Thanks, Rick. Kind of you to say so. Thanks everyone for your generous comments.
Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad > On May 16, 2016, at 8:08 PM, Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Christine, whether or not your talk has (or had) the desired effect, that's a > very fine piece of writing. > > Rick > > On May 16, 2016, at 11:46 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> >> You know, I had the talk with my husband last night: >> >> not the one where you casually mention, while he’s reading the paper, how a >> specific piece of kit just came out, and you wax it’s virtues, then casually >> and most strategically dismiss it by saying, “well, maybe down the road”; >> >> nor the one (which comes two weeks later) where you mention how said kit >> would be really great to address some specific shooting situation you plan >> to experience in the near future; >> >> and nor the one where you come home (three weeks later) with said piece of >> kit and you proceed to rationalize your purchase with arguments so >> persuasive even Aristotle would be impressed. >> >> No, not any of those. >> >> The other one, where you begin while cuddled under the blankets after a good >> day of married life, and he’s just about ready to slip off dreaming how >> lucky he is to have a wife who made him his favorite meal and served it with >> his favorite ale— >> >> The one where you begin: “Honey, do you know what a full frame camera is?” >> >> Yes, that one, which is not just about another camera body, but rather about >> a new trajectory in camera equipment enablement. The one where you do your >> best to load him down with technical explanations so expert you make him >> dizzy, and you do this when his desire for blissful sleep is high, yet >> because he’s a good husband, he’s trying hang on and take an interest. But, >> of course, he can’t hang on any longer as you prattle on, and you hear him >> slipping into dreamland saying, “Sounds like a good plan, dear. Can’t wait >> to see the pictures.” >> >> Then the two of you drift off into a very lovely sleep. >> >> >> Cheers, Christine >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
