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Mark Ost
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Thank you Ricardo
Always love hearing from Italy. I lived in Gaeta for 3 happy years. There are no evening strolls here in the US as there were back then in Gaeta, spending time in the cafes. A more civilized way of life!
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Mark Ost
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Mark Ost
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| Posted: Mar 21, 2013 10:39 Post subject: Re: New Member Introduction |
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| Ich verstehen ein wenig Deutsche. Since acquiring CFT syndrome (constantly forgetting things) my language skills have deteriorated. I was dining with A German NATO officer once who commented on how few German descendants in America kept their language skills. I explained that many who came to this country in the 1930s felt their children needed to master English, I fear at the expense of the native tongue. Today with communications and travel the way it is things are different now and multiple language almost a requirement. I fear I missed out on this welcome trend so do the best I can with the handicap of CFT. Ich dnake Ihnen sher! Auf Weidershehn bis tag.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 21, 2013 12:25 Post subject: Re: New Member Introduction |
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| Mark Ost wrote: | | The green one from the Huangshaping Mine. Love the botyroidal fluorite also. |
Thanks, i also love that Huangshaping specimen, it's one of the best mineral specimens I ever had ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=29580#29580 )
But which botryoidal one do you mean? I don't have any, because i DON'T like botryoidal fluorite.
Tobi
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Mark Ost
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| Posted: Mar 21, 2013 13:12 Post subject: Re: New Member Introduction |
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ach zo
perhaps it was another person's specimens I did mention CFT.....................
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Riccardo Modanesi
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| Posted: Mar 22, 2013 05:02 Post subject: Re: New Member Introduction |
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| Mark Ost wrote: | | Ich verstehen ein wenig Deutsche. Since acquiring CFT syndrome (constantly forgetting things) my language skills have deteriorated. I was dining with A German NATO officer once who commented on how few German descendants in America kept their language skills. I explained that many who came to this country in the 1930s felt their children needed to master English, I fear at the expense of the native tongue. Today with communications and travel the way it is things are different now and multiple language almost a requirement. I fear I missed out on this welcome trend so do the best I can with the handicap of CFT. Ich dnake Ihnen sher! Auf Weidershehn bis tag. |
And what about your Italian? You should remember a little of it, or of Roman dialect! Don't undervaluate the Italian language as "spoken just by one small country", at least because it is similar to Spanish, and Spanish is spoken by a whole continent close to you!
Greetings from Italy by Riccardo.
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Hi! I'm a collector of minerals since 1973 and a gemmologist. On Summer I always visit mines and quarries all over Europe looking for minerals! Ok, there is time to tell you much much more! Greetings from Italy by Riccardo. |
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Mark Ost
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| Posted: Mar 22, 2013 07:14 Post subject: Re: New Member Introduction |
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Is it possible to overvalue anything Italian? No I think not. Tutte Bene. I miss the passegiata every evening. This too we have no equivalent here in this country. Maybe Starbucks; but a poor substitute. We also do not have the pastiserias as it is not an art form here. Maybe in New York....
I ran into an Italian waiter in Anchorage Alaska of all places. He was from a town near where I had been. We spent much of the late hours reminiscing to the detriment of other customers! To keep on topic, I do have a lovely fluorescent quartz from La Sassa!!
Take care. Mark
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Mark Ost
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| Posted: Mar 23, 2013 08:54 Post subject: Re: New Member Introduction |
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Here are pictures of my lab located in back of the house.
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