Here's a little song I wrote...
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double (Bobby McFerrin)
Cheers, RickO
Recovering from major abdominal wall reconstruction surgery on 1/14. Just getting the energy to log on to our forum. Hope everyone is doing well, please stay warm and indoors during this latest cold snap.
Enthusiastic collector of British pre-decimal and Canadian decimal circulation coins.
This is an original oil painting by Don Dixon. This is the only one he painted of Apollo mission at the time. It was used as a design for a collector plate of the 25th anniversary of Apollo. The footprint is a near match of the coin.
Sorry for the reflection of the lamp and my computer monitor. I put the painting in glass to protect it, but it looks best without the glass. Sort of like a coin in a slab, just not quite as fun as one in hand, but protected. It does have great detail if you click on it and the + that shows up.
PS. this post is for fun. I already have the pucks I ordered coming in the mail.
"Dawn is so shocking on the moon. One minute you're in the darkest night you can imagine. And in the next instant the sun lifts up and this glorious, pure light just... explodes across the surface. I felt like I met God every morning."
-- Cadet Dorian Collins, from the Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Valiant". Cadet Collins grew up on the moon.
"We see the light of those who find
A world has passed them by
Too late to save a dream that's growing cold
We realize that fate must hide its face
From those who try
To see the distant signs of unforetold
Oh... oh, take hold"
My furnace broke a week ago.
Had no hope of getting it repaired or replaced.
Friend contacted STEP they are going to replace my 30 year old furnace.
Thank the Lord there are friends and places like STEP to help.
While trying to keep warm everyday and night I think about homeless people
who do not even have shelter, and realize I am blessed to even have a house to live in.
I wish I could help the homeless people even if it's just giving them a blanket.
I only have a very small sample how cold they have to be.
If I were a wealthy person the homeless are the 1st I would help.
I thank the lord everyday for the blessings he gives to me and my family.
On thing that I read many years ago and has always stuck with me is 'Learn to say and do nice things.'. I try to when I can, whether it is helping someone load a heavy item at Costco or ??, it makes me feel better and hopefully contributes to the other parties faith in humanity that most people are good.
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It's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
Fan of the Oxford Comma
CCAC Representative of the General Public
2021 Young Numismatist of the Year
Every days a good day, just somedays are better then others.
Here's a little song I wrote...
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double (Bobby McFerrin)
Cheers, RickO
Recovering from major abdominal wall reconstruction surgery on 1/14. Just getting the energy to log on to our forum. Hope everyone is doing well, please stay warm and indoors during this latest cold snap.
Here is our Haleakala SUNRISE for you @bigmarty58 and with it the warmest wishes for your SPEEDY RECOVERY
Thank you
Nice sunrise, but I am not a morning person. How early do you have to get up to see it?
3 AM and tackle the switch backs under the starry sky
here ..... almost to the rim
2.5 hrs drive ~37 mile from the sea level to 10023 foot elevation.......... the largest elevation gain in the shortest distance.
Here is the beginning of the mountain's foot
........and at one point you are above the clouds .......
Been there, done that, and would do it again in a heartbeat! The early morning wakeup call is well worth it. Spectacular at the top!!!
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
3 AM - I can stay up that late no problem.
"Insurance is so that when you have the worst day of your life, you can still smile." ~ me.
Minor Variety Trade dollar's with chop marks set:
More Than It's Chopped Up To Be
This is an original oil painting by Don Dixon. This is the only one he painted of Apollo mission at the time. It was used as a design for a collector plate of the 25th anniversary of Apollo. The footprint is a near match of the coin.
Sorry for the reflection of the lamp and my computer monitor. I put the painting in glass to protect it, but it looks best without the glass. Sort of like a coin in a slab, just not quite as fun as one in hand, but protected. It does have great detail if you click on it and the + that shows up.
PS. this post is for fun. I already have the pucks I ordered coming in the mail.
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
"Dawn is so shocking on the moon. One minute you're in the darkest night you can imagine. And in the next instant the sun lifts up and this glorious, pure light just... explodes across the surface. I felt like I met God every morning."
-- Cadet Dorian Collins, from the Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Valiant". Cadet Collins grew up on the moon.
Try to be Rainbow on someone's cloud
This was taken early morning down South Maui
"And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make"....
Paul McCartney
I showed these pictures to a friend and she said years ago she made that trip. Bus ride up, bicycle ride down.
"We see the light of those who find
A world has passed them by
Too late to save a dream that's growing cold
We realize that fate must hide its face
From those who try
To see the distant signs of unforetold
Oh... oh, take hold"
Song: Take Hold Of The Flame
Artist: Queensrÿche
Album: The Warning
Released: 1984
Genres: Progressive metal, Metal
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My furnace broke a week ago.
Had no hope of getting it repaired or replaced.
Friend contacted STEP they are going to replace my 30 year old furnace.
Thank the Lord there are friends and places like STEP to help.
While trying to keep warm everyday and night I think about homeless people
who do not even have shelter, and realize I am blessed to even have a house to live in.
I wish I could help the homeless people even if it's just giving them a blanket.
I only have a very small sample how cold they have to be.
If I were a wealthy person the homeless are the 1st I would help.
I thank the lord everyday for the blessings he gives to me and my family.
Pick her up on Saturday
Thanks for the generous chance Paradise. Here's an oldie, but seems increasingly useful to remind myself as the years go by...
"Behold the day we are given. Rejoice and be glad therein!"
@JBK
This may suit you better later in the morning ....... on the donkey for 3.4 mile switch backs down 1800 vertical to Kalaupapa Peninsula, Molokai.
The Switch Backs as seen from the distance
If I cannot do great things, let me do small things in a GREAT way - Martin Luther King Jr
Whatever floats your boat.
Leo
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
My Jefferson Nickel Collection
Enjoy! She's precious!! My boy says....'hey I see a new play friend'!
My favorite has to be... “Do more of what makes you happy”. .. why not, right!
Nic
Guides Authored - Graded Card Scanning Guide PDF | History of the PSA Label PDF
@JBK
On thing that I read many years ago and has always stuck with me is 'Learn to say and do nice things.'. I try to when I can, whether it is helping someone load a heavy item at Costco or ??, it makes me feel better and hopefully contributes to the other parties faith in humanity that most people are good.
K
The golden rule: Treat others the way you would want to be treated.
I LOVE this quote!!
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
Despite the anomalous abysmal polar cold immersing Michigan this week, inevitably Spring will arrive with buds, blooms, birds and bees.
Wow that is big and beautiful!
The winner will be a very happy camper!
MY GOLD TYPE SET https://pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/complete-type-sets/gold-type-set-12-piece-circulation-strikes-1839-1933/publishedset/321940
For comparison .... here is Mango; my 2oz lovebird .......
and the giant 5oz PUCK in the same hand (mine)
"Be happy with what you have and be excited about what you want."
I want that Puck. That thing looks really cool. Thanks for the chance to win it.
Good luck to everyone.
Here is my Washington Quarter Variety Registry Set
This is my Washington Quarter Proof Variety Registry Set
Mango is a pretty bird!😃
"Maybe it's not to late to learn how to love and forget how to hate"
Ozzy Osbourne
"Wake up to find out you are the eyes of the world"
Robert Hunter
http://www.silverstocker.com
Anyone can PM me Any Time about Any thing.
Would you rather have M than the P?
Simon and Moose
Collector, occasional seller
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes... it rains.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
A good formula for happiness = valuing time over money.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Almost too late entry.
Thanks for the chance.
When in doubt:
Smile and wave boys, smile and wave-
Penquins of Madagascar
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