P3D Re: New Member sends greetings (hobbies)

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> >Isn't this true of many hobbies? A friend does
> >wood carving and all his friend ooh and aah over
> >his carvings but none of us have taken up
> >wood carving.
> 
> 
> C'mon, Greg, are you seriously comparing wood carving to 3D
> picture-taking?  *ANYONE* can pick up a Loreo,  Nimslo, etc., and
> point'n'shoot a genuine 3D picture.  Dr. T. would even argue that the
> same is true for a Realist. :-)  A beginner's results may not be

One can go "oo and aah" over someone's stamp collection or jar
collection or teacup collection or something like that, but
everyone seeing those don't go out and do it, even though
*anyone* can do them -- there isn't any talent (as such) 
involved... mostly just takes the will and patience to do it.

If you don't like those examples, I probably can think of 
a LOT more examples of impressive things people do that
don't make everybody go out and do it.  People
have their priorities and can do only a small percentage
of that which interests them.  I for one try to commit
myself to only two or three times that which I have time
for which means I can only commit to a *very* small percentage
of things to which I go "ooh and aah".  :-)

Mike K.


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