﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>windgosurf's Xanga</title><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/</link><description>Latest Xanga weblog from windgosurf</description><language>en</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>The Weblog Community</title><url>http://s.xanga.com/images/xangalogobutton.gif</url><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/</link></image><item><title>Vote for G avin's Design!</title><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/661448926/vote-for-g-avins-design/</link><guid>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/661448926/vote-for-g-avins-design/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:33:27 GMT</pubDate><description> &lt;table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;div style="background-color:rgb(134, 134, 134);padding:1px"&gt;&lt;div style="background-color:rgb(185, 185, 185);padding:1px"&gt;&lt;div style="background-color:rgb(221, 221, 221);padding:1px"&gt;&lt;div style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);padding:1px"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="text-decoration:none;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size:10px;font-style:normal;color:black"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" align="right"&gt;&lt;div style="float:right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.brickfish.com?=PP_BFLogo_273" style="text-decoration:none;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size:12px;background-color:white;font-style:normal" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.brickfish.com/Media/Images/Propagation/6.0/pbb.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" align="center" valign="middle" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);padding:0px"&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;object width="300" height="300" id="PropShell" align="middle"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" 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src="http://highedge.vo.llnwd.net/d1/3_prod/d1/Picture/46/69/65_28066816.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description><comments>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/661448926/vote-for-g-avins-design/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Thank you Janet and Anson!</title><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/579912143/thank-you-janet-and-anson/</link><guid>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/579912143/thank-you-janet-and-anson/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:58:34 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;A href="http://photo.xanga.com/windgosurf/d2fc4114021943/photo.html" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt=JAWed src="http://xd2.xanga.com/fc48341375c68114021943/w81473152.jpg" width=550&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;What a picture perfect day it was and how beautiful you looked!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;Thank you for letting me share your day.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;Most of you don't know that I had to have a neck fusion right before Christmas. Thank you all for your support and good wishes. I am but up and running, literally, and I will be making this year a great one.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/579912143/thank-you-janet-and-anson/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>HAPPY NEW YEAR!</title><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/560086346/happy-new-year/</link><guid>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/560086346/happy-new-year/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:48:28 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face="Arial Narrow"&gt;Congrats to all the people you made the Sierra Madre Float happen and the Award the you received!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face="Arial Narrow"&gt;A close up of the Dragon Fly from yesterday.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;A href="http://photo.xanga.com/windgosurf/5060899014557/photo.html" target=_new&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #ffffff 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ffffff 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff 2px solid" alt=DragonFly src="http://x50.xanga.com/608d25127833599014557/w69641651.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/560086346/happy-new-year/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Saturday, December 30, 2006</title><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/559531686/item/</link><guid>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/559531686/item/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:35:47 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4&gt;Thank you&amp;nbsp;to all that wished me good thoughts/prayers last week. As you can see from the photos below I am already back behind the lens at the &lt;A href="http://www.sierramadrerosefloat.org/" target="_new"&gt;Sierra Madre Rose Float Assoc&lt;/A&gt;. I honestly don't know how and must look like a heck of a site with this hard collar on but it is what makes my heart leap.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4&gt;The surgery was a positive experience in so many ways. From hearing my room number when a code blue was called and not knowing if&amp;nbsp;it was my time, I gained a new found peace. Do what you love, whatever you are doing in this moment and do &lt;STRONG&gt;your&lt;/STRONG&gt; best. Be with those you love. Just my 2Cents for the New Year!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt_988/text/0,,HGTV_22056_39188,00.html" target=_new&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face="Arial Narrow" size=4&gt;Vote for the Sierra Madre Float&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT face="Arial Narrow"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt; &lt;/STRONG&gt;(Scroll down on the page to the 2nd group of&amp;nbsp;photos)&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.tournamentofroses.com/roseparade/" target="_new"&gt;Tournament of Roses Parade&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;A href="http://photo.xanga.com/windgosurf/94fed98558736/photo.html" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt=022 src="http://x94.xanga.com/fedd4a13d963798558736/w69287223.jpg" width=450&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt=034 src="http://x39.xanga.com/919d5b07d963498558743/w69287230.jpg" width=450&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;A href="http://photo.xanga.com/windgosurf/10d1098558753/photo.html" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt=051 src="http://x10.xanga.com/d10d4b012663798558753/w69287238.jpg" width=450&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;A href="http://photo.xanga.com/windgosurf/b29ed98558996/photo.html" target=_blank&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt=057 src="http://xb2.xanga.com/9edd9201d123998558996/w69287427.jpg" width=450&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/559531686/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Best Wishes for a Wonderful Holidays &amp; New Year</title><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/556677141/best-wishes-for-a-wonderful-holidays--new-year/</link><guid>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/556677141/best-wishes-for-a-wonderful-holidays--new-year/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:39:26 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;A href="http://photo.xanga.com/windgosurf/b7b0f95834532/photo.html" target=_new&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt=HolidayCardBrown src="http://xb7.xanga.com/b0fd0725c0c3395834532/b67083203.