A Saturday ride around the South Bay

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I picked up a new Canon 5D Mark II the other day and since I need to get some practice in before I feel comfortable photographing events, like the PV Street Fair coming up in a few weeks, I decided to take a ride around the South Bay with a couple friends and put the camera through some real world experience; the way I plan on using it. We started off by riding around the Palos Verdes Peninsula and ended up at Trump National Golf Club for a beer and a little snack. After spending a little time these we …

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Counseling4Kids first annual Bowl4Kids at Palos Verdes Bowl

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Monday evening, Counseling4Kids.org held their first annual bowl-a-thon at the Palos Verdes Bowl in Torrance, CA to help kick off National Foster Care Awareness Month. Bowl4Kids is a fundraiser that brought together local businesses and service organizations for a little friendly competition while helping Couseling4Kids to provide mental health services to children in Los Angeles County’s foster care system. The event was sponsored by Whole Foods Market in Torrance, California Credit Union and Kaiser Permanente and included trophies for Top Bowling Team and Top Bowler; as well as prizes for Top Fundraiser and Top Fundraising Group. Additional fund raising was …

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TACC May Networking at Noon at Aimee\’s Bistro

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Today, Tanya and I joined the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) at Aimee\’s Bistro in Redondo Beach for the May meeting of their Networking at Noon. The TACC Networking at Noon is a monthly gathering of Chamber members; usually held at a local restaurant. So far we have been pretty lucky with the host restaurant, but today we really scored by having it at Aimee\’s Bistro. The food was delicious. I see a return in my future; maybe do a review on it. The networking event is one of the perks of being a member of the Torrance Area …

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Gotbaddog.com named official photographer of 25th Annual Palos Verdes Street Fair & Music Festival

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GotBaddog.com is happy and proud to announce that they have been named the official photographer for the 25th Annual Palos Verdes Street Fair and Music Festival. The Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce event will be held Saturday June 9 and Sunday June 10, 2012 on Norris Center Drive (formerly Crossfield Drive) between Silver Spur Road and Indian Peak Road in downtown Rolling Hills Estates. The event will take place from 10am-10pm on Saturday and 10am-9pm on Sunday. Lloyd \”baddog\” Brown, of GotBaddog.com, said of the announcement, \”I am extremely honored to have been asked and excited to photograph the …

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Matsuyama Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar Grand Opening!

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The residents of Orange County, Westminster to be specific, have a new sushi restaurant in town, Matsuyama Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar. I am here to tell you that if you are a fan of great sushi, you do not want to hesitate checking it out. I promise you, you have never had a sushi experience like this. In my youth I looked forward to things like Christmas and getting my driver\’s license. As I got older, things like tax refunds and stock dividend checks were anticipated anxiously; they all pale in comparison to how much I was looking forward …

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If you are in Arizona, you may be pregnant

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They say truth is stranger than fiction, and if this does not prove it, I am not sure what will. I am talking about Arizona\’s recently passed House Bill 2036, which contains the following language: \”Gestational age\” means the age of the unborn child as calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period of the pregnant woman.\” You might want to read that again. Arizona\’s legislators have written into law that a woman is now pregnant prior to conception. I graduated from high school in 1971, which means I have not taken a Biology class since 1969 or …

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Rock and Brews, El Segundo

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A couple of weeks ago, my buddy Phil told me about a new restaurant in El Segundo that had 50 beers on tap, so it did not take much convincing to get me to head over to Rock & Brews last Saturday to check it out. Rock & Brews is partially owned by Gene Simmons, so it was a safe bet that with the combination of rock and roll and 50 beers on tap this was going to be a pleasurable experience. The weather was so-so, but we wanted to go for a bike ride and I figured it would …

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BNI Noon Networkers at South End Racquet Club

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Last week at a Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce event, I was approached about coming to a meeting of the BNI Noon Networkers at the South End Racquet and Tennis Club, which was held today. BNI stands for Business Networking International, an global business networking organization that has been around for 25 years. The premise is that each chapter limits membership to one business per category. For example, at the networking event I attended today, there was a realtor, dentist, graphic artist, auto mechanics, computer repair person and several other occupations represented. I was invited since they wanted a photographer …

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Back to Dr Forouzesh for test results

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Tanya and I went back to see her Rheumatologist, Dr. Forouzesh yesterday; with the primary intent of getting the results of the Vectra DA blood test and the bone density test that were conducted two weeks ago. She also had an ultrasound done to check her thyroid because of nodules that are growing on it. Her neck has been swollen and swelling for a couple years now. The results of these tests were going to help Tanya decide if she wants to get stem cell therapy or not. Needless to say, it was a visit we have been looking forward …

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Waves of Grain Beerfest 2012 – Roundhouse Aquarium Fundraiser

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These photos were taken at the Waves of Grain Beerfest 2012, held at Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach, CA. This was a fundraiser for Roundhouse Aquarium in Manhattan Beach, an environmental organization committed to fostering and promoting the education of the oceans, tidelands and beaches of Southern California. It is tough to beat a fundraiser that showcases craft beer, but Waves of Grain did just that by providing craft beers from around the country as well as several local breweries. Local breweries in attendance included Bootleggers Brewery from Fullerton, Cismontane Brewing Company from Rancho Santa Margarita, Golden Road Brewing from …

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