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	<title>Against the Grain</title>
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		<title>332</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 332 days, Lisa and I will be married&#8230;again. Why you ask? Well, let me see if I can try to make some sense here (which for me can sometimes be a difficult undertaking). On July 5, 2001 we traveled to Vermont and entered into a Civil Union, which at the time was the closest [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=milindoe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=765019&amp;post=1168&amp;subd=milindoe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Death of the Devil</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 14:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was taking a shower yesterday morning when Lisa came into the bathroom and told me she&#8217;d heard on the news that Navy Seals had found, shot and killed Osama bin Laden.  I was surprised at the news. That&#8217;s it, just surprised.  I suppose I was waiting for my brain to begin processing the information. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=milindoe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=765019&amp;post=1160&amp;subd=milindoe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Throwing in the Towel &#8212; No Degree for Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, I&#8217;ve been taking classes here at MCC in an effort to learn something about the business world and what challenges I will face with regard to our business. In all honesty, the degree was secondary to my desire to learn and, based on what MCC had outlined for my major [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=milindoe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=765019&amp;post=1147&amp;subd=milindoe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why MCC needs to re-evaluate it&#8217;s emergency closing policy</title>
		<link>http://milindoe.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/why-mcc-needs-to-re-evaluate-its-emergency-closing-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Snowmageddon. Snowicane. Snowpocalypse. Snownado.  All terms I heard used to describe the monster storm that wreaked so much havoc in the midwest yesterday. Here in Rochester, NY meteorologists predicted 12-20 inches of snow and one (Glen Johnson) called those numbers &#8220;conservative.&#8221;  But, because the storm tracked to the west more than was anticipated, it allowed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=milindoe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=765019&amp;post=1144&amp;subd=milindoe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>**Update #2**</title>
		<link>http://milindoe.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/update-2-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would seem that Senator Alesi had no idea what anxiety this lawsuit would cause the community, so he has withdrawn the suit. Mind you, he&#8217;s not saying he&#8217;s pulling it because it&#8217;s the right thing to do, but because the community is so overwrought. What now, sue his constituents for pressuring him into withdrawing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=milindoe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=765019&amp;post=1142&amp;subd=milindoe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update**</title>
		<link>http://milindoe.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/update-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Monroe County GOP has issued a public denouncement of Senator Jim Alesi&#8217;s lawsuit (see previous blog post). The last part of the announcement reads &#8220;Senator Alesi needs to drop this irresponsible lawsuit, appologize and get to work at rebuilding the shattered trust of his constituents.&#8221; As if that could happen in this century. Filed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=milindoe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=765019&amp;post=1134&amp;subd=milindoe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s Word(s) &#8212; Obtuse, Shady, Fucktard, Douchebag</title>
		<link>http://milindoe.wordpress.com/2011/01/22/todays-words-obtuse-shady-fucktard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From our local ABC affiliate today comes a news story about our State Senator Jim Alesi, who was re-elected this past November after a nasty and contentious campaign. Last Spring, when the State Senate voted on a marriage equality bill, Senator Alesi pretended to &#8220;agonize&#8221; over his decision, voting &#8220;No&#8221; after assuring his constituents who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=milindoe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=765019&amp;post=1132&amp;subd=milindoe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s Word &#8212; HVAC</title>
		<link>http://milindoe.wordpress.com/2011/01/22/1124/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I trudged through the snow-covered driveway, hatefully kicking the snow aside, my thoughts were centered on all that I had to accomplish in the next 24 hours.  It was the day before Christmas Eve and my employer had graciously dismissed everyone at 2:00 for the holiday break.  I had stopped off at Dick&#8217;s on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=milindoe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=765019&amp;post=1124&amp;subd=milindoe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s Word: Vacuous</title>
		<link>http://milindoe.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/todays-word-vacuous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m back, sort of. I got sort of burned out blogging.  Sometimes it just gets to a point where it seems like a chore. So, I&#8217;ll give it another run and see where it takes me. ************* SARAH PALIN IS AN IDIOT It&#8217;s no secret that I think that Sarah Palin is worse than stupid.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=milindoe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=765019&amp;post=1118&amp;subd=milindoe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Physically Pfffft</title>
		<link>http://milindoe.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/physically-pfffft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my younger years, I was an athlete.  I played every intramural sport there was for girls at our high school – field hockey, soccer, basketball, softball, tennis, track and field.  There was nothing I wouldn’t try and it seemed as if I could just never sit still. At the completion of my senior year [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=milindoe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=765019&amp;post=1109&amp;subd=milindoe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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