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face="CAC Moose" size=4&gt;Some of you know that this week I will need you all to think good thoughts for me!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face="CAC Moose" size=4&gt;Thanks for an awesome year everyone!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/556677141/best-wishes-for-a-wonderful-holidays--new-year/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>H20</title><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/552206542/h20/</link><guid>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/552206542/h20/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:28:46 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" color=#e0e0e0&gt;&lt;A href="http://photo.xanga.com/windgosurf/3c52a92643113/photo.html" target=_new&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: #20dfdf 4px inset; BORDER-TOP: #20dfdf 4px inset; FLOAT: none; BORDER-LEFT: #20dfdf 4px inset; BORDER-BOTTOM: #20dfdf 4px inset" alt=Swim src="http://x3c.xanga.com/52aa97770563192643113/w64522140.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center&gt;Shooting water just fascinates me. Capturing the movement of it and the subject while shooting manually is just my kind of fun!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" color=#e0e0e0&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" color=#e0e0e0&gt;As I look at the crisp water lines and knowing it was in the 50’s yesterday evening, my heart goes out to all the water polo girls that are swimming in outdoor pools. You guys are tough!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/552206542/h20/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Nothing better then natural beauty</title><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/551163559/nothing-better-then-natural-beauty/</link><guid>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/551163559/nothing-better-then-natural-beauty/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:59:03 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;A href="http://photo.xanga.com/windgosurf/f032a91952757/photo.html" target=_new&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="Sarah copy" src="http://xf0.xanga.com/32ad221a3033491952757/m63971531.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Funny, I did a family photo session on Sat. and of course this mom says she never photographs well, go figure! Thanks you guys were great.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;I was close to the water in &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.palisadeschamber.com/" target="_new"&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;Pacific Palisades&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt; and this photo was taken as the sun was just going behind a hill. The colors of the surrounding roadside (yes, right of the road) park were fantastic and made the best canvas for the beautiful mom.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/551163559/nothing-better-then-natural-beauty/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Olympic Pre Trials</title><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/543821993/olympic-pre-trials/</link><guid>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/543821993/olympic-pre-trials/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:19:32 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;A href="http://photo.xanga.com/windgosurf/de78a86876609/photo.html" target=_new&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ff8000 4px double; BORDER-TOP: #ff8000 4px double; FLOAT: none; BORDER-LEFT: #ff8000 4px double; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ff8000 4px double" alt=Presm src="http://xde.xanga.com/78ad25522703786876609/z59926082.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;FONT face="Estrangelo Edessa" size=4&gt;Photos will be posted shortly!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/543821993/olympic-pre-trials/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Objects may appear closer then they are...</title><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/540638404/objects-may-appear-closer-then-they-are/</link><guid>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/540638404/objects-may-appear-closer-then-they-are/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:05:07 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;A href="http://photo.xanga.com/windgosurf/e8ba084749819/photo.html" target=_new&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff 4px outset; BORDER-TOP: #ffffff 4px outset; FLOAT: none; BORDER-LEFT: #ffffff 4px outset; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff 4px outset" alt=Self src="http://xe8.xanga.com/ba0d34444943784749819/z58204276.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;I spend most of my time behind the lens, that is where I really I am comfortable. I took this photo on the way to the &lt;A href="http://www.ruffrider.net/" target="_new"&gt;Ruff Riders&lt;/A&gt; in Texas and no, I was not driving :)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;I have missed not posting to the blog and keeping in touch but after photographing the US Olympic Sailing Pre-Trails the weekend before last, I returned home to my PC and my main program hard drive failed. So, I have sent the last weekend reinstalling all of my programs. Of course, no photos were harmed, as I do not keep those on my program drive and I will be soon installing a &lt;A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redundant_array_of_independent_disks" target="_new"&gt;RAID &lt;/A&gt;so I have another exact copy in 3 years when this happens again.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=center&gt;Check back for some exciting trails photos in a few days!&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/540638404/objects-may-appear-closer-then-they-are/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Way to go Bulldogs!</title><link>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/534870662/way-to-go-bulldogs/</link><guid>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/534870662/way-to-go-bulldogs/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:13:53 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;A href="http://photo.xanga.com/windgosurf/c7ffc81136649/photo.html" target=_new&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt=vsArcadia1 src="http://xc7.xanga.com/ffcd12e040c3581136649/w55335388.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://windgosurf.xanga.com/534870662/way-to-go-bulldogs/#firstcomment</comments></item></channel></rss>