I grew up in an international gemstone and jewelry business. My father had me using a microscope in a gemological laboratory when I was 8 years old and I earned my degree in gemology at 19. His business associates gave me my screen name back in the early ‘80s and it has stuck. On a side note, my father had a telex in his office back in the ‘70s and he subscribed to all the news services. We got the news “hot off the wire” and I also became a news hound at a very young age.
Thanks DocRock, BTW you have a great homepage and I love your nephews “little guns” :-)