CARLOS VALENTINO

I had a fun time covering the party launch for Mona Vie Emv sports drink. If you don’t have a clue what Mona Vie is, where have you been? “MonaVie features a delicious blend of the Brazilian açai berry—one of nature’s top superfoods—and 18 other body-beneficial fruits. This Balance-Variety-Moderation approach to nutrition delivers powerful antioxidants and phytonutrients to help fight free radicals and maintain your body’s overall health…” If you need any additional information on this Super Food please contact my buddy Cliff Alexander and for more images of the party, follow my show room link.

I know just as much about Classic Cars as I do about Classy Ladies; NOTHING! Well I do know one thing, they can be really, really hot! These cars a steaming sweetness, from a time when American Cars had the economy by the b*lls.

I’m not a collector by any stretch of the word but if there is a car I like it has to be the Lincoln Futura you may know it by another name, the Bat Mobile.

It seems like this week is crazy. Billy Mays is the OxiClean guy. He was found unresponsive in his Tampa home Sunday, and awaited an autopsy to determine the cause of his sudden death. The coroner’s office expected to have the autopsy done by Monday afternoon. His wife he didn’t feel well when he went to bed Saturday night. Earlier in the day, he said he was hit on the head when his airliner had a rough landing at Tampa Bay’s airport. He was 50 years old.

I was reading the Blade Ronner post on Michael Jackson and I felt a sense of sadness not only because MJ is gone, but also of the the way he went. It’s hard to believe that a man with the world at his finger tips could not be happy. However in my pursuit of happiness I’ve come to the conclusion that the simple man, the one with the simplest needs might be the happiest man of all. I thank God that in between all my craziness, I am truly happy. This happiness doesn’t come from anything that I do for myself but from being a Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Uncle, Friend, Photographer, a Man, a Provider, a Listener, a Risk Taker, a Dreamer and a Lover of life under the guide of God.

Keeping my eye on the Creator and not the creation.

This week has been tragic for Hollywood. Ed Mcmann, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson have all dead. Death is tragic that’s why we should live our lives the way they did; they loved, they stood up for what they believed in and had great fun. It sounds cliche but you need to live like today is your last day. Hug your neighbor, kiss and embrace your family and make love to your spouse like today is your last. The King of Pop is dead at 50. He will be missed, he never made the big came back that I excepted.

I was coming home tonight from the Mona Vie event at WoodCreek Oaks Country Club and I heard “Rock with You” and instantly I was flooded by childhood memories of Brooklyn. Dead friends were alive again, my mother was healthy and dancing, I was young and prepared to take on anything and anyone. I choked up, wiped a tear, dropped my car window, blasted my car radio and sang my heart out and the funny thing was that the car ahead of me, at the In and Out drive in, was doing the same thing.
Thank you Michael for sharing your love with me and the world.

It’s 11:30 pm and I’m crashing and I feel guilty. There was a time when inspiration would come knocking at midnight. Ideas for new projects and other ventures would be crashing in at around the witching hour; the time of my second wind. I’m jealous that while my Artistic friends find their voice of growth and risk I find that I have to force myself to sleep.

Times like these can break a man; can build a man.

I love the way this turned out. The ad really represents who I am as a photographer. The bride is cute, electric, sexy, fun, trendy and on the street. These are a few of the words that best describe me and the style of photography that I love. My new ad can be found in this issue of Sacramento Bride and Groom magazine on page 164 surrounded by many talented photography studios. Every issue this magazine looks even better. I want to take a moment and thank Tami, Budd, Marlene and of course Marica and Gary Reimers for all they do for me and my fellow vendors and clients; see at the next Swop Meet.

Call centers are the worse and today I felt a little crummy like I was coming down with something. So like the tree hugging preventive medicine mad man that I’m becoming, I reached for my handy dandy Zicam. For years I used this over the counter remedy only to hear that it might be killing my sense of smell? WTF! Years of pumping this stuff up my nose and NOW the FDA wants to tell me that it might be killing me? What the hell have they been doing all this time? Frustrated I came across Kristina Duda’s, article and here are a few of her points.

” * There have been two notable studies performed and published with regards to this issue of anosmia (loss of the sense of smell). The first was performed by Dr. Burton Slotnick and tested the effect of zinc sulfate, which is different from the zinc gluconate in Zicam, on the smell center in mice. That study found that there was a temporary loss of the sense of smell when mice were given high doses of zinc sulfate.

* It is important to point out that both of these studies were performed on mice and we must be cautious when applying results of testing on animals to humans. Because there have been no large scale studies performed on humans, we cannot say conclusively that the product either causes or does not cause anosmia in humans. “

That’s it! Give me a great product then take it away once I’m is hooked! They did it with cigarettes and now it’s Zicam, one day it will be “Having sex is no good for your back” Please follow the link for more of the ZiCam article from Kristina Duda, I have to go and soak my feet in Vodka, thanks DJ.

I feel like I’m losing the battle to keep it all together. If I focus to much on my day job, I feel like I’m losing my passion. If I focus on my photography business, I feel like I’m losing my family and between these three stands 20 pounds that I want to lose! I’m writing because I want to be transparent and in the pursuit of my happiness I want to get these down to a science; only then will I be happy. With that said I think I’m going back to the my calendar days. Back in my gym days, every day meant a different muscle and now I’m moving the every day philosophy into my daily living. I hope that by scheduling my life, I will be able to get some real progress; I’ll start tomorrow

My friend ask me “What the Hell is Twitter? Who would use it and why the Hell would you care?” Instead of explaining to him how Twitter allows me to work smarter instead of harder and instead of explaining how it has help me and my business, I decided to post this video from the “How Cast”which can be found on You Tube. Lastly, listen dude, if it’s good for President Obama then it’s good enough for me; dumb ass. Now watch the video below and follow me on Twitter.