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	<title>Startup Fiance</title>
	<link>http://startupfiance.com</link>
	<description>Tales from an entrepreneur's fiance.</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Dogs Greet Owner After 14 Months in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/dogs-greet-owner-after-14-months-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Family</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Karma</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Friendly Encounters</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Adventures with Dogs</dc:subject><dc:subject>Adventures with Dogs</dc:subject><dc:subject>Family</dc:subject><dc:subject>Friendly Encounters</dc:subject><dc:subject>Karma</dc:subject><dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
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		<title>Google Satellite Image of KU</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/google-satellite-image-of-ku/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Environment</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Planes Trains &amp; Automobiles</dc:subject><dc:subject>Environment</dc:subject><dc:subject>News</dc:subject><dc:subject>Planes Trains &amp;amp; Automobiles</dc:subject><dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, GeoEye-1, the world&#8217;s highest-resolution commercial satellite sponsored by Google, began taking high resolution photos.  The photo below of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania was the FIRST image taken by the newest Google-sponsored satellite.
(click image to enlarge)

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		<title>My Quest for Elitism</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/my-quest-for-elitism/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/my-quest-for-elitism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject><dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject><dc:subject>News</dc:subject><dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[The more I learn about the Republican definition for elitism, the more I aspire to become an elitist.  The latest in the conservative attacks on Obama&#8217;s elitist attitude?  The way he (correctly) pronounces Pakistan.  The National Review&#8217;s Mark Stein, for example, said that Obama prefers the &#8220;exotic pronunciation.&#8221; He also added, &#8220;[O]ne thing I like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Fellow Prisoners</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/my-fellow-prisoners/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/my-fellow-prisoners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject><dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>News</dc:subject><dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject><dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[John McCain is really losing it&#8230;  In a campaign appearance today in Pennsylvania he addresses the audience as &#8216;my fellow prisoners&#8217;.  It will be interesting to see how Fox News manages to spin this faux pas into something positive.  Perhaps FOX will say that by &#8216;prisoners&#8217; McCain actually (and truthfully) meant working Americans, or perhaps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kiiking</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/kiiking/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/kiiking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had to do some research to find out what the Estonian word Kiiking really meant, but translated &#8216;kiik&#8217; simply means &#8217;swing&#8217;.  The clip below will show this extreme form of swinging, and don&#8217;t worry about the guy falling off, he is attached to the swing by his feet!



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		<title>Joe Sixpack</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/joe-sixpack/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/joe-sixpack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject><dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>News</dc:subject><dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you that were fortunate enough to miss the 3rd grade shout outs, god awful euphemisms, and winking that comprised the VP debate last week, I will not post the debate for you to watch.  I did, however, want to post a picture of someone that Sarah Palin was mentioning during the vice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Soldier&#8217;s Struggle to Keep Dog She Adopted in Baghdad</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/us-soldiers-struggle-to-keep-dog-she-adopted-in-baghdad/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/us-soldiers-struggle-to-keep-dog-she-adopted-in-baghdad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Guest Writers</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Adventures with Dogs</dc:subject><dc:subject>Adventures with Dogs</dc:subject><dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject><dc:subject>Guest Writers</dc:subject><dc:subject>News</dc:subject><dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a very disturbing story this morning on another blog titled, &#8220;US Military rips away pet of deployed US Soldier shortly before Baghdad Pups can send puppy to safety in Minnesota&#8220;.  A friend of the website&#8217;s author is presently stationed in Iraq.  While serving our country, this soldier came upon a malnourished, homeless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. T on Politics</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/mr-t-on-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/mr-t-on-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Busy day, not much time to write.  So instead of sharing my views on politics, the economy, and the world, I thought I would let Mr. T do the talking for me.



How to Rap, according to Mr. T
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		<title>Tina Fey as Sarah Palin in VP Debate</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/tina-fey-as-sarah-palin-in-vp-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/tina-fey-as-sarah-palin-in-vp-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[

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		<title>Zeitgeist II: Addendum Movie</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/zeitgeist-addendum/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/zeitgeist-addendum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>The Startup</dc:subject><dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject><dc:subject>The Startup</dc:subject><dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
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Today the second Zeitgeist movie was released, Zeitgest: Addendum, and I am confident that it will answer most if not all of the lingering questions that remain in everyone&#8217;s minds concerning the way Butterfinger and I choose to live our lives. Are you wondering why we let our house foreclose?  Want to know why Butterfinger simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northern California</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/northern-california/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/northern-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>The House</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northern and Southern California might as well be two different countries.  Butterfinger and I just returned from our whirlwind tour of the Bay Area, and we now have our sights set on moving somewhere between Santa Cruz and San Francisco.  All I can say is that Butterfinger was totally right - I really love it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lobotomy</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/lobotomy/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/lobotomy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Guest Writers</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Health</dc:subject><dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject><dc:subject>Guest Writers</dc:subject><dc:subject>Health</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is late right now and I am going to catch some zzz&#8217;s for the drive up to Santa Cruz tomorrow; we are heading up to stay with a friend and check out some places to possibly move in the next month or so.  This Monday morning I would like to direct you to one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Couric Interviews Palin</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/couric-interviews-palin/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/couric-interviews-palin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject><dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject><dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>News</dc:subject><dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject><dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[The interviews with Sarah Palin are becoming more and more painful to watch, and her most recent chat with Katie Couric hit a new low in election coverage.  I liken my Palin experiences to watching the over-imbibed frat boy at the bar proceed to nearly drink himself to death.  At first it catches you off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s the Elitist?</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/whos-the-elitist/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/whos-the-elitist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject><dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[
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		<title>Obama and the Troops</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/obama-and-the-troops/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/obama-and-the-troops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject><dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject><dc:subject>News</dc:subject><dc:subject>Realpolitik</dc:subject><dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a newspaper clipping emailed to me by a regular reader.  The reader-submitted selection, titled &#8216;Obama Snubbed U.S. Soldiers&#8217; was taken from a Philadelphia-area newspaper (The Pottstown Mercury) and was published in their Letters to the Editor section.

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		<title>Hot Dog Bombs in Philadelphia</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/hot-dog-bombs-in-philadelphia/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/hot-dog-bombs-in-philadelphia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Entertainment</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>News</dc:subject><dc:subject>Entertainment</dc:subject><dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>News</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[In other hot dog related news, the Philadelphia Bomb Squad successfully detonated three extremely dangerous hot dog bombs after they were called to the Philadelphia Phillies&#8217; ballpark to investigate three suspicious packages outside of the stadium.  The contents of the &#8217;suspicious packages&#8217; were immediately identified when, after exploding into thousands of meaty bits, the smell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>H.D. Coli</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/hd-coli/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/hd-coli/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Friends</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Roommates</dc:subject><dc:subject>Friends</dc:subject><dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>Roommates</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[My roommate is not known for his attention to detail, and this includes keeping on top of expiration dates and removing rotting food from the fridge.  Knowing this, about once a week I spend some time going through the contents of our community refrigerator - removing hairy strawberries, watching cheese age before my eyes, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biological Egg Timer</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/biological-egg-timer/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/biological-egg-timer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Health</dc:subject><dc:subject>Freelance Writing</dc:subject><dc:subject>Health</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a reply to a blog post written by a contemporary of mine named Amy, whose blog goes by the name &#8216;Ship in a Bottle&#8217;.  Please read her blog post, My Biological Egg Timer is Ticking, Ticking, Ticking, before reading my analysis and reply.
I sincerely hope this whole thing is a joke - the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liquidation Progress</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/liquidation-progress/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/liquidation-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Deals</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Craigslist</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Friendly Encounters</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Startup Sacrifices</dc:subject><dc:subject>Craigslist</dc:subject><dc:subject>Deals</dc:subject><dc:subject>Friendly Encounters</dc:subject><dc:subject>Startup Sacrifices</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[I listed the last of our earthly possessions on Craigslist last week as soon as I heard the news that we would need to be vacating the premises at the end of October.  We pretty much have this whole thing worked out like a fine-tuned machine at this point.  The first to go was an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Star Trek Brokeback Mountain</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/star-trek-brokeback-mountain/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/star-trek-brokeback-mountain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>Funny</dc:subject><dc:subject>Videos</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things are pretty busy over here today, so I thought I would just put up a funny clip I saw last week.  This is probably some of the best video editing I have ever seen on YouTube, and the video is hilarious to boot!



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