Re: [Leica] Ted is nearly 75

["Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>]

Hi Ted,

Happy Birthday and Congratulations! May you have many many more!

Your physician friend's philosophy of keep working at what your love and 
you'll stay healthy, happy and live longer is one to which I ascribe. I 
have a business partner who at seventy years of age and still wants to 
work at what he loves seven days a week. Just last year, I had to 
persuade him to work four days a week with Wednesday's off to spend more 
time with his wife and grandchildren. My dad is in his early eighties 
and, although retired, he keeps very busy every day and as just as 
importantly reads every single day (another key to longevity).

Your photo's today are every bit the equal of the photo's I seen that 
you took in the 1980's and earlier. Keep em coming!

Regards,

Greg

Ted Grant wrote:

>Oliver Bryk said wisely:
>Subject: [Leica] Ted is nearly 75
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>>Having passed the 3/4 of a century mark a few months ago, I recognize the
>>importance of keeping active in a variety of interests among which
>>photography and the LUG rank high.<<<
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>Hi Olivier,
>There's an American doctor I ran across who's 87 and still involved in
>medical research and his philosophy is.... "If you don't stay busy, you
>die!" He's really incredible.
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>He's up at 4.30 and in his office sharply at 7 a.m, then puts in a full 8
>hour day!! Now that's what I call "keeping busy at 87!" :-) The bottom line
>is.......... he loves doing what he does and sees absolutely no reason why
>he should stop. Besides he says, "If I stop being busy I shall surely die!
>So why stop?" :-) Besides lots of thing to learn yet!
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>I absolutely agree with him whole heartedly, keep busy and live. :-)  Stop
>and die! :-(  Like what's so hard to understand about that? :-) Jeeeeeeesh
>though some days you feel like  you're horizontal and non-breathing. ;-)
>Well Ok sort of.;-)
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>My very good fortune is, I've never worked in my life! Yep true! Work is
>moving concrete blocks, digging ditches and whatever it is folks do who are
>not so wrapped in their profession that it's pure magic to be involved
>constantly. Because every day is new! The hours change, the countries and
>languages change! The film is different, the challenge of the assignment or
>photo project is different. And it surely never becomes boring!!!!!!!! And
>now it's learning a whole new way to record what motivates us to shoot...
>digital. Now's a hell of a time to even contemplate slowing down or
>stopping.
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>Sure there are days when I feel like a truck ran over me, backed-up and did
>it again. But I suppose that's normal for an old fart. However, the moment
>I realize I'm shooting something interesting I'm like an old fire - horse at
>the sound of the Fire alarm bell!
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>Out the door and on the run. The adrenalin flowing like a gushing oil well
>blow out. ;-) Damn it's wonderful. :-)
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>I'm always pleased to learn there's a bunch of other "old timers" here who
>find photography a youthful endeavor at keeping them on the move, spry and
>youthful in thought and mind. Damn it's a wonderful thing this photography
>for all of us, young and old no matter whether its film or digital. Right
>now I intend on doing it for a hell of a long time yet. Think positive about
>having a good time with this as it's always been fun! :-) Damn I love it so.
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>Besides good old Marc James Small who started this yesterday by giving away
>many of my "life secrets"... ;-) isn't quite here yet, so I've got to hang
>around so I can harass the hell out of him when he's got 3/4's of a century
>in. ;-)
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>So lads and lasses stay busy and drive the statistic people absolutely crazy
>because we're still hanging out kicking ass! :-)
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>ted
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