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		<title>Politically Incorrect Golf Terms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Try some of these next time you&#8217;re out on the course (courtesy of one of my league mates, with a little editing of my own). WARNING: locker room humor follows&#8230; Rock Hudson &#8211; a putt that looked straight, but wasn&#8217;t. Saddam Hussein &#8211; from one bunker into another. Yasser Arafat &#8211; butt-ugly and in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adirondack Vacation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I just concluded four days of bliss in a little cabin on Elk Lake, in New York&#8217;s Adirondack Park. No cell coverage, no wi-fi, no real connection with the outside world&#8211;well, we did get one Yankees game score from the office, courtesy of their satellite link, but that was our single episode [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just What is a &#8220;Meme,&#8221; Anyway?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I actually didn&#8217;t know the precise definition of the term, for all it&#8217;s become an eponymous meme, itself, thanks to the Internet. Then I happened to be pointed to this fascinating video lecture by Susan Blackmore over at TED.com. She not only defined the term, she placed it in a very important place in our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spinrants.spinland.biz/2010/07/just-what-is-a-meme-anyway/</link>
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		<title>This Just In: Prince is Clueless</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently read an interview, a rare one granted to Peter Willis by That Artist Currently Still Known as Prince that&#8217;s tied to the pending release of his new album, &#8220;20TEN.&#8221; Now, granted, as a musical artist this guy might very well be one of the greatest creative minds of our generation. On the other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spinrants.spinland.biz/2010/07/this-just-in-prince-is-clueless/</link>
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		<title>Fireworks Grand Finale, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re fortunate enough to know some interesting people. One is an expert at setting up fireworks shows, and another has a large yard backed by a larger field, and the willingness to host a big Fourth of July bash. It was an amazing spectacle, and no huge crowds or traffic issues to deal with. Here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spinrants.spinland.biz/2010/07/fireworks-grand-finale-2010/</link>
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		<title>Birds of a Feather</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Based on my last blog post you would probably (perhaps rightly) label me an Apple fanboi. That doesn&#8217;t mean I can&#8217;t bring the snark when I think it&#8217;s called for&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://spinrants.spinland.biz/2010/07/birds-of-a-feather/</link>
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		<title>Selling my Soul to Steve Jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It all started so innocently&#8230; The number one activity I undertake on computing devices is creating graphics. 3D modeling, animating same, web stuff, what have you. I long since realized I was sick and tired of being tied to a computer desk, though, and wanted something fresh that didn&#8217;t involve unplugging, lugging, and plugging every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spinrants.spinland.biz/2010/07/selling-my-soul-to-steve-jobs/</link>
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		<title>Life before Google</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Got a funny one-panel cartoon in my e-mail, and I&#8217;m going to share&#8230; So, to give credit where it&#8217;s due I followed the link at the bottom of the image, did a little searching, and found the original posting here. While you&#8217;re at it, check out more of the Shoebox Blog, it&#8217;s pretty damned funny!]]></description>
		<link>http://spinrants.spinland.biz/2010/06/life-before-google/</link>
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		<title>Disorder in the Court!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a pretty funny book by that title that&#8217;s been around for a while. Some excerpts have been making their way around the Intertubes for another while; here are a few that recently crossed my virtual desk: ____________________________________________ ATTORNEY:  What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning? WITNESS:     He said , [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spinrants.spinland.biz/2010/06/disorder-in-the-court/</link>
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		<title>Lights! Camera! Action!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, in the process of learning to do broadcast-quality intros and flying logos and such, I ran through a tutorial on creating intros for things like feature films. After the initial steps were done I went back and spent a lot of time punching things up a bit and modifying to my taste. I&#8217;m rather [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://spinrants.spinland.biz/2010/06/lights-camera-action/</link>
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