Camilo
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
On Jun 27, 3:29 am, Luigi de Guzman <luigi12...@cox.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:08:06 -0700, Camilo wrote:
> > On Jun 26, 6:10 pm, Luigi de Guzman <luigi12...@cox.net> wrote:
> > I only hope I find the right person to get permission from before I
> > buy my dream bicycle, since I only average 15 MPH on my rides. You
> > can bet your life that if I felt I could afford it, I'd buy the $multi
> > thousand Orbea I saw in a bike shop a few weeks ago. I'd love to ride
> > that bike and I think I'd really enjoy it.
>
> I play the piano very badly. Once, shopping with my parents, I had the
> chance to play what might have been my dream piano--a Steinway Model B.
> It was a beautiful instrument. It looked beautiful. It felt perfect under
> my fingers. It had a wonderfully rich sound.
>
> We didn't get it.
>
> Why not? It was going to go to waste. My skill wasn't up to
> the quality of the instrument; too much of its potential was going to go
> unexplored.
>
> I'm much the same with bicycles. As it is, I have a hard
> time justifying to myself the gear I already have.
>
> -Luigi
>
> --
> Luigi de Guzmanhttp://ouij.livejournal.com
That's fine - your choice. I probably would do the same. But I
wouldn't even think of passing judgement on how others choose to spend
their money. If someone has a beautiful Steinway grand in their
living room just because it's beautiful and they enjoy plinking on it,
I admire their taste and ability to indulge it. I don't go around
criticizing or disparaging them for it.
> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:08:06 -0700, Camilo wrote:
> > On Jun 26, 6:10 pm, Luigi de Guzman <luigi12...@cox.net> wrote:
> > I only hope I find the right person to get permission from before I
> > buy my dream bicycle, since I only average 15 MPH on my rides. You
> > can bet your life that if I felt I could afford it, I'd buy the $multi
> > thousand Orbea I saw in a bike shop a few weeks ago. I'd love to ride
> > that bike and I think I'd really enjoy it.
>
> I play the piano very badly. Once, shopping with my parents, I had the
> chance to play what might have been my dream piano--a Steinway Model B.
> It was a beautiful instrument. It looked beautiful. It felt perfect under
> my fingers. It had a wonderfully rich sound.
>
> We didn't get it.
>
> Why not? It was going to go to waste. My skill wasn't up to
> the quality of the instrument; too much of its potential was going to go
> unexplored.
>
> I'm much the same with bicycles. As it is, I have a hard
> time justifying to myself the gear I already have.
>
> -Luigi
>
> --
> Luigi de Guzmanhttp://ouij.livejournal.com
That's fine - your choice. I probably would do the same. But I
wouldn't even think of passing judgement on how others choose to spend
their money. If someone has a beautiful Steinway grand in their
living room just because it's beautiful and they enjoy plinking on it,
I admire their taste and ability to indulge it. I don't go around
criticizing or disparaging them for it.