Everywhere I go...I go on two-lane roads......it's a simple life...and these are some of the things I see...
...onions 3@$1.50 a lb....
...horse trailer for sale..best offer...
...speed limit 35 miles per hr...
...fresh cut hay waiting to be baled...
...cattle grazing in green fields...
...hills still green from the rain yesterday...
...pumpkin field freshly plowed and ready for planting...
...sheep grazing knee deep in grass...
...grapevines blooming and reaching to the sky...
This is my home...for over half my life...two-lane roads and country........ a far cry from the SoCal beach where I spent my youth....but, nevertheless, just as important and certainly a major influence in who I've become....
"Bloom Where You Are Are Planted"...thank you Mom!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Some Things Never Change!
It has just dawned on me...that I haven't changed much in my thought process....over the last few decades (OMG I'm old!)
When I was in school....MANY years ago...I had a certain way I started out my school year and my new classes. I guess I didn't have much of a chance to try my new "process" until I reached what is now called "middle school". It used to be Junior High School...grades 7th, 8th, and 9th. Then, if we passed, we became freshman in High School
Anyway...the first quarter of each school year...from 7th through 12th grade .....I coasted......yep, doing JUST enough....JUST to see how easy that year was gonna be for me! I was sometimes surprised...as in Intermediate Algebra in my junior year...WHOA....MUCH harder than Beginning Algebra in my freshman year (Geometry came inbetween the two in my sophomore year...I'd rather NOT talk about THAT class!). Sometimes I could skate by with little studying...like English...and Drama (thank you Mr Curtis!) but, I confess, not as often as I would have liked!
Now, as a full-fledged adult (and then so) I find I'm doing the same thing again....coasting...checking out just HOW much I have to do to make the grade. Over the last few decades (that word again) I've turned into a "photographer" of sorts. I make photo-gift-cards and submit stock photos to several photo agencies. I would explain what a "stock" photo is...but you're better off asking Google! :)
As I was getting ready to submit some images to a new agency today...I was struck by the thought that I haven't changed much in all these years....I'm uploading some tried-and-true images that have worked for other agencies...and hoping they will be accepted! Will they be good sellers? Who knows...each agency is different...let's see if...by "coasting"......I can make the grade once again! :)
When I was in school....MANY years ago...I had a certain way I started out my school year and my new classes. I guess I didn't have much of a chance to try my new "process" until I reached what is now called "middle school". It used to be Junior High School...grades 7th, 8th, and 9th. Then, if we passed, we became freshman in High School
Anyway...the first quarter of each school year...from 7th through 12th grade .....I coasted......yep, doing JUST enough....JUST to see how easy that year was gonna be for me! I was sometimes surprised...as in Intermediate Algebra in my junior year...WHOA....MUCH harder than Beginning Algebra in my freshman year (Geometry came inbetween the two in my sophomore year...I'd rather NOT talk about THAT class!). Sometimes I could skate by with little studying...like English...and Drama (thank you Mr Curtis!) but, I confess, not as often as I would have liked!
Now, as a full-fledged adult (and then so) I find I'm doing the same thing again....coasting...checking out just HOW much I have to do to make the grade. Over the last few decades (that word again) I've turned into a "photographer" of sorts. I make photo-gift-cards and submit stock photos to several photo agencies. I would explain what a "stock" photo is...but you're better off asking Google! :)
As I was getting ready to submit some images to a new agency today...I was struck by the thought that I haven't changed much in all these years....I'm uploading some tried-and-true images that have worked for other agencies...and hoping they will be accepted! Will they be good sellers? Who knows...each agency is different...let's see if...by "coasting"......I can make the grade once again! :)
Friday, June 3, 2011
Another Graduation at Hanna Boys Center!
I have spent the last 12 years as the Accounts Payable Finance Manager of the Hanna Boys Center in Sonoma California. It certainly has not been my FIRST job...but it will probably be my LAST job.
Hanna Boys Center is a residential care center for "at risk" boys. These boys come to us from different backgrounds and different needs. I could go on and on about how they reach out to us and how we "accept" them. They are special and they are awesome...and they all have a different story!
But my focus today...is the young men who have graduated and are moving on into the world. Thanks to the overwhelming effort of our school Principal and the dedicated teachers (many who have been with us for many years)...we are now a fully accredited high school....no small feat...trust me! We ARE the Hanna Hawks!
Our graduating ceremony is always thought-provoking and heart warming...(thanks so much in part to our Executive Director Father John Crews....he has a way with words)! It is a ceremony that stands beside any graduating ceremony anywhere! It is special!
I LOVE to see the celebration of the families as their boy's name is announced! The love and the pride that are expressed brings me such joy. Very often, their son is the first in the family to get a high school diploma. A success for sure!
Thank you Hanna Boys Center....for the 12 years I have spent with you...and for humbling me every June...when I watch these boys graduate and go forth in the world...with faith, education, and caring! These boys came to us broken...and we did our best to fix them...and we sent them out into the world with all our love and faith and support.....
Hanna Boys Center is a residential care center for "at risk" boys. These boys come to us from different backgrounds and different needs. I could go on and on about how they reach out to us and how we "accept" them. They are special and they are awesome...and they all have a different story!
But my focus today...is the young men who have graduated and are moving on into the world. Thanks to the overwhelming effort of our school Principal and the dedicated teachers (many who have been with us for many years)...we are now a fully accredited high school....no small feat...trust me! We ARE the Hanna Hawks!
Our graduating ceremony is always thought-provoking and heart warming...(thanks so much in part to our Executive Director Father John Crews....he has a way with words)! It is a ceremony that stands beside any graduating ceremony anywhere! It is special!
I LOVE to see the celebration of the families as their boy's name is announced! The love and the pride that are expressed brings me such joy. Very often, their son is the first in the family to get a high school diploma. A success for sure!
Thank you Hanna Boys Center....for the 12 years I have spent with you...and for humbling me every June...when I watch these boys graduate and go forth in the world...with faith, education, and caring! These boys came to us broken...and we did our best to fix them...and we sent them out into the world with all our love and faith and support.....
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