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	<title>Nicole J. LeBoeuf-Little: All Blog Activity</title>
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Double payouts from defeating brigands and barbarians this weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frustrated by the bug-squishing downtime that came with the release of the the new merged oceans? Wondering what compensation you&#39;ll get for lost time on subscriptions and badges? OceanMaster Aphrodite would like to set your mind at...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/double-payouts-from-defeating-brigands-and-barbarians-this-weekend</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:06:58 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Friday market alerts: Apply now to attend the Viable Paradise workshop this fall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, so it&#39;s not a market. But it is a submission opportunity, and a fantastic one at that, because we&#39;re talking about the Best Workshop EVAR&trade;.Viable Paradise is a one-week pro workshop focused...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/friday-market-alerts-apply-now-to-attend-the-viable-paradise-workshop-this-fall</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:39:17 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: New merged oceans go live amidst swarm of bugs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cerulean, Meridian and Emerald have launched -- but sail carefully, me hearties, for these seas are awash with bugs.Despite several reboots this morning, word has it that technical issues yet abound. The devs are hard at work duking it out...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/new-merged-oceans-go-live-amidst-swarm-of-bugs</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:45:10 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: More factors to consider when seeking a writers' group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you consider joining a writers&#39; group, another important factor is the price of admission. Under what circumstances would a group be inaccessible to you? Decide this and you&#39;ll run up fewer dead ends.The following features...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/more-factors-to-consider-when-seeking-a-writers-group</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:24:44 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the week of January 30-February 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#39;s event blockade schedule is as full as anyone could ask for, and there&#39;s a wonder: what with the English-language oceans merging tomorrow, there won&#39;t exactly be any blockades on, say, &amp;quot...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-week-of-january-30-february-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:36:08 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: COSine panel discussed writing groups and what they can do for you</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Given that this blog has been focusing on writing groups lately, it was delightfully fortuitous that COSine&#39;s Friday programming included a panel on that topic. So today&#39;s post will feature some of the salient information and...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/cosine-panel-discussed-writing-groups-and-what-they-can-do-for-you</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:35:37 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the weekend of January 28-29</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend&#39;s blockade schedule from Cobalt to Viridian and everywhere in between, is packed with flag-on-flag action. It&#39;s like everyone&#39;s having some sort of last fling before the big ocean merger or...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-weekend-of-january-28-29</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:38:29 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: COSine science fiction convention draws fans and authors to Colorado Springs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another great way to connect with the writing community (not to mention SF/F/H fandom) is to attend conventions. Industry professionals lead panel discussions about every aspect of writing, publishing, and media appreciation. You can join in the...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/cosine-science-fiction-convention-draws-fans-and-authors-to-colorado-springs</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:05:03 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>actually writing blog :: Well, THAT Was Easy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was around 5:30 PM on Tuesday when I spoke to Dell Technical Support about my non-functioning speakers.  It was around 8:00 AM on Wednesday when the technician who'd visited me Tuesday called up and offered to return between 10 and 11 that very day. And . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=581</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:50:05 -0500</pubDate> 
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		<title>actually writing blog :: The Diseases of the Laptop, and How to Cure Them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So. Laptops. Today my entire brain is taken up with laptops. Well, and writing a little bit, but mostly laptops: the care and feeding thereof, the backing up of their contents, the getting of technical support when things go wrong.  Mostly it's the tech su . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=580</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:33:44 -0500</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the week of January 23-27</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week&#39;s event blockade schedule, the big event (but by no means the only event!) is Knockout&#39;s single-round, non-sinky giveaway on Stormy Fell (Viridian Ocean). To make the contest fair, Knockout has imposed...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-week-of-january-23-27</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:53:11 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Join a critique group in the Boulder area via Meetup.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So yesterday we talked about enrolling in writing classes in order to fill your life with more writing, more feedback on your writing, and more writers. Writing classes can also have their disadvantages, though. For one thing, there&#39;s...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/join-a-critique-group-the-boulder-area-via-meetup-com</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:46:15 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the weekend of January 21-22</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like last weekend, this weekend&#39;s blockade schedule involves an attack on just about every colonized island on a test ocean -- Emerald, this time, the upcoming merger of Hunter and Sage. Emerald&#39;s been available for testing since...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-weekend-of-january-21-22</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:23:34 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Friday market alerts: Highlights and Chisled In Rock hosting January contests</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While it&#39;s still Friday, here&#39;s a couple of contests you should probably know about.Highlights 2012 Fiction Contest
Deadline: January 31, 2012
Cost to enter: Free
Prize: $1000, 3 prizes awardedThe children&#39;s magazine Highlights...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/friday-market-alerts-highlights-and-chisled-rock-hosting-january-contests</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:28:34 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Enroll in local writing classes to connect with potential critique partners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Trying to find critique partners in your area can be daunting if you don&#39;t know a lot of writers to begin with. When your social circle consists of your family, your co-workers and your next-door neighbors...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/enroll-local-writing-classes-to-connect-with-potential-critique-partners</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:57:35 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: How SOPA and PIPA will affect writers, innovators along with the whole world</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The critique group blog post series will pause here today so that Boulder Writing Examiner can draw your attention to an issue of utmost importance -- of existential importance, even.As you made your way around the internet today, you very...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/how-sopa-and-pipa-will-affect-writers-innovator-along-with-the-whole-world</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:10:47 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Critique partners: Why you need them and where to find them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Speaking of revising novels (as we were just a little while ago), here&#39;s a strategy that many writers find absolutely critical to getting their works into publishable form: Borrow another pair of eyes and get a second opinion...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/critique-partners-why-you-need-them-and-where-to-find-them</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:12:26 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the week of January 16-20</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#39;s a new weekday blockade schedule. (It must be Monday or something.) Imperial Coalition has seven rounds of blockade fun going on for you right-now-this-minute on Viridian&#39;s Windward Vale, and that&#39;s...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-week-of-january-16-20</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:57:41 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the weekend of January 14-15</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend&#39;s blockade schedule is entirely dominated by PvP attempts on the Meridian Ocean. As you remember, Meridian will be the result of merging Malachite and Viridian. Right now, that ocean is running in test-only mode. Any...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-weekend-of-january-14-15</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:48:24 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Order your Dragon Class Fanchuan to celebrate the Year of the Dragon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2012 is the Year of the Dragon. If you were born in the Year of the Dragon, the age you&#39;ll be turning this year will be a multiple of 12. And if you&#39;ve only just created...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/order-your-dragon-class-fanchuan-to-celebrate-the-year-of-the-dragon</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:10:48 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Submit your works for Colorado Book Award consideration by Friday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colorado Humanities, an organization dedicated to promoting the state&#39;s cultural heritage (and so much more), is now accepting submissions for consideration for the Colorado Book Awards, an annual event to be held in June at the Aspen Summer...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/submit-your-works-for-colorado-book-award-consideration-by-friday</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:56:25 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the week of January 9-13</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow, y&#39;all. There is nothing on this week&#39;s event blockade schedule. Well, I exaggerate. There&#39;s a whole two blockades on the agenda: one each on Hunter and Malachite. Not exactly a robust selection...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-week-of-january-9-13</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:45:08 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the weekend of January 7-8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blockades are back in season this weekend, and they are back with a vengeance. Flags we haven&#39;t heard from before in the blockade venue are arriving on the scene, and some of the usual suspects are engaged in...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-weekend-of-january-7-8</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:50:53 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Submit poetry for Boulder Body Slam performance to benefit BYBA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to be part of a powerful benefit event and get some local exposure for your poetry at the same time? Start writing now, and you might find yourself sharing the spotlight with acclaimed slam poet Sonya Renee when Innisfree...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/submit-poetry-for-boulder-body-slam-performance-to-benefit-byba</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:48:33 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: How to earn your January 2012 Seal o' Piracy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If one of your New Year&#39;s Resolutions is to earn all 12 Seals o&#39; Piracy for the year, Three Rings is helping you get off to a good start with a nice, easy month number one. The...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/how-to-earn-your-january-2012-seal-o-piracy</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:27:35 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Attend Cat Rambo's online writing and editing courses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#39;t yet heard of Cat Rambo, be told now. You could fill a small library with just her stories -- go read her &quot;Clockwork Fairies&quot; on Tor.com, just for a starter taste, then make...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/attend-cat-rambo-s-online-writing-and-editing-courses</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:23:26 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>actually writing blog :: In Which the Author Dies and Is Ded Yay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So. Um. Bram Stoker Award Reading List. ...Eeek?  Back up back up back. The story starts here:  New Year's Eve, blogger Diane Dooley starts a thread on the Absolute Write Water Cooler forums soliciting AW authors to interview about their recent or very-soo . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=579</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:40:55 -0500</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Test the waters of the newly united oceans: Cerulean, Meridian and Emerald</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today at 3 PM Pirate Time the winter competition comes to an end. Rumor has it, that&#39;s when you&#39;ll see another client update delay your logging in... and after that, you&#39;ll be able to...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/test-the-waters-of-the-newly-united-oceans-cerulean-meridian-and-emerald</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:55:49 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>actually writing blog :: Ceci n'est pas une New Year's resolution. Also roller skates and plumbing.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So. It's a new year. Contrary to my best intentions, I have not spent every day since January 1 writing prolifically and faithfully. However, I have replaced the bathtub drain stopper, which task has been waiting for me to get around to it since Two Thousa . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=578</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:59:11 -0500</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Toasted Cake podcast brings you dessert-sized flash Mondays in 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you got any exciting projects lined up for this sparkling brand-new year called 2012? Tina Connolly does, and you should check it out.Tina Connolly is the author of ever so many short stories, some of which you...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/toasted-cake-podcast-brings-you-dessert-sized-flash-mondays-2012</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:59:13 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the week of January 2-6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! Here&#39;s the very first weekday Blockade schedule for 2012. Enjoy!(It&#39;s also the last week, or at least the last Monday, before the three newly merged Oceans are available for you to test...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-week-of-january-2-6</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:22:59 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Friday market alerts: Penumbra eMag seeks themed SF for upcoming issues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may remember this blog mentioning Musa Publishing, a small publisher who took over the Aurora Regency imprint from Aspen Mountain Press when the latter imploded late this past summer. (See &quot;Suggested by the author&quot; links, below.)...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/friday-market-alerts-penumbra-emag-seeks-themed-sf-for-upcoming-issues</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:37:16 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Get in on December's limited edition content before it's too late</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The usual this-month-only specials are in effect, overshadowed as they may be by Velasco Thorsson, interocean routes and team competitions. Though there&#39;s not much time left in December, you can still earn your December 2011 Seal...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/get-on-december-s-limited-edition-content-before-it-s-too-late</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:11:33 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers falls afoul of common publishing misconception</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While on the subject of novel revision, let&#39;s talk about a popular book focused on the subject of rewrites: Renni Browne and Dave King&#39;s Self-Editing for Fiction Writers.The Boulder Public Library doesn&#39;t...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/self-editing-for-fiction-writers-falls-afoul-of-common-publishing-misconception</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:17:32 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the week of December 26-30</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As so many pirates the world over are recovering from the overstuffed feasting slump associated with the holiday season, this week&#39;s Event Blockade schedule is starting off a little lightweight. Or maybe everyone&#39;s busy memming their...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-week-of-december-26-30</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:08:32 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the weekend of December 24-25</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, for a change, we&#39;ve got an exceedingly quiet Blockade schedule. With a lone exception on the Sage Ocean, the Brigand Kings are not attacking. And island takeover attempts are not to be found -- not because everyone...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-weekend-of-december-24-25</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:02:16 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Assemble supply kits to rescue Velasco Thorsson during the Icebound competition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the final days of December 2011 approaching, it&#39;s time for another winter-themed competition on the high seas. This year&#39;s competition began on the Winter Solstice, December 22, an appropriate astronomical date for this latest...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/assemble-supply-kits-to-rescue-velasco-thorsson-during-the-icebound-competition</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:41:46 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the week of December 19-23</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Event Blockades are underway for the week! Join in while you can -- we&#39;re entering the countdown to the merging of the English-language Oceans, after all. Before long, the world of Blockading as you know it will...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-week-of-december-19-23</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:54:21 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Take Uncle Jim's Christmas Challenge and write a four-day short story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#39;ve begun reading, or have already been following, the Learn Writing with Uncle Jim thread mentioned in the previous Boulder Writing Examiner post, you may have noticed a certain annual regularity. Whenever December comes around, author...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/take-uncle-jim-s-christmas-challenge-and-write-a-four-day-short-story</link>
		<guid>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/take-uncle-jim-s-christmas-challenge-and-write-a-four-day-short-story</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:51:27 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Puzzle Pirates Examiner :: Blockade schedule for the weekend of December 17-18</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#39;s a fierce Blockade schedule awaiting you this weekend, much of it already underway and hotly contested. PvP &#39;kades greatly outnumber the Brigand King attacks, and you&#39;ll notice some repeat offenders among the attacking flags...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-weekend-of-december-17-18</link>
		<guid>http://www.examiner.com/puzzle-pirates-in-national/blockade-schedule-for-the-weekend-of-december-17-18</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:09:48 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Learn to write and revise in conversation with author James D. Macdonald</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learn Writing with Uncle Jim is a forum thread, or rather a series of threads, hosted at the Absolute Write Water Cooler. The titular Uncle Jim is SF author and workshop instructor James D. Macdonald. Learn Writing with Uncle Jim...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/learn-to-write-and-revise-conversation-with-author-james-d-macdonald</link>
		<guid>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/learn-to-write-and-revise-conversation-with-author-james-d-macdonald</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:33:01 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>actually writing blog :: But It Wasn't HER Responsibility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the child started crying, I didn't turn around. That's what makes me a sorry specimen of humanity. I didn't bother to turn around.  Why didn't I turn around? I suppose I must have assumed the child was having the sort of tantrum children of that age d . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=577</link>
		<guid>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=577</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:37:46 -0500</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: National Novel Editing Month is the sequel to NaNoWriMo that you're looking for</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Picking up from yesterday&#39;s post, you might be wondering what that &quot;NaNoEdMo&quot; thing I mentioned might be. Or you may already have gone ahead and assumed it stood for National Novel Editing Month. And so it...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/national-novel-editing-month-is-the-sequel-to-nanowrimo-that-you-re-looking-for</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:06:15 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Author Holly Lisle takes you from first draft to final draft in a single rewrite</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you enter the rewriting stage of your novel, a good, solid plan can make the difference between a finished book this year... or ten years out. It&#39;s not just the usual writerly tendency towards perfectionism that can...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/author-holly-lisle-takes-you-from-first-draft-to-final-draft-a-single-rewrite</link>
		<guid>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/author-holly-lisle-takes-you-from-first-draft-to-final-draft-a-single-rewrite</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:23:24 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Boulder Writing Examiner :: Boulder prepares for the post-NaNoWriMo manuscript revision stage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[National Novel Writing Month in Boulder is over, leaving area writers with brand new novel drafts (in various stages of completion) and a certain feeling of aimlessness. The big deadline has come and gone. Now what?Now it&#39;s...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/boulder-prepares-for-the-post-nanowrimo-manuscript-revision-stage</link>
		<guid>http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-boulder/boulder-prepares-for-the-post-nanowrimo-manuscript-revision-stage</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:46:37 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>actually writing blog :: Fascinatingly at Loose Ends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's funny how I collapse in a pile of do-nothings after November is over. Or after other huge looming projects are done -- it doesn't have to be National Novel Writing Month. When the deadline passes, when I've turned in the manuscript, when the thing tha . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=576</link>
		<guid>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=576</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:12:49 -0500</pubDate> 
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		<title>actually writing blog :: 2011 Means 10 For 10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Woo. NaNoWrimo 2011, done and won. Hooray!  Catch is, I'm still not sure what I've written. But that's OK. That's something I can figure out later.  Certain the different short stories that made up each chapter started to come together. Tonight, I was no l . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=575</link>
		<guid>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=575</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:57:55 -0500</pubDate> 
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		<title>actually writing blog :: I Get a Sunrise!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I am not so smart.  Today is Monday, which means I'd usually be heading to Abbondanza for my weekly volunteer shift. Only, it's also November. As the fall season drifts into winter, the weather gets less predictable. And even when the weather is . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=574</link>
		<guid>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=574</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:56:50 -0500</pubDate> 
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		<title>actually writing blog :: One Stuff Equals Two Things, Which I Will Update For You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This'll be short because I'm tired. It's been a long dang Saturday, full of Stuff. Stuff, as you know, is made up of Things. Today's Stuff consisted roughly of two Things, which I update for you as follows:  Thing the First: NaNoWriMo update.  Nothing at a . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=573</link>
		<guid>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=573</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:17:21 -0500</pubDate> 
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		<title>actually writing blog :: Quick! To the Roller Rink!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today's topic: Why Niki Is So Effing Sore Today. (Don't worry -- this story is totally safe for work. All activities were legal and rated G.) It'll probably be a long post, or at least long-ish, so let's go ahead and talk NaNoWriMo briefly.  I'm behind aga . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=572</link>
		<guid>http://www.nicolejleboeuf.com/journal/index.php?criteria=id&amp;value=572</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:51:48 -0500</pubDate> 
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		<title>Have Avatar, Will Travel :: Passionate Reads Cafe welcomes Wrimos and year-round writers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last hours of NaNoWriMo are upon us, but writing in Second Life goes on year &#8217;round. And the literary spaces advertising to National Novel Writing Month participants during November remain open for off-season enjoyment. One such place is the &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/11/30/passionate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:56:10 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Have Avatar, Will Travel :: NaNoWriMo Events at the Milk Wood Gypsy Camp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Need some extra encouragement to get you through the final week of NaNoWriMo? You&#8217;ll find it at the Milk Wood. I&#8217;ve blogged about the Milk Wood Gypsy Camp before. Multiple times, in fact. The place is just that cool. In &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/11/23/nanomilkwoo/</link>
		<guid>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/11/23/nanomilkwoo/</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:57:01 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Have Avatar, Will Travel :: The NaNoCafe serves up another year of word count reporting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So it&#8217;s already the third week of National Novel Writing Month (&#8220;NaNoWriMo&#8221;), that annual challenge to write 50,000 words or more on a single story in a single 30-day month. Is it too late to talk about the SL goodies &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/11/17/nanoshrine2010/</link>
		<guid>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/11/17/nanoshrine2010/</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:50:41 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Have Avatar, Will Travel :: Visit Jabberwocky for a “Halloweenie Hunt” and your ticket to Looking Glass Land</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In which we discover the first step on a number of prize-winning journeys. We may also wind up at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/10/14/jabberwocky/</link>
		<guid>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/10/14/jabberwocky/</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:34:39 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Have Avatar, Will Travel :: Spooktastic Crazy Golf at the Cheeky Cow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In which we putt our way, hole by hole, through Hell's own playground, loving every moment of it. Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/10/11/hauntedgolfcourse/</link>
		<guid>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/10/11/hauntedgolfcourse/</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:15:45 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Have Avatar, Will Travel :: Bentham Manor heads Sandox’s list of spooky must-see Octoer destinations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In which we tour the dark woods, ghoulish graveyard, and haunted manor of Bentham in Sevenfold. Also, the owners would probably like it if we bought something. Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/10/07/bentham-manor/</link>
		<guid>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/10/07/bentham-manor/</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:20:22 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Have Avatar, Will Travel :: Quick update roundup of sims we’ve visited before</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a couple of months since this blog last updated, long enough that some of even the most recently blogged places may have changed their schedules, their events, or even their state of existence. Let&#8217;s do a quick check-in: &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/09/02/roundup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:06:56 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Metroblogging Denver :: Absinthe House now open in Foundry’s old location</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Where once stood a landmark pool hall, a Euro-style bistro/bar/dancehall now awaits your visit.]]></description>
		<link>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/08/31/absinthe-house-now-open-in-foundrys-old-location/</link>
		<guid>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/08/31/absinthe-house-now-open-in-foundrys-old-location/</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:37:14 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Metroblogging Denver :: Prop Gay presents H2OMO benefit party at Boulder Reservoir</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, come play in the sand, enjoy live entertainment, and support BCAP and Boulder Pride.]]></description>
