>In a message dated 1/31/01 6:48:47 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>miaim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>> In the end, cameras are controlled light traps. They vary
>> in their range of control and their ability to trap light, but in the end
>> they are merely traps.
>
>
>Mike, I would bet you don't make your living with your hands. Those of us
>who work with tools and machinery don't think of them as "merely tools". A
>good tool is a work of art to the craftsman who uses it, an ingenious
>blending of form and function. You can pound nails with a $5 hammer, but if
>you want to experience the joy of driving nails, you get a $30 Estwing.
>
Yeah, it broke my heart to have to sell my Snap-On tools a couple of years
ago. They were precious gems to me....
--
Be Seeing You.
Dirk Wright
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