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		<title>Unsung Heroes</title>
		<link>http://www.howie23.org/site/2010/12/17/unsung-heroes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a Gleek. I admit it. I LOVE watching that show. The music from it are the most listened to songs on my ipod. I think it&#8217;s an awesome show. If nothing else it reminds me of the joy and the feeling of belonging I felt when I was in a musical group back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking of Writing &#8211; Part Deux</title>
		<link>http://www.howie23.org/site/2010/11/19/speaking-of-writing-part-deux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So&#8230; that last post about NaNoWriMo? Yea&#8230; Just ignore it. I kinda ran into a few dozen walls along the way that have kept me from being able to write and I&#8217;ve fallen WAY behind in the writing process. So I am going to concede for this year and try again next year. But I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Unusual Source of Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>howie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently stumbled across some of the latest music of rapper Eminem. While I know he has had an interesting history in the public eye, I have found myself come to a place of respect for him. I think it first happened when I found out that he played a lot of his songs with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lent</title>
		<link>http://www.howie23.org/site/2010/02/20/lent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lent, a somewhat odd spiritual practice of some of the more liturgical denominations, has come around again and I have decided to partake of it this year. I decided this year would be a good year to give up pop, more specifically caffeine, and see if I can go 40 days without it. I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do I write?</title>
		<link>http://www.howie23.org/site/2010/02/11/why-do-i-write/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are days when I wonder, why do I write? What purpose do my words have? Who reads them? From the lack of comments on some of my posts, I have a feeling that very few people actually read this, which is OK. I&#8217;m not maintaining this blog for the comments or the glory of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you measure a year?</title>
		<link>http://www.howie23.org/site/2010/02/08/how-do-you-measure-a-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just received from my Netflix queue a dvd of the final performance of Rent on Broadway. It is AMAZING! I love this show. The most famous song from the whole show is called &#8220;Seasons of Love.&#8221; It&#8217;s a stirring anthem asking the question, &#8220;How do you measure a year?&#8221; In daylight? In sunsets? In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bible Failures?</title>
		<link>http://www.howie23.org/site/2010/01/30/bible-failures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I think of the characters of the bible, I can&#8217;t help but think about the awesome men &#038; women of God that have come down through the history: David, Solomon, Sampson, Ruth, Esther, Peter, Mary and many, many others. These biblical titans are great examples of living the life of constant dependence upon God. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women in the media and mens eyes</title>
		<link>http://www.howie23.org/site/2010/01/21/women-in-the-media-and-mens-eyes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>howie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHY?! Why must the media and the Internet always parade scantily clad women in front of men? It is so difficult as a man to keep my mind and heart pure when I have images of bikini wearing women flashing in front of me. I aim to lead a life that is a blessing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;College experience&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.howie23.org/site/2010/01/20/the-college-experience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late night study parties and pizza boxes are what I think of whenever I think of college. It&#8217;s nice to know that thought isn&#8217;t fully based in myth. I am sitting in the JCA student lounge just finishing up a medium stuft crust pizza and reading through Luke 1-4. Sounds like typical college life to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Character Profile</title>
		<link>http://www.howie23.org/site/2009/11/14/character-profile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>howie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Random character sketch I was inspired to write late at night A dark and grey morning greeted the man as he stepped past the threshold of his door. He had been hoping for something more promising on such an important day. &#8220;Oh well,&#8221; he shrugged to himself as he trudged into the cold, &#8220;Hope the [...]]]></description>
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