[Leica] IMG: My COVID World

[Jim Nichols]

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
>
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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA