Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Shinji and Tina in London
If you happen to be in London between 11th November and 20th Febuary be sure to drop in to the National Portrait Gallery where 'Shinji & Tina' will be on display .
We didn't get an award but qualfying for the show against the other 5,983 photos is a pretty good result .
After London the exhibition will tour Sunderland and then another venue yet to be confirmed .
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Good Golly Miss Molly
Good Morning everyone
Jack and Molly's Proofs are in and online for viewing
-Please go to the below website
-click on "Client Galleries" in the Right lower corner of the site
-click on the portfolio called "Good Golly Miss Molly"
Let me know if you have any problems
http://www.jennymarshphotography.com/
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
2010 Presidential Citizens Medals
http://www.whitehouse.gov/citizensmedal?utm_source=081010
The Presidential Citizens Medal was established on November 13, 1969, by Executive Order 11494. The medal is awarded by the President of the United States in recognition of U.S. citizens who have performed exemplary deeds of service for our nation. The medal may be bestowed by the President upon any citizen of the United States and may be conferred posthumously.
The Presidential Citizens Medal was established on November 13, 1969, by Executive Order 11494. The medal is awarded by the President of the United States in recognition of U.S. citizens who have performed exemplary deeds of service for our nation. The medal may be bestowed by the President upon any citizen of the United States and may be conferred posthumously.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Carrot, Egg and Coffee
A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things have been so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and she wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed that just as one problem was solved another arose.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen, filled three pots with water and placed the fire on high. Soon the three pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the other he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
After a while, the carrots, eggs, and coffee beans were cooked. He removed them from the stove and put each in a bowl. He turned to his daughter and asked her what she saw. She replied, “Carrots, eggs, and coffee”.
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Her face frowned from the strength of the coffee. Humbly, she asked. "What does it mean Father?"
He explained. "Each of them faced the same adversity, 212 degrees of boiling water. However each reacted differently."
"The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. But after going through boiling water, it softened and became weak."
"The egg was fragile. A thin outer shell protected a liquid center. But after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened."
"The coffee beans are unique however. After they were in the boiling water, it became stronger and richer." "Which are you," he asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?
-Are you the carrot that seems hard, but with the smallest amount of pain, adversity, heat you wilt and become soft with no strength?
-Are you the egg, which starts off with a malleable heart? A fluid spirit. But after a death, a breakup, a divorce, a layoff you became hardened and stiff. Your shell looks the same, but you are so bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and heart, internally.
-Or are you like the coffee bean? The bean does not get its peak flavor and robust until it reaches 212 degrees Fahrenheit. When the water gets the hottest, it just gets more robust and “flavorful”.
I love this analogy. I must admit, sometimes I’m the carrot, sometimes the egg, and sometimes the coffee bean. I want to be the coffee bean.
How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean? How will you become the coffee bean?
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen, filled three pots with water and placed the fire on high. Soon the three pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the other he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
After a while, the carrots, eggs, and coffee beans were cooked. He removed them from the stove and put each in a bowl. He turned to his daughter and asked her what she saw. She replied, “Carrots, eggs, and coffee”.
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Her face frowned from the strength of the coffee. Humbly, she asked. "What does it mean Father?"
He explained. "Each of them faced the same adversity, 212 degrees of boiling water. However each reacted differently."
"The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. But after going through boiling water, it softened and became weak."
"The egg was fragile. A thin outer shell protected a liquid center. But after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened."
"The coffee beans are unique however. After they were in the boiling water, it became stronger and richer." "Which are you," he asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?
-Are you the carrot that seems hard, but with the smallest amount of pain, adversity, heat you wilt and become soft with no strength?
-Are you the egg, which starts off with a malleable heart? A fluid spirit. But after a death, a breakup, a divorce, a layoff you became hardened and stiff. Your shell looks the same, but you are so bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and heart, internally.
-Or are you like the coffee bean? The bean does not get its peak flavor and robust until it reaches 212 degrees Fahrenheit. When the water gets the hottest, it just gets more robust and “flavorful”.
I love this analogy. I must admit, sometimes I’m the carrot, sometimes the egg, and sometimes the coffee bean. I want to be the coffee bean.
How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean? How will you become the coffee bean?
Saturday, August 7, 2010
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