[Leica] Britain relaxing with a mug of tea

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Mark,

I hope the "Markbook Pro" has a spellchecker. ;-)

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Britain relaxing with a mug of tea


>> I did not use the term "disadvantaged."
>>
>> I have a difficult time imagining that
>> people with excess weight "Sare comfortable with their bodies."
>> I'm carrying too much weight.
>> My knees, hips, heart and breath
>> let me know, in no uncertain terms,
>> that I'm consuming more calories than I'm burning
>> and that I'm not getting enough exercise.
>>
>> Many people close to me,
>> which I interact with on a weekly basis,
>> also carry too much weight;
>> and they also regularly let me know that they're
>> "not comfortable with their bodies."
>> They're self conscious,
>> don't fit in chairs,
>> tire with the least bit of exertion
>> and think they're hungry all the time.
>> The media is full of the health effects
>> of carrying too much weight;
>> every doctor visit will produce a
>> "you really need to lose some of that weight;"
>> not to mention the social stigma,
>> which does not lead to psychological "comfort."
>>
>> Many of us struggle to eat better, get proper exercise and take
>> better care of ourselves.
>> The struggle is much harder for some than for others.
>> I used to bike regularly, walk the dog twice a day, and do a lot more
>> general moving around.
>> Since Frost died - I do way too much sitting;
>> and just keep telling myself to get on that bike
>> and the rowing machine.
>> But I haven't biked yet this summer.
>> Haven't sat on the rowing machine for well over a year.
>> I always have one lame excuse or another.
>>
>> Tomorrow.
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
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> I agree with George.
> I'm real heavy now and not at all comfortable with it and cont figure out
> why anyone would want to be comfortable with an unhealthy condition.
> Being overweight is not a philosophy. Its a medical problematical 
> situation.
> By the end of the summer I'll be happier and thinner and healthier.
> Lots of walking. With camera in hand.
> But right now its 88f out there and humid. Its a heart attach.
> And I cent leave the place became FedEx is bringing my new Markbook Pro.
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> Mark William Rabiner
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