Re: The Nikon D3 makes everyone's life better, even mine!!!

On 2008-03-08 04:56:04 -0800, "Rita Berkowitz" <ritaberk2008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:

> William Graham wrote:
> 
>> Well, there is a slight difference.....New ****sches run around $50K,
>> but new cameras only $3 or 4 K. - We all do this to some extent with
>> whatever tools we like to play with.....With me, it's trumpets at
>> around $2 K each.....None of them have ever really made me play
>> better, but I just think it's better for a while, and what the
>> hell......we only live once.....The cash won't do us much good after
>> we're dead, now will it?
> 
> You got it!  It's all about having fun in your life.  I get a kick out
of
> these fools that criticize some old codger driving around in the s****t
scar
> of their choice.  It's called jealousy and it only shows you who's
enjoying
> life and who is not.
> 

Well I'm 59, I've got my Nikons and I've got my S600 (and a few other
toys).

http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/S600%40MorroBay.jpg

and I enjoy them because I can, not because I need approval from, or 
need to impress anybody else. I have no illusions regarding my age or 
my place in the World. I plan to retire within the next 12 months and 
devote a little more time to driving, travel and photography.