And then she wouldn't kiss him and ate the entire wedding cake.

Changing the law to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices is exactly what Trump is trying to do. And meeting tremendous resistance from many sides. But then if Trump were to advise people not to poop in their pants, his enemies would all be walking around with a load in theirs.

How did he avoid the two-year waiting list?

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I rented one for a week and tried it on my xh1. It is quite heavy and hardly suitable for hand-holding if you want the sharpest images. On a tripod it produces fabulous IQ.

If the threads where the filter screws into your lens are damaged, you are just SOL. But if the outer ring does not turn easily, you can continue using the filter easily by just screwing it in do the front of your lens about halfway, them turning the entire device as needed. I have a CPL that I have continued to use for years with what I think your problem is.

I have used this lens for 7 months now. It has become my walk around. In over 50 years doing photography, I have never found a zoom lens that produces this type of image quality. It is also quite light. I suspect you will fall in love with this lens.

A Texan is pulled over for driving erratically one night on a country road. The officer asked for driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance. The Texan says, I have all of that but would you hold my beer while I find it?

What on earth were all those bears doing in one tree? There must have been a hell of a lot of Honey up there!

As a Texan, I strongly resemble this joke!

Richard, your discussion is outstanding. I have printed it to let my lady friend, whom I'm teaching photography, read and study. Thank you for the time you spent.

Anyone out there still using a gun stock (rifle type) for birding? I have never used one myself but recently saw a series of photos made by an Asian photographer who uses this device and they were amazingly sharp.

Thank you for letting us know of this devoted and fine man.

This discussion has been hijacked by a person who sees himself similarly wise and knowledgeable as his concept of a God. And despite equivocations, we are basically told that if we do not share his beliefs we are doomed for eternity to Hell. His mind is as closed as a locked gun case. I grew up in the Deep South and rejected these Bible beaters at an early age.

I do not profess to be a member of any organized religion, present or past. And I have spent a great deal of time studying comparative religion. And in each of the many, I have found things with which to agree and disagree. One thing that stood out to me was why the Buddha, long before Jesus or Muhammad, left out the concept of a Creator and his thinking. Whileí he did not deny the possibility of an ultimate source or spirit for creator, he concluded that whatever that might be is simply unknowable. His thinking was also devoid of any notion of sin, or reward or punishment. Yet he devised a code of morality that is virtually identical do all other religions.

Before the hijacker starts wailing, I am not an atheist. It is impossible for me to believe that the universe created itself and that human intelligence is a mere biological accident. But I do not believe that the Christian Bible, or the Talmud or the Quran was divinely inspired. Simply because they have all been written by men and both edited and re-edited hundreds of times. For me, there is both goodness and wisdom but also some evil in all the great religious books. Whatever Force created the universe gave us the power of thought, and a mind is like the parachute, it does us no good whatsoever unless it is open.
And if all this condemns me to an eternity a punishment, then I would question the goodness of the hijackers God.

You are not only mistaken but seriously misguided. Christianity nor Judaism was the first to conclude that God was only a single person or spirit or creator. Over 5000 years ago the Persian, Zoroaster, conceived the first notion of monotheism. Judaism, and then three thousand years later, Jesus spoke of the one God. You are free do believe as you wish. But the Bible was conceived by men, not by God. Are you aware that some ancient religions, such as Buddhism, have no concept of a God or creation at all? Are you incapable of choosing the best of many religions and combining them into a personal belief of your own?