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Saturday morning at Torrance Farmers Market

Family fun, Farmers Market, healthy eating, Photos, pictures, RAD Caregiver, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Southern California, Tanya, walking, winter / 1 minute of reading / February 1, 2012

Long time readers know that I took up juicing about 18 months ago. When Tanya would come out I would offer a taste of the concoctions I made, but her reaction was along the lines of it was not terrible. She was not impressed. A few weeks after she moved in, someone mentioned the movie, “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.” It seems like she immediately went to Netflix and put it on my streaming list. We watched the movie that night. The next day, Tanya asked if I would show her how to use the juicer. As you can imagine, …

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2012 Easyriders Bike Show Anaheim

2012, Anaheim, Easyriders Bike Show, motorcycle show, Photos, pictures, Southern California / 1 minute of reading / January 8, 2012

It is that time of year again as the Easyriders Bike Show Tour kicked off yesterday at the Anaheim Convention Center. I have been pretty busy this year photographing various events and getting ready to hit the trade show circuit, I spaced out that it was happening already. Luckily, one of my Facebook friends is a roller derby girl that was giving an exhibition at the show. Her status update reminded me it was happening now, so thank you Facebook and Darla DeVill. As this was a last minute outing for me, I did not get there until the last …

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Whale watching at Point Vicente

California gray whale, geek good girl, Photos, pictures, Point Vicente, Point Vicente Interpretive Center, sea sights, seascape, Southern California, whale watching, winter / 1 minute of reading / January 7, 2012

Every year at this time, California gray whales migrate down the coast of California to Baja and their breeding grounds. The other day I read that there were a record number of sightings, so Tanya and I took a drive up to the Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes to see if we could photograph some as they swam by. I managed to get a couple of shots, but as the sun was setting the glare on the water made it a little difficult to spot them and get the shot before they went under water again. It …

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The floats of the 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade

floats, happy new year, parade, Pasadena, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Tournament of Roses / 1 minute of reading / January 5, 2012

These photos are exclusively of the floats in the 123rd Annual Tournament of Roses Parade. I had attempted to put all the photos from the event in one gallery, but that just made it too difficult for the viewer to sort through. As a result I now have two galleries; this one with all the floats and my previous Rose Parade blog entry which contains photos of the marching bands, drill teams, equestrian units and some people watching. Like the prior Rose Parade gallery, since there are so many photos, you might find it easier to use the slideshow function …

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123rd Tournament of Roses Parade photos

2012, drill teams, equestrian teams, happy new year, marching bands, parade, Pasadena, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Tournament of Roses / 1 minute of reading / January 4, 2012

Happy New Year! Yes, it is 2012 and so far, it is starting off with a bang. A tradition for the past 123 years has been the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA which is normally held on New Years Day. Since New Years fell on a Sunday this year and the parade has a “Never on a Sunday” rule, it was held on Monday. The theme for this year’s parade was “Just Imagine” and as you can see by looking at the photos of the floats, there was a lot of imagination put into their design. This was …

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New Years Eve at the Redondo Beach Castle

charities, fundraiser, geek good girl, happy new year, Los Angeles, magic, Midnight Mission, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, Redondo Beach Castle, Southern California / 1 minute of reading / January 1, 2012

In 2012, GotBaddog.com is planning on focusing more time promoting charity fundraisers and local events. To start this off, Tanya and I attended the Lady of Magic fundraiser at the Redondo Beach Castle, in Redondo Beach, CA. The fundraiser was for the Midnight Mission, which is a homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles. The Redondo Beach Castle is is owned by world-class magician and “Entertainers to the Stars” Sisuepahn Phila and Brian Gillis. It was a very nice party with live music provided by the Kevin McCarthy Concept, food, a DJ and some amazing magic. I did my best to …

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Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band at Staples Center

Bob Seger, concert, Los Angeles, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Staples Center, Tanya / 1 minute of reading / December 29, 2011

I had the opportunity to see Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band at Staples Center last night. It was a great concert. I have been a Bob Seger fan since Ramblin Gamblin Man, which was around 1969. I have seen close to 100 live acts, but for some reason I never made it to a Seger concert. To say that I was looking forward to last night would be an understatement. The song I was looking forward to hearing performed live was Turn the Page. He waited until almost the end to play it, so I was getting a …

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2011 Operation Jack Marathon Photos

autism awareness, El Porto, Manhattan Beach, Operation Jack Marathon, Photos, pictures, running, Southern California / 1 minute of reading / December 26, 2011

Today was the second annual Operation Jack Marathon in Manhattan Beach, CA. My daughter has gotten into long distance running lately, so I decided to come down and shoot the event. Operation Jack was started by a marathon runner, Sam, that has a son, Jack, with severe autism. Sam decided to run for autism awareness and hopefully to raise some funds for charities such as Train 4 Autism. You can get more details on their site. There are over 1,000 photos in this gallery, so the easiest way to view the photos is to put on the slideshow option. Once …

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Christmas morning bike ride

2010 Limited, Christmas, Friendship Bell, geek good girl, harley-davidson, Photos, pictures, San Pedro, Southern California, Torrance, winter / 1 minute of reading / December 26, 2011

Regular readers to this blog have probably figured out that I have a few Christmas traditions that may not be your typical Norman Rockwell Christmas scenario. Of course, Norman Rockwell did not live by the Southern California beaches, so that might have something to do with it. Of all the traditions I have, the one that probably goes back the furthest is my Christmas morning bike ride. These are photos from that ride. Since there are several shopping malls by me and the streets have been packed since Thanksgiving, I take advantage of the fact that the streets are virtually …

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There is an egg crisis in Torrance

Christmas, Southern California, Torrance, video, YouTube / 1 minute of reading / December 23, 2011

As you may have heard, Norway has a butter shortage. Apparently some late night talk show hosts have made light of the situation and that has drawn the ire of a Norwegian singer, celebrity and blogger by the name of Tommy. While I can appreciate his problem, I would make my own butter. Here in Torrance we have no eggs! Two days before Christmas and no eggs. This is my video reply to Tommy.