Roger Hicks
Veteran
Yup.
After a certain age, you start to count your blessings. Even though some of them are not what they were, e.g. reliable knees and an uninterrupted night's sleep, there may be others that get better.
Cheers,
R.
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
In an Ideal World, I'd get to feed small groups of appreciative people, live on the shore of a mountain lake, have some time for my hobby, and make decent money...oh, wait. I do.
I do disagree that in this "Ideal World" everyone should be happy with what they've got; I know (and know of) too many people who don't have such a good life and they should, I think, be unhappy with their lot. From that discontent I hope they will make things better for themselves.
Rob
I do disagree that in this "Ideal World" everyone should be happy with what they've got; I know (and know of) too many people who don't have such a good life and they should, I think, be unhappy with their lot. From that discontent I hope they will make things better for themselves.
Rob
Al Patterson
Ferroequinologist
Well back in 2005 when I lived one mile from work I was happier than now, but I'm still eating and have a roof over my head, so I'm only complaining about the commute these days. 135 miles each way can be a bummer. Especially when most of it is on the NJ Turnpike and the Belt Parkway.
Now if I could telecommute from a cabin on Seventh Lake, THAT would be an ideal world for sure. At least in the summer...
gb hill
Veteran
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
135 miles? OUCH, Al! Seventh Lake is very pretty, even in the winter. And as annoying as the Black Flies are, they are only here for a couple of weeks or so. With my job, I go back to Cortland and cook on campus in between the sessions up here. I'm scheming about not having to do that but I need to keep the benefits (insurance and retirement). So my world is not really perfect though it is close enough!
Rob
alan davus
Well-known
For the most part I love my job (I'm self employed), my wife is drop dead gorgeous and much too good for me, I have 3 beautiful daughters (the eldest lives in Japan and is marrying a photographer) and own and use amongst others an M6ttl, Hexar RF and 8 lenses. I'm in excellent health and spend my annual break each Christmas doing what I love the most in life, hiking in the mountains of New Zealand. Every time I cross a road I'm ultra carefull because I know some ******* is just waiting out there to stuff all this up.
Al Patterson
Ferroequinologist
I used to go out with a woman whose family summered in Old Forge every August, and spend a few weekends up there and in Inlet. Is the Red Dog Tavern still in business? I once spent most of Thanksgiving Weekend there back in 1986 or 1987...
We went out to eat at some place at the end of a dirt road that was on the Stillwater Resevour.
Never did want to drive from the Phiily area to upstate NY in winter though.
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
Yes, the Red Dog is still there though it is not owned by Kristy anymore--she has a new place that I haven't been to yet.
And driving anywhere in upstate in winter isn't much fun. Thankfully, I do it once to get up here and then I'm "in" for the season. Just some snowmobiling to pick up my food(about 1200 pounds worth on a sled I tow behind me) once a week and take the trash to the dump. That's not much fun either!
Rob
Chris101
summicronia
I like the well rounded RZ better too, but actually I've had it with young blonds. Give me a woman with a sense of humor, and I'll follow her anywhere. Oh wait, I do!
But back to the ideal world, Kodak would still make HIE, make and process Kodachrome 25 and there would be new Polaroid 55 rolling off the assembly line in Massachusetts.
But back to the ideal world, Kodak would still make HIE, make and process Kodachrome 25 and there would be new Polaroid 55 rolling off the assembly line in Massachusetts.
squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
I've kinda come to like the upstate winters...once we got a wood stove, it came to sometimes seem almost like a treat. The only problem is finding stuff to shoot.
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
In an ideal world, everyone would get to eat every day, without exception.