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	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>On Hedge Schools and Education Bans</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/hedge-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On hedge schools, illegal education, and knowledge as the primary source of social power]]></description>
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		<title>Crazy Summer Days</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/crazy-summer-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Its been a crazy summer - excuse the mess as I try to clean up problems with Underground Politics and get everything written I wanted to say.]]></description>
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		<title>Not the Economic Recovery most were Hoping for</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/economic-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/economic-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 19:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Counting on an economic recovery?  Don't expect it to show up any time soon.]]></description>
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		<title>Random Economics Discussion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Will the economy rebound?  Will the current political action in the markets stabilize American purchasing power and growth?  Probably not, but mostly because Obama's direction is too similar to Bush's.]]></description>
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		<title>Swampy Summer Threatens the Farm</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/swampy-florida-summers/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/swampy-florida-summers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[About]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Too much rain - it can be a big problem for crops in Florida.  A stormy summer can quickly turn the ground into a swampy mud and enough cloud cover can keep it that way for a long time.]]></description>
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		<title>Pepsi Throwback - Real Sugar?</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/pepsi-real-sugar/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/pepsi-real-sugar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 11:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Social]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Finally found some Pepsi &#038; Mountain Dew "throwback" cans - made from cane sugar instead of corn sweeteners.]]></description>
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		<title>Three Weeks to Ireland</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/ireland-trip-coming/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/ireland-trip-coming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 10:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Who needs a plan?  We have plane tickets!]]></description>
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		<title>No Society is Static - The Seasons of Civilization</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/seasons-of-civ/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/seasons-of-civ/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 12:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[They say that those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat it... so we obviously haven't learned our lessons yet.  One theory fits the historical evidence and shows us why we may never achieve a perpetually stable and ideal society.]]></description>
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		<title>NINJA 2009</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/ninja-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/ninja-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 22:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Social]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction put on an incredible show in Tampa this weekend, here's what I saw:]]></description>
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		<title>Its 2009 and I still can&#8217;t get reliable internet here</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/2009-no-reliable-internet/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/2009-no-reliable-internet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Website Building]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Its been more than a decade since high speed internet infrastructure was brought in to town, so how come my connections are getting slower and less reliable?]]></description>
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		<title>Trying to Give Obama a Chance</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/trying-to-give-obama-a-chance/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/trying-to-give-obama-a-chance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After a few months in office, Obama's administration seems to differ from Bush's legacy in rhetoric alone.]]></description>
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		<title>Education Cuts and Union Seniority</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/education-cuts-and-union-seniority/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/education-cuts-and-union-seniority/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Education cuts target teachers, but the job losses here in Florida won't be decided by performance reviews or statistical data:  Seniority in the union is the only factor being considered]]></description>
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		<title>Pligg 1.0 released - building a bookmarking website gets easier, safer</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/pligg-10-released-building-a-bookmarking-website-gets-easier-safer/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/pligg-10-released-building-a-bookmarking-website-gets-easier-safer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Website Building]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A stable / release version of Pligg is finally available.  1.0 opens up new opportunity and a more reliable platform than prior beta versions.]]></description>
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		<title>What Happened to Us?  A Gas Station on Saturday Morning</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/what-happened/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/what-happened/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Social]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reflections and poetic embellishments of a gas station on a foggy Saturday morning]]></description>
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		<title>Can this McDonald Grow a Backyard Farm?</title>
		<link>http://johnmcdonald.info/mcdonald-backyard-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://johnmcdonald.info/mcdonald-backyard-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McDonald</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Social]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Its spring time but the poor economy isn't providing as many sales as I'd like.  With food prices as high as they are, maybe it is time to start growing some food in the back.]]></description>
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