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		<title>Michael Jackson</title>
		<link>http://thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/michael-jackson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh H.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a long time since I have followed any of Michael Jackson&#8217;s music. The last album of his that I remember is the one with the song &#8220;Black or White.&#8221;  However when I was young (preteen or so) I really liked Michael Jackson&#8217;s music. For Christmas one year my mom gave me the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com&blog=618922&post=1343&subd=thesmoakhouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Do: 9 Years Ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh H.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 25, 2000 Lyndsay and I stood before God and man and declared our vows to love and cherish one another until death do us part.
I met Lyndsay in 1999 at a coffee house in Macon where my band at the time was performing. I had met her once before with no sparks flying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com&blog=618922&post=1337&subd=thesmoakhouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Senators&#8217; &#8220;Trust Busting&#8221;&#8211;Why?</title>
		<link>http://thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/u-s-senators-trust-busting-why/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh H.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently posted to Twitter an article from PCWorld.com reporting that a group of Senators have sent a letter to the FCC urging it to consider regulating device/carrier exclusivity deals in the mobile device industry. The most obvious one that comes to mind is the iPhone deal between Apple Inc. and AT&#38;T.  If you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com&blog=618922&post=1332&subd=thesmoakhouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Takeover of GM and Chrysler</title>
		<link>http://thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/federal-takeover-of-gm-and-chrysler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh H.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I was pondering the possible implications of the Government&#8217;s ownership of two of this nation&#8217;s largest auto manufacturers. Part of having a realistic outlook on any situation is being able to see the possible long-term effects of a given decision. Unfortunately the Washington establishment can not learn this lesson. All they seem to care [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com&blog=618922&post=1330&subd=thesmoakhouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming Cynical about Government: A Personal Journey</title>
		<link>http://thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/becoming-cynical-about-government-a-personal-journey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh H.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the South]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love America. That&#8217;s why I study American history as a hobby. I am amazed at what unbelievable success this great experiment has had. We rose from a rag-tag group of loosely associated states to the world&#8217;s greatest and richest superpower.
I first started paying attention to America&#8217;s greatness when I was in school. I do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com&blog=618922&post=1328&subd=thesmoakhouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When Did the 80s Start to Rock?</title>
		<link>http://thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/when-did-the-80s-start-to-rock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 11:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh H.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the American vernacular there are several words and phrases that have changed meaning as culture has changed. Consider the word &#8220;cool.&#8221;  No longer does it refer to the temperature of a room only.  It also describes an attitude, a state of being.  To be &#8220;cool&#8221; is the ultimate goal of every high school student [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com&blog=618922&post=1325&subd=thesmoakhouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Songs I Wish I Had Written</title>
		<link>http://thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/songs-i-wish-i-had-written/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 18:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh H.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question 1: What ten songs (that currently exist, of course) do you wish you had written?
Here&#8217;s another topic submitted to help me fight off writer&#8217;s block.
Hundreds of thousands of songs have been written. Many are on the radio for a while and then go away to the boneyard. Others are never noticed. But every so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com&blog=618922&post=1287&subd=thesmoakhouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Survey</title>
		<link>http://thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/a-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh H.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Stuff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Kev for posting this survey and giving me something to blog about.
1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.
“Now the flood was on the earth 40 days.”
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What can you touch?
A bowl of cut up angel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com&blog=618922&post=1305&subd=thesmoakhouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two For the Price of&#8230;Two</title>
		<link>http://thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/two-for-the-price-oftwo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh H.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ebay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPod Touch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have never done this but I made an eBay blunder. Nothing major. Just annoying. Here&#8217;s what happened.
As I have written before I own (a so-dang-awesome) cherry sunburst Les Paul Standard.  This is my dream guitar and I feel so lucky to own it.  But needless to saying being over a decade old, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com&blog=618922&post=1301&subd=thesmoakhouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Awesome (and not-so-awesome), Hypothetical Bands</title>
		<link>http://thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/awesome-and-not-so-awesome-hypothetical-bands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh H.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[what are the most awesome hypothetical names of bands that you can think of, and what type of music would that band play?
In an effort to help me break writer&#8217;s block, Heather wants to know what sort of awesome (hypothetical) bands can I come up with including the type of music they would play.
Just to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesmoakhouse.wordpress.com&blog=618922&post=1283&subd=thesmoakhouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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