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		<title>The Most Portable Computer Is No Computer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: sparkieblues Internet-based applications and file storage, or &#8220;cloud computing&#8221; as it&#8217;s popularly referred to, are fast becoming incredibly functional for most basic tasks on the computer, but there&#8217;s still a lot to be said for keeping the trusted essentials with you, especially when you&#8217;re traveling to places where internet connectivity and security are unknown [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=failuretoland.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8860991&amp;post=544&amp;subd=failuretoland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review: North Face Apex Jacket</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Quitting Is Okay</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reuben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: katie weilbacher Quit school, quit your job, quit the race; &#8220;quit&#8221; has joined the ranks of unspeakable four-letter words. We&#8217;re always told to finish what we start, it&#8217;s drilled into us as we grow up: finish your homework, finish the game, finish your peas. And as kids, we need that. We start out as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=failuretoland.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8860991&amp;post=583&amp;subd=failuretoland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve Always Wanted To Try That: Surfing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reuben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo:haniamir If you live anywhere near the ocean, odds are there&#8217;s at least a small surfing community in your area. People who will go to great lengths and brave temperatures and conditions in the water most people would only consider dealing with if, say, the ground were on fire. This unconsciously affiliated band of people, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=failuretoland.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8860991&amp;post=79&amp;subd=failuretoland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You With The Phone! Step Away From The Internet!</title>
		<link>http://failuretoland.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/step-away-from-the-internet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reuben</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[information]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent conversation with a friend, we began talking about the issues confronting a sustainable world from a seminar she had recently attended. At one point in our discussion we touched on the the inherent problem with a democracy: people can be told what to think and still consider it to be their idea, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=failuretoland.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8860991&amp;post=509&amp;subd=failuretoland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Doldrums</title>
		<link>http://failuretoland.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/the-doldrums/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 09:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reuben</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: sickan85 Idle periods are an inevitability. Be it due to weather, injury, lack of money, or even just the inability to really motivate, there will be downtime in our lives. As I type this I&#8217;m in the middle of one myself, recovering from surgery to repair a torn tendon in my left shoulder from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=failuretoland.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8860991&amp;post=358&amp;subd=failuretoland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Fix</title>
		<link>http://failuretoland.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/quick-fix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reuben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo:slopjop While a first aid kit is never a bad idea, honestly there&#8217;s many situations where you really just need something to hold you together because, like Jesse &#8220;The Government Body&#8221; Ventura, you ain&#8217;t got time to bleed. For this, I&#8217;ve picked up two basic components during my climbing career that should keep you in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=failuretoland.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8860991&amp;post=424&amp;subd=failuretoland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>United States of Awesome: The American Stereotype Overseas</title>
		<link>http://failuretoland.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/the-american-stereotype-overseas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reuben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;All politics aside, Americans as fat, loud, cocky, gun-loving idiots is an image more readily accepted around the world than Mastercard. While the rest of the world is by no means safe from its own stereotypes, America tends to dig its own hole by broadcasting to the world endless clips of its citizens failing to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=failuretoland.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8860991&amp;post=364&amp;subd=failuretoland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Local: Sydney, Australia</title>
		<link>http://failuretoland.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/the-local-sydney-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reuben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traditionally, the neighborhood pub has been a place to gather to socialize, have a pint after work, and maybe get some dinner. The nearest pub therefore is simply referred to as &#8220;The Local&#8221;. In this series, I&#8217;ll be giving a review of my top &#8220;locals&#8221; by region and my favorite drink to have there. Along [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=failuretoland.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8860991&amp;post=211&amp;subd=failuretoland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Gregory Z55 Backpack</title>
		<link>http://failuretoland.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/review-gregory-z55-backpack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reuben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I picked up this backpack in preparation for a month-long trip backpacking through Europe, since my current backpacks were all some combination of too small, too big, too heavy, or too bulky for my needs. I had been wanting a multi-day, lightweight backpack for some time, and this gave me the perfect excuse to start shopping around. While browsing through REI's selection, I came across the Z55, and immediately liked it.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=failuretoland.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8860991&amp;post=284&amp;subd=failuretoland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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