Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good question. I suspect it would just compete and dilute the tremendous effort Brian has put into this message service. So much to do with never enough time. Richard Richard Clompus, OD On May 3, 2009, at 7:49 PM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer at san.rr.com> wrote: > Dick, > > Is the LUG the proper place for Twitter? :-\ > > Jerry > > > Richard Clompus wrote: >> Catching up my LUG reading and came upon Ric's post. Reinforces my >> belief that we're all somewhat connected. It makes you wonder about >> how some of our little annoyances can fix the timing to impact >> someone elses life. >> >> Being freshly retired from practice and corporate work, I'm looking >> forward to catching up with my love of photography again. >> >> f8 + be there, >> >> Richard >> >> Richard Clompus, OD >> >> On May 3, 2009, at 11:59 AM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> >> wrote: >> >>> As someone else mentioned - your posts are generally verbally >>> sparse and succinct. >>> My first thought: wow, what's Ric got into here. >>> >>> From Subject line to end ? a beautiful report on, and thoughtful >>> contemplation of, >>> a deceptively simple day in the life of "every man." >>> >>> Thank you for the gift of this beautiful never ending story. >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> On May 2, 2009, at 11:37 PM, Ric Carter wrote: >>> >>>> Are any moments trivial? >>>> >>>> I spent what seemed a trivial day today. The mower repair was not >>>> finished, so I didn?t bother with the yard. >>>> >>>> I piddled on the computer with PAW 17. I made trivial comments on >>>> this and other lists. Did a little work on The Mason. >>>> >>>> Rather than heat up the house, Kitty asked me to do burgers and >>>> chicken on the grill. Beth pushed me to go cell phone shopping. >>>> Our contract is expiring and so is her Razr. I was not looking >>>> forward to it. >>>> >>>> I had a couple of beers while I grilled and continued to dread >>>> the trivial shopping. We ate lunch, and after piddling even more >>>> on the computer, I went up lay on the bed and took more of a nap >>>> than I intended. >>>> >>>> Kitty offered to wake me to go cell phoning. Beth gave me a >>>> reprieve, saying, ?Don?t bother.? >>>> >>>> I awoke late, poured down a Diet Dr Pepper and offered to shop. >>>> Beth got herself together, and I grabbed a couple of Ms and a >>>> bag. Off we went to the Alltel store. >>>> >>>> We arrive to a locked door?they close earlier than we thought. >>>> Another trivial waste of time. As long as we are out, let?s h >>>> ead over to Selma and take a look around?we cruise by the Amtr >>>> ak station and through the little downtown. There?s nothing ha >>>> ppening?what a waste of time. >>>> >>>> Loop finished, we headed back out toward home. Just before our >>>> turn, I notice that the trees on the edge of a cemetery pond work >>>> well with those new 12mm eyes. We swerve into the cemetery for my >>>> shot. Beth is curious about a bunker-like structure, and heads >>>> off to investigate. >>>> >>>> After my shot, I grab the car, join her to see this odd, modern >>>> barrow. We hop back in the car and take long circle out. Never >>>> knew that old burial gound was back there. We go to look. >>>> >>>> I notice a running car parked behind a line of trees at the back >>>> of the cemetery?assume lovers necking in a semi-private spot. >>>> >>>> We walk around the old ground and talk about what we see. Take a >>>> trivial snap or two. >>>> >>>> We head back to our car. I take a better (snoopish?) look at the >>>> parked car. Something bright green peeks through under and behind >>>> the car. Odd. >>>> >>>> My curiosity is tweaked for some trivial reason. I stop to take a >>>> better look. Yea, green like a garden hose. >>>> >>>> I move closer while Beth sits in the car texting away on the >>>> dying Razr. >>>> >>>> The green seems to take on a coil shape and one part seems to go >>>> up and toward the back end of the car. >>>> >>>> I go a little closer. Yep that?s what it is?I?m pretty sure. >>>> >>>> I go back to the car and take Be?s phone, dial 911, and tell t >>>> hem what I think I see. >>>> >>>> In less than five minutes, an ambulance rolls in, sees us waving, >>>> and goes to the car. They snatch the hose lose, jimmy the locked >>>> door of the car, and extract a young semiconscious woman from the >>>> vehicle filled with belongings. >>>> >>>> Shortly, we hear coughing and crying. >>>> >>>> We interrupted a suicide attempt. >>>> >>>> I counted backward through every trivial, meaningless moment of >>>> the day. No mower, too long nap, closed store... Only those exact >>>> accidents and non-events would have added up to being where we >>>> were, when we were. We should not have been there-trivial things >>>> just added up that way. >>>> >>>> Nothing matters, and every tiny detail matters. >>>> >>>> Ric Carter >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> L > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information