Geez, Mike, surely you can't believe our "lies" go beyond the humor of
this list. When I told my wife of your response to my post, (yes, she
knows about all of my gear and admires it) she reminded me of our only
rule: Laugh together every day.
With my "most trusted partner" we don't need a rule about lying.
(She also suggested that, based on comments I have made about the
caliber of people that participate on this list, it would seem that none
of them really needs a lesson on morality from the likes of you.)
But you needn't be offended. She can't be that bright; her favorite
among my lenses is the N*kk*r 300mm/F4! Calls it a big, beautiful
honker.
> Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 08:18:21 -0400
> From: miaim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Advice for sneaking stuff past spouse
>
> DON'T DO IT!!!!
>
> I think that if I had to pick one single thing that is most wrong with
> society it would be the ease at which most people will lie. It's easy to
> lie to a telemarketer that you don't want to talk to, or a boss that
> presses you on a trivial item of little consequence, etc. But it shouldn't
> be so. Lying to a spouse; about anything at all, is to breach the trust of
> the one person that should be one's most trusted partner. It's akin to
> lying to one's self.
>
> Telling a little fib about a camera or lens purchase may not seem like much
> to you, but perhaps telling an untruth about something of greater
> importance may not seem like that much to her. It's a no win situation.
>
> We have only one ironclad rule in this house. NO LIES about anything at
> all. Trust and understanding form this incredible bond that seems to just
> get stronger and feel better as time goes by.
>
> Mike Swaim
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