Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Perhaps, but hindsight is a strange thing. 25 years ago we would not have been aware of all we take for granted now. My wife and I were just now talking on our walk about such things. We grew up in the 50's and 60' and did not have much but neither did our friends. We did not miss it at all. We had time to play and use our imaginations rather than being taken to all kinds of things like sports, dance classes, etc, that parents today think their kids need. They are on overload and don't have time to be just kids. Get some of your buddies together and go fish, or play football or baseball, or ride bikes all over town. Give today's kids any free time and they don't know what to do with themselves. Their self-image is not who they are but what they are doing. They get bored and maybe cause trouble. Or seek refuge in drugs. I got interested in science, met a retired professor a few doors down and together he and I forged a friendship that lasted until his death many years later. I learned a lot from him working in his basement on insects and other creatures with microscopes and cameras. Later I dated his granddaughter for many years. Today if some old guy befriended some young kid and had him in his house and basement parents would go nuts. Sad commentary on today's life and times. I think I would have survived a pandemic back then just fine assuming not actually getting the disease. Aram -----Original Message----- From: Jim Nichols Sent: Monday, November 9, 2020 4:06 PM To: Olympus Camera Discussion ; LUG at Leica-Users.org Subject: [Leica] IMG: My COVID World Because of my age and susceptibility to health problems, I choose to remain pretty much in isolation. But, with the connect-ability of today's world, I am able to keep in touch with my family members using Text Messages, friends around the world by E-Mail, and rapidly changing events by viewing a wide range of web sites. I can even order meals delivered to my door, and, when I have an opportunity to take a few photos, I can process them using the same magic tools that make all this possible. Just imagine how life would have been if the pandemic had struck 25 years ago.................... http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20201109-PB099743.JPG.html -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA