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<entry>
    <title>Hint, hint, hint...
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    <published>2008-03-31T04:50:28Z</published>
    <updated>2008-03-31T04:50:28Z</updated>

    <summary>A not-so-subtle tip recommendation at Two Fisted Mario's.</summary>
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A not-so-subtle tip recommendation at Two Fisted Mario's.

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<entry>
    <title>Chicken and Waffles!
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    <published>2008-04-03T20:23:57Z</published>
    <updated>2008-04-03T20:23:57Z</updated>

    <summary>For those times when waffles alone won't sufficiently clog your arteries.</summary>
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For those times when waffles alone won't sufficiently clog your arteries.

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    <title>Rockies opening week game
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    <published>2008-04-06T23:44:54Z</published>
    <updated>2008-04-06T23:44:54Z</updated>

    <summary></summary>
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        <name>David Simmons</name>
        <uri>http://davidsimmons.com/</uri>
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<entry>
    <title>Shatin's cookout
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    <published>2008-04-19T10:10:08Z</published>
    <updated>2008-04-19T10:10:08Z</updated>

    <summary>Shatin threw a big cookout last weekend to celebrate his new green card status!</summary>
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Shatin threw a big cookout last weekend to celebrate his new green card 
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<entry>
    <title>3:30am
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    <published>2008-04-19T10:11:21Z</published>
    <updated>2008-04-19T10:11:21Z</updated>

    <summary>You know you're in a good place when you can look out the window and see plenty of lights on at 3:30am in the morning.</summary>
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You know you're in a good place when you can look out the window and see 
plenty of lights on at 3:30am in the morning.

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<entry>
    <title>Kindle: The Unboxing
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    <published>2008-04-23T19:59:25Z</published>
    <updated>2008-04-23T19:59:25Z</updated>

    <summary>I just received my Kindle, Amazon's wireless reading device with the unfortunate name. No word yet on whether <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451">Farhenheit 451 is available.</summary>
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I just received my Kindle, Amazon's wireless reading device with the 
unfortunate name.  No word yet on whether <em><a 
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451">Farhenheit 
451</a></em> is available.

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<entry>
    <title>Capitol Defense!
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    <published>2008-04-24T15:17:37Z</published>
    <updated>2008-04-24T15:17:37Z</updated>

    <summary>I saw these Air Force people unloading something that looks like a sailplane out in front of the capitol building, today. I, for one, can sleep better at night knowing that our capitol is being guarded by a heavier-than-air vehicle without a motor. :)</summary>
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I saw these Air Force people unloading something that looks like a 
sailplane out in front of the capitol building, today.  I, for one, can 
sleep better at night knowing that our capitol is being guarded by a 
heavier-than-air vehicle without a motor.  :)

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<entry>
    <title>Grits in a Tube
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    <published>2008-05-07T20:04:01Z</published>
    <updated>2008-05-07T20:04:01Z</updated>

    <summary>It's the all-new Grits in a Tube! It must be THE FUTURE!</summary>
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        <name>David Simmons</name>
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It's the all-new Grits in a Tube!  It must be THE FUTURE!

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<entry>
    <title>When sprinklers attack...
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    <published>2008-05-23T16:53:34Z</published>
    <updated>2008-05-23T16:53:34Z</updated>

    <summary>You never know when improperly adjusted sprinklers are going to be hiding just off the sidewalk, ready to taunt and harass the pedestrian commuters of our fair city.</summary>
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        <name>David Simmons</name>
        <uri>http://davidsimmons.com/</uri>
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You never know when improperly adjusted sprinklers are going to be 
hiding just off the sidewalk, ready to taunt and harass the pedestrian 
commuters of our fair city.

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<entry>
    <title>No more hopscotch
</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://davidsimmons.com/pers/blog/148.html" />
    <id>tag:davidsimmons.com,2005:/blog//2.148</id>
    
    <published>2008-05-25T04:03:40Z</published>
    <updated>2008-05-25T04:03:40Z</updated>

    <summary>They said it couldn't be done, but with sheer force of will I actually managed to clean the office. It turns out there was carpet underneath all that stuff. Who could have known?</summary>
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        <name>David Simmons</name>
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They said it couldn't be done, but with sheer force of will I actually 
managed to clean the office.  It turns out there was carpet underneath 
all that stuff.  Who could have known?

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<entry>
    <title>Infinite Loop
</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://davidsimmons.com/pers/blog/149.html" />
    <id>tag:davidsimmons.com,2005:/blog//2.149</id>
    
    <published>2008-06-23T21:38:31Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-23T21:38:31Z</updated>

    <summary>So, I was walking along the street one day, and I came across this sign in the first picture indicating the sidewalk was closed, and instructing pedestrians to cross over to the other sidewalk. I can see the good sense in this, so I oblige and walk over to the other side of the street where I see the sign in the second and third pictures indicating that I should... HEY! Wait a second!!!</summary>
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        <name>David Simmons</name>
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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="865b36d05799.jpg"> <img src="865b36d05799.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>May 31, 2008 18:25:13</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="5e395193f6a7.jpg"> <img src="5e395193f6a7.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>May 31, 2008 18:25:24</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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So, I was walking along the street one day, and I came across this sign 
in the first picture indicating the sidewalk was closed, and instructing 
pedestrians to cross over to the other sidewalk.  I can see the good 
sense in this, so I oblige and walk over to the other side of the street 
where I see the sign in the second and third pictures indicating that I 
should... HEY!  Wait a second!!!

