OT "Coming out" about conlanging to people in Academia [was Re: Caryatic]

Marcus Smith wrote:
. That
>evening we compared sat at his apartment with our respective language
>material and compared till about 3 in the morning. (He had maps of his
>world, detailed enough to have streets in the major city. I've drawn maps
>before, but not street maps.)
Ah, a kindred soul.  When/If I do my website, I'll include a map or two of
the major Kash cities.....  At one point years ago, I had the patience to
draw at large enough scale so that street names could be squeezed in.
Around age 12/13, I wrote off to various Chambers of Commerce around the
country asking for maps of their cities and towns; most responded, and I
ended up with a collection of maybe 100.  This was in pre-freeway days,
which destroyed alot, so I suppose some might be valuable historical
documents now.  Too bad my folks threw them away when they moved to
Florida.............(At an antique fair last year, I saw a 1931 Rand-McNally
type road atlas of the US-- good God, how DID people get around in those
days?-- for $25.00 or so.)