[Rockhounds] got my master's

[DonH]

Jonna wrote:

> Well this is wonderful news!  . . .

Thanks to all.  Well I don't want to burden the list with personal 
posts, so I'll combine one answer for all those with questions and comments.

It is important to note that having a degree is like getting a driver's 
license: you know just enough to be dangerous.  My eight years of 
serious mineral collecting and spending time with grizzled mineralogists 
taught me a lot and I would have never had an A in classes like x-ray 
analysis and advanced mineralogy without having a broad qualtitative 
understanding of x-ray diffraction and crystallography going in the 
door.  Also, having a brutal task-master in Chemistry I at Drexel helped 
so much more than I might have imagined.

Unfortunately, it seemed like I had the perfect job lined up for the 
last month or so before I finished, but just when they were supposed to 
send me a salary package, they sent a rejection notice instead.  I am 
still shocked by that, and I am scrambling to look for work at this time.

That's about all there is to that story.  I am busy packing my 
belongings and staying positive.  I may not get exactly what I want, but 
there are jobs out there, so I'm not too worried about it.


Best,
Don