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charlie’s bff.

Charlie meets lots of dogs at the park. And when he was younger, he didn’t care who he played with. But as he gets older, he has become more selective about who he hangs out with at the playground. CJ is definitely his best friend forever (BFF). Charlie and CJ met a year ago… when [ READ MORE ]

canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens

Canon doesn’t have many ultra-wide choices: 14L, 16-35L and 17-40L. I have owned the two latter. The 16-35L used to be one of my favorite travel lenses. Especially on the 1.3 crop body. It has since been replaced by the 24L but I still love the dramatic wides the 16mm can produce. There is the [ READ MORE ]

ever wonder what your dog does when you aren’t home?

We often wondered what Charlie did while we were out. We even set up a camcorder once to try to capture his habits sans owners. And it was no surprise to find out he… sleeps. And sleeps. And sleeps. But the real question was where he sleeps. I had the chance to stay home a [ READ MORE ]

canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens

This is probably Canon’s most versatile lens in their lineup. It takes 1:1 macros, great focal length for portraits and nice compact short tele. It prrobably one of if not the sharpest lenses. Beautiful color and nice bokeh… not as nice as teh 85L but pretty nice. It’s also a fraction of the price. The [ READ MORE ]

office is just about done.

Laura is just about done. Charlie and I couldn’t be happier! It just makes me want to work from home all the time. It’s BEEEEEEAUTIFUL![ READ MORE ]

canon 85mm f/1.2 L II lens

I just found out they call this lens the CanonBall. And it surely is. The thing is HEAVY, short and stout. It is a piece of light sucking engineering marvel. The pictures that come out of it are nothing like you have ever seen. Sharp where focused, silky smooth bokeh and beautiful colors. The only [ READ MORE ]

led zeppstein strikes.

What happens when four Jews cover Led Zeppelin? Led Zeppstein! Steve Rifkin is a friend of mine I have known since Tampa and middle school. Richard x2, Regina, Angie and Laura came out to watch him and his friends for a one night only concert. It is always good to see him and even better [ READ MORE ]

which setup?

Which setup do you think is better? [ READ MORE ]

our new room.

After weeks and weeks of hard work… and many trips to Lowes, Laura has just about finished the upgrade to our office. She stripped all the old molding off from around the baseboard and in the closet. Pulled out all the panels in the closet and put beadboard up. It looks beautiful! On to the [ READ MORE ]

biking redondo beach to santa monica

Whew. So for Memorial Day this year, I decided to bike from Redondo Beach and meet Laura who was staying with Angie in Santa Monica. Sounds like fun, right? It was a goregeous day and it was great! The boardwalk by the beach is mostly flat so it was an easy ride. Mapmyrun.com said it [ READ MORE ]