The wit of the stairs

2017-03-17 Thread Larry Colen
There is a term in French that translates directly to "the wit of the stairs", which is when you come up with the perfect comment, after you have left and are walking down the stairs to the street. In that department, I've come up with an alternate title to a photo Paul posted a bit over a wee

Re: The wit of the stairs

2017-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
"He who would pun would pick a pocket." Alexander Pope Paul via phone > On Mar 17, 2017, at 3:06 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > There is a term in French that translates directly to "the wit of the > stairs", which is when you come up with the perfect comment, after you have > left and are walkin

Re: OT - Oxford comma helps in legal dispute

2017-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Given the absence of the comma, the plaintiffs have a case. Given the lack of a serial comma, the sentence can be read two ways, so the very literate judge made a correct decision. Paul via phone On Mar 17, 2017, at 2:39 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> On 17 March 2017 at 02:36 Igor PDML-StR wrote

Re: OT - Oxford comma helps in legal dispute

2017-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
I must read my posts before hitting "send." Feel free to report this to the department of redundancy department. Paul via phone > On Mar 17, 2017, at 7:10 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Given the absence of the comma, the plaintiffs have a case. Given the lack of > a serial comma, the sentence

Re: PESO: Oysters or Octopus

2017-03-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Lovely scene! Of course, the BBQ Octopus is served with a shot of Ouzo! Just like on Mykonos. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 12:30 AM, Philip Northeast wrote: > Sunday morning at the local farmer's market and there is a wide range of > fo

Re: OT - Oxford comma helps in legal dispute

2017-03-17 Thread Larry Colen
On March 17, 2017 4:14:46 AM MST, Paul Stenquist wrote: >I must read my posts before hitting "send." Feel free to report this to >the department of redundancy department. > You can say that again. >Paul via phone > >> On Mar 17, 2017, at 7:10 AM, Paul Stenquist >wrote: >> >> Given the absenc

RE: OT - Oxford comma helps in legal dispute

2017-03-17 Thread Morris Galloway
Ah the Oxford Comma! 'Let's eat grandmother' or 'Let's eat, grandmother' is where we have two vastly different outcomes. I now return to invisibility. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: The wit of the stairs

2017-03-17 Thread Igor PDML-StR
On the origin of that quote: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/10/24/pun-pickpocket/ Apparently, A. Pope was not the first author of the quoted phrase, but just the person who popularized it. Cheers, Igor Paul Stenquist Fri, 17 Mar 2017 04:06:08 -0700 wrote: "He who would pun would pick a

Any speculation on the timing of the next edition of Lightroom?

2017-03-17 Thread Stanley Halpin
I am gradually reluctantly coming to the notion that I will switch from classic Lightroom to Lightroom CC. I’ve been skimming through some of Scott Kelby’s instructional videos and some of what he shows on capabilities of the CC version (e.g., dehaze) looks useful. And even though I haven’t use

Re: Looking back in time

2017-03-17 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, Mar 17, 2017, at 05:44 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > There were two pics that I was always enamored with. > One was "Old Masters" > Joseph J. McAllister > http://pug.komkon.org/00marc/oldmasters.htm > > The other I can't find. It was an old man walking in the fog. > I think it was in Eng

Re: PESO: Lake Pukaki

2017-03-17 Thread ann sanfedele
But not just fine sediment... the original color of the rock that has been floured affects the shade of blue, I'm pretty sure... ann On 3/17/2017 2:43 AM, mike wilson wrote: Not necessarily. Anything that produces a fine enough sediment will work - like this old clay pit in Dorset. https://en

Re: fizzled

2017-03-17 Thread ann sanfedele
Thanks, Dan -- ann On 3/17/2017 12:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Very nice urban winter scene! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Jack Davis wrote: You're most welcome, Ann! Double meaning, base level humor... my speciality!

Re: Any speculation on the timing of the next edition of Lightroom?

2017-03-17 Thread Philip Northeast
Stan I have been using Adobe subscription for Lightroom and Photoshop for a about a couple of years. There are no new versions, Adobe just makes updates to the current program to add new features, and fix bugs. The dehaze tool is fantastic! Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au O