Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You make some good points, Aram.? I grew up in the 30's and 40's, about a generation ahead of you, and both parents worked.? I had friends my age, but also spent time with other adults in the neighborhood, and learned a lot from those associations. On 11/10/20 4:54 PM, Aram Langhans via LUG wrote: > 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