Hi Walt
My deepest condolences to you and your family. Remember that there is
always light at the end of the tunnel.
It was so nice to hear from you again. This list is just not the same
without you.
J
>From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx (OM List)
>Subject: [OM] The condition my condition is in
>Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:56:18 +0000
>
>Walt is still alive, though not kicking a whole lot right now. I have gone
>through many hours and days living in shadow, but now I'm starting to see
>some light. Actually, I took a couple of shots with the E-1 yesterday and
>drove the SSR out and about for the first time in nearly two months.
>Getting back in gear a little, I guess.
>
>I really appreciate those of you who expressed sympathy and condolences to
>me, both on and off list. I probably should have acknowledged each one
>individually, but I simply wasn't up to it at the time. Sorry. I will,
>however, thank Richard, who recalled that my TOPE 22 was a picture of my
>wife.
>
>http://www.tope.nl/tope_show_entry.php?event=22&pic=23
>
>And a special thank you to Brian, who went to the effort to send real paper
>mail, a very special card, all the way from New Zealand. And, surprisingly,
>the other curmudgeon reappeared after a very long absence long enough to
>make a post, the only one I've seen in months. Maybe we'll both be back
>before long.
>
>To the amusement of some of you, the amazement of a few, and perhaps the
>horror of a couple, the former nextdoor neighbor some of you may remember
>from when I mentioned her occasional habit of taking the sun on her back
>deck in the nude, is coming up after Christmas from West Palm Beach, where
>she has been for a little over a year, to spend some time with me -- maybe
>a few days, maybe a few weeks, maybe a few months, maybe a few years -- we
>haven't figured it out yet.
>
>This candid grab shot is from about 10 years old, but she looked about the
>same when I saw her back in June. Playing tennis two or three times a week
>keeps the legs and other interesting parts in shape.
>
>http://home.att.net/~hiwayman/wsb/media/192375/site1131.jpg
>
>We've been neighbors, friends and confidants for nearly a quarter century,
>so maybe it's time. Like a line I recall from some old movie, you either
>start living or you start dying. Hell, it's all just an adventure, and we
>never know where it'll end. I still miss my wife very much, and always
>will, but I ain't done living yet.
>
>See y'all later.
>
>Walt
>
>--
>"Anything more than 500 yards from
>the car just isn't photogenic." --
>Edward Weston
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