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First up, if you are a photographer in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, I want to invite you to come out and see me speak at the SMUG Meeting tonight. It's free to all photographers and I am going to be speaking about "Passion & Profits". It starts at 7pm and it's at the Embassy Suites SFO in Burlingame. You can find more details here. I'll actually be down in the bar/lounge starting around 5pm to watch the Rockies vs. Phillies game as well as the Jets/Dolphons on Monday Night Football before I speak.

Most likely, I'll be grabbing a late bite with [ b ] Schoolers afterwards, so stay tuned to the [ b ] School Twitter feed for details.
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Second... How 'bout them Angels! What a great game yesterday! It was one of the best baseball games I've ever seen. They just do not give up. Boston has owned the Angels in the post season the last few years and it was so nice to get the monkey off of their back. I knew going into this series that it was going to be different this year. Boston was just so cocky. The media also seemed to just want to give the series to the Sox. I am so sick of Peter Gammons. He's such a homer... he's so biased towards Boston it's disgusting.

I was pretty confident that the Angels would beat them this year. I figured it would take them 4 games though. They were clearly the better team this year. Better pitching, better hitting, better defense, better coaching.

5 runs in the last two innings yesterday. The lit up Papel-blown. Good call on walking Hunter to pitch to Vlad. Thanks Terry... we owe you one!

Nice try Boston on bringing Dave Henderson out for the first pitch.

I'm sure the media is going to be picking the Yankees to win the next series. That's fine with me. I like when the Angels are the underdogs. Never mind that the only team to have a winning record against the Yankees since 1996 is the Angels. I just hope it's a good series. I hope it goes 7 games (as long as the Angels win game 7). Game 1 is this Friday on my birthday. Can you guess what I'll be wishing for when I blow out the candles?
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Speaking of my birthday, I am not counting them any more. Let's just say I'll be 30-something. Wanna get me a present? Just sign up for the [ b ] School if you are a photographer. Already a member? Then go ahead and send an amazon.com gift certificate on over! ;-)
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How 'bout the Cowboys. Even though they won, they are looking quite sad. I can't figure them out. They have so much potential. I just pray the squeak into the playoffs and hit their stride in January.
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I'm dying to share more images of Jessica Claire's wedding, but she's still on her honeymoon for a few more days. I heard the ditched Hawaii because it was boring and went to Vegas and she won a poker tournament at Caesars. Awesome! Stay tuned for more images once Jessica has a chance to check them out.
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I'm going to Miami tomorrow to teach a workshop with some of my favorite photo friends. Should be a fun day. I think it sold out, but they may have added a seat or two if you are in the hood and want to have an outstanding learning experience.
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I've never been a fan of Southwest Airlines as I hate fighting for a seat, but they are looking better and better these days for the simple fact that bags fly free. I think it's so lame that airlines are charging for bags now. I know the industry is hurting, but why not just charge $10 or $15 more per ticket, and get the baggage fee upfront, included in the price of the ticket? I hate feeling nickel and dimed. I do like the new Southwest TV commercials and will seriously look into them the next time I fly.
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iPhone shot of the week: The one and only Jessica Claire. Shot with my iPhone, processed in Best Camera:

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Tweet of the week. Sorry Boston fans, I just thought this video deserved a replay.
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Shout out of the week goes to Social Weddings on Facebook as I just booked another 2010 wedding from it!
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T-shirt of the week: