| At the first NPL convention we attended, [[cons:1977:photos|1977 Buffalo]], [[Philana]] (already nomed) was a member but I was not. Someone at the convention nomed me Anaphil, based on [[Philana]]'s nom. Appreciating the noming effort but not the nom, I chose Mercury on our drive back home to Indiana and joined later that year. Mercury is "a conductor of travelers," which is what I felt I was doing in driving [[Philana]] to the convention. Also, my dad was a professional coin dealer and I've always thought the U.S. Mercury dime was one of our nation's most beautiful coin designs. There were a few other reasons for choosing my nom, but I've forgotten what they were. Mercury lends itself well to logos. For a letterhead, I use a periodic table logo that [[Philana]] created that magnifies the element Hg. For my NPL return address labels, I use a scan of a Mercury dime. I've also used a thermometer for a letterhead. Additionally, [[Minimus]] has given me quicksilver items over the years, so there's plenty of Mercury-related material available that I can pretend was created especially to honor me. |
{{krewe:noms:mercury_dime.jpg?275|A Mercury Dime}}
A Mercury Dime |