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		<title>Passages</title>
		<link>http://tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/passages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remembrance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[widowhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Remembering Tee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I received word today that a dear friend has died.
Of the many things I have learned and come to realize about the wider world &#8211; and beyond &#8211; around us, recognizing &#8211; and accepting &#8211; gifts is chief among them.
Shelley and I were seeking treatment for her Stage IV melanoma at the IMAQ (now called [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com&blog=3184886&post=1346&subd=tomeoftheunknownblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Douchebags</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Modern Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rural Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[annoyances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[douchebag neighbours]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wikipedia defines douchebag in the traditional sense.  That is, a douche bag used in feminine hygiene.
But, it also defines douchebag as slang.  To wit:
Douchebag, or simply douche, is considered to be a pejorative term in North America and other English speaking countries. In some English speaking countries the term is not well known. The slang [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com&blog=3184886&post=1335&subd=tomeoftheunknownblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond Belief</title>
		<link>http://tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/beyond-belief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[current events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baghdad bombings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suicide bombers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terrorists]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have mostly resisted the tendency of our society toward mourning sickness.  My position is that I have enough trouble distributing my emotional reserves amongst my family and friends, so there is no way I&#8217;m going run on empty for the sake of people I don&#8217;t know, never met, never knew existed.
But the news out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com&blog=3184886&post=1327&subd=tomeoftheunknownblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blog Update</title>
		<link>http://tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/blog-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not all that big into &#8220;housecleaning&#8221; this blog, but I decided to freshen that dreary header photo up top.  The panorama photo above is of the harbour at Gibson&#8217;s, BC on the Sunshine Coast.  The photo(s) were taken on Boxing Day 2006 (Boxing Day is the day after Christmas Day if you don&#8217;t know) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com&blog=3184886&post=1323&subd=tomeoftheunknownblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Job Track &#8211; Conclusion</title>
		<link>http://tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/the-job-track-conclusion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exploring myself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relocation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing on from part 3.
We talked about “natural break points” in the project; milestones where a hand off to another person could be smooth and seamless.  He was going to talk to folks “up the food chain” to gauge receptiveness.
In the meantime, I’ve been working on getting my deliverables for the project into order [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com&blog=3184886&post=1319&subd=tomeoftheunknownblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Job Track, Part 3</title>
		<link>http://tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/the-job-track-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exploring myself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relocation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, this is taking a lot longer than I initially figured it would to work out something.  Anyways, continuing on from Part 2.
In the background of all this, another factor was in play.  Our site had been fingered to become, nearly lock, stock and barrel,  part of a new joint venture company.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com&blog=3184886&post=1316&subd=tomeoftheunknownblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Job Track, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/the-job-track-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exploring myself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relocation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Picking up from yesterday.
I asked for a personal leave the day AJ offered me a new role on site.  I took the role, but I needed some time to take care of myself.
I came back to work a little over two months later at the start of 2007.  Although somewhat better, I was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com&blog=3184886&post=1311&subd=tomeoftheunknownblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Job Track, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/the-job-track-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Exploring myself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relocation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was working under a NAFTA permit for an independent refiner in the US Midwest when I was offered a job with my current employer.  My quest for an employer supported green card was going nowhere and after three and a half years in a small Kansas town we were weary of the place, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com&blog=3184886&post=1305&subd=tomeoftheunknownblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seduction Style</title>
		<link>http://tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/seduction-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[quizzes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lazy blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seduction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, a little too busy right now for other than lazy blogging.  Copying from Ærchie&#8217;s Archive today:

 What is your Seduction Style?




Your Seduction Style: The Charmer





You&#8217;re a master at intimate conversation and verbal enticement.
You seduce with words, by getting people to open up to you.
By establishing this deep connection quickly, people fall under your power.
And [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com&blog=3184886&post=1302&subd=tomeoftheunknownblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Company Culture</title>
		<link>http://tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/company-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[observations at work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chimpanzees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[company culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dilbert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace fun]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our employer is a company now highly dependent upon work processes. A colleague told me today about this past weekend&#8217;s Dilbert strip. (It&#8217;s probably true of most workplaces, but Dilbert creater Scott Adams has uncannily drawn Dilbert strips about subjects going on in my workplace at the time it was happening. It&#8217;s almost like he [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.com&blog=3184886&post=1291&subd=tomeoftheunknownblogger&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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