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</entry>

<entry>
    <title>Big Ape
</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://davidsimmons.com/pers/blog/150.html" />
    <id>tag:davidsimmons.com,2005:/blog//2.150</id>
    
    <published>2008-06-23T21:40:45Z</published>
    <updated>2008-06-23T21:40:45Z</updated>

    <summary>Apparently this big ape has been in the Wynkoop forever, but I never noticed it until the other day when my friends asked me to meet them by the big ape. "You want me to meet you WHERE?!?!"</summary>
    <author>
        <name>David Simmons</name>
        <uri>http://davidsimmons.com/</uri>
    </author>
    
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Apparently this big ape has been in the Wynkoop forever, but I never 
noticed it until the other day when my friends asked me to meet them by 
the big ape.  "You want me to meet you WHERE?!?!"

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<entry>
    <title>Bricktown - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://davidsimmons.com/pers/blog/151.html" />
    <id>tag:davidsimmons.com,2005:/blog//2.151</id>
    
    <published>2008-07-25T16:58:56Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-25T16:58:56Z</updated>

    <summary>Hanging out in Bricktown.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>David Simmons</name>
        <uri>http://davidsimmons.com/</uri>
    </author>
    
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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="5267a6a944fe.jpg"> <img src="5267a6a944fe.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 17, 2008 16:40:39</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="66c929c792fe.jpg"> <img src="66c929c792fe.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 17, 2008 17:42:21</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="4e00b2f9875c.jpg"> <img src="4e00b2f9875c.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 17, 2008 17:42:48</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="0b4e8e500953.jpg"> <img src="0b4e8e500953.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 17, 2008 17:43:13</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="f226efd8c256.jpg"> <img src="f226efd8c256.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 17, 2008 17:43:25</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="ffd16a8eb973.jpg"> <img src="ffd16a8eb973.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 17, 2008 17:46:32</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="834c43288e34.jpg"> <img src="834c43288e34.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 17, 2008 17:47:37</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="d08d6cb98b20.jpg"> <img src="d08d6cb98b20.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 17, 2008 17:47:57</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="7a5ed30f023f.jpg"> <img src="7a5ed30f023f.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 17, 2008 17:49:15</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="02026a40a0df.jpg"> <img src="02026a40a0df.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 17, 2008 17:49:27</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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Hanging out in Bricktown.

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</entry>

<entry>
    <title>Median barriers
</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://davidsimmons.com/pers/blog/152.html" />
    <id>tag:davidsimmons.com,2005:/blog//2.152</id>
    
    <published>2008-07-25T17:02:59Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-25T17:02:59Z</updated>

    <summary>More states need these wire rope median barriers on freeways to help stop drunk and/or sleeping drivers from crossing the median into oncoming traffic. These barriers were in Oklahoma.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>David Simmons</name>
        <uri>http://davidsimmons.com/</uri>
    </author>
    
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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="78d378c94bbe.jpg"> <img src="78d378c94bbe.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 18, 2008 10:37:41</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="65de1c361e50.jpg"> <img src="65de1c361e50.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 18, 2008 10:37:49</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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More states need these wire rope median barriers on freeways to help 
stop drunk and/or sleeping drivers from crossing the median into 
oncoming traffic.  These barriers were in Oklahoma.

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</entry>

<entry>
    <title>Idea House - Taylor, Mississippi
</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://davidsimmons.com/pers/blog/154.html" />
    <id>tag:davidsimmons.com,2005:/blog//2.154</id>
    
    <published>2008-07-25T17:40:51Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-25T17:40:51Z</updated>

    <summary>I toured the Southern Living Idea House, part of the retro-chic <a href="http://www.pleinairtaylor.com/">Plein Air development in the village of Taylor, Mississippi.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>David Simmons</name>
        <uri>http://davidsimmons.com/</uri>
    </author>
    
