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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