		<link>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/08/20/h2omo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:40:47 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Have Avatar, Will Travel :: Apple, apple, who’s got the apple…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And, more importantly, where is it? Get in the Apple Hunt Group to find out! Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/07/24/applehunt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:58:53 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Metroblogging Denver :: Join the DuckDuckDeal Treasure Hunt tomorrow at 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[...when the digital purveyor of local eatery deals will reveal the clue leading to Rubber Ducky &#38; Treasure Map Fragment #2.]]></description>
		<link>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/07/20/ddd-t/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:36:04 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Have Avatar, Will Travel :: Eggd’s Eleggdtronic Eggdsperimental House of Futzed Perception</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sublime surreality challenges your spacial assumptions: Second Life is only pixels, after all, and pixels can do wonderful things. Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/07/16/aact/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:21:44 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Metroblogging Denver :: Jay Leno will headline Children’s Hospital Gala 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a wayyyy early heads-up for your chance to hear Jay Leno live and support an important cause: Late night funny man Jay Leno will headline the 2010 Children&#8217;s Hospital Gala on Saturday, September 11, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center. The theme of this year¹s Gala, &#8220;What Matters Most,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/07/13/childrenshospitalgala2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:28:50 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Have Avatar, Will Travel :: Word-spreading: Go Center seeks shareholders, co-managers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zarf appeals to the Go-playing community for their time and funds, these being the usual requirements for Having Nice Things. Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
		<link>http://metaversetribune.com/2010/07/11/gocenterhelp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:42:11 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Metroblogging Denver :: Pints for the People, Wednesdays at Upslope Brewery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raise a pint and send some bucks to There With Care every Wednesday in July.]]></description>
		<link>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/07/06/pints-for-the-people-wednesdays-at-upslope-brewery/</link>
		<guid>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/07/06/pints-for-the-people-wednesdays-at-upslope-brewery/</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:40:14 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Metroblogging Denver :: Absolute Vinyl, Bart’s new Shack keep the music playing in Boulder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you thought there was no place left to buy records in Boulder, think again.]]></description>
		<link>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/06/29/vinyl-in-boulder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:06:05 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Metroblogging Denver :: Walking or biking to work tomorrow in Boulder? Bingo!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Five reasons in a row to leave your car at home on June 23.]]></description>
		<link>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/06/22/bingo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:09:28 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Metroblogging Denver :: Big Freakin’ Deals for Father’s Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A brief, non-exhaustive list of Father's Day specials in the area. Also a rant about gender stereotypes.]]></description>
		<link>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/06/19/fathersday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:58:05 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Metroblogging Denver :: FLEX bus makes Larimer County accessible to Denver/Boulder/Longmont commuters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As of this month, you can get from Longmont&#8217;s 8th &#38; Main RTD station all the way to the downtown Fort Collins transit center on a single bus, passing through Berthoud and Loveland along the way. The bus that will take you there is the FLEX, &#8220;the newest, most flexible route in northern Colorado.&#8221; Effectively [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/06/15/flexbus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:08:09 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Metroblogging Denver :: Parking spaces become human spaces in downtown Boulder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Temporary parks are being created in miniature in the streets of downtown Boulder.]]></description>
		<link>http://denver.metblogs.com/2010/06/11/parkingspaces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:37:33 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: A Recipe For Food-Happiness in the Korean Style</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because everyone should be as food-happy as I am right now:1. Prepare a mix of every rice-like grain you have in the house. My version of that is as follows: Bring 2.25 cups water to a boil, add 1/4 C wild rice, bring to a simmer, cover. Set timer for 15 . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2010/03/recipe-for-foodhappiness-in-korean.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2010/03/recipe-for-foodhappiness-in-korean.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:51:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Why My Neighborhood Whole Foods Team Rocks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[They gave me chocolate. With "Thank you!" written on the back in Sharpie. Even though I was the one who inconvenienced them.It was the classic stupid: I got up to the register and my stuff was all on the belt and the nice guys are halfway through the chec. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-my-neighborhood-whole-foods-team.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-my-neighborhood-whole-foods-team.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:11:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: On Music That Does What It's Probably Supposed To Do</title>
