IF…
- you think road cuts are built as tourist attractions.
- you describe your vacations by the rocks you brought home.
- the rockpile in your garage is over your head.
- your PC screen saver features pictures of rocks.
- you find rocks when you empty your pockets at night.
- you went to a rock festival and you hate music.
- you gave rocks, tumblers, or rock tools as gifts.
- friends say they’re going to Tucson, you assume it’ll be in February.
- you can find Quartzsite on a map in less than 5 seconds.
- someone mentions “Franklin” you think of New Jersey rather than Ben.
- you can pronounce “molybdenite” correctly on the first try.
- the polished slab on your bolo tie is six inches in diameter.
- the bookshelves in your home hold more rocks than books; and the books that are there are about rocks.
- on a trip to Europe, you’re the only member of the group who spends their time looking at cathedral walls through a pocket magnifier.
- you think you KNOW how to pronounce “chalcedony.”
- you are thinking about giving out rocks for Halloween.
- you planted flowers in your rock garden.
- you purchase things like drywall compound just to have another nice bucket to carry rocks in.
- the club you belong to uses rocks for center-pieces for the annual Christmas dinner.
- the first thing you pack for your vacation is a chisel and a hammer.
- you know what findings are for.
- you watch the scenery in movies instead of the actors.
- your company asks you not to bring any more rocks to the office until they have time to reinforce the floor.
- the local jewelry stores & libraries give out your name for information on rock clubs.
- you examine individual rocks in driveway gravel.
- your local rock shops send you get well cards when you don’t stop by in more than a week.
-Courtesy Rockhounding page on Facebook