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A Strange Lakers NBA Championship To Celebrate

Bill Simmons Laker Jersey

With the Lakers winning their 17th NBA title tonight and finally catching the Celtics for most titles, I found myself struggling to celebrate.  With 2020 being a year like no other, even something as great as a beloved sports team winning a championship is a strange thing to ponder.

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Unprocessed Sunday: Too Much Photography

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The biggest problem with photography is that there is too much photography. While processing a few photographs for my Unprocessed Sunday blog post series, I would like to explore the issues I have been thinking about with this medium in 2020. 

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Thank You, Mad Platter

The Mad Platter, my favorite record store back home in the Inland Empire, is now closing permanently due to consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.  I am very sad about this, and I wanted to take a few moments to thank the store and its employees for nurturing my interest in music.

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That Time I Was Bribed To Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers On YouTube

(Ed. Note – I was writing this post when news showed up that Eddie Van Halen passed away. RIP, EVH. I need to write some thoughts about you and Neil Peart very soon)

Full disclosure: The bribe happened way back a few seconds ago.

To put some of this in perspective, two separate events merged to make this unfortunate event happen.

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20 Years Of Kid A

Kid A By Radiohead

I don’t remember if I purchased Radiohead’s Kid A on exactly October 2, 2000.  I probably did.  Back then, it was a quick lunch-time trip to Best Buy to browse their massive Compact Disc layout that took up most of the retail floor space.  On an end-cap, you would find the displays with all the “New Releases.”  I would have paid in cash.  Probably after I made the trip to the bank to cash my paycheck. I don’t think I even had a credit card in 2000.  I am not sure if I even had a checking account.

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September 2020 Photo of the Month

SDRP22

My September 2020 Photo of the Month is SDRP22, taken near Lake Hodges during a cloudy morning in San Dieguito River Park.

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All The AC/DC Songs With The Word Rock

Many people consider AC/DC  one of the greatest rock bands of all time.  This blog is not one of them.This blog will hesitantly admit to enjoying some of their work.Making fun of AC/DC is enjoyable because they have basically shown no development in their music for 45 years.  Some bands show consistent development and artistic … Read more

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An Ode To The Cima Dome

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On August 15, lightning started a devastating fire (called the Dome Fire) that burned the entirety of Mojave National Preserve’s Cima Dome.

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August 2020 Photo of the Month: EC35

EC35

My August 2020 Photo of the Month is EC35.  This was an image made near Warner Springs, California during a beautiful monsoonal storm.

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July 2020 Photo of the Month: OH8063

OH8063

My July 2020 Photo of the Month is OH8063, photographed along Old Highway 80 in San Diego County’s In-Ko-Pah Park area.

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