Bio: Dan Kelly
Hello,
My name is Dan Kelly, I'm a rockhound and lapidary. I live in Eugene,
Oregon. I'm 43, and my significant better half (Becky) goes out with me
quite a lot, and every so often her son, Jason goes with us. My real world
job is as a designer, tester, and flight consultant for a company that makes
centrifuge's, aero-medical, and flight simulators for the US military. We
mainly deal in the software end of things, but of course I have to fly test
these things every so often.
Back to rocks, Oregon has a wide selection of lapidary rocks, almost
daily I find out more about this area, and can't wait to get out in the
field to check it out. I love finding a rock that someone else just doesn't
get why I would like it, cutting into it, and watching there eyes open, and
the light comes on...."Oh, WoW, That's neat. Is it natural?" In Oregon we
have a lot of Agate, Obsidian, Jasper, and Thunder Eggs. I never tire of
cutting open a new rock to see what nature has created for me. I have been
rockhounding about 5 years now, but have always looked at rocks since I was
really young, but never knew what they were called till recently. What a fun
hobby, you get to walk, carry loads on your back, get saw oil all over the
place, rock sludge everywhere, Rocks everywhere, grit everywhere, etc., etc.
I love it, wouldn't change a thing. Except of course more rocks.....LoL
So if you are new to the hobby, by all means jump in with both feet,
there are always plenty of people to help, all you have to do is ask. Happy
Hounding, and KOR (Keep on Rockin)
Dan
