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		<title>I&#8217;ve Been Robbed of my RSMFCS&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://alexawrites.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/ive-been-robbed-of-my-rsmfcss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not literally.
Among the few things I really anticipate around Christmas time, Fred Meyer got me all excited when I saw my favorite self-indulgent holiday &#8220;grab-n-go&#8221; treat: Russell Stover marshmallow filled, dark chocolate covered Santas.
Not the knock-off Hershey&#8217;s marshmallow Santas, and not the unpalatable Palmer brand marshmallow Santas.
The ones that only Russell Stover does right&#8230;with creamy marshmallow filling [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alexawrites.wordpress.com&blog=1504217&post=2088&subd=alexawrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>To Laugh at (with) Oneself</title>
		<link>http://alexawrites.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/to-laugh-at-with-oneself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I don&#8217;t know what I would do without a sense of humor about  myself.
Oh, wait. Yes I do. I would do things like&#8230;well, like take everything personally.
I would probably also second guess everyone else&#8217;s motives for laughing around me. I would assume that people are laughing at me. I would believe that everyone thinks I&#8217;m [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alexawrites.wordpress.com&blog=1504217&post=2014&subd=alexawrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Does One Get There?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tell me, please, how one gets to the place where crying an ocean of tears is just one blink away &#8212; without any obvious cause?
How is it that meditating on all things good, and seeing the positive side of whatever, can be a trail that leads to a desolate clearing that seems laden with sorrow?
It is so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alexawrites.wordpress.com&blog=1504217&post=2000&subd=alexawrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A *Blah* Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t seem to shake the feeling of *blah* lately.
I can&#8217;t seem to identify its origin.
It&#8217;s just there, and it magnifies every little thing that bothers me into a fully-enveloping, suffocating blob&#8230;If amplifies all the disappointments and self-talk of my failings into roars that allow no opportunity for a moment&#8217;s peace.
This is the reality of my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alexawrites.wordpress.com&blog=1504217&post=1957&subd=alexawrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Underestimated</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever viewed a person &#8212; either someone you know personally or just a person you&#8217;ve seen around &#8212; in such a way that you&#8217;ve unwittingly concluded that you&#8217;ve seen all the potential there is to see of this individual, and that the potential you see is all the potential the individual has?
No? Hmmm&#8230;I&#8217;ll [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alexawrites.wordpress.com&blog=1504217&post=1940&subd=alexawrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happier Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It must have been a peculiar sight to the checker who remarked, &#8220;Wow, that&#8217;s a lot of sprinkles on that doughnut.&#8221; I wasn&#8217;t buying a dozen doughnuts for the family; I was buying a single, &#8220;real&#8221; doughnut for myself.
What came out of my mouth was, &#8220;It brings out the kid in me.&#8221;
The intersection down the street [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alexawrites.wordpress.com&blog=1504217&post=1863&subd=alexawrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Instant Miscommunication</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you agree that instant communication has resulted in more misunderstanding than real communication?
No? Well, hear me out here.
A conversation through email or text messaging is potentially not a private one: replies with BCCs and &#8220;forwards&#8221; are just one click away. These &#8220;conversations,&#8221; in the absence of face-to-face dialogue are fertile soil for conflict. It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alexawrites.wordpress.com&blog=1504217&post=1853&subd=alexawrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Health vs. Creative Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I made a lifestyle change in April, I feel fantastic&#8230;at least, physically.
 
Creatively, I am withering. I haven&#8217;t had any blog-worthy ideas.
 
In April I decided to stop eating anything after 7:00 PM. That meant no more midnight microwave popcorn indulgences for me.
 
The unintended (yet obviously foreseeable) consequence: my mind and body could not keep the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alexawrites.wordpress.com&blog=1504217&post=1830&subd=alexawrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Toilet Terrors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[~~ Our daughter gave me permission to tell this story. Thanks, &#8220;Sis,&#8221; for being able to laugh about it now. ~~
I had some wacky, unreasonable fears as a child.
One of those was my fear of the toilet clogging. I guess I was convinced that a clogged toilet would overflow and flood the house and we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alexawrites.wordpress.com&blog=1504217&post=1730&subd=alexawrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just Because I Can</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I underwent a pretty major surgery five days ago. I recover quickly from surgery&#8230;.quicker than the average patient, so I wasn&#8217;t intimidated by the &#8220;major&#8221; part.
Well, they say it&#8217;s major. I guess it is considering the list of &#8220;Don&#8217;ts&#8221; my surgeon gave me (this is only a partial list):
I&#8217;m supposed to avoid climbing stairs for a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alexawrites.wordpress.com&blog=1504217&post=1710&subd=alexawrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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