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	<title>Elaine Dunham</title>
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	<description>Elaines Views on the World</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Pens and Pencils</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My Mother always used to say that she would never trust a person who fills out a crossword puzzle in pencil. She says that the only proper way to take on a crossword challenge is with a pen so that your answers are final and cannot be changed.
I have tried to approach my life that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My Mother always used to say that she would never trust a person who fills out a crossword puzzle in pencil. She says that the only proper way to take on a crossword challenge is with a pen so that your answers are final and cannot be changed.</p>
<p>I have tried to approach my life that way, as well. It can be hard to step into an unfamiliar setting and make your mark with a pen, but sometimes the rest of the people around you need to see that confidence, too. So I try to tackle every challenge with a confident smile and a firm hand, and most of the time I am delighted to find that it all worked out just fine.</p>
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		<title>Did Anyone Win?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone I know has been going to McDonald&#8217;s for weeks trying to collect the Monopoly game pieces that come on Big Macs, large fries and large drinks. We all have a game board tacked on the wall at our workstations or at home in our kitchens. Today when I order my large fries, the box [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone I know has been going to McDonald&#8217;s for weeks trying to collect the Monopoly game pieces that come on Big Macs, large fries and large drinks. We all have a game board tacked on the wall at our workstations or at home in our kitchens. Today when I order my large fries, the box had no game piece on it - so it looks like the game is over. I don&#8217;t know a single person who won anything at all in this Monopoly game. Do you know of anyone?</p>
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		<title>Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to one of my coworkers last night at work and got a kick out of what she was telling me about her husband.  Don&#8217;t get me wrong we love our husbands dearly but it seemed like she was talking about my husband.  She was laughing and joking around a little bit, but some [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was talking to one of my coworkers last night at work and got a kick out of what she was telling me about her husband.  Don&#8217;t get me wrong we love our husbands dearly but it seemed like she was talking about my husband.  She was laughing and joking around a little bit, but some of the conversation turned pretty tense.</p>
<p>It all began because she had been a stay at home mom for the past couple of years.  Now that the baby is a little bit older she decided to go back to work to make some money.  What she has realized though is that her house is a mess, she can&#8217;t keep up with the laundry or dishes and she doesn&#8217;t know what to do.  She mentioned that her husband doesn&#8217;t really notice or at least doesn&#8217;t do much about it.  It was really funny to listen to her talk and to feel that I could totally relate to her.  What is the anwer all you women out there?  Are we really suppose to just let it go when we feel we are unable to work full-time and keep up with the house?</p>
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		<title>The Upcoming Election</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe the election is less than a week away.  The excitement is starting to happen!  I cannot wait to start seeing positive changes happen.  Just yesterday I went to my bank in a shopping center nearby where I live.  I was so upset to see that about 50% of the shopping center has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t believe the election is less than a week away.  The excitement is starting to happen!  I cannot wait to start seeing positive changes happen.  Just yesterday I went to my bank in a shopping center nearby where I live.  I was so upset to see that about 50% of the shopping center has closed down due to the hard economic times we are facing. </p>
<p>The other changes I&#8217;m looking forward to are better healthcare policies.  My health insurance is so high that I can barely afford my prescriptions.  I know I am not alone in that matter.  Last but not least the war.  It will be interesting to see what happens to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan once we get our new president into office.  Exciting and long anticipated changes are sure to come.</p>
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		<title>Frost on the Punkins</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of October always means that we buy some punkins from the farmer&#8217;s market and take them home to carve them up. We like to make scary faces and set candles inside so that when it gets dark the people who drive by our house see the scary faces glowing.
I want to make a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The end of October always means that we buy some punkins from the farmer&#8217;s market and take them home to carve them up. We like to make scary faces and set candles inside so that when it gets dark the people who drive by our house see the scary faces glowing.</p>
<p>I want to make a punkin totem pole next year. I have seen some really cute ideas on the morning TV show and in some magazines. I didn&#8217;t see those until it was too late and we already had our punkins carved this year. Ours are really cute though - we did a good job carving them up this time.</p>
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		<title>Breakfast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows how important a good breakfast is to your health. Your body needs fuel to get your day started. Even if you just have a bowl of cold cereal with fruit. at least you are giving your heart, muscles and brain something to work with.
