Friday, September 12, 2008

Over dinner....

Liam found a very interesting rock this summer. To me it looked like a volcanic rock. Several other people made other predictions as to its origins. Bill brought it up to a geologist at the university today and he said that it was most likely a volcanic rock. But that it might be a meteorite ( very unlikely, but possible) and if it was a meteorite, it might be worth a few dollars. Which, of course, got the kids speculating over how to spend this unexpected wealth.
Liam wanted to have a mansion and have a remote control that controlled everything. (That boy has big dreams)
Simon was undecided.
Mira said " I would make a little building to keep my bones so that they could rot undisturbed. I would paint it red and call it "Little Red Rotting Hut" "

Speaking of Little Red......

Has any one seen "Hoodwinked"?

Please do. Even after 16 times, I still pause and watch certain scenes.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, it would depend on what kind of meteorite it was. If it was metallic (it wasn't, I verified that by other means before I took it up) then it would have been about a thousand dollars. They are quite common and not that expensive. If, on the other hand, it was Martian in origin, and a non-metallic one, it would be worth a LOT of money. He said they went for $1000 per gram. I won't say how much it weighs, but it's more than enough to retire on, if it's a meteorite. Most likely it's not, but it's fun to get something that they find worth testing.

tanita✿davis said...

Oh, Hoodwinked!!! I finally had to break down and buy it for my sister; we rented it three times. All I have to do is say "Be Prepared" to my sister, and she cracks up. Even my brother will still watch it. I don't generally like CGI, but that one -- XGames Granny and all -- was brilliant good fun.

Wonder if the makers have made anything else?

David T. Macknet said...

So, it's all or nothing on the rock. Well, good luck to you!

Hoodwinked. Even now, I sing to T., "Schniiiiit-zellllll". Truly.

Anonymous said...

I hope that Liam's rock will get you that mansion.

16 times!!...

I have to say that I did not even know about Hoodwinked. I guess all work and no play makes me a dull dinosaur. I will have to watch it some day when I'm at your house.

Mamoo (:>)

KansasA said...

Liam reminds me of Sydney, she wants a "homework" robot ;)