Re: [Avid-L2] Wisdom from Zelin

OK, I'm heading to the gym. Thanks Bob. --J.B.

Jim Feeley wrote:
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> Not sure Bob's on Avid-L2 these days...
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> Good conspiracy theory from Kerry, too.
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>> *From: *"bobzelin" <maxavid@cfl.rr.com <mailto:maxavid@cfl.rr.com>>
>> *Subject: **Re: [FCP-L] OT: It must be a plot*
>> *Date: *December 24, 2013 7:17:09 AM PST
>> *To: *"Final Cut Pro L" <FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com>>
>> *Reply-To: *FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com>
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>> bah humbug.
>> I will be 58 years old in a few weeks. I was 194 pounds about 3 – 4
>> months ago. I started an aggressive "Atkins""style diet (at my Dr.'s
>> office), and now, just a few months later,
>> I am at 166 pounds (my goal weight is 160, and I am 5'10" tall).
>> So what does this mean, in relation to FCP-L, and what we do for a
>> living. STOP YOUR DAMN WHINING. Stop being a pussy. If you are a
>> fat ass (like I was) – LOSE SOME WEIGHT.
>> It's not hard. And if you are an AVID only editor (or FCP 7 only
>> editor) STOP YOUR DAMN WHINING and learn BOTH Adobe Premiere and FCP-X.
>> So if you KEEP LEARNING and WATCH YOUR WEIGHT, then you will never be
>> a useless fat old man, who no one pays attention to.
>> Bob Zelin
>> *From:* Kerry Soloway <mailto:ksoloway@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 24, 2013 9:21 AM
>> *To:* Final Cut Pro L <mailto:FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com>
>> *Subject:* [FCP-L] OT: It must be a plot
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>> Over the years, you have read my complaints about those stations and
>> cable companies that distort standard definition 4:3 programming to
>> fit high definition sets. I have bemoaned the fact that my
>> grandchildren and, as yet unborn, descendants will lose the ability
>> to discriminate between a true circle and an ovoid.
>> This morning I had an epiphany.
>> With the almost-daily headlines in the U.S. about the obesity
>> epidemic, perhaps this is designed to help us feel better about
>> ourselves. If so many of the "beautiful people" that we watch on
>> television look short and fat, we won't be as appalled when seeing
>> ourselves in the mirror.
>> It must be a plot.
>> Clearly, the way to combat this is to start contacting the diet-food
>> lobby, Weight Watchers, NutriSystem, Lean Cuisine, every company that
>> makes a non-caloric beverage and the like with my theory. If we all
>> become comfortable looking like Jabba the Hutt, what happens to their
>> business models? It would seem to be in their best interests to avoid
>> advertising on those programs that are broadcast in the wrong aspect
>> ratio.
>> I'm right! Right?
>> Or was it that last glass of spiked eggnog at the Christmas party?
>> Kerry
>> -------------------
>> Kerry Soloway


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