If I hadnt bought so many lenses, my partner wouldnt have a designer watch or half her wardrobe. She like it just fine - just likes to moan a bit to make sure she gets approval for somthing too...
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Johnston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 16 January 2002 12:16 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Spousal-approval-wise > > > >> 5. If your partner had her/his way, how many lenses would > you have left? (in > >> my > >> case: zero) > > > > It would all stay the same as it is, at least they know (in > relative terms) > > what we do in our spare time. > > > A very good point and I've been hoping someone would bring it up. > > Of all the things males do with their spare money and time, isn't > photography among the most benign? > > It isn't illegal. It isn't immoral. It isn't addictive (well, > technically). > It doesn't impair us. We won't get diseases from practicing it (except > Brandan's Pentaxitis). Furthermore, despite the cost, it's > certainly not the > most expensive thing we could be engaging in: the cost of one deep sea > fishing boat or antique car or tiger-hunting expedition would > pretty much > dwarf what most of us spend on photography. > > Probably the worst effect, spousal-approval wise, is that it seems to > encourage a lot of us to spend (waste?) inordinate amounts of > time on the > Internet. <g> > > --Mike > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
