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		<title>You know you&#8217;re getting old&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.qweop.net/2010/08/01/you-know-youre-getting-old/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; when you start talking about your medication with your friends.
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		<title>On gift cards</title>
		<link>http://www.qweop.net/2009/12/15/on-gift-cards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a WISH gift card a few months ago for a rather sizable amount so I&#8217;ve been trying to use it up for a while. It works out well for me because I can use it at the Safeway supermarket near home and near the office. 
Now that I have it down to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a wonder I get any work done</title>
		<link>http://www.qweop.net/2009/10/27/its-a-wonder-i-get-any-work-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Insincere apologies</title>
		<link>http://www.qweop.net/2009/09/15/insincere-apologies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HPG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So right after Serena Williams screams at the line judge that she would &#8220;shove this [expletive] ball down your [expletive] throat&#8221; because of a bad call, she comes up with this:
 &#8220;I wanted to offer my sincere apologies to anyone that I may have offended.&#8221;
That just smacks of insincerity.
Update: Serena has &#8220;amended&#8221; her original apology. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Other MJ</title>
		<link>http://www.qweop.net/2009/07/28/the-other-mj/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HPG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Usually I don&#8217;t remember what I dream about, but I just remembered a little fragment of last night&#8217;s dream. 
I was playing basketball with Michael Jordan. Actually, there was nothing specifically in the dream which said he was Michael Jordan. He just looked exactly like him. The only difference was that he couldn&#8217;t fly like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I have worms</title>
		<link>http://www.qweop.net/2009/07/20/i-have-worms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HPG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After five weeks of little exercise, I seem to have lost about 2 kilograms.
Where can I sell this new weight-loss regime?
Now, to find something to eat. I&#8217;m hungry&#8230;
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		<title>Vaseline</title>
		<link>http://www.qweop.net/2009/01/22/vaseline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HPG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hoping my vision returns to normal soon. I&#8217;m sick of everything looking like a 70s wedding photo. That or a soft pr0n movie, take your pick.
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		<title>&#8220;Particuly&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.qweop.net/2009/01/20/particuly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HPG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time for another rant.
A pet hate &#8211; hearing people say &#8220;particuly&#8221;. ParticuLARly annoying when you hear it on the TV from people who should know better, like journalists and sports commentators.
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		<title>Do you really need it?</title>
		<link>http://www.qweop.net/2008/11/13/the-story-of-stuff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Story of Stuff. I&#8217;m kinda more conscious of what we use and what we waste these days so I found this an interesting video. I mean, why buy and accumulate so much stuff to begin with? (Especially when you don&#8217;t need it). Gin and I have bought barely anything since coming here (okay, our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low starch diet?</title>
		<link>http://www.qweop.net/2008/10/15/low-starch-diet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HPG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I have looked for any new information on the particular form of arthritis that I suffer from. This is mostly because the symptoms have been quite good for the last 12-18 months so I have been off the drugs. However this past winter has seen a return of some [...]]]></description>
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