Kobie,

Welcome to Conch-L.  I am sure you will find some fellow micro shell
enthusiasts.  I am like you in that I pretty much collect everything (tried
to specialize but finally realized it was just not in my character).  I am
also married with two daughters -- but mine are grown and have left the nest
(except for occasional bits of "I need help, Dad").  I really look forward
to your web site as I have a few South African micro shells (Coffee Bay)
that I had almost given up on ever identifying.  If you have the time, I
would like to scan a few for you and see if you maybe know what they are.
There is no hurry in this as I realize we all get tied up with work and
chores.

In any case, welcome again.  There are a couple of your countrymen with whom
I have traded shells.

Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA