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		<title>So this is Christmas&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://randomgemini.com/2011/12/so-this-is-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Random Gemini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband has been giving me grief lately, because he feels like he married the next John Grogan. The only thing I seem to post about on this blog are my dogs. Well, let’s face it, I’ve had a rough couple of years in terms of my life with dogs. First, I lose my best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A letter to the entitlement generation.</title>
		<link>http://randomgemini.com/2011/02/a-letter-to-the-entitlement-generation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Random Gemini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I cannot change the ignorance of younger generations. It is not my fault, nor my responsibility that the rest of society has failed these children. I cannot change the fact that members of the younger generation feel that they are right, even when it is glaringly obvious that they are wrong and not only that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Peeves</title>
		<link>http://randomgemini.com/2010/12/pet-peeves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Random Gemini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is not a meme, but if you want to do it on your facebook page or something, I suppose you could turn it into one. One of the gals on the Lab board posted and asked what our pet peeves are. These are mine, if you post yours somewhere, send me a link in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Wal-Mart, You and I Are Through.</title>
		<link>http://randomgemini.com/2010/07/dear-wal-mart-you-and-i-are-through/</link>
		<comments>http://randomgemini.com/2010/07/dear-wal-mart-you-and-i-are-through/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Random Gemini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every time I have headed up to my local wal-mart shopping center this summer, the savings have NOT been worth the trip. There are solicitors standing outside trying to sell me girl scout cookies or popcorn tins or otis spunkmeyer cookies or wrapping paper or are trying to get me to sign a petition for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Bullying is a Problem.</title>
		<link>http://randomgemini.com/2010/04/why-bullying-is-a-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Random Gemini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullying isn&#8217;t a new problem. When I was a teenager, I was bullied. My parents talked to the school. I talked to the school and told my teachers about the bullies in each of my classes in junior high. Every single time that someone called me a name, or hit me, they got caught doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Sucks</title>
		<link>http://randomgemini.com/2009/07/facebook-sucks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Random Gemini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last few years have been very cathartic for me. I have had to say good bye to a lot of things that I loved from the time that I was very small. My grandmother passed away last summer, just ten days before my birthday. I had to haul ass to get home to talk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Teenage Song of Despair</title>
		<link>http://randomgemini.com/2009/04/the-teenage-song-of-despair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Random Gemini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a parent, I have tried very hard to make sure that I do not buy my kids clothes that I will be embarrassed about later. Still, somehow, things manage to find their way into their closets that makes me stop in my tracks in the midst of my morning routine, stare at them, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Reasons I Won&#8217;t Give You a Twitter Followback.</title>
		<link>http://randomgemini.com/2009/02/top-10-reasons-i-wont-give-you-a-twitter-followback/</link>
		<comments>http://randomgemini.com/2009/02/top-10-reasons-i-wont-give-you-a-twitter-followback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Random Gemini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of us that tweet, getting new followers is a bittersweet event. There is that moment when you think, &#8220;Wow! Cool! Look at this! I&#8217;ve picked up ten followers in the last 24 hours! That&#8217;s great! People really care what I have to say!&#8221; and then you go to look at the people that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Case For &#8220;Shat&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://randomgemini.com/2009/02/the-case-for-shat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Random Gemini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is not often that I find myself inventing new words in the English language. I know lots of people that are fond of inventing words that are appropriate to the situation. My grandmother is fond of &#8220;hookenpocky&#8221; to describe when someone is sick and you have no idea what&#8217;s wrong with them. My husband, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Cannot Abide Thieves</title>
		<link>http://randomgemini.com/2009/01/i-cannot-abide-thieves/</link>
		<comments>http://randomgemini.com/2009/01/i-cannot-abide-thieves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Random Gemini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not just talking about the thieves that break into your car and steal your stuff, though I can&#8217;t abide those either. I&#8217;m also referring to those who do not give credit where credit is due. If I borrow a graphic from your website, I am going to ask your permission to use it before [...]]]></description>
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