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Subject: [Leica] Daily Dose of Spring XX A taste for white
From: bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)
Date: Sun Mar 5 06:12:22 2006
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Don,

I deal with that conundrum daily ................. looking in the  
mirror (infrequently) resolves the situation!

  "Self-medication" encapsulates it well .............

B.

On 5-mrt-2006, at 14:10, Don Dory wrote:

> Bruce,
> Actually, thank you for mis sending the mail.  I had completely  
> missed the
> point of Daniels message, right over the head.  I fit into the
> classification but just don't even consider myself any age.  Of  
> course I was
> almost 40 when I realised that I wasn't 18 anymore.  I think that  
> the long
> bouts of darkness and the cold are making an excursion to sunnier  
> climes a
> medication that can be self medicated.
>
> Don
> don.dory@gmail.com
>
>
> On 3/5/06, bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote:
>>
>> Don, of course 50+ ers are necessary in the world.
>>
>> Industry and sometimes commerce require their experience and know-how
>> and network connections.
>>
>> And, when it becomes 60+, then they are still needed for the above,
>> plus the fact that they are no longer seen as c o m p e t i t i o n
>> in the market-place; minding the grandchildren, the dog(s), helping-
>> out with the finances (if still possible) ................... BUT
>>
>> They no longer participate directly in family life, from
>> 70 ............... except in some Latin and non-western
>> countries ................. and that is not only sad, but also a
>> symptom of to-day's world.
>>
>> So, enjoy the years at 50+!
>>
>> B.
>>
>>
>> On 5-mrt-2006, at 4:16, Daniel Ridings wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/5/06, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Maybe you should vacation in the south of the U.S right about now
>>>> instead of
>>>> Africa.  The Euro is doing OK so it shouldn't be too expensive.
>>>
>>> Vacation?
>>>
>>> I should _move_ to the south with weather like what you have been
>>> showing.
>>>
>>> But the world doesn't need 50+ people anywhere, so I'll have to wait
>>> for my retirement :-)
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>>
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