Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 25 Dec 2016, at 00:06, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote: > > Ted > > It is a great pleasure to be able to wish you the happiest of Christmases > or whatever you wish to call it. > > Gerry > >> On 24 Dec 2016, at 23:04, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: >> >> MY CHRISMAS 2016 WISHES TO THE CREW! J >> >> I wish you all the most exciting moments you can possibly enjoy while >> opening a gift from a friend or your caring LOVING FAMILY! J >> >> I realize the CREW is made up of a number of varying religions. So be it. >> >> May I suggest for a "tiny moment" if you possibly can? Here's my "Great >> Spirit" that has brought/got me this far? >> >> "The GREAT SPIRIT?" In reality, each and everyone of us has a "GREAT >> SPIRIT". Each religion has a different name for "HE? or SHE?" >> >> Maybe you aren't involved in a religion? >> >> BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT? Out there somewhere there is a "Great Spirit" that >> looks after you just as you "click?" The shutter assisting you to capture >> a >> magical moment. >> >> Now don't get all "TTTTTTing" J >> >> Nor get all anti-religion as this has nothing to do with religion? "WELL >> AS >> FAR AS I'M CONCERNED!" >> >> My "GREAT SPIRIT" has pretty well always been on my shoulder saving my ass >> during a few of the following! >> >> 1/ Crashing in a Sprint car during a race on a half mile dirt track! >> Flipped >> upside down and destroyed! The car was a write off. Me? Stitches in face >> and >> head! >> >> 2/ Crashing in a Stock Car then crashed into while I'm upside down hanging >> on my seat belt!" four other cars into me destroying my car! >> >> 3/ In the high arctic on assignment the helicopter filled with smoke and >> we >> are hundreds of miles from base camp falling toward the arctic ocean >> frozen >> ice at 50 below zero. OOPS!JWalked away! Damn cold >> >> 4/A ski equipped twin Otter plane bad landing on Arctic ice, breaking a >> wing >> and strut off. Rather bumpy one might say! L >> >> 5/ Survived two war assignments.. 1967 Mideast and a short time in >> Vietnam >> 1968. >> >> 6/ While in the center field shooting at car race and wheel came off car, >> hit & FLIPPED me and cameras into the sky! OH YEA that hurt! I was by >> ambulance to hospital! but I survived! >> >> That merely touches the 65 years as a photojournalist hopping about the >> world! That's because my "GREAT SPIRIT" has been on my shoulder all those >> years! >> >> So there you go a bit about my "GREAT SPIRIT!"J >> >> HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS DAY & a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017! >> >> CHEERS, >> >> Dr. Ted Grant C.M. O.C. >> >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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