[Leica] was digital - now community

[Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>]

On Saturday, Aug 16, 2003, at 01:56 Australia/Melbourne, Ernest Nitka 
wrote:

> In the final anaylsis it's the repartee, the friendships made, the 
> hope of someday dropping in on a LUGer in another part of the world ( 
> Don't worry Alastair - I'd call before hand:) that keeps me here.  So 
> while the list may no longer serve your needs Chandos it still serves 
> mine and in a selfish way would love to see you stay.  A truly selfish 
> reason.
>
> I also have this theory which only pertains to some but not all middle 
> aged males - it's that I find as a middle age male hard to form 
> friendships like Woman do - that was until the internet came along.  
> The ability to email, chat etc has made a difference.

Ernie, you would be welcome any way ;-) I actually wrote a letter last 
night: my friends hate it -- what do I do now, write back? My selfish 
reason is to include images, the ones I made as test prints before the 
final enlargement. I use them as postcards and to illustrate the 
letter. Your point Mr Firkin:

In my letter, I discussed making friendships, and concluded that I made 
strong friends in Junior school (5 - 12) few at secondary school 
(13-18) many in university (18-24), moderate numbers whist doing 
advanced training (24-36) few at work (36-who knows when), and a whole 
new group on the LUG (41-now). The common theme was usually a bond of 
"growing" or "learning". I have grown and learnt on the LUG and as a 
result, met and made new friends.

Cheers


Alastair

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