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	<title>Mange Merde</title>
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	<description>...if you'll pardon my French</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Peanut Factory Processes Peanuts</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/peanut-factory-processes-peanuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observations</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband brought this little gem home from his last business trip -   you know, those darned lawyers ruin it for everybody:
 

 

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		<title>A Response from Mother Earth News</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/a-response-from-mother-earth-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/a-response-from-mother-earth-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Serious</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago I wrote an open letter to Mother Earth News, complaining about the cigarette advertising in their magazine - a magazine I had previously considered a model of leadership for "good living".  To their credit, at least they gave me a response, even if it wasn't the one that I'd wanted.]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter to &#8220;Mother Earth News&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/an-open-letter-to-mother-earth-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/an-open-letter-to-mother-earth-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Rants</category>
	<category>Serious</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mother Earth News:  I was shocked - and very *very* disappointed - to open this month's issue and find a full page advertisement for cigarettes, of all things!  I'm referring to the ad for "Natural American Spirit" cigarettes that appeared near the back of the August/September 2008 issue.]]></description>
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		<title>Do What You Love - Love What You Do</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/do-what-you-love-love-what-you-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/do-what-you-love-love-what-you-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Serious</category>
	<category>Observations</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found myself saying this to a friend today - I always say "do what you love, and love what you do", but today what flowed from me somehow seemed more profound, and I felt that I should put pixel to screen, to make sure that I had it down somewhere, so here it is.]]></description>
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		<title>Do New Yorkers Walk Fast or is Everybody Else Just Slow?</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/do-new-yorkers-walk-fast-or-is-everybody-else-just-slow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/do-new-yorkers-walk-fast-or-is-everybody-else-just-slow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Rants</category>
	<category>Observations</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I walk quickly.  I always have.  I chalk it up to being a New Yorker.  Because, you know, New Yorkers walk fast.  We're busy people, and we have places to go, and things to see.
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		<title>The Smell of Books</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/the-smell-of-books/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/the-smell-of-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Serious</category>
	<category>My Day</category>
	<category>How I'm Feeling</category>
	<category>Observations</category>
	<category>Random Thoughts</category>
	<category>Things I Like</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went to the library today - it was the first time that I'd been there in a few months, and when I walked in, I was immediately struck by the smell.]]></description>
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		<title>There is So Much Wrong with This Sign&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/there-is-so-much-wrong-with-this-sign/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/there-is-so-much-wrong-with-this-sign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observations</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;where is Lynne Truss when you need her?


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		<title>What is That Bear&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/what-is-that-bear/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/what-is-that-bear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observations</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;.doing to that deer??  Seen in Folsom St. Coffee on a flyer for a  concert to benefit wild animals.
 

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		<title>A Peek Inside My Fridge</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/a-peek-inside-my-fridge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/a-peek-inside-my-fridge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observations</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ You know, they say that you can tell a lot about a person by what&#8217;s   in their refrigerator.
What can you tell about me from mine?
 (This is the cleanest my fridge will ever be &#8230; and that&#8217;s   because it&#8217;s just 3 hours old.)


