On Mon, 8 Nov 2010 22:15:37 -0500 Scott Loveless <sdlovel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> O hai! This is way off topic and concerns the reasons people feel > compelled to do things in a group. The PDML is such an eclectic > group, though, I figured someone would know something about it. Worst > case scenario - half of you tell me to shut up and the other half gets > into a flame war. <g> i am not quite sure whether i can answer the questions you raise, but i'll pitch in anyway. perhaps it's just a ritual of a brother/sisterhood? (refer the warm fuzzy feeling you feel all over when you open your pdml account? :)) for some that can be a felt need, especially when modern society is structured to keep individuals as isolated as possible (that's no scientific statement, just an opinion masquerading as observation). seriously, speaking for myself, i enjoy running and cycling, have been running around 40km a week since april 09 but have participated only in two 'official' events so, both half marathons. primarily because that was chance to meet (running) friends from across the country. do the run, have a drink together later and go back to our respective cities again. i have no such close cycling friends, so i do all my cycling (including the summer ride in the himalayas). like i said, fwiw.. :) regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
