Liese, if you've got a compelling interest (of the non-monetary kind, meaning no cost to you, cause that's the best kind) seriously, let me know. I think he wants it to have a beloved home. He's mentioned offloading it several times when I (or the folks I was mentioning) weren't able to take him up on it.
Let me know next time you are down south and I'll put in a word. (Honestly, I think you and my mom'd have some great discussions!)
I miss your skies. One of my things when I go back home is to go out late and see the Milky Way. Can't see it from here. Even with El Paso's light pollution, I can see it at near-full moon at my parents'. It's precious to me. I mean, c'mon...I spent summers in the mountains where I could see freaking star and galaxy colors! (Proof my eyesight wasn't fucked yet.) And you can barely make out Orion here. I've seen the Southern Cross in Zambia. I often wonder at the view before electrification, before the light of civilization. And I've wondered what someone dropped into it without pre-knowlege would think. If I saw that sky, without knowing, would it terrify or awe me? I think of all the city kids here, even with media images out there and...still, they've never seen their shadow by starshine. I grew up with that and it still awes me.