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        <title>potatoes not quite done</title>   
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         I have to write my list of all I need to do before Christmas. It will be long, it will include all manner of chores and social activities, but it will all get done. I hope.  And if not, I highly doubt that the world will stop.  Now, if this were D...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>less than six minutes until the potatoes are done</title>   
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        <published>2009-12-18T19:25:59Z</published>
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         I have a headache. I am waiting for the potatoes to finish microwaving, so I can put the broccoli in and then pour grated cheese over both and call it dinner. First term is over.  It ended today.  It was a bit of a slog towards the end, but I feel...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Futuristic, outer space Dances with Wolves</title>   
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        <published>2009-12-16T21:14:35Z</published>
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         Once again, we have a white man savior.  The noble savage can&#39;t do it himself, he needs the broken (in this case literally) white man to come along and rescue them all.  Yes, I saw Avatar today.  Sigourney Weaver is awesome!! And I would go see it...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>the TPG is driving me around the bend</title>   
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        <published>2009-12-13T12:18:18Z</published>
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         Hey boys and girls, it&#39;s time for misskate&#39;s annual bitch, moan and whine about the public transport in Geneva.  I would like to do this in a more constructive way than usual, you know, do the &quot;two positives and one thing to improve&quot;, but having v...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>not as cute as kittens</title>   
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        <published>2009-11-29T20:16:32Z</published>
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         Geneva gives the perception of being a safe and peaceful city, but in actuality it&#39;s not.  Since I arrived more than six years ago, there has been an incredible rise in break-ins, muggings and general violence.  Not that it is given particularly g...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>oh, the cuteness of kittens!</title>   
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        <published>2009-11-28T15:11:54Z</published>
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        <title>where did *that* come from?</title>   
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        <published>2009-11-20T12:49:15Z</published>
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         My week so far has been pub quiz on Monday (this happens every week), Wednesday I had a friend over for dinner and then we tried out a new (to me) bar a few blocks away.  Thursday, I met up with some friends for birthday drinks for one of them.  T...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>why is it</title>   
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        <published>2009-11-17T13:15:30Z</published>
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         that in before and after photos for dramatic weight loss, that along with a body half its previous size (results not typical), one also seems to acquire a talent for hair straightening?  I have tried and failed miserably to use hair irons, rollers...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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    <entry>
        <title>it was even worse the second time around</title>   
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        <published>2009-11-13T08:12:40Z</published>
        <updated>2009-11-15T08:40:03Z</updated>
    
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         The holes in the story were even bigger upon second viewing.  And way to ram home family values.  It was a touch over the top.  One of my FB friends made the observation that as long as you treat it as an action comedy, it&#39;s great. And can I just ...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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    <entry>
        <title>what a stunning success thus far!</title>   
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        <published>2009-11-11T19:07:55Z</published>
        <updated>2009-11-11T19:07:55Z</updated>
    
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