Howie Coombe said to Bob Gearhart at 05-01-04  11:53
 Subject: RE: IS THIS ECHO STILL

 Howdy Howie, that kind of has a ring to it eh?
 
 >> Howie Coombe said to Wayne_b_young{at}hotmail.com at 04-16-04 17:15 Subject:
 
 >>> I bought my first little pocket Swiss knife that has a toothpick and a
 
 >> HC> Aha, are Swiss poket knives uniquely swiss any more?.
 
 >>  Would the Swiss Army issue a Swiss Army Pocket Kife made in China?
 
 > HC> In this Globalised world?, maybe, Do They actually still own the right
 
 >  But they say China doesn't believe in patents or copyrights, so would it   
 > then be the Chinese Army Knife issued to the Swiss.

 HC> Maybe but i think only unofficially, i think it would still be a swiss
 HC> army knofe for antidiscrimination PC Purposes, Do you have a favourite
 HC> Swiss or Chinese Photographer?.

 Not really, to be honest in such a homogeneous nation such as ours, I
 seldom notice a persons genealogical history.  There are so many of
 Oriental extraction here in Michigan, my home base, that they no longer
 stand out as different but are just other people.  In that environment
 I believe I would have to think hard to separate the makers of the
 pictures I like, from the pictures I like, based on their countries or
 origin.  And I don't like to think to hard.  It could become a habit
 and ruin a fine personal history of rebellion in thinking.  
 
 >>> The tweezer comes in handy when you and your model are in the woods
 
 >> A blanket is better, keeps the leaves, grass and twigs out of those small
 
 > HC> And prevents one having to use Toothpicks, Tweesers and other pointy
 
 >  Indeed, gorgeous girl, a nice flowing river with a pristine water source   
 > and in the background, the Coors factory.

 HC> Aha, or even a nice "gorgeous" family enjoying nature as nature
 HC> intened.

 In the natural settings I envision, I'm afraid a family would not fit
 the fantasy.  Old guys are kind of funny you know.  Somewhere in or
 around the mid fifties, a loaf of bread, a jug of wine and thou, turned
 back into a bag of burgers, a six pack and a quick roll in the grass
 from my youth.  Now I understand the second childhood thing better.

 > That would spike the sale of beer now wouldn't it.

 HC> Actually i think either scenario would be good for commercial beer
 HC> sales, although i doubt anyone would want to test the second one for PC
 HC> And Legal Reasons.

 Yep, different strokes for different folks.

 HC> PS: Have read any good Photography Books Lately?.

 Only the manual for my new Coolpix 8700..

 I am pretty darn happy now photographic wise.  I sent my video camera
 in for repair on the Mack warranty and it came back last Friday.  I've
 heard many complain about their services but I couldn't be more
 pleased.  I sent it in complaining that it was mangling tapes on
 rewind.  I had a suspicion that it wasn't really the cameras fault, but
 mine for being so cheap and reusing tapes so often. The Mack people
 sent it back to the manufacturer, where the entire tape drive assembly
 was replaced with new, all the electronics were replaced with new, and
 even the LCD monitor, which I had screwed up rubbing it too hard trying
 to remove a spill was fixed.  The only original thing that came back
 was the metal box and the lens system.  That coupled with the chance to
 finally finish off a video project that had been cluttering up 50 gig
 of hard drive space since last November.

 It is spring outside and the world is a lovely place, and I have a new
 toy, the 8700 and a reborn old toy, to record it with.  Doesn't get any
 better than this.  That is if you don't have a brewery in the
 background.  

 Bob 4




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