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	<title>My Strange Brain</title>
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	<description>The oddly eclectic life of an atypical Midwestern hausfrau</description>
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		<title>Perfectionism, procrastination and resolutions</title>
		<link>http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2012/01/resolutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently (on or about the 3rd of January) I made some New Year&#8217;s resolutions. I used to pretend like I was the sort of person who doesn&#8217;t really make resolutions, but I found myself trotting out that same disclaimer year &#8230; <a href="http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2012/01/resolutions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Life is funny sometimes. Other times, it tries to give me a heart attack.</title>
		<link>http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2011/10/life-is-funny-sometimes-other-times-it-tries-to-give-me-a-heart-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our &#8217;03 Ford Ranger (the kids named it Bart, as an acronym for Big Red Truck) needs a new rear end. We thought it just needed a new differential bearing(s?) and had it sitting in the garage since the beginning &#8230; <a href="http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2011/10/life-is-funny-sometimes-other-times-it-tries-to-give-me-a-heart-attack/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Schadenfreude-light</title>
		<link>http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2011/06/schadenfreude-light/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[thrift stores]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love my local thrift store. It&#8217;s a Mennonite-run shop that has been a fixture in our small town since I can remember.  It used to also be a Ten Thousand Villages &#8220;retailer,&#8221; and I&#8217;m still sad that it isn&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2011/06/schadenfreude-light/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You did what?</title>
		<link>http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2011/04/you-did-what/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[kvetching]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For several days I had been planning to share a photo of my beloved son, who decided on Sunday that come hell or high water, he was going to learn to  ride his bike without the infernal training wheels. He &#8230; <a href="http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2011/04/you-did-what/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I have issues.</title>
		<link>http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2011/04/i-have-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Knitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[navel gazing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You know how they say, &#8220;Whoever dies with the most yarn wins.&#8221;? Well I think my Grandma Bug won. She died almost three years ago, but we&#8217;re just now getting to the part where we clean out her attic, and &#8230; <a href="http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2011/04/i-have-issues/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Early spring backyard scavenger hunt</title>
		<link>http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2011/03/early-spring-backyard-scavenger-hunt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After walking the kidlets to school this morning on this warmish morning, I decided to take a look around the yard&#8211; it is supposed to rain later which will probably make the lawn too soggy for foot travel. Here&#8217;s what &#8230; <a href="http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2011/03/early-spring-backyard-scavenger-hunt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Playing catch up</title>
		<link>http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2010/09/playing-catch-up-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started knitting again last month. I really hadn&#8217;t picked up needles or yarn all summer, so it was a teeny bit momentous when I decided to plop my butt down and cast on for a new project. I actually &#8230; <a href="http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2010/09/playing-catch-up-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I pray better outdoors</title>
		<link>http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2010/09/i-pray-better-outdoors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday at church our pastor set up four prayer stations in the chapel. She believes strongly that people need to make the time and effort to pray regularly. I tend to believe she&#8217;s right, although I&#8217;ve never really done &#8230; <a href="http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2010/09/i-pray-better-outdoors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes I wonder</title>
		<link>http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2010/09/txtspk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder what is wrong with people. Are they really as lazy as they appear, or are they just unbearably oblivious to how their actions might come across to others. Maybe they really have no understanding about how to do &#8230; <a href="http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2010/09/txtspk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Forgive me hippies, for I have sinned.</title>
		<link>http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2010/08/forgive-me-hippies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bought a Swiffer Wet Jet today. I&#8217;ll be handing over my natural organic hippie granola membership card over to the authorities asap. I had had a Clorox ready mop a bunch of years ago and liked it because I &#8230; <a href="http://www.normdeplume720.com/bloggity/2010/08/forgive-me-hippies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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