Oh, how grand! Rock Awareness Day there too, you say?! Hurray! Did you pull out the customary pebble encrusted cowboy hat whilst starting at rocks through your binoculars or do you guys do it differently there?
I'm so glad there's still something in there for you, or anyone, regardless of where you're at.
Oh, how grand! Rock Awareness Day there too, you say?! Hurray! Did you pull out the customary pebble encrusted cowboy hat whilst starting at rocks through your binoculars or do you guys do it differently there?
I'm so glad there's still something in there for you, or anyone, regardless of where you're at.
Well...this is the USA, after all, so we have thrown all traditions & customs to the wind (yes, even in women's college swimming!)...nothing is sacred any more. Not even Rock Awareness Day!
It used to be so grand, similar to your, it sounds like...BUT, these days, 5 groups of 11 souls each, go down by the in-town lake shore. We each gather 3 suitable rocks (official specs yet to be determined), so that's 165 total rocks! Each of the 5 groups forms a circle, and then each person stares at their own rocks for 30 seconds (sort of like navel-gazing). Then we rotate counter-clockwise, stare at the next person's rocks for another 30, until all 11 people are now back at their own "home rocks" (and feeling good about it, eh!)...
What we do thereafter has been a secret, since day one of Rock Awareness Day, back in the 60's. I am not at liberty to divulge any of it. Just know that we all end up with a whole new sense of appreciation for rocks, geology in general, and rotating counter-clockwise...
Off-topic...a few weeks back, I had reached out to you to see if I can avoid using a credit card, to support your Substack writings. Please let me know if that's possible.
Oh, how grand! Rock Awareness Day there too, you say?! Hurray! Did you pull out the customary pebble encrusted cowboy hat whilst starting at rocks through your binoculars or do you guys do it differently there?
I'm so glad there's still something in there for you, or anyone, regardless of where you're at.
Well...this is the USA, after all, so we have thrown all traditions & customs to the wind (yes, even in women's college swimming!)...nothing is sacred any more. Not even Rock Awareness Day!
It used to be so grand, similar to your, it sounds like...BUT, these days, 5 groups of 11 souls each, go down by the in-town lake shore. We each gather 3 suitable rocks (official specs yet to be determined), so that's 165 total rocks! Each of the 5 groups forms a circle, and then each person stares at their own rocks for 30 seconds (sort of like navel-gazing). Then we rotate counter-clockwise, stare at the next person's rocks for another 30, until all 11 people are now back at their own "home rocks" (and feeling good about it, eh!)...
What we do thereafter has been a secret, since day one of Rock Awareness Day, back in the 60's. I am not at liberty to divulge any of it. Just know that we all end up with a whole new sense of appreciation for rocks, geology in general, and rotating counter-clockwise...
Peace out, for now...
Haha, love it! Maybe someone can combine Rock Awareness Day with women's competitive college swimming. All sorts of possibilities there. :)
Well, there's a joke there SOMEWHERE, I'm certain! But I won't go there...
Off-topic...a few weeks back, I had reached out to you to see if I can avoid using a credit card, to support your Substack writings. Please let me know if that's possible.
Steve@SteveLaMont.com, by email...or DM me on IG, at MusicalQi...thanks!