My favorite breakfast cereal is Special K with strawberries. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone knows how important a good breakfast is to your health. Your body needs fuel to get your day started. Even if you just have a bowl of cold cereal with fruit. at least you are giving your heart, muscles and brain something to work with.</p>
<p>My favorite breakfast cereal is Special K with strawberries. The strawberries are dehydrated and they plump up when you add milk to the bowl. Sometimes I will add more fresh fruit to the bowl, like banana slices or a handful of blueberries.</p>
<p>The best part of summer and autumn is having all the fresh fruit to cook with or add to cereal, salads and snacks.</p>
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		<title>New Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[New music will be coming out this time of year. The artists want to get the airplay to put songs in your head and prompt you to buy their albums. So they are releasing the albums now and the radio stations will have lots of new music to add to their play lists. Some people [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New music will be coming out this time of year. The artists want to get the airplay to put songs in your head and prompt you to buy their albums. So they are releasing the albums now and the radio stations will have lots of new music to add to their play lists. Some people will like the music so much that they buy the albums as Christmas gifts for their friends and family. I don&#8217;t like to give music as gifts - to me, music is much too personal a choice. Sometimes there will be an album that almost everyone loves, but most people have definite tastes on what artists they like and if you buy something for them that they don&#8217;t like then you really havent&#8217; given them a gift of value.</p>
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		<title>Debate Night</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight I have to work late and will miss the debate on TV between Obama and McCain. I was hoping to see some of it, but I&#8217;m sure all the news stations will be broadcasting the best parts and criticizing the worst parts for the next several days. I thought about TIVO-ing the debate, but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tonight I have to work late and will miss the debate on TV between Obama and McCain. I was hoping to see some of it, but I&#8217;m sure all the news stations will be broadcasting the best parts and criticizing the worst parts for the next several days. I thought about TIVO-ing the debate, but decided that it&#8217;s really something you need to see live.</p>
<p>Politics and the election has been on everyone&#8217;s minds these days. The elections are just a month away. I hope we have a great turnout and record numbers of voters this year. It&#8217;s going to be an exciting time for America!</p>
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		<title>Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With the new school year being here I decided to write a post about another situation involving a teacher and a student.  I just read this story on CNN today and was shocked, but then again every year you hear something just like this.  The teacher was a middle school math teacher who lived out [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the new school year being here I decided to write a post about another situation involving a teacher and a student.  I just read this story on CNN today and was shocked, but then again every year you hear something just like this.  The teacher was a middle school math teacher who lived out west.  I can&#8217;t remember what state this happened in but it was in the midwest.  She was in her 20&#8217;s and she decided to have sex with one of her students who was only 12 or 13!  I know it is crazy how could a grown adult do that to a child.</p>
<p>The story gets better; not only did she have sex with him but she tried to drive out to Mexico with him to have sex there.  I don&#8217;t know what she was thinking; maybe she thought no one would see them?!  So now not only is she in trouble for having sex with a minor but also for kidnapping and taking a minor across state lines.  She doesn&#8217;t sound too bright, and she is teaching our children.</p>
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		<title>Testing Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Testing again - I just installed the new version of WordPress and it was much more challenging than I expected.
Excellent! I believe it is working!
I think I found the magic formula here!
Hoo-za!
The new version of wordpress is working, new features and everything! This rocks!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Testing again - I just installed the new version of WordPress and it was much more challenging than I expected.</p>
<p>Excellent! I believe it is working!</p>
<p>I think I found the magic formula here!</p>
<p>Hoo-za!</p>
<p>The new version of wordpress is working, new features and everything! This rocks!</p>
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