		<description><![CDATA["Homesick", by Kings of Convenience. I never remember it between hearings. Then it'll play unexpectedly on the stereo in a cafe or tea house, and my reaction is always the same: "Goodness, that sounds like Simon & Garfunkle. Wait--this is that song, isn't. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/06/on-music-that-does-what-its-probably.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:55:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Open Letter to Starwood Properties</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Starwood,So I understand who your target audience at the W is. I do see how this is a population calculated to appreciate that you blew your budget on tempting incidentals and on cutsy alliterative branding, and didn't save much for things like free . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/05/open-letter-to-starwood-properties.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 05:06:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: I have my bike pump back SQUEEEEE!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning I got ready to leave my hotel room to seek breakfast. I gathered up my bookbag, my bike tool bag, my helmet, and my AOPA visor cap. And I tried to gather up my bike pump, but could not find it. I had been bringing it up with me rather than le. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-have-my-bike-pump-back-squeeeee.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-have-my-bike-pump-back-squeeeee.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 06:08:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Trains Are All Laid-Back And Stuff, Exhibit #157</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exhibit #157 evincing the laid-back-ness of train stations as compared to airports in our Post 9/11 World:"Once again, ladies and gentlemen, will all visitors please detrain. We are about to depart."Exhibits #107-110 are the absence of metal-detector arch. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/04/trains-are-all-laid-back-and-stuff.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/04/trains-are-all-laid-back-and-stuff.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:29:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Americans! Beware of FOREIGN ELECTRICITY!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Radio Shack gets major props for having in stock, all the time, so I can waltz in 4 days before a cross-Atlantic flight and buy them, 85W Voltage Converters and Foreign Travel Outlet Adapters. Granted, it would be nice if the outlet adapters came by the s. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/03/americans-beware-of-foreign-electricity.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/03/americans-beware-of-foreign-electricity.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: These Jeans Are Cleeeeeeeean!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bright spring green latex paint splotches on deep black jeans. Unsightly! And this happened last week. Says eHow, "We hope you were wearing work clothes when you were doing that painting job ... because latex paint is almost impossible to get out of cloth. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/03/these-jeans-are-cleeeeeeeean.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/03/these-jeans-are-cleeeeeeeean.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:34:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: What? Of course it was awesome!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thoroughly concur with Joe Hill.Also, on the subject of how appropriate the movie is for kids, I'm reading comments all over the blogosphere along the lines of "I took my 3-year-old. She was mesmerized! She wants to see it again!"John and I saw the 10:0. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-of-course-it-was-awesome.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-of-course-it-was-awesome.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:50:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Two Sides To Every Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Going to see Coraline tonight. Have avoided most reviews, but cannot resist some links presented at Neil Gaiman's blog. Compare and contrast:While watching this movie I couldn’t help thinking it’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers for kids. I wouldn’t . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/02/two-sides-to-every-story.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/02/two-sides-to-every-story.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: So this is the GOOD alternate universe, right?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proposed: That during the Bush administration, comedians were often doing a better job at news than the news reporters were, cf. The Onion, The Daily Show/Jon Stewart.Observed: That on the first day of the Obama administration, CNN is calling on comedians. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/01/so-this-is-good-alternate-universe.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2009/01/so-this-is-good-alternate-universe.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:56:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Upon rewatching Beauty And The Beast (Perlman/Hamilton, not Disney) for the first time in years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If I did the LJ icon thing (which I don't), I'd make me an icon right now. It would feature, off-center on a black background, a scary pic of Vincent going all snarly and I KILL YOU NOW RAWR. And the caption would read:CAN RIP YOUR THROAT OUTDOESN'T NEED . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/12/upon-rewatching-beauty-and-beast.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/12/upon-rewatching-beauty-and-beast.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:06:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Like A Kid At Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[because i have new Doctor Who downloaded to hard drive like RIGHT NOW and we're all gonna watch it tomorrow SQUEEEEEE*ahem*That will be all.]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/12/like-kid-at-christmas.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/12/like-kid-at-christmas.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Among the New Orleans Saints records: Most Up-To-Date Web Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An unofficial title, of course, but, seriously, I haven't come across any other NFL franchise web site that keeps its site quite as updated on game day. You watch. The "Game Day" page updates with score and key plays throughout the game (typically running. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/12/among-new-orleans-saints-records-most.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/12/among-new-orleans-saints-records-most.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Bestest STAR WARS Pastiche Evar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Had occasion to reread the Making Light thread with the timely fruitcake recipe. Why? Because there's fruitcake in the oven right now (but not that recipe). Found this. Aren't you glad I did?]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/11/bestest-star-wars-pastiche-evar.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/11/bestest-star-wars-pastiche-evar.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:51:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Peacocks in North Boulder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Really.Round about the corner of Vinca and Upland.Peacocks. In North Boulder. Yesterday afternoon. Just... peacockin' around.Huh.]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/11/peacocks-in-north-boulder.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/11/peacocks-in-north-boulder.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:38:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Another Reason To Play YPP!PuzzlePirates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because when it comes to the inherent problems of DRM and making money on software, Three Rings Design have a clue.The cheddary 'Free to Play' is not just a cheesy marketing slogan, but a shift in assumptions; it costs approaching nothing to give away som. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/09/another-reason-to-play-ypppuzzlepirates.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/09/another-reason-to-play-ypppuzzlepirates.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:40:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: How Not To Use Your &quot;Fry Daddy Jr.&quot; (TM)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember: Before plugging in your Fry Daddy Jr., always remove the black plastic storage lid!The stupid of it is, my first instinct was to write to the company. "I just plugged it in, like normal, and the black hard-plastic rim melted! It's not supposed t. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-not-to-use-your-fry-daddy-jr-tm.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-not-to-use-your-fry-daddy-jr-tm.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: It's Official: I'm Old (clue #456)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's not that I was listening to the local Oldies station that was my clue. It was that the local Oldies station was playing songs by Blondie and Eddie Money.I suppose the Eddie Money song gets a pass, since it directly references The Ronnettes' 1963 hit . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/07/its-official-im-old-clue-456.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/07/its-official-im-old-clue-456.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: &quot;But you're supposed to be polite to everyone!&quot;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am putting the work-a-day world on notice: Starting now, I am no longer going to answer the question, "Oooh, that smells good! What are you eating?" with anything more specific than "Food." Because what I decided to put in my body today is not a subject. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/06/but-youre-supposed-to-be-polite-to.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/06/but-youre-supposed-to-be-polite-to.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Beware the Fringe Beast!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because sometimes you just have to take photos of your cat. There are laws.]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/06/beware-fringe-beast.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/06/beware-fringe-beast.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:58:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Luck Be A Playah Tonight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shorter Frank Sinatra: "Ladylike behavior means acting like I own you."Lady Luck's response: "Waiddaminit. You thought we were on a what? Excuse me while I laugh myself sick over there by that guy at the roulette wheel."]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/05/luck-be-playah-tonight.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2008/05/luck-be-playah-tonight.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 23:24:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: i *heart* making light</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exhibit A:It is one thing to call a blog-comments-troll a fruitcake. It is a thing of an entirely other and more elegant order to give the troll a fruitcake recipe.Exhibit B:After two threads about Ron Paul devolved into abortion debates (this is vaguely . . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-heart-making-light.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-heart-making-light.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:42:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: A Modicum Of Research Needed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Heroes screenwriters:Your touching montage of flooded-out homes superimposed over a melancholy facial expression fell a little flat after having the owner of that melancholy facial expression say, "Half the folks in this county are still living in FE. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2007/10/modicum-of-research-needed.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2007/10/modicum-of-research-needed.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:15:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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		<title>Oooh, Shiny! :: Cake doing  the Jim Carroll Band. Maybe.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Compare and contrast:Cake's "Short Skirt/Long Jacket," 2001I want a girl with a mind like a diamondI want a girl who knows what's bestI want a girl with shoes that cutAnd eyes that burn like cigarettesI want a girl with the right allocationsWho's fast and. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2007/10/cake-doing-jim-carroll-band-maybe.html</link>
		<guid>http://shiiiiny.blogspot.com/2007/10/cake-doing-jim-carroll-band-maybe.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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