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Lehman survived a rare autoimmune disease at the age of 15.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cg_ffi_0906-62.jpgCG_FFI_0906-622021-05-04T16:14:05+00:00monthlyhttps://carriegeorge.blog/portfolio/little-league/https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/world-series1.jpgWorld Series1https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sportsfeature2.jpgTournament ChampionshipThe Blue Collar Bulldogs storm the field in celebration of their tournament championship victory against Team Gallagher. 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He is also responsible for lighting the fuse in the colombina, which then launches into the cart, setting off the fireworks.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/easter_george10.jpgEaster_George10The two-story exploding cart, or brindellone, arrives in front of the Duomo at precisely 10 a.m. After about an hour of song, dance and religious ceremony, the rocket is launched, and the firework display begins.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/easter_george8.jpgEaster_George8Drummers march in the parade of the Scoppio del Carro on April 16, 2017, Easter Sunday. The traditional procession involves authentic Renaissance dress and 15th century ceremonies.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/easter_george7.jpgEaster_George7The Scoppio del Carro, the main event of Florence, Italy’s Easter celebration, explodes in an extravagent, smoky and firey display.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/easter_george5.jpgEaster_George5The Scoppio del Carro explodes in front of the Duomo as a part of Florence, Italy’s Easter celebration. The 350 tradition involves parading a two-story cart from Porta al Prato, where it is stored year round, to the Duomo. At 11 a.m., after a complex ceremony, the cart is lit.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/easter_george3.jpgEaster_George3Flag throwers wave their flags, marked with Florence, Italy’s symbolic lily, leading The Scoppio del Carro toward the Duomo. 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He stuffed and wrapped Costa Rican tamales, a dish traditionally eaten around Christmas. As the director, Sasa has to manage every aspect of park operations. To keep morale high, Sasa runs the base with one philosophy: Never ask an employee to do something you won’t do yourself.2018-10-19T18:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://carriegeorge.blog/portfolio/mr-goodman/https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/finalbubble9.jpgFinalBubble9Goodman’s biggest fans during his performances are always children. Goodman chose to become a fulltime bubble artist in order to share with the world the joy that he feels from seeing beautiful bubble displays.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/finalbubble8.jpgFinalBubble8Though Goodman uses his own tricks and his own handmade instruments, he learned from someone he considers to be a “bubble master.” After working with and learning from this master, Goodman is at a professional level where he is not only a street performer, but he can also be hired for events and parties.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/finalbubble7.jpgFinalBubble7Another one of Goodman’s inventions is a vape pen attached to a series of tubes. Goodman uses this instrument to create smoky-looking bubbles. Before vape pens existed, Goodman used cigarettes to perform this trick. He claims that vape pens are the best thing to happen to bubble artists, since performing with cigarettes in front of children is inappropriate .https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/finalbubble6.jpgFinalBubble6While Goodman performs in the Giardino dell’Orticultura in Florence, Iatly, a small audience forms.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/finalbubble5.jpgFinalBubble5For Goodman, it’s the beauty of the bubbles that drives him. “It’s magic,” he said after seeing the bubbles fly across the Giardino dell’Orticultura.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/finalbubble4.jpgFinalBubble4Goodman adjusts one of his instruments before using it in his performance. He must take extra care before using his tools so that they do not tangle or break.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/finalbubble3.jpgFinalBubble3In his laboratory in the outskirts of Florence, Goodman hand makes all of his so-called “bubble instruments.” The process of building the instruments is incredibly tedious and time consuming. Goodman says it can take up to two weeks to make some of the more complex pieces.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/finalbubble2.jpgFinalBubble2Goodman’s favorite bubble tricks are the less-showy but more-intricate hand tricks in which he dips his hands in the bubble fluid, thus abandoning his coloful tools and relying on his own coordination and carefulness. Goodman has been a bubble artist for seven years now. Four years ago, he left his job as a receptionist in order to be a full-time performer.https://carriegeorge.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/finalbubble1.jpgFinalBubble1Thomas Goodman, a bubble artist and street performer based in Florence, Italy, awes a crowd of passersby with his epic bubble display in Piazza della Repubblica. 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