Thank you very much for your kind words.
I have learned many things from all of you.
I will continue to enjoying all of the messages.
Thanks again.

Jiongtao
http://www.soft.ics.keio.ac.jp/~huang/


>From: NORA BRYAN <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Many thanks for all of "Re: Baking cowries"
>Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 15:26:26 -0700
>
>Jiongtao says "Sorry for everyone that I submitted this uninteresting topic
>m(--)m....."
>I disagree!
>It was a very interesting thread!  Thanks for posting it, and thanks to all
>who
>participated.
>I suppose it becomes very important to know if you have a 'doctored' shell
>if
>you are planning on paying big bucks for one, or innocently trying to sell
>one
>in the mistaken belief that it is real.  Such 'doctored' shells make an
>interesting collection of their own - if you don't pay too much.
>I too am a lover of shells for their own sake.  I like all shells, (that's
>why I
>can't specialize I suppose).  I don't have big bucks to spend, but there
>are
>thousands of shells out there that fall in the little or no value category.
>They
>don't even have to be pretty in the usual way -  I enjoy looking at each
>shell
>and comparing them against other similar shells, sort of a
>pseudo-scientific
>interest I guess.  And I can look at the small ones endlessly under the
>misroscope!
>
>Nora
>Calgary, Alberta

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