Favorite quotes:

"Those who wish to pet & baby wild animals "love" them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal lives, love them more"

Edwin Way Teale

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"

Hunter S. Thompson

"Make it idiot-proof and they will find a better idiot..."

Unknown

"There is a very fine line between a hobby and a mental disease"

Unknown

"GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) is a mental disease that infects a person's mind with un-ending desires, dreams, and fantasies of more/better equipment. This disease appears particularly rampant among males involved with gear-related hobbies (golf, cycling, fishing, boating photography...well, anything, really), but there are also documented cases of females suffering from the same symptoms.

To this point, there is no known cure for GAS.

The only method currently known to treat the discomfort of GAS symptoms is for the infected person to purchase the item that is the focus of those symptoms as quickly as possible.

Treatment of the immediate symptoms is typically temporary relief only and usually includes feelings of happiness or even euphoria. More often than not, symptoms will return soon after relief of the previous GAS flare-up.

Treatment of repeated GAS cycles often requires more expensive treatment with each re-occurrence of symptoms.

GAS has been directly linked to financial difficulties and relationship troubles. It is commonly thought that spending a significant amount of time on internet forums related to one's hobby can increase the occurrence of GAS symptoms, and may actually be the initial cause of the disease for some people.

This fact has not yet been conclusively proven and documented."

Unknown

Equipment:

•Nikon D3s

•Nikon D90

•Nikon D800

•Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED VR

•Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 ED VR II

•Nikkor TC-14E II 1.4x Teleconverter

•Nikkor TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter

•Nikon SB900

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