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	<title>Dave&#039;s Good Stuff</title>
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		<title>Bye Bye Sweet Puppy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon at about 5:15 I put my puppy, who I&#8217;ve had for 15 years, to sleep. I was petting him when he died. I&#8217;m very sad. He was my most favorite puppy. His first mommy is very sad too.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/family/bye-bye-sweet-puppy</link>
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		<title>The Trouble With Pets…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The trouble with pets is that they don’t use their words. By that, I mean, they don’t talk to us in plain spoken language. Is it really that hard? Then again, maybe it is. We start learning how to speak around the age of 3, give or take. It’s been said that the average dog’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/family/the-trouble-with-pets%e2%80%a6</link>
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		<title>Always Cut Away From Yourself</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know this. I&#8217;ve known this for decades. Now my finger knows it too. Graphic pictures after the cut&#8230; I did this to myself on Sunday, the 18th, while cutting corner molding with a utility knife for an especially difficult location in my basement. The stitches come out this Friday, the 30th. I can&#8217;t wait! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/health/always-cut-away-from-yourself</link>
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		<title>A Busy Saturday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following my recap of Sunday, I move on to Saturday… 09:00: House Showing at the North House We were up at 7 to give us time for some last minute cleaning for the 09:00 house showing. No feedback on the house showing. This is both relatively common and somewhat disappointing. It’s always good to get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/blathering/a-busy-saturday</link>
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		<title>Busy Busy Weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And indeed it was. I&#8217;ll start with Sunday and move backwards, because it&#8217;s just easier that way. After a hectic day, I had intended Sunday to be a relaxing day, but as it turned out, I got quite a bit done. First, Jami brought her kitty, Elliott over from our Southern Home to live with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/home/busy-busy-weekend</link>
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		<title>Ok.  Maybe Not the Last Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just couldn&#8217;t stand it anymore. I tried things out over at Blogspot, and while it&#8217;s a great service, and I applaud the whole free blogging service idea, I&#8217;m too much of a control freak. I want to run my own stuff. I&#8217;m just a geek that way, I suppose. So&#8230; posting will resume here. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/blog/ok-maybe-not-the-last-post</link>
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		<title>Last Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed a slight dip in the number of posts here. You&#8217;ll notice a lot fewer in the future. In an effort to cut costs (no worries, I&#8217;m fine financially, I just want to be *better*), I&#8217;m dropping my static IP, my connection speed, and shutting off my server at home. Since this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/blog/last-post</link>
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		<title>Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, I checked the mail and had three Netflix movies waiting for me! Excellent! Except for one small thing&#8230; I don&#8217;t have a Netflix account. Huh. Immediately suspicious, I decided to dig in and see what I could find out. My first step, having opened the movies to see what they were (nothing worth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/blathering/never-ascribe-to-malice-that-which-can-adequately-be-explained-by-incompetence</link>
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		<title>Unwelcome Visitors in the Middle of the Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I went to bed a few nights ago, as is my habit so that I might wake up the next morning, having slept the night before. This night, last night, was different&#8230; You might recall that all of last year, or most of it, I rode my bike whenever possible to and from work, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/cycling/unwelcome-visitors-in-the-middle-of-the-night</link>
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		<title>Alive and Kicking&#8230; Silently</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not dead. I&#8217;m very much alive, in fact. I&#8217;ve just had precious little to write about with regards to the primary focus of this blog&#8230; cycling. So instead of blurring the focus of the subject matter, I&#8217;ve opted to just wait until I had more to write. However, it&#8217;s been a while and some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/blathering/alive-and-kicking-silently</link>
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		<title>Riding Plans, If the Weather Holds&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow morning, if the weather forecast proves true, I&#8217;m going to take the Dew Drop out for a spin. Probably only 30-40 miles or so. 2-3 hours, tops. It&#8217;s a heavier bike, and so will go slower, but that&#8217;s not a bad thing as it builds endurance and strength that much more quickly. I&#8217;ll be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/cycling/riding-plans-if-the-weather-holds</link>
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		<title>I Miss My New Bike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve gotten pretty good at the rollers*. Every day I ride a little longer and a little harder. There&#8217;s no doubt that it&#8217;s good preparation, even if it&#8217;s neither ideal, nor as enjoyable as actual outdoor riding. Still, I miss my new bike. It&#8217;s hanging on the wall in the little bike alcove I made [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/cycling/i-miss-my-new-bike</link>
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		<title>Driver involved in [and causes] fatal accident faces jail time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa &#8211; A man faces up to [a mere] 60 days in jail in connection with a November 2007 accident that killed a West Burlington man who was riding a bicycle. A judge found Marvin Oberly guilty last week of driving on the wrong side of a two-way highway and passing a vehicle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/cycling/driver-involved-in-who-causes-fatal-accident-faces-jail-time</link>
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		<title>Indoor Training Motivation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I rode for a little over an hour this afternoon, with a single break around the 34 minute mark. That&#8217;s my best so far in terms of roller endurance. I&#8217;ve not been able to go over 30 minutes before, and that only once. Prior to that, I had to break after 20 minutes on a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/cycling/indoor-training-motivation</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Mess With The Squanto</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Slightly off-topic post today, but this is, or could be, a rather pressing matter, and I&#8217;d like both to record the timing of it, and submit a request for thoughts and ideas. I took The Squanto to the vet yesterday, and found out that he&#8217;s 20lbs. On a 16lbs dog frame, that&#8217;s a lot of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/family/dont-mess-with-the-squanto</link>
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		<title>Good Use for Technology, or Excuse to Tuck Tail and Hide?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I rarely disagree with Bruce Schneier, and I&#8217;m not entirely sure I do in this case, but I&#8217;m certainly not convinced that this is a good use of technology, especially when &#8220;security&#8221; can be so completely irrational&#8230; Reporting Unruly Football Fans via Text Message Fans still are urged to complain to an usher or call [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/blathering/good-use-for-technology-or-excuse-to-tuck-tail-and-hide</link>
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		<title>30 Something Male Seeking Stiff Competition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I really didn&#8217;t plan on it, but I&#8217;ve found myself on a third pool team. I&#8217;m now not only playing at Shooters on Monday nights, and Sharks on Wednesday nights, but at The Clarette Club on Thursday nights. This is in addition to the semi-regular tournament play on Saturday and Sunday nights. Throw in some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/billiards/30-something-male-seeking-stiff-competition</link>
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		<title>Oh Yeah&#8230; Mileage Goal&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I should say, now that I think about it, that along with the overall, general focus on just better fitness vs. commuting goals *and* fitness, I still have a mileage goal. Since I didn&#8217;t make my 5,000 miles last year, coming shy of about 640 miles or so, I&#8217;ve just tacked that on to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/cycling/oh-yeah-mileage-goal</link>
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		<title>New Year&#8230; New Focus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, my focus was on getting as many miles in as I could. I had twin goals of increased fitness and minimizing the use of my car, at least insofar as getting to and from work. This year, I&#8217;m simplifying a bit. Both life at work and life at home have changed, and I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/cycling/new-year-new-focus</link>
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		<title>Triple Bypass Registration Closes in Record Time&#8230; Again.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In less than 48 hours, registration for the Triple Bypass has closed. This beats the 11 days of last year by&#8230; oh&#8230; many days, or a lot of hours, depending on which makes it more dramatic for you. I waited until the 2nd this time, which could easily have proved my undoing, apparently. It&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dvicci.com/cycling/triple-bypass-registration-closes-in-record-time-again</link>
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