I like the idea of rings with a function. Unfortunately these can get you in real trouble nowadays. Use a "poison ring" with a secret compartment to carry your vitamin or medicine tablets? Off to the disciplinarian's office. Would be handy for carrying a tiny memo about that month,s omputer password. A sliderule ring would be neat; but if you could read it, it might get confiscated before a math test.
Cool diamond story: When Harry Winston, the jewelery store, sent the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian, they sent it by mail. The Post Office Department, noticing they had a rock with a Registered Mail declared value in the million dollar range, put riflemen aboard the Railway post office car going from New York to Washington DC that day.
Yeah, I wrote "Post Office Department." And "Railway post office." It was that long ago. Now I feel old.
Robert in San Diego, knows people who'd used V-mail back in the day, and collect it now.
Whoa.
ReplyDeleteits really huge!! but its really pretty too. I love the color
ReplyDeleteThat's really pretty. Is that how you thought of Kiki's ring?
ReplyDeleteIt looks like Kiki's ring!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely, but pink's not exactly my color. Anyway, i've always preferred opals.
ReplyDeleteI know who the lucky wearer will be :) that's me! haha
ReplyDeletehmm....if it was a dark purple and a bit modester (smaller hehe) id be all over it!!!
ReplyDeletewhen is kiki strike 3 coming outtt???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
ReplyDeleteRats one big diamond!!!
ReplyDeletePs we made hit sauce!!! You seem to like hot sauce in the irregulars so I thought I tell you!
I like the idea of rings with a function. Unfortunately these can get you in real trouble nowadays. Use a "poison ring" with a secret compartment to carry your vitamin or medicine tablets? Off to the disciplinarian's office. Would be handy for carrying a tiny memo about that month,s omputer password. A sliderule ring would be neat; but if you could read it, it might get confiscated before a math test.
ReplyDeleteRobert in San Diego via cell phone
oh mai...!
ReplyDelete!@#$%^&* that's a huge rock.
ReplyDeleteCool diamond story: When Harry Winston, the jewelery store, sent the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian, they sent it by mail. The Post Office Department, noticing they had a rock with a Registered Mail declared value in the million dollar range, put riflemen aboard the Railway post office car going from New York to Washington DC that day.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I wrote "Post Office Department." And "Railway post office." It was that long ago. Now I feel old.
Robert in San Diego, knows people who'd used V-mail back in the day, and collect it now.
Found it! The wrapper in which the Hope Diamond was mailed from NYC to the Smithsonian Institution.
ReplyDeleteRobert in San Diego, not a stamp collector, but I know some.