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    <title>POINTS POINTS - ARE YOU HERE FOR POINTS AND PRIZES - I AM AND PROUD OF IT !!</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:50:54 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:date>2010-01-08T19:50:54Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Sixth European nation offers gay marriage</title>
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      <description>One week ago the Portuguese parliament    approved    a same-sex marriage bill. 
 
   
 
 Portugal's parliament passed a bill Friday that would make the predominantly Catholic nation the sixth . . .</description>
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      <dc:creator>Leo Lemmer</dc:creator>
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      <title>Ferral cats, inside dogs and last night's roast beast!</title>
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      <description>I got the idea for this post from a response I had gotten from Shannon(daily food receipes/pitbulls). She said "you can't go wrong with Roast Beast". LOL...wanna bet! 
 I had put the beast in about 2ish..but . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:23:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>donna h.</dc:creator>
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      <title>My best books of 2009</title>
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      <description>The best books I read in 2009:  
 
 
  Olive Kitteridge    by Elizabeth Strout 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo    by Stieg larsson 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Rebecca    by Daphne du Maurier . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Leo Lemmer</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-08T18:20:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Thought for Friday, Jan 8, 2010</title>
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      <description>Industry Fact:  When Elvis Presley died in 1977 there were 37 Elvis impersonators in the world. 
 Today (Oct 1993) there are 48,000. 
   
 If the current trend continues, by the year 2010, one . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:18:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Michael C.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-08T15:18:47Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Eye Rack</title>
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      <description>Craig: Where do you put the artificial eyes? 
 Greg: On the eye rack. 
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   I ran from Iran. Iran is irate. 
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:04:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Craig Olson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-08T14:04:23Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Super Freebie! Ivan Mog's Gourmet Caramel Apples</title>
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      <description>Ivan Mog's is giving away half of the dipped caramel apple for free, with the topping of your choice: Classic Peanut, Chopped Almond, Double Dunked, Apple Pie, Walnut Cranberry, M&amp;M Candy, Butter . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:50:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Selene N.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-08T13:50:17Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Another Post Christmas Shopping Trip</title>
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      <description>Last night I went to yet another CVS, hoping to find great clearance items. Unfortunately this store didn't have anything worth buying. The good news is, I didn't spend any money! 
 But I did get a great . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:23:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Selene N.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-08T13:23:18Z</dc:date>
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      <title>I Found a Local Aldi!</title>
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      <description>When we were in IL, one of the things I look forward to was shopping at Aldi. They had unbelievable prices on certain grocery items. Their store brand items were pretty good too.       I was just . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:11:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Selene N.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-08T13:11:09Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Gas Prices Going Up</title>
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      <description>Recently the gas prices seem to have gone up again. Now in Fairfax the gas prices are between $2.75 and $2.89.  What's the gas price in your area?</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:07:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Selene N.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-08T13:07:03Z</dc:date>
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      <title>It Snowed!</title>
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      <description>Last night about 10 PM, I got some snow flakes on my nose when I went to pick up the mail.  This morning we woke up to a white world.  We had about 2 inches I think.  My husband was afraid . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:04:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Selene N.</dc:creator>
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      <title>Quotes of the Day</title>
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      <description>The road to hell is paved with adverbs.   -  Stephen King 
 
 Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--/ I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference.   -  Robert Frost . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:01:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dave L.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-08T13:01:12Z</dc:date>
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      <title>◐ Randee's Games For Earlybirds, Insomniacs, Nightowls, Anybody &amp; Everyone ◑</title>
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      <description>GOOOOOD MORNING EVERYONE ! ! !    
 
 
         
 
 
    IT"S FRIDAY ! ! !    
 
 
    YAY ! ! !    
 
   
 
  Would you like to play a word listing game ? ? ?  
 
 
  How many words can . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:50:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Randee &amp;quot;The Court Jester of LaLa Land ! ! !&amp;quot; always and forever, I just want to celebrate</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-08T12:50:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Colt McCoy injury &amp; Texas Longhorns' BCS Championship Game</title>
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      <description>Just four minutes or five offensive plays into Thursday night's BCS Championship game in Pasadena, California, Texas saw a devastating injury to its star quarterback.  The  Colt McCoy injury  came . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:48:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>M C.</dc:creator>
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      <title>What Is Your Favorite Thing About Winter?</title>
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      <description> That is if you have A favorite thing about winter. My favorite thing about winter is the beauty of the snow.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:13:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>DIANE D.</dc:creator>
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      <description>and I'll work again next Thursday. 
 It's nice to be a temp worker - on call when needed.  I don't have to worry about "office politics" and everyone is glad I am available to fill in.  This . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:10:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Leslie ~ from NYC ~  R.</dc:creator>
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      <title>Woohoo!!! In 22 More Days...</title>
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      <description>...I'll be 28! 
 Mom called this afternoon with a bright idea for my birthday. Of course you know the day of the week doesn't matter to Walker and I since we're both "retired" anyway. LOL I'm 27 and retired. . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:38:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Leah Christensen</dc:creator>
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      <title>Blue Night Rests in Silence</title>
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      <description>Slit 'em and out run the tears. 
 Broke the silence after all of these years. 
 My love, my greatest fear. 
 Empty drained heart, 
 soulless, 
 broken. 
 Its awake 
 and it has spoken.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:07:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>amy r.</dc:creator>
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      <description>According to weather.com for my area -Florida 
   
 
 38°F 
 
 Feels Like  38°F</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:58:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Debbie W.</dc:creator>
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   ccl'10</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:38:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Curt  L.</dc:creator>
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      <title>Star and US Magazine Delve Into Brittany Murphy's "Dark Final Days".</title>
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      <description>And the controversy surrounding a starlet's death cometh... 
 Just before Christmas Eve, actress, Brittany Murphy passed away at only 32 years old.  She was a beloved performer from the critically-acclaimed . . .</description>
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      <dc:creator>marcus brooks</dc:creator>
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      <title>Sally started a blog shop on line.</title>
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      <description>http://www.artfire.com/users/strawberrybaby39  
 
   Sally is talented. She is so sweet.  She makes candles and soaps. She has contests on here, and gives away her candle melts.  I have them, . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:53:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>M M.</dc:creator>
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      <title>save money by hunting and fishing</title>
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      <description>ways to save money if you have  men or woman in the house who like to fish and hunt  we have 6 children and they all love to fish and we have family outings to go   fishing almost every . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:24:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>rainne  chandler</dc:creator>
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      <description>You may have noticed that your friends have posted  colors on their Facebook status  when you recently logged into the popular social networking site.  Some have listed "white", or "black" or "red" . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:16:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>M C.</dc:creator>
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 sh t on a shingle 
 1 lg can of cream of mucharoom soup 2 cans of peas 2 cans of tuna  mix togather and heat thru  and serve over toast this is a great meal and a favorite . . .</description>
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      <dc:creator>rainne  chandler</dc:creator>
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      <description>  
   
 
 i had as i was growing up 
 
 tuna and noodles 
 any kind of noodles 1 can of tuna 1 can of cream a musharoom soup 1 can of peas 1 cup of mayo 
 cook noodles and drain  add soup . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:55:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>rainne  chandler</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-08T01:55:15Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Yummy Rides</title>
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      <description>I know we all have alot going on online and at home. I just wanted to share a link to  my blog  home. I just wish I would have started blogging early in 2009 with this blog idea, and it would have gotten . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:03:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>L. C.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-06T16:03:47Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Snow: Jan. 7, 2010</title>
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      <description>I jotted on down to my mailbox in my boots, fuzzy jacket, gloves, scarf and camera in hand. My doggie, Princess by my side, of course. She would not wear her sweater and when I went to put on her fuzzy . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:49:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>L. C.</dc:creator>
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      <title>New Icon</title>
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      <description>I figured it was time to get rid of the Christmas theme one</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:27:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Debbie W.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-08T00:27:15Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Good afternoon Gatherland</title>
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      <description>How is everyone this afternoon?  I am just starting to watch a dvd All About Steve, will let you know if it is worth renting or not.  Then supper some chicken patties and maybe a veggie, we . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:46:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dave L.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-07T21:46:28Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Wish Obama would to reign in the Oil prices- yearly rant</title>
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      <description>Obama and the administration want to control health care, banks, car companies...hey why not the oil prices! With record cold temps and the blatant price gouging(in my opinion) we need some controls set. . . .</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:33:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>donna h.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2010-01-07T20:33:05Z</dc:date>
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