Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Socks and sandals. You sound like someone from Seattle, or perhaps Portland. A whole ad campaign for Pemco insurance featured this sytle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z59fQ12OR0A Aram > > 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/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Herbert Kanner >>>>> kanner at acm.org >>>>> 650-326-8204 >>>>> >>>>> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >