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	<description>Life in Fort Langley, BC, Canada (near Vancouver)</description>
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		<title>Vexing Laundry: the Soap Opera</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/02/05/vexing-laundry-the-soap-opera/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are advantages to starting early and getting the bulk of your work done before the onset of everyone else starting their's. This morning was laundry time, and as a rule, I start mine every Sunday morning right when the laundromat opens. Some of my close friends kid around with me about my laundry hardcore attitude, but when you have gone through some of my adventures and of laundry Hell that I have gone through, you would then appreciate my attitude.]]></description>
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		<title>My Camera Bug Addiction Continues</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/02/04/my-camera-bug-addiction-continues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My camera shooting spree continues as I planned today's hike with clockwork and strategy, keeping in mind that with this onset of wonderful unexpected sunny weather, I needed to catch the light when it was perfect - near dusk. It was a cool 10C and many people were also out on the trails making is difficult at times not have them in my shots. I am not a people photographer, yet, so finding these choice spots meant walking in circles at one location I like. So, without further ado.]]></description>
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		<title>A Sunny Day to Shoot For &#8211; Photography</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh glorious sunny days, even in mid winter, days like this cannot be missed by staying indoors. My enthusiasm dominated my lack of sleep from the work week, teasing my body to get up and get out, taking the camera with me outside as the Sun had no clouds to block its shine. In Vancouver, days like this are rare, or are in short numbers in the grip of the West Coast winter, as clouds and rain seem to last for months. From November to March, days are gloomy and dull for picture taking, and drag the soul down with it too.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Better Moon Photos With My Sony A33</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/02/01/getting-better-moon-photos-with-my-sony-a33/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a better understanding of my camera now, and it is all starting to sink in--after further reading the owner's manual. I had a golden shot of the Moon today, as it was almost overhead, and past the First Quarter position of its month long cycle around the Earth. Within five shots, and about ten minutes of waiting for a small cloud to pass by, I had my money shot of the allusive Moon with my 200mm telephoto lens. ]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Old in Canada: 2035</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/01/30/growing-old-in-canada-2035/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although at first when I was bombarded by the media of what the Harper Government was hinting at for the future generation of Canadians and their retirement benefits this week, I was angered, and despised every word that came from every Conservative M.P.'s mouth. But, after some cooling off time, and a full day's worth of work, keeping my mind off it, I revisited the retirement issue and came to a different understanding of what is in store for myself, and other Canadians, when it is our turn to retire. My change in attitude also made me reflect on what the Harper Government is saying about the need to restructure the government on the huge shift in Canadian demographics that is ready to hit the country, like an avalanche of snow traveling down a very narrow valley. No doubt change is needed, and fast, as supporting so many Generation Xers with so little Y's and Z's, is a sure thing for disaster waiting in the wind to happen.]]></description>
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		<title>Going through Last Year&#8217;s Photos</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/01/29/going-through-last-years-photos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since it is raining out like crazy, to the point that I cannot get any sleep becuase at times it is so loud, I thought I would spend some of that time going through my photos from last year and try and organize them into something more manageable. Then, of course, finding photos that look awesome from my rearranging and sorting is what I would like to post and present to you today.]]></description>
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		<title>Going for True Colour: Master of the White Balance</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/01/28/going-for-true-colour-master-of-the-white-balance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took some time today working on my camera skills, doing some indoor shots of my plant, trying to master the whole colour issue I have. The weather was very unpleasant today, so staying inside was how I was going to spend it--shooting under compact florescent lights, or CFLs.  I really needed to master how I was using the White Balance with this camera becuase working indoors, I am shooting in artificial light, coming from many different types and sources.]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Time: Feels like Punitive Punishment to me.</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/01/28/tax-time-feels-like-punitive-punishment-to-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes sir, it is that time of year again, when my frustration from doing my annual income tax return comes out from the usually four hours of pen, paper and calculator, game I have to play. This year was not that bad compared to "tax pain sessions" in the past, but the feeling of just how much I got "raked over the coals," from paying the MAN, really sinks in when you are grinding away at these tax forms. ]]></description>
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		<title>A Shot at the Moon</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/01/27/a-shot-at-the-moon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, a shot at the Moon. My luck played in, as the Moon was in the right position, there was a fairly clear evening sky, and I was home with some time to spare; in all, a perfect recipe for a short photo shoot with the Moon. I must have looked like a crazy fool running outside onto the front lawn with all of my camera gear, a tripod, camera bag, and of course my camera in hand. Then fighting to set everything up as fast as I could to start shooting up into the Southern sky. They must have thought I was going nuts.]]></description>
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		<title>Melt</title>
		<link>http://www.thomasso.com/2012/01/26/melt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomasso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was a good day for melting snow. The snow is almost gone now, with just a few piles of it left over from the deep-freeze weather period we had from last week. It melted fast considering that the last few nights have been dropping below freezing. We had two days of huge rain storms, so that in itself got rid of most of the solid water left over from the snow dump. I hope that this is the last of the severe weather that winter will deal us for this season.]]></description>
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