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While I’m away Phil – the current love of my life – has been kind enough to update my blog’s front page daily and I could not think of a nicer way of thanking him than posting an article filled with pix of Noom – my other current love of my life. Which would make you think I shouldn’t have two loves of my life, much less one. But that’s the kinda guy Phil is. Easily abused. Of course, to be fair (to me) I wouldn’t be posting Noom’s photos if Phil would allow me to post pix of him. So, as usual, it’s not my fault. And, as usual, you are probably wondering how I manage to be in any sort of a relationship, period.

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Not that Noom originally was in favor of my posting his photos on my blog either. So all of the early ones are of his back. No problemo. That’s one of my favorite features of his. But after he decided he’d become an internet star, he allowed pix showing his face too. Just not nude shots. Which is probably a good thing ‘cuz picking out my favorite 7 shots of Noom was difficult enough and it woulda been rude if everyone was a clothing optional photo. Besides, that leaves me a second 7 Shots: Of Noom post to go. Unless Phil rethinks his stance first.

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It is also probably good I prepared this post before my trip. One of Noom’s favorite folders on my computer is the one bearing his name, filled with photos of himself. He browses through it on every trip. For hours. And while I still haven’t managed to wrap my mind around the concept of taking only seven photos of a place, Noom would have an even more difficult time limiting today’s post to only seven shots of him. And then I’d have to post seven days of 7 Shots: Of Noom posts just to make him happy.

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I thought I’d run these chronologically, but decided not to. After picking this set out I also thought I should select a few others where he is not wearing black. But he looks good in black. Almost as good as he does in the flesh. And although it was my original intent to not include any shots of him showing skin this time around, I decided not not to too. Mostly because the one I’ve included here is one of my favorites. Not just because of the skin or that he looks so adorable in it, but because it’s from a series of shots I took of him one morning and just before snapping this one, he farted. Which embarrassed him. But now that smile he has on his face in that shot takes on an entire different meaning, huh?

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The photo above is not one of the best I’ve ever taken of him either. But it is my favorite. Well, at least my favorite where he is not naked. It is from the period he decided to try out facial hair, which I prefer him without. But it is difficult to get a photo of him without his realizing his picture is being taken and without him then posing for the camera. And his smile in this shot is pure Noom. Happy with someone else’s enjoyment of life. And you have to admit it’s a better smile than his “Ooops, I just farted one”.

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What didn’t make the cut were any of those that Noom asked me to take. Which there are hundreds of. Anytime we are visiting somewhere he hands me his camera to take his photo preferably standing in front of some sign that identifies the locale. I know he is the important part of those photos, but I’m never sure if he wants the focus on him or the sign or landmark. If I decide it’s the landmark, after taking the photo, when he checks to see if it is acceptable – which he always does – he tells me I got it wrong and need to re-take the shot making it a close-up. If I decide he wants a close-up, then I didn’t get the entire landmark in as he wanted. So those are not only posed shots, but his fake smile is usually crumbling a bit because he’s had to instruct me on how to take a photograph. Again. I think I need to tell him how popular selfies are these days.

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Noom is always willing to pose for the camera. If I make it a quick enough of a shot I can captured a non-posed photo of him. Sometimes I resort to taking the shot with the face he wants on film, then I crack a joke and he laughs and I get the shot I wanted instead. Later that day when he goes through my shots to delete those he thinks suck, the non-posed ones get the axe. As do any naked ones that are too revealing. Fortunately he doesn’t know you have to empty the computer’s trash can too. I just have to be sly and not file those in the folder bearing his name or the next time he goes through it he gets a frown on his face, sure that he had deleted that shot in the past. So there’s a third version of 7 Shots: Of Noom – seven photos he thought no longer existed. Although I’d just as soon post seven shots of Phil and Noom together. But that’s up to Phil. Feel free to put any pressure on him that you’d like while he is handling my blog during my absence.

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