of the pla...I generally buy books about the history of the place if I'm buying books, though most of the time I get keychains that I can use as Christmas ornaments. What Kim and the girls buy is up to them.<br /><br />Still haven't been able to force myself to use an e-reader unless there is absolutely no other viable option, which is why Amazon did not send me any rebate checks this week. Oh well. My eyes are in that odd phase where it's actually easier to read without my glasses anyway. I'm sure that will end soon.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-63779761436374011062016-06-22T13:15:54.012-05:002016-06-22T13:15:54.012-05:00Sadly, I'm reaching my limit on nature-type bo...Sadly, I'm reaching my limit on nature-type books to purchase from parks & forests. I'm pretty sure I have more tiny print botany/identification/history type books than I'll ever read. Especially since I never take my reading glasses anywhere and so read almost exclusively from my kindle.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-41372893845492546672016-06-21T16:00:49.267-05:002016-06-21T16:00:49.267-05:00Well, maybe someday I'll write more about the ...Well, maybe someday I'll write more about the museum itself. There were a few good stories in there.<br /><br />A 750lb counterweight would make a mighty powerful trebuchet. I hope the neighbors are suitably deterred. I've got one neighbor who might be improved by being undead as a zombie - at least he'd recognize his need for brains, as opposed to the blissful ignorance he maintains on the subject at present.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-75311153776506568462016-06-21T14:48:55.736-05:002016-06-21T14:48:55.736-05:00Well, I can see why I missed the first one - '...Well, I can see why I missed the first one - 'twas a bit before I found you.<br /><br />Just never made the connection on the second.<br /><br />And both lack a little, uhhh, something. Perhaps it's that they're non actually about the Museum. or something.<br /><br />Trebuchets are wonderful toys. Have one on my desk, loaded and ready to launch at the next idiot that fails to knock; and a rather larger one with a 750 lb. counterweight mounted on a trailer out in the yard. Never know when the neighbors are going to go all zombie on me. Of course, with some, that would actually be an improvement.<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-7984024236569673802016-06-21T12:45:06.621-05:002016-06-21T12:45:06.621-05:00I've written about that site before, though no...I've written about that site before, though not for a while. My favorite post about the place was <a href="http://4quarters10dimes.blogspot.com/2011/04/siege-weaponry-and-homeland-security.html" rel="nofollow">this one,</a> but I also wrote about it <a href="http://4quarters10dimes.blogspot.com/2015/06/on-tour.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-86158595899455382252016-06-21T11:54:58.118-05:002016-06-21T11:54:58.118-05:00One of these days I will remember to check the box...One of these days I will remember to check the box. On that day the Publishers Clearinghouse Prize Patrol will also appear on my doorstep.<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-22382208306213643262016-06-21T10:10:23.576-05:002016-06-21T10:10:23.576-05:00"I used to run a historic site with a museum ..."I used to run a historic site with a museum gift shop ..."<br /><br />Ohhh! Ooooh! Enquiring minds want to know ....<br /><br />(Rechecks supply of popcorn. Frowns. Schedules shopping trip ...)<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-40556801402554698372016-06-20T17:24:12.537-05:002016-06-20T17:24:12.537-05:00Glad you liked them! It seemed right to send a co...Glad you liked them! It seemed right to send a couple the other way. :)<br /><br />I used to run a historic site with a museum gift shop, and let me tell you how important that was to our survival. So I don't mind spending money in those shops, as it keeps those places alive for the next time.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-31326642793920477652016-06-20T15:26:02.876-05:002016-06-20T15:26:02.876-05:00I'm so delighted to see someone else who likes...I'm so delighted to see someone else who likes to spend money in the museum / park gift shop! At state / nation parks I always try to buy something (like, say, postcards) to support the park.<br /><br />ALSO: The postcards I received are AWESOME!Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.com