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I do too.

Even a plain transparent green marble is super cool

if it goes totally nuclear when you light it up.

But there's something really magical about pieces that

are already beautiful in their own right, where the

UV glow is extra 'gravy'.

An interesting thing about this piece is that the little

orange spots you see here on two of the 'feet' aren't

reflections. They're the same 'amber glow' effect

you get from 'Moonies'. I've had two of these

'concentric ring' jars, and both of them did the same thing.

I think I've heard of other marbles besides Moonies with

this characteristic, but don't remember what they are.

If anyone can fill me in, I'd appreciate it. ( :

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This is one of the marbles I refer to as an "Akrocity". (Ack-raw-city)

It's way 'out of round', although it doesn't look like it here.

I have a long way to go on everything.

But thanks for being kind! ( :

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What's going on with kids these days?!

(I'm sure this question has been asked since 'Day 1'!)

I've never been in a 'family way', either as a kid or an adult.

But I get information from a good friend with extended family.

He recently told me that children here are no longer taught

how to write 'script' or 'cursive' or whatever you want to call it.

So what that tells me is that people will no longer have a

'signature' with which to sign documents. I guess all they

need now is a 'sign-in' name and a password!

This is so strange to me, I can hardly believe it! ( :

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What's going on with kids these days?!

(I'm sure this question has been asked since 'Day 1'!)

I've never been in a 'family way', either as a kid or an adult.

But I get information from a good friend with extended family.

He recently told me that children here are no longer taught

how to write 'script' or 'cursive' or whatever you want to call it.

So what that tells me is that people will no longer have a

'signature' with which to sign documents. I guess all they

need now is a 'sign-in' name and a password!

This is so strange to me, I can hardly believe it! ( :

You should not find it strange. It's a perennial saying that "kids have it a lot easier than we did".

No need to learn to write when you can print your name. And if that's too much, there's always "X" to fall back on.

They don't even teach mental arithmetic anymore, I'm told.

But kids have it sorted out. Look at this:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating/drugs/stats.html

And that doesn't even include "energy drinks"....

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