Hello! Glad you had fun in Amherst yesterday! I agree, the Mt. Pollux
stamp is wonderful. And I can also explain the origin of the "Namaste"
stamp. It belongs to my travelling partner, JLR. "Namaste" (pronounced
"Naah-maah-stay") is Sanskrit and it means "The divine in me honors the
divine in you." It's used as a greeting or a goodbye in India, and is also
a standard beginning or end to a Yoga practice. The rest of my partner's
stamp is a woman sitting peacefully in a yoga pose called Sukhasana
(basically, she's sitting cross-legged). Thanks for asking, and Namaste! :)
--Buckaroo, in snowy Western MA :)

At 05:18 AM 2/17/02 +0000, you wrote:
>50 degree weather and a need to deliver some personal belongings to
>our UMass fledgling put us on the trails. After picking up subs in
>downtown Amherst we headed straight for the Mt. Pollux letterbox (Bob
>was hungry so it had to be quick!) We picnicked at the southermost
>tree enjoying the view. Then the hunt. The handmade stamp was
>artfully designed - a beauty. Then off to the Notch Visitor Center.
>We took the warnings about icy cliffs seriously and stayed on
>relatively level ground. Chipmunk on the Run is no longer frozen in
>and Hide and Seek Cat was begging to be found. All boxes are in good
>shape. Looking through the stamp books I noticed a stamp that
>read "NA MASTE". I don't know what that means but when I pronounce
>it, it sounds like the name of a group my sister belonged to whose
>mission was to reach out and help others in the community. If the
>owner of this stamp is listening can you tell me about your stamp?
>There were a lot of other interesting stamps in the journals we found
>today. My favorite was one of a walking skeleton though it looked too
>intricate to be hand carved.
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