re: preserved
Well, okay. I guess it's a good thing I have them stored locally then, and keep upgrading storage devices every five years or so. I'm probably about due for another. :)
re: LDS
It seems like I mentioned that in a post way back when and we had a similar conversation, but who knows. It all blurs at this point. :)
I'd like to think we're all levelheaded and critical thinkers, but sadly, I don't think that's true. We really ought to be, though. The gospel eventually needs to make sense via the spirit, the heart and the head.
re: speed
I'm afraid I do have some of the need, the need for speed. However, I'm not the kind that goes weaving recklessly in and out of traffic when there's very little window to do it in. Some people are just totally obnoxious. And then they get stalled further up because there's nowhere to go, or they're the one the police pull over.
re: pictures
Well, thanks. I'm surprised how well they've turned out given, the tech is at least 8 years old. Even the phone I have now is nearly five years old. We'll probably end up upgrading soon, though, just because the ones we have now, the 6s and 6s plus, will be on the verge of obsolescence in a year or so. They've got some decent deals on newer phones and plans, so I'm looking to make a switch.
I would like to upgrade the olympus equipment, too. Maybe to a nice Nikon, but that would mean all new lenses, too. That only gets more expensive for use that currently amounts to a moderately expensive hobby for potential undetermined future returns. :)
re: wife
I think she's okay with my liking cars. I'm not a gearhead by any means. My dad's the mechanic. I spent my afternoons and weekends writing, reading and drawing when I wasn't outside mostly playing by myself. Yeah, I was that kid for most of middle school and all of high school. Literally lived on the wrong side of the tracks. Everyone else lived on the other side. :)
She does get way too frustrated with my driving, though. She doesn't like speed, unless it's on a rollercoaster, or in an airliner. That she's fine with. :)