Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right! October 3rd, German Unity Day, Saturday...we are going to Octoberfest in Calpe, 50 km north of here. We get the best of both worlds: German beer in proper manly 1 litre sizes, served by muscular blond Brunhildes, and beach weather now that the rains have moved on :-) Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Oct 1, 2009, at 9:53 PM, Philippe Amard wrote: > Forgot Oct 3rd is when Western and Eastern Germany got reunited at > last ( 20 odd years ago). > Oktober Fest in Munchen, where they align beer barrels. > Oktober Fest in Wetzlar, when they misalign lenses just for fun of it. > More to come I guess from other quarters or planets > Keep digging Mark > Amiti?s de Metz > Philippe > > Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> Happy October 1 everybody I'm looking forward to a more colorful >> and crispy >> season then the hot and sticky one we're now done with. As I'm in the >> northern hemisphere. It's the 8th month of the year the Octo month. >> Halloween is my favorite holiday. When everyone one day a year >> dresses up as >> themselves. The rest of the year in phony costumes. >> It will be World Food Day - October 16 >> Apple Day - October 21 >> United Nations Day - October 24 >> Columbus Day is the 12th in most the USA -The Second Monday of >> October >> And every October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month >> >> Its German American Heritage Month >> But also Hispanic, Italian American and Polish American. >> There's a bond these peoples have. They all love October. >> >> The Harvest is over. >> For Celtics its day one. >> And on the southern hemisphere its Spring so its day one for them >> too. >> Unless they are Celtic. Then its cancelled out. >> It's National Dental Hygiene Month >> So bring your toothbrush to work month. >> >> Its American Pharmacist Month. >> My pharmacy is in the Apthorp! That's where Marjorie Morningstar >> used to >> live. And Conan the O'Brian before he was ejected to LA. >> >> "By the Slavs it is called ?yellow month,? from the fading of the >> leaf" >> I'm planning on getting in touch with my Slavish roots any day now. >> >> As far as I go trees with green leaves on them are very ok. >> But multi colored leaves make them much better. Lets use all the >> crayons. >> And when those leaves fall off the trees are MUCH more interesting. >> So we can shoot nudes of trees all winter. >> >> Poems are made by fools like me, >> But only God can make a tree. >> >> >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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