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		<title>When do you say no to an invitation?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few times this month I&#8217;ve gotten these broad invitations to what seem like they should be personal parties but that are during work. And I&#8217;m all for parties and honestly I like getting out of work as much as the next girl. But at some point I thought it was appropriate to stop and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eruditeslacker.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7391524&amp;post=4138&amp;subd=eruditeslacker&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>night fires</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was invited to a beach bonfire on Saturday by a dear friend at work. I haven&#8217;t been to Ocean Beach in YEARS.  If you don&#8217;t count trips to the zoo then the last time I went to Ocean Beach&#8230; it was for Jeff&#8217;s Memorial.  Donuts, champagne and goodbyes. This was not about goodbyes.  It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eruditeslacker.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7391524&amp;post=4127&amp;subd=eruditeslacker&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding narative in the journey</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I walked to El Cerrito today.  When I woke up I just thought it would be a good thing to walk instead of taking BART or a bus. When I first left the apartment I noticed the clouds and the moisture in the air.  It was the feeling you get before it might rain.  (It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eruditeslacker.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7391524&amp;post=4108&amp;subd=eruditeslacker&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adventures with Fabric Stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure why but I got the idea in my head that I needed to go to the fabric stores of San Francisco &#8230; well the fabric stores that aren&#8217;t Britex because I know Britex and I am not prepared for that price point in silk and wool at this time. I did a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eruditeslacker.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7391524&amp;post=4103&amp;subd=eruditeslacker&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fabric project envelopes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the hopes and dreams of being uber-organized in 2012 I made these very simple fabric envelopes to hold my sewing projects. I started with these 15 inches by 23 inches pieces of fabric that got from eBay and didn&#8217;t really have a project for&#8230; until now. I also had some clear vinyl from a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eruditeslacker.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7391524&amp;post=4094&amp;subd=eruditeslacker&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nothing has exploded yet</title>
		<link>http://eruditeslacker.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/nothing-has-exploded-yet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am very grateful to say that nothing has exploded yet.  But I have learned some interesting things. One &#8211; Champagne yeast fizzes up very slowly so it&#8217;s not like bread that doubles up in a few hours.  This is good because it means no explosions&#8230; yet. Two &#8211; It&#8217;s yeast, so there is a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eruditeslacker.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7391524&amp;post=4091&amp;subd=eruditeslacker&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are we taking bets?</title>
		<link>http://eruditeslacker.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/are-we-taking-bets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m bottling my first batch of root beer tonight.  Anyone want to place a bet that something explodes before this is all over?  Because I&#8217;m pretty sure something is going to go horribly awry. I made a 2.5 gallon batch with my Gnome extract and all my kits from More Beer.  That&#8217;s 24 bottles of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eruditeslacker.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7391524&amp;post=4087&amp;subd=eruditeslacker&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>another failed experiment</title>
		<link>http://eruditeslacker.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/another-failed-experiment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 19th of December I noticed that my finger nails were fraying.  I figured it would be a good idea to get a very simple manicure to protect my nails a little bit.  Since I am horrid at painting my nails I went to a little salon near work.  They asked if I wanted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eruditeslacker.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7391524&amp;post=4084&amp;subd=eruditeslacker&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How many do you need?</title>
		<link>http://eruditeslacker.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/how-many-do-you-need/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spent the last few days reading through my cooking magazines and I&#8217;ve got a question&#8230; how many meatball recipes do you need? Once you have a base recipes for anything, do you need to keep collecting them? I did tear out a recipe for Swedish meatballs but only because I know my recipe for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eruditeslacker.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7391524&amp;post=4082&amp;subd=eruditeslacker&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A setting for murder</title>
		<link>http://eruditeslacker.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/a-setting-for-murder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spent the weekend watching Midsomer Murders&#8230; season after season of it on Netflix instant.  It&#8217;s amazing.  Each episode has 3 or so murders.  Year after year all these murders in these tiny towns and villages in the county of Midsomer.  (Which is fictional by the way&#8230; I looked it up.) It reminds me of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eruditeslacker.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7391524&amp;post=4080&amp;subd=eruditeslacker&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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