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Re: (meteorobs) Buying A Star for Someone- off topic!!

Seeing how this is a "gathering" of some of the brightest & best astronomical minds
in the universe, I would like to inquire how one would go about finding the proper group
or organization that allows someone to purchase a star and name it after another individual.
I know that this service and opportunity is readily available, but I can not place my finger
on where I last heard or saw this available.  One of my favorite English teachers at our high school
asked me about this.  I told her that I was a part of the perfect forum where someone would have
this information.  Please do not let me down!  Just a simple point of contact will do.    Hope everyone
has a most wonderful weekend!        In Astronomical Affinity - Felix A. Martinez

** I figured that inquiring into this topic would be fairly safe, especially since we have digressed
into discussions about "nude" meteor observing!!!  **

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "C.L. Hall" <chall@cyberusdot ca>
Reply-To: meteorobs@jovian.com
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 15:03:25 -0500 (EST)

>Greetings all,
>
>Just wanted to wish everybody out there a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!  
>
>Also wanted to wish a special welcome to all the new members of the
>meteorobs list who we have picked up since the Leonids and the Geminids...
>and especially to all the new ladies on the list - it's great to have some
>company here! ;>
>
>In that vein, I am enclosing at the end of this message a rather neat piece
>that a friend sent to me... on the subject of Santa Claus!  
>
>Have a great holiday all.... and Clear Skies for 2000!
>
>- Cathy Hall
>  Great White North
>  Ottawa, Canada
>
>********************************************
>Fwd:  Subject: Man or Woman ???
>
>Santa Claus is a woman. I hate to be the one to defy sacred myth, but I believe
>he's a she.
>
>Think about it. Christmas is a big, organized, warm, fuzzy, nurturing, social
>deal, and I have a tough time believing a guy could possibly pull it all off!
>
>For starters, the vast majority of men don't even think about selecting gifts
>until Christmas Eve. Once at the mall, they always seem surprised to find only
>Ronco products, socket wrench sets, and mood rings left on the shelves.On this
>count alone, I'm convinced Santa is a woman. Surely, if he were a man, everyone
>in the universe would wake up Christmas morning to find a rotating musical Chia
>Pet under the tree, still in the bag.
>
>Another problem for a he-Santa would be getting there. First of all, there would
>be no reindeer because they would all be dead, gutted and strapped on to the
>rear bumper of the sleigh amid wide-eyed, desperate claims that buck season had
>been extended. Blitzen's rack would already be on the way to the taxidermist.
>Even if the male Santa DID have reindeer, he'd still have transportation
>problems because he would inevitably get lost up there in the snow and clouds
>and then refuse to stop and ask for directions.
>
>Other reasons why Santa can't possibly be a man:
>-Men can't pack a bag.
>-Men would rather be dead than caught wearing red velvet.
>-Men would feel their masculinity is threatened...having to be seen  with all
>those elves.
>-Men don't answer their mail.
>-Men would refuse to allow their physique to be described, even in jest, as
>anything remotely resembling a "bowlful of jelly."
>-Men aren't interested in stockings unless somebody's wearing them.
>-Having to do the Ho Ho Ho thing would seriously inhibit their ability to pick
>up women.
>-Finally, being responsible for Christmas would require a commitment.
>
>I can buy the fact that other mythical holiday characters are men:
>Father Time shows up once a year unshaven and looking ominous. Definite guy.
>Cupid flies around carrying weapons. Uncle Sam is a politician who likes to
>point fingers. Any one of these individuals could pass the testosterone
>screening test. But not St. Nick. Not a chance.
>
>******************************************
>
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