Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/02

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Subject: [Leica] Ten years
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:53:21 -0500
References: <CC169180.2085C%mark@rabinergroup.com>

On Jul 1, 2012, at 10:45 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> When Lluis was taking about getting out of the hospital and his Doc saying
> no booze not even beer it got me thinking and checking my records and
> calendar on my own booze thing and it turns out I was due for a milestone 
> in
> a day. Which was today. June 1, 2002 alcohol and I came to a parting of the
> ways which I had a feeling at the time was not just a phase. And its been
> ten years so to that extent I've been right. I just can't think of anything
> I've set my mind to that I was able to not waver from for a full decade. I
> get distracted. I forget why I'm doing things. I forget why I'm not doing
> things.  And booze is so ubiquitous. So friendly. So civilized.
> Even here on the Lug you guys have this single malt thing going like its a
> key part of the Leica lifestyle. Its all in fun of course though some of us
> are less light hearted on certain subjects you check our Mohicans and see.
> I'll remind you this time next decade and you can tip a glass of Mango
> cocktail for me which just happens to be what I have here I use it for my
> Metamucil in the morning. Very tasty stuff. Has to be to mask the 
> Metamucil.

Congratulations Mark!

1/1/89 marked the end of my alcohol (and other mind altering substance) use.
23.5 years sober - amazing.
4/24/12 marked the end of my tobacco use.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist







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