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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="d8774ccc2e40.jpg"> <img src="d8774ccc2e40.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:42:50</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="98108be5ff36.jpg"> <img src="98108be5ff36.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:43:47</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="2668d6b9a3c3.jpg"> <img src="2668d6b9a3c3.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:44:03</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="3a8557b2034a.jpg"> <img src="3a8557b2034a.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:44:26</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="4cf1288064e9.jpg"> <img src="4cf1288064e9.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:44:50</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="aff343900220.jpg"> <img src="aff343900220.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:46:44</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="5111007fd341.jpg"> <img src="5111007fd341.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:47:28</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="54fc3c6b4502.jpg"> <img src="54fc3c6b4502.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:53:17</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="63792e769fc8.jpg"> <img src="63792e769fc8.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:53:58</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="22773a043ed9.jpg"> <img src="22773a043ed9.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:54:28</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="352a5cfc0e65.jpg"> <img src="352a5cfc0e65.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:54:47</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="4e89f37f998c.jpg"> <img src="4e89f37f998c.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:54:56</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="d9e92acc0d8d.jpg"> <img src="d9e92acc0d8d.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:59:08</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="07f6f5871145.jpg"> <img src="07f6f5871145.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 13:59:29</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="0657d5f156b3.jpg"> <img src="0657d5f156b3.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:01:07</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="db9dc70536c3.jpg"> <img src="db9dc70536c3.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:01:18</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="930279043f04.jpg"> <img src="930279043f04.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:02:01</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="8a2623eeda96.jpg"> <img src="8a2623eeda96.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:02:11</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="297f8efeedb8.jpg"> <img src="297f8efeedb8.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:02:48</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="0f14d7020772.jpg"> <img src="0f14d7020772.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:06:21</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="63bc97b39b91.jpg"> <img src="63bc97b39b91.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:12:40</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="337a7fd8a676.jpg"> <img src="337a7fd8a676.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:13:15</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="614660938b4e.jpg"> <img src="614660938b4e.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:16:03</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="e54320968d73.jpg"> <img src="e54320968d73.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:16:50</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="d94713e4d8bd.jpg"> <img src="d94713e4d8bd.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:16:56</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="ad409c312f18.jpg"> <img src="ad409c312f18.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:17:53</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="d4edef061b51.jpg"> <img src="d4edef061b51.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:18:41</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="4c47284e8476.jpg"> <img src="4c47284e8476.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:19:31</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="5b17b9ece110.jpg"> <img src="5b17b9ece110.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:26:43</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="9a2958175471.jpg"> <img src="9a2958175471.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:27:16</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

<td> <table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=213> <tr> <td> <a href="28113f802a2d.jpg"> <img src="28113f802a2d.thumb.jpg" width="213" height="160"></a> </td> </tr> <tr><td class=photodate align=right> <em>July 24, 2008 14:27:34</em> </td></tr> </table> </td>

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I toured the Southern Living Idea House, part of the retro-chic <a 
href="http://www.pleinairtaylor.com/">Plein Air</a> development in the 
village of Taylor, Mississippi.

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<entry>
    <title>I've joined the Thinkpad Fan Club!
</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://davidsimmons.com/pers/blog/155.html" />
    <id>tag:davidsimmons.com,2005:/blog//2.155</id>
    
    <published>2008-08-06T04:52:31Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-06T04:52:31Z</updated>

    <summary>Or is it the fan-a-month club?</summary>
    <author>
        <name>David Simmons</name>
        <uri>http://davidsimmons.com/</uri>
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Or is it the fan-a-month club?

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<entry>
    <title>Quantum Towing
</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://davidsimmons.com/pers/blog/156.html" />
    <id>tag:davidsimmons.com,2005:/blog//2.156</id>
    
    <published>2008-08-11T03:57:07Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-11T03:57:07Z</updated>

    <summary>I hear this towing company is very discrete.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>David Simmons</name>
        <uri>http://davidsimmons.com/</uri>
    </author>
    
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I hear this towing company is very discrete.

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<entry>
    <title>The convention center may need to be rebooted.
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    <published>2008-08-11T04:02:44Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-11T04:02:44Z</updated>

    <summary>They had to send a truck out to uninstall QuickTime.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>David Simmons</name>
        <uri>http://davidsimmons.com/</uri>
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They had to send a truck out to uninstall QuickTime.

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<entry>
    <title>The 66th World Science Fiction Convention - Denver, Colorado
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    <published>2008-08-11T04:09:29Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-11T04:09:29Z</updated>

    <summary>It was awful nice of them to hold the world science fiction convention ten blocks from my apartment.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>David Simmons</name>
        <uri>http://davidsimmons.com/</uri>
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It was awful nice of them to hold the world science fiction convention 
ten blocks from my apartment.

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<entry>
    <title>The Caves of Steel
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    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://davidsimmons.com/pers/blog/159.html" />
    <id>tag:davidsimmons.com,2005:/blog//2.159</id>
    
    <published>2008-08-18T05:39:41Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-18T05:39:41Z</updated>

    <summary>These modern corporate campuses are like self-contained cities -- restaurants, recreation, and work space all connected by miles of air conditioned corridors. It wouldn't be hard to get lost in the maze.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>David Simmons</name>
        <uri>http://davidsimmons.com/</uri>
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These modern corporate campuses are like self-contained cities -- restaurants, recreation, and work space all connected by miles of air conditioned corridors.  It wouldn't be hard to get lost in the maze.

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