Damn. Condemned to backing up my electrons for an eternity! My Sisyphean destiny... Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA rgacpa@xxxxxxxxx http://www.raflexions.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Frank Filippone <red735i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 4:55:29 PM Subject: [HUG ] Re: A Sad Day Did you ask for digital mercy? No. So expect none. Frank Filippone red735i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From:hasselblad-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:hasselblad-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Adler Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 4:54 PM To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [HUG ] Re: A Sad Day Thanks Frank. I can use all the mercy I can get ;-) Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA rgacpa@xxxxxxxxx http://www.raflexions.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Frank Filippone <red735i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 4:50:29 PM Subject: [HUG ] Re: A Sad Day Yes, it is sad. Now, only bits and pixels are your photographic future. Imagine, you are now among those that believe that a bunch or magnetic fields on a rotating disk, represent something other than cosmic dust. May God have mercy on your soul……and your HDD. Frank Filippone red735i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From:hasselblad-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:hasselblad-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Adler Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 4:42 PM To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [HUG ] A Sad Day Today was very hard; I shipped off my last piece of H equipment to Hong Kong. Now there's nothing H left in my home but a few bits and pieces. Tonight I'll drink a toast to all the wonderful images captured and lessons learned with this marvelous equipment. How lucky I was to have been able to experience such craftsmanship. Here's to yesterday's Hasselblads... Bob Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA rgacpa@xxxxxxxxx http://www.raflexions.com