Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BD Did I not say: "Don't ask, don't tell"? Now if you only paid me the $3.85 postage charge for the chimney finder----------------. Jerry bdcolen wrote: > I'll assume that Jerry is referring to me, Buzz, in order to make sure > that there is no suggestion that any other of our Boston brethren is > less than charming!:-) > > B. D. > > -----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 6:27 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Photographer's personality > > 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 > > -- > 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