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

[rgacpa at gmail.com (Bob Adler)]

No truer words. Most dangerous times for persons in developed countries is 
when they are born and when they retire. Of the five areas where it is not 
unusual for people to live to over 100 YO, elders "work" their entire lives; 
valued by their societies as experts in their chosen fields. 

Bob Adler

> On Jan 2, 2014, at 5:57 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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