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		<title>Interesting.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The old Indian chief sat in his home on the reservation, smoking his ceremonial pipe, eyeing the two U.S. government officials sent to interview him. &#34;Chief Two Eagles,&#34; one official began, &#34;you have observed the white man for many years. You have seen all his progress and all his problems.&#34; The chief nodded. The official <a href="http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/interesting/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblershandbook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9684191&amp;post=230&amp;subd=ramblershandbook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I feel like traveling.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am tired of looking at scenes like the photo below. Iowa and its surrounding states have a special kind of beauty all their own – but scenes like this one do get old. (It’s a cornfield.) I want to be somewhere like the photo below. Somewhere completely free of diesel trucks, leash laws, traffic <a href="http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/i-feel-like-traveling/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblershandbook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9684191&amp;post=221&amp;subd=ramblershandbook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A quick word about Listia.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I have been getting into Listia.com lately. It’s an auction website for ‘free’ stuff – they use ‘credits’ and you bid to win random free items. So far I’ve gotten a few books, a door alarm, some antique stamps, a vial of gold flake and a few other random items. Kind of <a href="http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/a-quick-word-about-listia-com/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblershandbook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9684191&amp;post=188&amp;subd=ramblershandbook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coffeemaker Abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My day is beginning with an experiment. My coffeemaker is happily gurgling away in the kitchen &#8211; sure, it&#8217;s an innocuous enough statement &#8211; but the thing is filled with organic fair-trade dark coffee mixed with Starbucks fine-ground espresso roast. Beyond the obvious ethical and moral value-clash playing out deep in the dark recesses of <a href="http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/coffeemaker-abuse/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblershandbook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9684191&amp;post=69&amp;subd=ramblershandbook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WITCC 19% Graduation Rate?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently Western Iowa Tech in Sioux City has a 19% graduation rate, according to the FAFSA website. Hopefully that&#8217;s an error.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblershandbook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9684191&amp;post=67&amp;subd=ramblershandbook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Steak sans grill</title>
		<link>http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/steak-sans-grill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently picked up a pair of choice angus top sirloin steaks from Hy-Vee – nothing special, but looked decent. As Sioux City is still in the grip of winter, outdoor grilling really isn’t a possibility. I’ve been experimenting these last few weeks with…wait for it . . . cooking steaks inside. I know, blasphemy, <a href="http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/steak-sans-grill/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblershandbook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9684191&amp;post=195&amp;subd=ramblershandbook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3/4/2010</title>
		<link>http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/342010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got a crap ton done today. Made all the phone calls necessary for family life this morning, went to my vision appointment where I had photos taken of the back of my eye (that looked like something from the Hubble Telescope). Picked up the glasses an hour later, boom. The world is sharp and in <a href="http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/342010/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblershandbook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9684191&amp;post=60&amp;subd=ramblershandbook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Almost camping season.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s finally getting towards the tail end of winter. The air outside has that certain spring smell to it, no longer the cold, dry stench of dirty snow. At least when the sun is out, anyway. This is good news. Camping season is almost here (at least, the camping season where I stand half a <a href="http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/almost-camping-season/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblershandbook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9684191&amp;post=57&amp;subd=ramblershandbook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Living In Your Car</title>
		<link>http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/living-in-your-car/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then life reaches out and smacks you one. Your house burns down. Your significant other leaves you. Your medications are too expensive and without them, you cannot maintain a stable lifestyle. Regardless of the reason, winding up in the back seat of your car alone happens to the best of us. Having <a href="http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/living-in-your-car/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblershandbook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9684191&amp;post=182&amp;subd=ramblershandbook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Been awhile.</title>
		<link>http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/been-awhile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Grupp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The alarm clock blinked its amber eyes before emitting the high pitched whine that woke John Stohlman from sleep before being choked off by a calloused hand. Shuddering, he sat up, flipped the TV on and clicked on the window air conditioner. CNN filled the screen as he stumbled to the bathroom, rubbing the sleep <a href="http://ramblershandbook.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/been-awhile/" class="excerpt-more-link">[&#8230;]</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ramblershandbook.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9684191&amp;post=34&amp;subd=ramblershandbook&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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