Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 3:44 PM, <lrzeitlin at aol.com> wrote: > Sonny, > I truly apologize for my intemperate remarks. I have lived near New York > for 50 years and have adopted the New York strategy that when anyone > attacks you, you strike back - hard. Otherwise people think you are a wimp > and disrespect you even more. See the movie "Taxi Driver" for an example. > ?No problem. I worked for a New York firm, and used labs, editors and optical houses up there. A typical day in the office is like WWF. On the other hand, I dropped a ten dollar bill out of my pocket near Grand Central, and three people stopped to tell me I dropped it. I lived in the Excelsior when it was a humble apartment hotel, and had the best coffee shop on the planet. I still dream of the toasted blueberry muffins there. ? > > > I also didn't realize that you were not an unreconstructed southerner. It > must be difficult being a liberal Democrat in Louisiana. ?There are lots of us here. We are just no longer the majority. Faux Snooze has the same inroads here that they have elsewhere. ? > In days gone by I traveled to Louisiana frequently as a consultant to the > petrochemical complexes in Baton Rouge. I found the state hard to take, > both environmentally and because of many of the bigoted attitudes of the > locals. ?Environmental is getting to be the problem everywhere; so is bigotry. Look at Wisconsin. > I'm sure the feeling was mutual. ?Probably.? > For me, the only redeeming virtue was New Orleans, a truly decadent > enjoyable city. It was an adult Disneyland with good food and excellent > Dixieland music. Here is a photo snapped with a tiny Minox camera during > one of my walks by the waterfront. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/New+Orleans.jpg.html > ?I lived and worked in New Orleans for many years as a News Photographer, and later as the Producer of the 5 o'clock at the ABC station.. I see it as a more rounded place, but too much crime for my taste.? > > > I am not on any medications save for a couple of Tylenol a day for an > arthritic shoulder. ?Same ailment, I use slightly stronger stuff. ? > I don't even have that excuse for my comments about unconscious sexism. > I'm just morally righteous. It's a personal failing. > ?I'm pretty righteous too, probably why we clash. > I'm happy to hear that your house has been restored. ?It has not been yet. We are about two months from a finished project. Fortunately we can isolate the damage while we rebuild.? > We suffered damage similar to yours in Hurricane Sandy. The last fallen > 100 year old oaks were removed from our house and driveway a couple of > weeks ago. Living in a wooded rural area is always risky but with the aid > of a generator and a chain saw, we manage.?Now all we have to worry about > is the deer eating my wife's flowers and the coyotes eating the deer. > ?Mostly racoons eating the cat food here, but an armadillo lives under the house. So many deer hunters in this area, they are kept in check. > > Regards to a fellow Democrat in a Republican enclave. You are a Democrat > aren't you? > ?I vote Democrat Nationally. Locally, I vote for the guy (or gal) who supports higher education and public health. ? -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA