Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Buzz Don't ask, don't tell. But I guarantee that it is not my schoolmate Eric Jerry Buzz Hausner wrote: > Boston seems to be chock-a-block with curmudgeons and worse, many of > them are photographers. To which Boston curmudgeon...or worse...do you > refer, Jerry? > > Buzz > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry > Lehrer > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 5:52 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Photographer's personality > > Ted > > All the guys tell me that you are the totally affable type, unlike > the curmudgeon from Boston. They refer to you as the "Sweet > Old Boy", don't they? :-) > > Jerry > > Ted Grant wrote: > > > Afterswift@aol.com said: > > > If there's an excuse for that type of abrasive personality, it may > be due > > to > > > total dedication to a life's work. > > > You can feel great compassion for humanity, yet treat those > immediately > > > around you with contempt for intruding on your concentration with > mundane > > >concerns. <<<< > > > > How true!! > > I've always tried the "being nice" routine to accomplish most things > in > > life. Cream & honey works most times. :-) > > > > However, there comes a point when the most mundane stuff is completely > > screwing up what one is trying to accomplish, often for the benefit of > the > > person with the mundane mentality! Therefore, there's only one way to > deal > > with the moron . > > > > You strike back like a Viper in heat and savage the person in as cold > and > > cutting a voice as you can muster.... without raising your voice!!!! > > Speaking softly with a razor blade edge and your own emotions > completely > > under control. And that is the success of the encounter!!!! Cold > hearted > > killer control of your own emotions, because if you loose it you've > lost the > > battle right there! > > > > Then walk away and you leave them standing there wondering who was > that > > masked photographer? > > > > ted > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html