[Rockhounds] Disposing of collections

[Alan Silverstein]

> My fiance has a list of a couple people to call in case of my demise
> to dispose of my collection...

I told my wife and daughter that if for some reason I don't handle that
chore myself, they should:  Go through and take any mementos they want,
load all the rest into a pickup truck, take it all over to a monthly
Rockhounds club meeting, lay 'em out, and give 'em all away.  If
desired, put out a donations jar too, but I won't care.  :-)

As someone else sagely observed, the purpose of my collection is my own
entertainment.  I have no illusions of permanence, or even value to
others (at least as a collection).  The rocks are just passing through
my hands briefly on their billion-year journeys.  But I'd hate to see
'em landfilled if they could bring someone else pleasure.

Cheers,
Alan Silverstein