[Leica] OT: I've retired NOT ME! :-)

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

All very true, Ted

I am 72, and as of the first am cutting my professional time greatly to 
allow more time for other pursuits.  It isn't lost on me that I have 
survived many clients.  The pattern I see is a Type A male who "retires" 
and is then under the ground in short order.  There are also studies 
showing a high incidence of depression among successful people who 
formally retire (loss of familiar faces and surroundings, etc.).  I feel 
fortunate that we have interests that will keep us active for years to 
come, I hope.  (TV is definitely not in the mix.)  Your health advice is 
right on too (brain hemorrhage here three years ago from pushing too 
hard on an elliptical machine).


Best,

Ken

On 1/2/2014 7:57 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
> Leland Deane offered:
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 4:08 PM
> Subject: [Leica] OT: I've retired
>
>
>> Interviewer to retired professor: "What's the best thing about being 
>> retired?
>> Professor: "Every day is Saturday."
>> Interviewer: "Then, what's the worst thing about being retired?"
>> Professor: "Every day is Saturday."<<<<
>
> Hi Leland,
>
> HOW TRUE!  how true.
> ========================
>
> I've heard people say "Man when I retire I'm just going to sit on my 
> butt, watch the sunrise and go down. In the middle? I'm going to watch 
> all the TV I possibly can!
>
> AND SUNRISE OF SURPRISE'S? 12 MONTHS LATER?????? Or SOONER??????
>
> It's R.I.P. big-time!
>
> If you do not keep active / busy you will die! An absolute medical fact!
>
> I suppose I'm in some kind of retirement only because I'm in a state 
> of recovery after having my right shoulder replaced May 2/2013. Oh 
> it's coming along and I'm back to using my M8 more and more. Including 
> two photo projects to work on shortly.
>
> One an assignment; Once again on and in the medical profession with 
> some of my medical student material of the past and new material to 
> shoot now we're into the NEW YEAR!
>
> The second on the School of Medicine at UVIC. celebrating the past 10 
> years of the University's School of Medicine. And I'm going to be 85 
> years young, May 27/2014!:-)
>
> You just have to love the time as it's been 65  years of the greatest 
> life fun since I started when my dear departed Irene, wife of 64 
> years, handed me my first camera as a birthday gift May 27/195O ! :-) 
> First photo published. 17 September 1951 Ottawa Citizen newspaper!
>
> I don't want it no other way! WHY? Well my past during the years, I 
> have been involved with photography with what seems a string of never 
> ending assignments. Yes assigned work covering subjects beyond your 
> wildest imagination. Retire? Not in my vocabulary!
>
> Never going to happen! WHY? Because when my last breath comes along? 
> I'll just fall over dead , LEICA whatever in hand, a smile on my face 
> still doing what I've done! :-) Being a photojournalist! Gotta love 
> it! :-)
>
> Damn I've got lots to look forward to yet!
>
> WATCH TV? Not on your life, nor mine! :-)
>
> To all those retired or about to be? Trust me Lads & Ladies. Keep as 
> busy as you can doing what you love with great passion.........  
> "PHOTOGRAPHY!" OR?
>
> "KISS it!" Keep it simple, don't over do it, shoot for the subjects 
> and content that turns you on and you "feel great about!" It should 
> constantly be "FUN!"  If it isn't?
>
> OK then just die and get it over with!  Sorry I'm kidding! :-) Keep 
> active involved in/with whatever turns you on without any mental stress.
>
> Walk every single day and start a short over all series of simple, not 
> over stressful exercising. Gently
>
> CHEERS ALL!
> Dr. ted :-)
>
> Oh yeah and "EPL?" That includes you also old buddy! Have a nice day! :-)
>
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