Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]HAPPY BIRTHDAY IRENE AND TED!!! Congratulations to be a so lovely persons who love life and all that's life implies, included a good malt Scotchs. Fantastic your new challenge!, yes, you are right the life without projects could be very bored. Enjoy with your wife and family!, tomorrow I'll remember you and drink too a small Scotch!, on the other hand I'll never forget this date, it was also my mother's birthday..., well, May is a great month for birthdays celebrations: 25 Irene, 27 You, 28 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, and 22 was Wagner's annibversar too. All the best from Barcelona, where you will be always welcome and we can go together shooting se?oritas!! Lluis El 23/05/2009, a las 17:11, TED GRANT escribi?: > > Hi folks, > This is a note of a happy day given that many of you have shared > them in the past with me & my wife. :-) > > Given my Irene celebrates her 80th bd on Monday May 25th and mine on > Wednesday May 27th our mass families decided to have one big bash in > Ottawa today and get them over in one shot! :-) > > I thought maybe just reachin the full term of 80 years given the > number of times on assinments I never figured I'd make it to 40 was > very good luck? Let alone 80? :-) I think one could easily use the > quote... "Oh the troubles I've seen and surived!" And it would be > quite fitting for ice cream and cake! ;-) :-) But giving the ratios > of near disasters to survival rate, I figured it should warrant a > couple of very fine single malt Scotch's. :-) Accordingly I have > been informed there will be a few available!:-) Now that's good > family thinking of looking after the "Old Lad!" :-) > > One would think at 80 you might be quite glad to hang up the gear > sit back, watch the clouds form and grass grow. However? :-) > Rumour has it as we left for the airport, it looks like I will be > starting a new book on how medical students become doctors to > compliment my previous medic documentary books. So I have to stay in > good shape for about another year. So if I'm ever going to need a > good single malt I might as well get them in during the bd party > later today! As there wont be much time during this coming year. :-) > > I think the best thing about this new book is, it will be a > challenge to say the least, but it will keep me busy and if you > don't keep busy in the senior years of your life.... "YOU WILL DIE!" > And I most certainly have no intentions of doing something that > stupid when I'm only 80 years old! :-) > > You see it's all about attitude, love life and the people you chit > chat with daily and without question, "KISS and ready to kick ass if > need be!" Have a great weekend everyone as I sure as hell intend > to! :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information