--- Begin Message ---Well said Geary!If nothing more, David makes us feel good about ourselves.Bill On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 12:43:36 PM MST, Geary Schindel via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: Folks,I enjoy reading most posts by David and have come to admire him for his eccentric personality and heart felt writing. David has some time on his hands because of the nature of his work. This allows him to explore topics and ponder questions many of us never think about. David is an important part of our caving community and deserves some respect. His posts reminds me of the monograph from Squire Lewis titled Chronicles of the Old Reading Grotto which was published some years ago. It is about a trip Squire and other cavers from Pennsylvania took to the 1968? NSS Convention in California. The book wasn't so much about caving, though they did some as they traveled to California and then back again by way of Mexico, Texas, TAG, etc. but more about the road less traveled and personifies what it meant to be a caver (and maybe still does). David is a kind and gentle soul and would do anything in his power to help you out if you needed it. He has no ill will towards anyone. He sometimes scrapes by in life and yet has one of the most positive attitudes of anyone I know. The internet is a big and sometimes ugly place. Some people hide behind their computer screens and write all kinds of nasty things about others, distortions and even outright lies, play passive aggressive games, and bully people. It can also be used to bridge cultural gaps, make friends you'll never meet, educate yourself or hide from society, and it lets you explore the world from your desktop. Charlie loves to tease David in a good natured way and I also enjoy his posts but others go out of their way to harass and even bully. Maybe a little more respect for others would be in order. Geary -----Original Message----- From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of JAMES JASEK via Texascavers Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 6:46 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: JAMES JASEK <caver...@hot.rr.com> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 2017 related such crap > On Dec 10, 2017, at 5:49 PM, David via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > This post is just an off-topic commentary, and probably is totally > irrelevant, but I think some of it will affect caving in 2018 and beyond. > > > > 2017 is starting to look like 2016 - just a faded memory. > > There are just 21 days until the big New Year's Eve parties. The NSS > is having one. [ contact: fennig...@gmail.com ] > > So it is almost time to reflect on the past 12 months, and ponder the future > of 2018. > > Some of you may recall movies and books in the 1970s and 1980s about what > 2018 would be like. Some of us, are about to find out for ourselves, in > person. > > https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1289962600l/4339742.jpg > > > > Do not believe the media. There are things to look forward to in 2018. The > computer and tech world is rapidly changing. Tiny computers called SBC's ( > like the RaspberyPi ) are going to be a huge opportunity for the folks that > are into that. Linux on the desktop computer is going to more user-friendly > and work on more hardware. [ I am working on a blog about that: > > > http://david-locklear.blogspot.com/2017/12/linux-opinions.html?m=1. ] > > Space companies are going to impress us with launches landings and videos. > > Sophia the Robot and her counterparts at Boston Dynamics are going to do > more fascinating stuff - probably baton-twirling while doing cartwheels, or > tap-dancing with Fred Astaire moves, or moonwalking like Michael Jackson, or > doing the splits while jiving like James Brown. > > Talking computers is going to be a big deal in 2018. > > The internet will continue to degrade with so many advertisments and > censorship that it will be almost worthless. > > A million people will spend over $ 1,000 on their cell-phone plus accessories. > > Millions of people will waste money on a 4K tv in 2018. > > 2018 will be the end of 720p. > > Thousands of people are going to die un-naturally in The Middle East in 2018, > but the same thing can be said of Texas just in car accidents. > > It is possible the first 100 feet of Trump's Wall will be built in 2018. I > would favor a different approach, but my idea would be way too expensive. My > idea is an artificial wildlife refuge barrier that is off-limits to all > humans. > > The self-driving car will be seen by more people in 2018, and many rich folks > will get a brief chance to ride in one. > > Banks are going to fight for survival in 2018. There will be far less human > tellers, and none by 2020. > > Grocery stores will become more automated to. > > Hundreds of brick-n-mortar stores will close nationwide in 2018. > > Millions of people will make minimum wage working for on-line retail stores > and doing home deliveries. > > Millions of young poeple will become obssesed with playing video games and > social media on their gadgets. Some of that will be exploring the new trends > in Virtual Reality ( VR ). > > There will be sadness in 2018. We may lose a close friend, and likely there > will be a beloved celebrity pass away. Probably not Dick Van Dyke. That guy > will probably live to see 2025. > > I can only hope that I go in a fun cave in 2018, and make it to the TSA > Spring Convention, the NSS Convention, TCR, and my quest to drive my Sequioa > in the Sierra Madres and to see The Real Milky Way, and that someone finds a > cure for E.D. > > I hope 2018 is the best year ever, not just for me, but for the whole human > race ( except for a handful of my enemies - most of whom are attorneys or > criminals or both ). > > I will let someone else elaborate in more detail, and explain how all of this > will affect caves and caving. > > David Locklear > dlocklea...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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