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		<title>I Call 911 and Thankfully It Is Not a False Alarm</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/i-call-911-and-thankfully-it-is-not-a-false-alarm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/i-call-911-and-thankfully-it-is-not-a-false-alarm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Serious</category>
	<category>My Day</category>
	<category>Pictures</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was out with two colleagues last evening, turning what had been a  pitiful excuse for an executive networking event into a very   productive Internet and affiliate marketing business meeting.  We   were sitting in the outdoor dining area of 1010 in Boulder, on Walnut   (it was quieter outside than in, so we could talk), when I realized I   smelled....a lit fireplace?  No...]]></description>
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		<title>At last!  A shopping cart cup holder!</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/at-last-a-shopping-cart-cup-holder-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/at-last-a-shopping-cart-cup-holder-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observations</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Have you noticed that nearly every Safeway, Albertsons, and other big   grocery chain now has a Starbucks or Starbucks-equivalent in it?
And if you&#8217;ve ever been spoiled, like I have, with a shopping cart   which has a shopping cart cup holder, you&#8217;ll forever long for   all shopping carts to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At last!  A Shopping Cart Cup Holder!</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/at-last-a-shopping-cart-cup-holder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/at-last-a-shopping-cart-cup-holder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Things I Like</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed that nearly every Safeway, Albertsons, and other big   grocery chain now has a Starbucks or Starbucks-equivalent in it?  And if you've ever been spoiled, like I have, with a shopping cart   which has a <i>shopping cart cup holder</i>, you'll forever long for   <b>all</b> shopping carts to have cup holders, to hold your quad non-fat sugar-free frappuccino with extra whip.  Well, guess what I just found for you.]]></description>
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		<title>Church Giving Assault Rifle to One Lucky 15 Year Old</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/church-giving-assault-rifle-to-one-lucky-15-year-old/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/church-giving-assault-rifle-to-one-lucky-15-year-old/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Serious</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know..I can't even write about this, as it's so preposterous - so disgusting - yet so...sadly..true.  So here is the link to the story about an Oklahoma church that is sponsoring a contest where one lucky teen gets an AR-15.  But of course comments welcome back here.]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone Insanity</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/iphone-insanity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/iphone-insanity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observations</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's 3:30 in the afternoon..it's 96 degrees out.. The Boulder Apple  store has been open for 7 1/2 hours..and look at the freakin' line.]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Won&#8217;t Put Warning on Epilepsy Drugs Despite 80% Increase in Suicide Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/fda-wont-put-warning-on-epilepsy-drugs-despite-80-increase-in-suicide-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/fda-wont-put-warning-on-epilepsy-drugs-despite-80-increase-in-suicide-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In news of the disgusting, the FDA today decided not to put a warning on 11 epilepsy drugs <b>known to increase suicidal thoughts and tendancies by at least 80%!!!</b> (Some reports put the increase at 100%.)]]></description>
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		<title>Lovastatin in Over-the-Counter Red Yeast Rice Lowers Cholesterol, Reports Say</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/lovastatin-in-over-the-counter-red-yeast-rice-lowers-cholesteral-reports-say/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/lovastatin-in-over-the-counter-red-yeast-rice-lowers-cholesteral-reports-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Serious</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report confirms that the natural food supplement Red Yeast Rice (sometimes erroneously called "Red Rice Yeast") lowers cholesterol because it contains lovastatin, which is one of the naturally occuring statins that is also used in manufactured statin drugs used to lower cholesterol.    Red Yeast Rice is available over the counter, and you can also buy it online, but be sure to avoid certain brands - here's why.]]></description>
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		<title>Seen in Espresso Joe&#8217;s in Boulder</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/seen-in-espresso-joes-in-boulder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/seen-in-espresso-joes-in-boulder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observations</category>
	<category>Seen In...</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this sign, seen in Espresso Joe's in Boulder.]]></description>
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		<title>R.I.P. Tazi</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/rip-tazi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/rip-tazi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observations</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of the hardest notes I have ever had to write.  Yesterday afternoon I had to say goodbye to Tazi, our dear, sweet,   old girl.]]></description>
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		<title>Gourmet Products do Not Come in Plastic Squeeze Bottles</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/gourmet-products-do-not-come-in-plastic-squeeze-bottles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/gourmet-products-do-not-come-in-plastic-squeeze-bottles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observations</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What marketing genius thought this up?  Just because you say that   your product is "gourmet" doesn't <b>make it</b> gourmet!  Gourmet products do <b>not</b> come in squeeze bottles.]]></description>
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		<title>Janeane Garofalo Moonlights as Optometrist</title>
		<link>http://www.mangemerde.com/janeane-garofalo-moonlights-as-optometrist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mangemerde.com/janeane-garofalo-moonlights-as-optometrist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Observations</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bet you didn&#8217;t know that Janeane Garofalo was also an optometrist,   did you?


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