tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post5189832601688456740..comments2023-11-05T00:54:02.116-07:00Comments on Not Sweating the Small Stuff: Alex de Ravinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02451670815693819558noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-28330369393243719472009-01-16T23:55:00.000-08:002009-01-16T23:55:00.000-08:00hey kevingood to have an expert on hand and yep, i...hey kevin<br><br>good to have an expert on hand <br><br>and yep, i saw a squillion shards in the desert here - if i'd had more time i'm sure i could've found something a bit more interesting - but i was on my way up to abu simbel and the nubian border<br><br>living in egypt - lucky dog!<br><br>are you in cairo? sounds as tho a long-ish stay - even luckier!!!<br><br>and glad you like the blog!<br><br>be in touch<br><br>nicknickwallacesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264274719820605716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-59889848549458272312009-01-16T07:49:00.000-08:002009-01-16T07:49:00.000-08:00Sorry guys but you are all wrong! (though I love t...Sorry guys but you are all wrong! (though I love the suggestions, especially the astray!)<br>The 'pot shard' is most likely the ancient equivelant to a beer bottle, a most common drink in ancient Egypt, of which there are thousands of shards all over Egypt. The beautiful bowl the friend of your father sent you could be an unguents mixing bowl, unguents offered to the Gods were usually in sealed jars. Must say it does not look anything like a lamp!<br>Love the blog.<br>Kevin, living in Egypt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-85076757806835202632009-01-14T08:07:00.000-08:002009-01-14T08:07:00.000-08:00hey peteLOL - was there really any doubt? and i be...hey pete<br><br>LOL - was there really any doubt? and i bet an early form of 'Bex' aspirin, known in ancient times, curiously, as 'Ibex Prin' <br><br>i suspect there's a PhD in this new theory - how bout doing a joint thesis? i'm up for it if you are.<br><br>and speaking of snuff as you were, i came across 2 tins of the stuff in a desk drawer - really! that i'd bought in adelaide from a rather old-fashioned shop. 'sparrow mills' brand - their menthol and their rose of sparrow varieties to be precise! verging on the edge of trying them! an obituary will suggest it was not a good idea!nickwallacesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264274719820605716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-57403156112876595602009-01-14T06:59:00.000-08:002009-01-14T06:59:00.000-08:00Nick, you know my love and profound knowledge of E...Nick, you know my love and profound knowledge of Egyptology will never let you down, right? having said that (and perused about 68 books on it that I already had near to me because I happen to like the subject, am fascinated by it and...oh, you know) I think it's a pill box ;)<br><br>P.S. I need not insult you with my post-MuchFrustration un-PC wishful thinking that it might be an ashtray as anything to be smoked was not nicotine-related or cigar(ette) shaped, though there's quite a line on snuff utensils I'd be pathetically happy to introduce you to if you hadn't got there first. So it's a pill box. For medium strength tranquilizers and mild anti-psychotics. I mean, it has that "Valium-cum-Risperidone/Halp.. never mind" feel to it. Particularly the never mind, I think.<br><br>TC!AntipodeanPthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983272762749721542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-84273412421285680852009-01-14T05:34:00.000-08:002009-01-14T05:34:00.000-08:00hey gregi fail all the time in so many and embarra...hey greg<br><br>i fail all the time in so many and embarrassing ways.<br><br>and if i was told it was a pill container i'd believe it!<br><br>being an inch across it'd do some pretty refined and delicate grinding<br><br>but then who knows!nickwallacesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264274719820605716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-7716838497761746442009-01-13T23:24:00.000-08:002009-01-13T23:24:00.000-08:00Obviously I'm outta my field here with egyptia...Obviously I'm outta my field here with egyptian artifacts, but maybe thats some sort of ... errr .. object to grind wheat or whatever into flour? <br>lol - ok I fail.Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00794255819889944898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-58149658556554815422009-01-13T17:07:00.000-08:002009-01-13T17:07:00.000-08:00hey alanmaybe i'll try it on and see!not sure ...hey alan<br><br>maybe i'll try it on and see!<br><br>not sure about it's enhancing powers - given its size! <br><br>enjoy the day<br><br>nicknickwallacesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264274719820605716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-38530176922552828332009-01-13T17:05:00.000-08:002009-01-13T17:05:00.000-08:00hey harmonywith such a tiny shard - who will ever ...hey harmony<br><br>with such a tiny shard - who will ever know what it was part of originally<br><br>maybe a small bowl?<br><br>take care<br><br>nicknickwallacesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264274719820605716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-44449038017842090772009-01-13T17:03:00.000-08:002009-01-13T17:03:00.000-08:00hey witthanks!had my doubtsbut the journey of find...hey wit<br><br>thanks!<br><br>had my doubts<br><br>but the journey of finding my shard was magical<br><br>take care<br><br>nicknickwallacesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264274719820605716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-26156766591599915112009-01-13T17:01:00.000-08:002009-01-13T17:01:00.000-08:00hey rayone of the small things i have that i reall...hey ray<br><br>one of the small things i have that i really treasure!<br><br>take care<br><br>nicknickwallacesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264274719820605716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-70935297272202039872009-01-13T10:45:00.000-08:002009-01-13T10:45:00.000-08:00A magical codpiece perhaps?Alan down in FloridaA magical codpiece perhaps?<br><br><br>Alan down in FloridaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-89638977536481885422009-01-13T09:28:00.000-08:002009-01-13T09:28:00.000-08:00It sure look like a puzzle to me.It sure look like a puzzle to me.Haro Genkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15711793623785550994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-23045744571498520392009-01-13T07:29:00.000-08:002009-01-13T07:29:00.000-08:00It's significant!!!Wit.It's significant!!!<br>Wit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704691528115190.post-8219396247941736442009-01-13T06:52:00.000-08:002009-01-13T06:52:00.000-08:00Very nice gift. Love the picture of Egypt.RayVery nice gift. Love the picture of Egypt.<br>RayRay's Cowboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12889394191778083164noreply@blogger.com