Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Boston seems to be chock-a-block with curmudgeons and worse, many of them are photographers. To which Boston curmudgeon...or worse...do you refer, Jerry? Buzz - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 5:52 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Photographer's personality Ted All the guys tell me that you are the totally affable type, unlike the curmudgeon from Boston. They refer to you as the "Sweet Old Boy", don't they? :-) Jerry Ted Grant wrote: > Afterswift@aol.com said: > > If there's an excuse for that type of abrasive personality, it may be due > to > > total dedication to a life's work. > > You can feel great compassion for humanity, yet treat those immediately > > around you with contempt for intruding on your concentration with mundane > >concerns. <<<< > > How true!! > I've always tried the "being nice" routine to accomplish most things in > life. Cream & honey works most times. :-) > > However, there comes a point when the most mundane stuff is completely > screwing up what one is trying to accomplish, often for the benefit of the > person with the mundane mentality! Therefore, there's only one way to deal > with the moron . > > You strike back like a Viper in heat and savage the person in as cold and > cutting a voice as you can muster.... without raising your voice!!!! > Speaking softly with a razor blade edge and your own emotions completely > under control. And that is the success of the encounter!!!! Cold hearted > killer control of your own emotions, because if you loose it you've lost the > battle right there! > > Then walk away and you leave them standing there wondering who was that > masked photographer? > > ted > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html