Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm 69 and still happily working. If I can, I will avoid retirement for a long time. My work at the Cammie G. Henry Research Center does not tax me. I work with fascinating people who produce books, television programs, and museum content. I also manage our library databases On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 7:57 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Leland Deane offered: > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 4:08 PM > Subject: [Leica] OT: I've retired > > > Interviewer to retired professor: "What's the best thing about being >> retired? >> Professor: "Every day is Saturday." >> Interviewer: "Then, what's the worst thing about being retired?" >> Professor: "Every day is Saturday."<<<< >> > > Hi Leland, > > HOW TRUE! how true. > ======================== > > I've heard people say "Man when I retire I'm just going to sit on my butt, > watch the sunrise and go down. In the middle? I'm going to watch all the TV > I possibly can! > > AND SUNRISE OF SURPRISE'S? 12 MONTHS LATER?????? Or SOONER?????? > > It's R.I.P. big-time! > > If you do not keep active / busy you will die! An absolute medical fact! > > I suppose I'm in some kind of retirement only because I'm in a state of > recovery after having my right shoulder replaced May 2/2013. Oh it's coming > along and I'm back to using my M8 more and more. Including two photo > projects to work on shortly. > > One an assignment; Once again on and in the medical profession with some > of my medical student material of the past and new material to shoot now > we're into the NEW YEAR! > > The second on the School of Medicine at UVIC. celebrating the past 10 > years of the University's School of Medicine. And I'm going to be 85 years > young, May 27/2014!:-) > > You just have to love the time as it's been 65 years of the greatest life > fun since I started when my dear departed Irene, wife of 64 years, handed > me my first camera as a birthday gift May 27/195O ! :-) First photo > published. 17 September 1951 Ottawa Citizen newspaper! > > I don't want it no other way! WHY? Well my past during the years, I have > been involved with photography with what seems a string of never ending > assignments. Yes assigned work covering subjects beyond your wildest > imagination. Retire? Not in my vocabulary! > > Never going to happen! WHY? Because when my last breath comes along? I'll > just fall over dead , LEICA whatever in hand, a smile on my face still > doing what I've done! :-) Being a photojournalist! Gotta love it! :-) > > Damn I've got lots to look forward to yet! > > WATCH TV? Not on your life, nor mine! :-) > > To all those retired or about to be? Trust me Lads & Ladies. Keep as busy > as you can doing what you love with great passion......... "PHOTOGRAPHY!" > OR? > > "KISS it!" Keep it simple, don't over do it, shoot for the subjects and > content that turns you on and you "feel great about!" It should constantly > be "FUN!" If it isn't? > > OK then just die and get it over with! Sorry I'm kidding! :-) Keep active > involved in/with whatever turns you on without any mental stress. > > Walk every single day and start a short over all series of simple, not > over stressful exercising. Gently > > CHEERS ALL! > Dr. ted :-) > > Oh yeah and "EPL?" That includes you also old buddy! Have a nice day! :-) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA