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		<title>Burning the Candle at Both Ends</title>
		<link>http://blog.rykus.com/2010/01/28/burning-the-candle-at-both-ends</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some days, I just don&#8217;t know how I manage to do it all and stay sane.
After a rambunctious group of kids managed to wear me down mentally, physically, and emotionally at the end of the day Wednesday, it&#8217;s just been a tumble since then.&#160; Wednesdays and Thursdays are usually some of my hardest days, anyways.&#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beginning with Watercolor</title>
		<link>http://blog.rykus.com/2010/01/26/beginning-with-watercolor</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always been interested in the arts, and have a deep appreciation for both the form and function of things.&#160; Whenever I see a work of art, I can&#8217;t help but be amazed at the talent involved.&#160; And I know through playing music that the creation of art will always be a more intense experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Julie and Julia &#8211; iTunes Rental</title>
		<link>http://blog.rykus.com/2010/01/24/julie-and-julia-itunes-rental</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[julie and julia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[movie]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, with temperatures dipping to -18&#176;C and both Jess and I playing a symphony of coughing and sniffling noses, we thought we&#8217;d give the iTunes movie rental a whirl.&#160; The way it works is pretty nice, though I think it should be cheaper &#8211; we won&#8217;t get into that right now.
The rental was $3.99 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Resolutions</title>
		<link>http://blog.rykus.com/2010/01/04/new-years-resolutions</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rykus.com/2010/01/04/new-years-resolutions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s a new year and time for new things.&#160; Time to give myself the once over and tighten up all the loose screws.&#160; 
I tend to set goals for myself all the time, not strictly limiting myself to the Earth&#8217;s position around the sun.&#160; But, seeing as how this time seems to coincide with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Giving of Thanks</title>
		<link>http://blog.rykus.com/2009/11/26/the-giving-of-thanks</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays, it&#8217;s hard not to take things for granted. &#160;Everything responding at the speed of light has eroded our patience to the point where, for example, every 100ms (that&#8217;s, millisecond, as in 1/1000 of a second) increase in the time it took for amazon.com pages to load led to a 1% decrease in sales.
Additionally, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brief visit to the UK</title>
		<link>http://blog.rykus.com/2009/11/16/brief-visit-to-the-uk</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rykus.com/2009/11/16/brief-visit-to-the-uk#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We had originally planned on taking a last minute trip to somewhere in Greece, but all of the flights we looked at were far too long.&#160; One of the return flights would take a full 24 hours with all layovers included.&#160; So, with only a few days set aside for travelling, we decided to change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quinoa Rice Pilaf</title>
		<link>http://blog.rykus.com/2009/11/16/quinoa-rice-pilaf</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gluten Free Recipes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vegan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a nice, simple recipe that goes great as a main course or a side dish.&#160; This makes enough for 2 moderate servings.


1/2 cup quinoa (thoroughly rinsed in cold water)
1/2 cup rice (I like to use jasmine rice)
2 cups water + bullion cube OR broth/vegetable stock (we use gluten-free vegetable bullion cubes)
1 small onion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oktoberfest</title>
		<link>http://blog.rykus.com/2009/10/04/oktoberfest</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rykus.com/2009/10/04/oktoberfest#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Though I had talked about it for a while and tossed around the idea, it was a fairly last minute decision for me to actually attend the Bavarian Beer Fest.
I booked a flight that ended up being about twice as expensive as when I first searched, several months earlier, but it was still a cheap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekend in Mykonos</title>
		<link>http://blog.rykus.com/2009/10/04/weekend-in-mykonos</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rykus.com/2009/10/04/weekend-in-mykonos#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rykus.com/?p=303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My sister and cousin were taking an extended vacation in Greece, making their way through Athens and a few of the islands.&#160; Being so close, I could hardly pass up an opportunity to meet up with then, if only for a weekend.&#160; To make it more worthwhile, I planned for a 4-day weekend.

I flew out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Gestapo Headquarters/Museum</title>
		<link>http://blog.rykus.com/2009/09/24/former-gestapo-headquartersmuseum</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rykus.com/2009/09/24/former-gestapo-headquartersmuseum#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ranking right up there in powerful experiences, was a recent visit to the former Gestapo headquarters.&#160; Currently a remaining portion is preserved as a museum to honor the memory of those who resisted and suffered, as well as a painful reminder of the human capacity for evil and ignorance.
I had meant to write about this [...]]]></description>
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