It is the best boating month of the year (maybe century?) and our Jetski is sitting in the mechanic’s yard awaiting a new motor. Of course, sense of balance is important with personal water craft as well — something apparently I don’t have. Our other boat isn’t much healthier. It seems to leave us stranded in the middle of the lake half the time we take it out.
And we’re pretty low-tech in the video arena as well. Curt loves digital games, but he left his Gameboy in Georgia this spring. Our TV doesn’t work either. We’re too busy to re-install the ugly antenna, and too cheap to pay for a dish.
But the most frustrating technical glitch happened a couple months ago, when an editor wanted my photo of Darla driving a skipjack for the cover of a magazine. She asked for the largest version of the photo, which I promptly sent. But her designer said my 3-megapixel Sony’s photos would only decently enlarge to a 4×6. UGH!
So I splurged on a Canon Digital Rebel XT. Its high-definition 8-megapixels eat my Sony for a midnight snack.
Mom has a new toy.
For those of you who don’t recognize the airborne dock-jumper, it’s my seven-year-old son. He and his sister get a lot of press on this blog.
To celebrate my new site, I’m happy to announce the Pass the Torch Award.
The general premise on Pass the Torch is: “If we believe youth are our future, we’re procrastinating.”
I’d love to read your posts about hopeful, empowered, responsible young people. Whether they’re four or fourteen, young people have a lot more to offer to the world than we sometimes give them credit.
You’ve witnessed this in kids. There are all kinds of examples out there – the 10-year-old that raises $1,000 in a Relay-for-Life, the Junior Girl Scout that assists in the Brownie Troop, or the soccer nut that helps out at tournaments. But if you’d like more simple inspiration, try a few of my archived posts:
Budding Photographer
Sneak Reading
My Son, the Human Google Search
Blue Streak, Mom and Me
Independence Day Tent-Owners
Your post should illustrate empowered, responsible, youth (ages 0-20) that demonstrate the fact the future of our world is in good hands. What makes you think they could be the leaders of tomorrow –and in some cases, today!
1. Enter by emailing me the link to your current or archived post by midnight on Sunday, August 6. ptt(at)empowering-youth(dot)com
2. Please link to this post on your blog. If you’d like a Pass the Torch “sticker” for your post, just email me at ptt(at)empowering-youth(dot)com and I’ll send you the code.
3. If possible, use the Technorati Tag “Pass the Torch”
4. I’ll be listing all the entries next week and asking readers to vote. So send your readers over here to support you! The selected post will receive this banner for your site.
5. Submissions will be posted at the submissions hub.
