In a message dated 6/20/01 1:51:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
jdubikins@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> It doesn't sound like much, but that was a good weekend.
Joel, the others have expressed much better than I could have the feelings
your post brought to mind. Esp. what John Lind said: "More important than
his attempt at teaching us was the time spent simply doing something
together." It's a GREAT thing you're doing Joel, in many ways.
I enjoyed being with my Dad, even if that meant having to work to be around
him. Outside of work, most of our "quality time" was spent fishing & hunting
together. I hadn't thought of it until now, but I remember how
enthusiastically he used his camera, an old Kodak -- nothing special, but had
a decent lens and made good photos. He showed his slides with the same
enthusiasm. Some of that must have infected me. One of the qualities of a
good teacher is enthusiasm.
You had a great weekend, but your son had a great Father's Day, too, I'm
sure. And I'm sure the topics of photography and drawing will provide many
more rewarding times together for you both. Photography should provide a
great complement to his artistic skills.
OM1, eh? Lucky kid! Someday he'll be knocked out by the fact that you gave
him THAT camera when he was just 8.
Rich
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