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While on a photo shoot for an upscale Pennselvania resort, I had the opportunity to learn sport shooting back in 2000 at the resort’s shooting range…I have to admit that I rather like those little clay disks flying though the air at breakneck speed and trying to bring them down (they are most uunfortunately, refered to as “birds”), it reminded me of a modern day form of archery, but with a moving target. Being a person with very weak left eye focus and never quite having gotten used to the recoil of the rifle, it was a challenge in the beginning, but as with any sport you just work a little bit harder each time to improve your performance and eventually you measure your progress and can be satified with your results!
ejphotostar's Life List
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1. hawaii
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2. bellydance!
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3. learn kung fu
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4. grow orchids
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5. write a screenplay
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6. have a country home in Italy
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7. own an art gallery by the sea
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8. learn how to properly manage money
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9. not be afraid of aging
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10. be an amateur photographer
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11. re-read the American classics
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12. release a smooth jazz album!
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13. make a six-figure income in the next 5 years
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14. be a great poker player
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15. learn to sail
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16. learn to fish
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17. ride a bike regularly
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18. see all the great museaums in Europe
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19. write social and political commentary
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20. dye my hair some unexpected color
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21. be a better illustrator
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22. collect more oil paitnings
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23. sing with a jazz duo in a smoky café
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24. go mountain climbing
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25. learn to swim
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26. work as a staff fashion editor for 1 year
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27. relearn conversational Italian
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28. learn comprehensive German
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29. Re-learn Spanish
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30. play piano...WELL
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31. finish books that I started this year
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32. lose 20 pounds
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33. live a life of romance and adventure
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34. be an EXCELLENT aunt to my new niece!
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35. visit California wine country
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36. visit Oregon
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37. see the south pacific
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38. live in hawaii
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39. have an earth shattering love affair with a genius
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40. lose my attraction for the vodka gimlet!
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41. write a cookbook
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Recent entries
For the past 8 years of my life, I have been privileged to live my life in the midst of musicians, people who create, live, and breathe music of all genres, through every instrument imaginable, from those who play the nightly grind at local music houses, to those who play before thousands in little known or well known band configurations…being a person who has always loved and appreciated music, this has proven to be an enriching experience for me as it prompted me to explore my own musical talents…which in turn has definitely added a new dimension to my personality and has solidified how much creativity is the staff of my life…
Just as with any of the most bustling metroplis thoughout the world (New York, Paris, London, etc.), Milan is a fast-paced, multi-dimensional urban jungle where the people are well-heeled, brutally cool, and very much separated by class and social position; as is typical with any world-class capital, though, there also appears to be an ufortunate underbelly of crime associated with illegal African immigrants, drugs, prostitution, and petty crimes (like pickpocketing) most common among the roaming gypsies from eastern Europe. My advice is, don’t go unless you have a support system of native friends or fellow expatriates in place to help you intregrate with ease, otherwise you will be disappointed in the lack of “romanza” usually associated with most other Italian cities and will find it a cold and lonely place to be, indeed…
That being said, if you have friends that will help you navigate the Milanese way of life and have a passion for fast-paced cities (warts and all), this will indeed be the place for you!
