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		<title>Pass Me Some of That There Jumbo Shrimp</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sitting down?  Good.  Maintain a steady grip on your armrests, because this one might hurt your brain. An Italian economist interviewed by CNBC Europe says we now appear to be entering what he calls a &#8220;Growth Recession.&#8221;  Yes, I thought of George Carlin&#8217;s oxymorons routine, too.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1334&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Jane Gassner Rocks My Socks Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book review]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[It's Not PMS It's You]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New and very funny interview with Jane Gassner of Mid-Life Bloggers, over yonder.  Jane is a stitch and I had a lot of fun with her on this one.  She made it easy, which was a blessing for someone who is not completely comfortable with the interview process yet, much like this one I did [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1330&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This Is Why We Can&#8217;t Have Nice Things</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/22/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The corporate world and why I ran like hell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yes, they really ARE out to get you]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I can remember, I&#8217;ve thought of our country as one, big, mostly happy family. Stay with me on this; it&#8217;s not as delusional as it might seem. Like all families, there is always one relative who gets caught doing something naughty.  And instead of admitting fault and taking his time-out like a man, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1319&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Year of the Dog: My Guest Turn on Motherhood Later</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/20/the-year-of-the-dog-my-guest-turn-on-motherhood-later/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domestic Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was thrilled to be asked to contribute a piece on parenting to the wonderful Motherhood Later blog.  Thanks to Robin Gorman Newman, the goddess behind the blog, and also to Amy Reynaldo, for being my guru of the interwebs.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1313&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Paging Dr. Obvious</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/13/paging-dr-obvious/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Menopause and other Black Arts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, it is all in our heads, but, like for real. Like we&#8217;ve been saying all along. And when those new neural pathways and &#8220;abnormalities&#8221; finally kick in, they are going to be so sorry they doubted us. Oh, are they going to be sorry.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1292&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This Will Make Uranus Sore For Sure</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/12/this-will-make-uranus-sore-for-sure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the inner 12 year old in all of us: &#8230; Planet Sex.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1305&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Indiana Tea Party Has Democratic Candidate For Dinner</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/11/indiana-tea-party-has-democratic-candidate-for-dinner/</link>
		<comments>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/11/indiana-tea-party-has-democratic-candidate-for-dinner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.  I kid, of course. No one ate anyone as far as I can tell, and it would be totally irresponsible of me to suggest otherwise. Of course, it&#8217;s a small step in the right direction for the conservative members of the self-declared Tea Party to want to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1290&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Machine That Goes &#8220;WOO-WOO-WOO!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/07/the-machine-that-goes-woo-woo-woo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenthood]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I admire most about those who go into science as a profession is the creativity and critical thinking required to advance us as a species.  I can think of quite a few scientific inventions that have increased our quality of life &#8212; the microscope, vaccinations, this &#8212; but sometimes a few [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1275&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Ending For Al Gore In Sexual Harrassment Suit</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/02/happy-ending-for-al-gore-in-sexual-harrassment-suit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In political news, the charges held tightly against former Vice President and alleged &#8220;rabid sex poodle&#8221; Al Gore have been dropped, according to Portland television station KOIN.  Gore&#8217;s accuser &#8212; massage therapist Molly Hagerty &#8212; was apparently unable to erect a cohesive case against Mr. Gore, and the District Attorney was quoted as saying that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1264&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NEW Bloggy-Contest-Giveaway-Goodness!</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/02/new-bloggy-contest-giveaway-goodness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The righteous Aimee of Ain&#8217;t Yo Mama&#8217;s Blog is spreading the chocolatey, &#8220;PMS&#8221; love amongst her devotees by giving away TWO copies of my book to anyone within the U. S. or Canada (abject apologies to my overseas readers; I&#8217;ve heard you and I love you lots, but it&#8217;s &#8216;spensive to keep mailing books across [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1259&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blogger Martha Frankel Reporting LIVE From The Wedding Of The Year!</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/01/guest-blogger-martha-frankel-reporting-live-from-the-wedding-of-the-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some journalistic scoops are just too good to pass up.  When a big story comes your way, the best thing to do is to grab your artfully hidden-from-the-Secret-Service Blackberry and tell it like it is.  That&#8217;s what the fabulous Martha Frankel did, and we couldn&#8217;t be more grateful that she sent her observations straight to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1247&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If You Think There Are No Jobs Out There&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/01/if-you-think-there-are-no-jobs-out-there/</link>
		<comments>http://debamlen.com/2010/08/01/if-you-think-there-are-no-jobs-out-there/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The corporate world and why I ran like hell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spokesperson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Hayward]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; you are clearly not thinking creatively. BP is hiring.  Position requires a positive attitude, an ability to laugh off harsh personal attacks on your character and a willingness to clean up Tony Hayward&#8217;s poop.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1242&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Those Liberal Media Bastards&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/30/those-liberal-media-bastards/</link>
		<comments>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/30/those-liberal-media-bastards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; now they&#8217;re changing Sarah Palin&#8217;s eye color. According to The Christian Science Monitor, the publishers of Sarah Palin&#8217;s new book, &#8220;America By Heart&#8221; (working subtitle: &#8220;Because I Should Probably Know Something About It Before I Get To The White House, Right?&#8221;), made an executive decision to airbrush her eyes a dull shade of grey, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1235&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Burlington, VT: We May Have Different Priorities Than You, But The Skiing Rocks&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/29/burlington-vt-we-may-have-different-priorities-than-you-but-the-skiing-rocks/</link>
		<comments>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/29/burlington-vt-we-may-have-different-priorities-than-you-but-the-skiing-rocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insane People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burlington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cow tipping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vermont]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Old impression of Vermont:  Great skiing, beautiful landscapes filled with kind countryfolk who genuinely care about each other. New impression of Vermont: Nazi state regime filled with scary, cow-worshipping maniacs.  Not that there&#8217;s anything wrong with that, Vermont.  Please don&#8217;t behead me.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1151&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just In Case You Were Wondering</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/27/just-in-case-you-were-wondering/</link>
		<comments>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/27/just-in-case-you-were-wondering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insane People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opossum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oposum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pedicure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YouTube]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How to give your opossum a pedicure.  Favorite line:  &#8221;I would NEVER make a moral judgment on an opossum&#8230; and neither should you.&#8221;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1143&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And Just In Time, Too</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/21/and-just-in-time-too/</link>
		<comments>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/21/and-just-in-time-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The corporate world and why I ran like hell]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Attention, mergers &#38; acquisitions people:  SSL International, the makers of Durex Condoms, is being acquired by the firm that manufactures cleansers called Cillit Bang and Finish. There goes my &#8216;PG&#8217; rating. You&#8217;re welcome.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1126&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Flying the Friendly Skies</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/20/flying-the-friendly-skies/</link>
		<comments>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/20/flying-the-friendly-skies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Airlines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Notice to air travelers: In the event of a hard-of-hearing flight attendant, please be advised that asking if meals will be served will cause two heavily-armed police officers to escort you off the aircraft.  Thank you for choosing to fly United Airlines.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1123&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Even THINK About Going To Bloomingdale&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/19/dont-even-think-about-going-to-bloomingdales/</link>
		<comments>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/19/dont-even-think-about-going-to-bloomingdales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bloomingdale's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cafe Press]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merchandise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shop]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey kids!  Not sure what to get that hard-to-buy-for relative for his or her birthday?  Want to show the world that you look at it a bit differently, like Mac the Macaw on the banner up above?  Got a hankering to just show the blog some love? Now you can get your hands on &#8220;Can&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1113&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Physics For MBA Students 101: ROUND Sandwich In a ROUND Hole</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/13/physics-for-mba-students-101-round-sandwich-in-a-round-hole/</link>
		<comments>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/13/physics-for-mba-students-101-round-sandwich-in-a-round-hole/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The corporate world and why I ran like hell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sandwich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Candwich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Candwiches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soda can]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a reason why physics should be taught in Business School:  Candwiches. Before I even get into the whole federal fraud thing, or the what-kind-of-moron-would-eat-a-sandwich-from-a-can thing, or even the obvious how-the-heck-did-they-get-that-thing-in-there-in-the-first-place thing, I would like to draw your attention to the convenient pop-top opening at the top of the can.  As any soda drinker knows, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1101&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bathroom From The Future</title>
		<link>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/11/bathroom-from-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://debamlen.com/2010/07/11/bathroom-from-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domestic Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Why I was never meant to live in a house]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appliances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bath tub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bathroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Depot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redecorating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toilet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m considering re-doing our downstairs bathroom. It&#8217;s time.  Out of all the bathrooms in our house, this one probably sees the most action, mostly in the form of muddy handprints on the towels and walls, Lego people jammed in the drains, and those mysterious sneaker prints near the ceiling.  I don&#8217;t even ask anymore.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=debamlen.com&amp;blog=7616871&amp;post=1094&amp;subd=xworddeb&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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