A brief update.

About 10 days ago or so, i came across a pamphlet announcing a photo contest to be sponsored by a local photography club, to be hosted at the Howe Public Library in Hanover, NH. Categories were to be B/W, Color, and Enhanced. I brought the paper home, but only mentioned it to Mike, suggesting that he enter a photo or three. The limit per person is 3.
He said that I should enter it, but that he wasn't going to do so. I left the pamphlet out and around, but never mentioned it to T. duh.
When i did, it was the day before the entries could be received. I hadn't decided which ones i wanted, nor had i mounted them. grrrr.
of course, as life has it, i wasn't able to get everything done in time to submit them on that day (last wednesday). There was, however, to be a 2 hour window on Saturday morning for late entries. I set my sights on that window. I asked T to take a look at 4-5 photos, and we narrowed it down to 4. As it turned out, one of them didn't look good as a 5x7, so i went with an alternate at the last minute.
Last saturday, B and I went to Hanover to get mat-frames for the photos. we sat in my parent's car and pieced them together, just like two homeless struggling artists. it was sobering.....
at any rate, i entered 3 pictures, one in each category. Here they are:



(Those of you with a keen eye will note that the one with the barbed wire is NOT in B/W on this post. It is, however, in B/W for the contest. Winners were to be notified by phone call on Wednesday, 27FEB08. Reception and public opening to be held on Saturday, from 1-4 or something like that.
Well.....
Last night (wed the 27th) my phone rang during dinner. I ignored it, as I was eating, and that seemed important enough. About 2 hours later I remembered the call, and checked the message. I was very surprised to hear a message saying that I had won an award, and would I please come to the ceremony at 2:30 this coming saturday?
WOW.
Thank you, THANK YOU T for 'pushing' me to submit. Thank you to Weeb for giving me the gift cert that i used to get my framing supplies.
I can't wait for Saturday!!!!!! I don't know which photo won, nor which category it won in. 3 places were to be awarded in B/W and Color, but only a 1st in enhanced.
I shall endeavor to keep you updated!
peace, yo!
gene

shhh...

wow. someone has been viewing the blog! my count is up~! cool!~!!!!!

more photo fun

yea, i can't seem to get enough. took some photos of drips from the roof today, then played with some in the HP Photsmart Premier software that came with our printer. pretty neat stuff!
ya think?

water shots

oh, and i have moved the moon shots into their own album. am looking forward to catching the eclipse that is due to be here this coming wednesday, 20FEB08.

Moon Shots

wow....

don't forget to whisper when you say it!
just checked my profile, and i have been on this blog for a year. give or take a few days. feb 07. neat.
i have been awake since about 245. made a bunch of Valentine's Day cards for the family, folded laundry, surfed the web. just about 5 now, not quite. almost time to get ready to go to work. Nurse Practice Committee meeting today. I have become the AV geek for that group, too. remember that geek, the one in school who would always run the film strip machine (....so remember to make sure that your chair is pushed in all the way, and use your manners at the table...beeeeeeep...see how proud Johnny's father is when he..ad infinitum...)
Mozart's Requiem is playing softly through the ear buds on my (((PINK))) mp3 player. if this seems all random and very rambling to you, keep in mind that i have been awake in the house for nearly 2.5 hours. this is following about 3 hours of sleep...so....even though my day hasn't actually started yet, i have been awake almost as long as i was asleep. i will start my day behind the curve. great.
basketball tonight, too. practice, though, which means that i can drop Zach off and then either go do errands or come back home. either one. i just don't like that feeling of being 'trapped' inside. need to be out and be active. too little of that going on these days, and i think that my brain is suffering. this suffering is shared, though, which is NOT a good thing.
okkkk.....REALLY rambling now. prolly best to stop here and get ready for work.
love to all who read this.
Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

google

i am hooked.
i have been using the email (gmail) and the calendar for the better part of a year. i have been very impressed. i am also starting to use the "documents" function. it allows you to work on and store documents (word, excel, powerpoint) online. this lets me work on projects either at home or at work. not that i take work home often, but i tend to bring home to work (like now!). the files are secure, but can be 'shared' with others, either as view only or as a contributor/collaborator.
at any rate, i just wanted to pass this along. if you aren't 'in deep' with your email, i recommend switching to gmail. ok, enough for now. have a great day.
geno

insomnia

man. technology is great. imagine if i wasn't able to use a computer at times like this when i simply cannot stop my brain long enough to fall asleep.
i don't know what i would do. probably eat ice cream and watch stupid infomercials. not a good combo.
i have spent the better part of 2 hours putting google through it's paces. signed up a new account for work use. ...

ut-oh. low battery warning. sleep tight! (ice creeeeeeeeam......)

:D

Barstool economics

Heard this on the way home last week while listening to the Sean Hannity radio show. How do we get 'them' to understand??? Maybe this will help:

Bar Stool Economics
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.The fifth would pay $1.The sixth would pay $3.The seventh would pay $7.The eighth would pay $12.The ninth would pay $18.The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that’s what they decided to do.
The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until on day, the owner threw them a curve. “Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20.”Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his ‘fair share?’ They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody’s share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man’s bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.
And so:
The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).

The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).

The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).

The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).

The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).

The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).

Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings.
“I only got a dollar out of the $20,”declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,” but he got $10!”
“Yeah, that’s right,” exclaimed the fifth man. “I only saved a dollar, too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more than I!”
“That’s true!!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!”
“Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in unison. “We didn’t get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!”
The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn’t have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D.Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Georgia