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Reminder to my clients: You just have until this Friday to order reprints, enlargements and holiday cards in order to get them in time for the Holidays.

Find your event here.
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Dude, have y'all seen that new Bud Light campaign where the guys just say "dude" with a bunch of different tones and inflections to show how one word can mean so many different things? I say "dude" all the time in all kinds of different situations and that commercial cracks me up. I am still not going to drink Bud Light, but at least they entertain me during the rare times I watch live TV and don't skip through the commercials.

(Thanks for the link Luke)
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I don't have another wedding until New Years Eve. It's kind weird to have so much free time on my hands. I'm looking forward to get going on the [ b ] school, plus another new exciting project to benefit photographers that I'll be sharing in the new year.
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What do you like to do in your free time?
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I am going to get a live Christmas Tree later this week. I haven't had a real one in a long time. I am really looking forward to the holidays even more this year. Cade is old enough to know what's going on and its going to be a blast spoiling him again this year.
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Speaking of the holidays, this is the time of year that is inevitably linking with giving and sharing, and I wanted to remind folks about Thirst Relief, International. I donated some mentoring sessions earlier this year to raise money for a very worthy cause and wanted to remind people about it at this time of the year. (I've attached their holiday letter at the bottom of this post but you can donate here at any time).
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I love the quote on the bottom of their flyer from Margaret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world - Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

It reminds me of the awesome Apple spot "Here's to the Crazy Ones" that says "the people that are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do"


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I am loving that the Angels have picked up Torii Hunter and Jon Garland, even though I hate to see Orlando Cabrera go. If they pick up Miguel Cabrera, that would be pretty awesome though. I may have to order season tickets again to see that line up more often.
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Attention Photographers in Southern California: In case you missed the memo, next Wednesday, December 5th, Leather Craftsmen is sponsoring the 7th annual holiday pizza party at Robert Evans' place in Universal City. Ira asked me to spread the word to all that are interested in coming. He just asks that you email him your RVSP so he knows how much pizza to order. Send a note to: ira at leathercraftsmen dot com and he'll reply with the exact time and directions. It should be a good time as per usual and I hope to see you there.
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I am really looking forward to the Cowboys vs. Green Bay game this coming Thursday. It could be a preview of the NFC championship game. I actually found myself rooting for the Eagles last night. They almost pulled off an upset. At least it was an entertaining game to watch.
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During the summer, I used to post a song of the day but stopped because it was kind of a pain. But I've decided to add the Album of the week during the Misc Monday posts. This week you should get the 20th anniversary remastered version of The Joshua Tree which is probably the greatest album of all time. It includes some remixes and previously unreleased tracks. Get it on:



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261.4 I even lost a pound or two despite stuffing myself silly on Thanksgiving. The bike rides are getting easier. I have to go further.
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More info at thirstrelief.org


Oh, and I just had to add this shot of my that Matt took in Miami last week: