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		<title>downward spiral</title>
		<link>http://hollielf.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/downward-spiral/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It really disappoints me that Barack Obama  has stooped to the low level of McCain in terms of opponent bashing &#8211; allthough I do understand the motivation and the sad fact that he probably has to do this. What really insults me is the fact the McCain, who I used to at least respect as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hollielf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4183441&amp;post=34&amp;subd=hollielf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Republican or Democrat &#8211; Crass or Class?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sick beyond description of the deceptive, manipulative, insulting and flat-out lying coming from the Republican side of the presidential race this year.  Granting, slash and burn and politics has been the Republican way for a good number of elections now and it has typically worked, but this year it bothers me evn more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hollielf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4183441&amp;post=32&amp;subd=hollielf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Republican Insanity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The more I watch the ridiculous spectacle of the Republican convention, the more disgusted I become.  First of all, the choice of Sarah Palin (could easily be &#8220;Putin&#8221; &#8212; they have a lot in common) is really an insult to every woman&#8217;s intelligence.  And it&#8217;s so clearly pandering &#8212; trying to appease both those of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hollielf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4183441&amp;post=30&amp;subd=hollielf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Times, they are a&#8217;changin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://hollielf.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/times-they-are-achangin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that&#8217;s so interesting about life (in those moments when I remember to view it as an adventure, rather than as a pain in the hindmost parts&#8230;) is how quickly a world-view can change. I&#8217;m originally a midwestern small town kid, lived in Chicago for a long time, and then relocated to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hollielf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4183441&amp;post=27&amp;subd=hollielf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Habit of Guilt</title>
		<link>http://hollielf.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/the-habit-of-guilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m forever amazed by the huge percentage of women&#8217;s lives that is driven by feelings of guilt. It is such an all-pervasive emotional undercurrent for so many of us that we often don&#8217;t realize how much of our behavior is ruled by it. It&#8217;s the &#8220;should-a, would-a, could-a&#8221; syndome. How often do we say things [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hollielf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4183441&amp;post=24&amp;subd=hollielf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Musings on Moods</title>
		<link>http://hollielf.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/musings-on-moods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s summer and it&#8217;s beautiful. Western Washington is incredibly lovely country and being here in the summer when it&#8217;s in the mid-70s, dry and sunny is amazing. Every summer I remember why I endure so many months of gray and rain. And every summer, when the days become bright again, I&#8217;m reminded once again about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hollielf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4183441&amp;post=22&amp;subd=hollielf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Simple Ideas while Painting</title>
		<link>http://hollielf.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/simple-ideas-while-painting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[remodelling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having spent most of my life as a renter and not an owner, there are certain basic tricks about simple home updates that I&#8217;m learning. Thought I&#8217;d share them with you Using spray paint with a fan on is a really BAD idea Wearing shoes when spray painting is a really GOOD idea unless you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hollielf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4183441&amp;post=17&amp;subd=hollielf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Crisis and T Boone Pickens</title>
		<link>http://hollielf.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/energy-crisis-t-boone-pickens/</link>
		<comments>http://hollielf.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/energy-crisis-t-boone-pickens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m old enough to remember the energy crisis of the &#8217;70s &#8211; and all of hoopla and concern about the growing use of foreign oil &#8211; our dependence on the middle east &#8211; and everybody swearing that &#8220;something must be done!&#8221; As a very young woman, I remember being grateful that I didn&#8217;t have to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hollielf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4183441&amp;post=16&amp;subd=hollielf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Political Parties as Corporations</title>
		<link>http://hollielf.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/political-parties-as-corporations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I received yet another bid for donations from the local Democratic party. So far, it&#8217;s averaging about 2 calls a week. Apparently, since I attended the first and second Democratic caucus here in Washington, they&#8217;ve now decided I&#8217;m a loyal Democratic who will want to join in with them on &#8220;the party agenda.&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hollielf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4183441&amp;post=14&amp;subd=hollielf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Baby pictures</title>
		<link>http://hollielf.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/baby-pictures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have two dogs &#8211; China and Chelsea. They are, quite simply, beautiful! I&#8217;ve decided that dogs are the best self management training tool anyone can possibly have. They&#8217;re such wonderful mirrors of us &#8212; if I&#8217;m feeling all emotional and out of control, they both act out in their unique ways. When I&#8217;m feeling [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hollielf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4183441&amp;post=8&amp;subd=hollielf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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