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

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Subject: [Leica] Ten years
From: s_gregory1 at me.com (Scott Gregory)
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:04:55 -0400
References: <CC178C85.208D3%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Jeez Mark I just had my dinner and then read your "toenail" email!

Scott

Scott Gregory
Realtor/Sales Representative
Royal LePAGE Triland Realty Inc.
1673 Richmond St. North,
London, On.
N6G 2N3

519-661-0380

Web: www.scottgregory.ca


On 2012-07-02, at 5:36 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> Thanks Jim I'd forgot my point which is as of a month or so ago no smoking
> in the Parks of NY. It really changed the park experience I was surprised.
> I have new Clarks Sandals now (as of five minutes ago from Harry's), "Air"
> so I am in great shape. Did well going down the sidewalk on Bway. Can't tie
> my shoes in the morning so I am much more sandal person now. The big
> question. Socks or no socks? I'm still to shy for people to be looking at 
> my
> toenails in public. I mean they are gross.
> These old Clarks I got for my trip to Maui when I turned 50 in January 
> 2001.
> Afterwards I mainly wore them as house shoes. But a big chunk missing out 
> of
> the bottoms.
> 
> - - from my iRabs.
> Mark Rabiner
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
> 
> 
>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 14:48:02 -0500
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ten years
>> 
>> Mark said:
>>> I'm just back from a walk in
>>> Riverside Park which is my park and I didn't have to breath any cigarette
>>> smoke. Poor me. The cars will have to hit me crossing the street.
>> 
>> It is good to hear that you are feeling well enough to get out for a walk.
>> I hope your progress continues.
>> 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 2:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ten years
>> 
>> 
>>>> From all I can gather nicotine and tar are the only things which kill ya
>>> faster than alcohol. So you're doing yourself a favor.
>>> 
>>> As Redd Fox said:
>>> Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of
>>> nothing.
>>> 
>>> Both my parents died way way early as a result of cigarettes. Just
>>> saying...
>>> I can live without being anywhere around that. I'm just back from a walk
>>> in
>>> Riverside Park which is my park and I didn't have to breath any cigarette
>>> smoke. Poor me. The cars will have to hit me crossing the street.
>>> 
>>> - - from my iRabs.
>>> Mark Rabiner
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> From: Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 11:25:28 -0700
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ten years
>>>> 
>>>> The past year or so, I've quit beer and am in a wine phase. Just one
>>>> or at most two glasses of wine at dinner.
>>>> 
>>>> Gotta tell y'all how I quit after after over forty years of smoking.
>>>> I got a job at Apple. That company is one great big no-smoking zone.
>>>> To defend against guys who might smoke while working all night in an
>>>> almost empty office, there was a sign saying: "Don't even think of
>>>> carrying a lighted cigarette down this corridor."
>>>> 
>>>> Well, for two weeks, every time a colleague left the building to have
>>>> a smoke out front, I followed him and bummed a cigarette. After those
>>>> two weeks, I just quit!
>>>> 
>>>> That was in 1986.
>>>> 
>>>> Herb
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 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.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> - - from my iRabs.
>>>>> Mark Rabiner
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Herbert Kanner
>>>> kanner at acm.org
>>>> 650-326-8204
>>>> 
>>>> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
>>>> 
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