Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congratulations, Ted! Now you may have to come up with an acceptance speech full of your wisdom to the graduating class. - John On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 1:50 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi Crew, > > First may I offer the biggest "THANK YOU POSSIBLE!" for all your kind > comments and congratulations. > > WOW!! WHAT A FAMILY! Everyone should be so lucky in real life or on the > magical screen. > > As you know this past year or so has had its up's and downs. First off was > the BRAVO TV film in production, then on the screens, big and small with > the > attendant public appearances. I thought that was intimidating. Certainly > the > paparazzi was quite a surprise in Ottawa during the public screening there. > Dang photographers! :-) > > However! Being informed about the Honorary Doctor of Laws degree was > something that never ever entered my mind anytime during my life. > > Now that's intimidating and overwhelming all rolled into one! :-) > > At first I truly thought a mistake had been made. Surely this is for a > person of higher learning, not I? > > Because in real life I'm not a university learned person. I'm just a boy > who > dropped out of high school to follow a dream of being a photographer. > > My good fortune all these years is being in the right place at the right > time and great people to work with. Basically simple things that happened. > > I realize folks on the list know what Honorary degrees are and why people > receive them. My good fortune now is, friends explained what they are and > why people receive them. It's still intimidating. WHY? > > Well I'm still the boy who dropped out of high school to follow a dream > with > great passion and good luck! > > Hey, it isn't funny for a guy like me, because underneath all the skin and > experience I'm a shy puppy! True. > > Once again, the best thing is, having folks like all of you to share this > wonderful moment with. > > Thank you one and all, > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >