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	<title>Not The Hockey Player &#187; Personal</title>
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		<title>Skating at the Harbourfront</title>
		<link>http://garyroberts.com/2011/12/skating-at-the-harbourfront/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the record, I am not a good skater. I&#8217;m actually pretty crap at it, but I will give it a try every now and then. Today El Franco went down to the lake shore&#8217;s Harbourfront Centre Natrel Rink for a practice &#8230; <a href="http://garyroberts.com/2011/12/skating-at-the-harbourfront/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Skating</title>
		<link>http://garyroberts.com/2011/12/skating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[El Franco had his skates on him as we walked to work this morning. The city&#8217;s outdoor rinks are now open and he&#8217;s going to be on the ice honing his hockey skating skills after work. The weather&#8217;s still unseasonably &#8230; <a href="http://garyroberts.com/2011/12/skating/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome, Pharyngulistas!</title>
		<link>http://garyroberts.com/2011/10/welcome-pharyngulistas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re dropping by from PZ Myers&#8217; blog Pharyngula, after he posted my article on why I&#8217;m an atheist, then welcome! And this is where I&#8217;d originally posted that article back in 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Sunshine</title>
		<link>http://garyroberts.com/2011/09/sunshine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[garden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The early September sunshine creeps across the table top in the back yard. The sound of tennis from the court in the park beyond the fence lends a vacation feel to the day as I sit outside reading, enjoying the &#8230; <a href="http://garyroberts.com/2011/09/sunshine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Up on the roof</title>
		<link>http://garyroberts.com/2011/09/up-on-the-roof/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Roberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[merchandise building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a piece I had written some time ago, as an assignment for a creative writing class, and I thought I&#8217;d post it here. I had used a small part of it once before, in an earlier post, but &#8230; <a href="http://garyroberts.com/2011/09/up-on-the-roof/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rainy day</title>
		<link>http://garyroberts.com/2011/08/rainy-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rain is coming down hard in Boystown this Sunday afternoon. El Franco and I just came out of the cinema after watching “A Better Life”, then called a friend to meet for a beer at the Churchmouse &#38; Firkin. I &#8230; <a href="http://garyroberts.com/2011/08/rainy-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Well, that left a bad taste in my mouth!</title>
		<link>http://garyroberts.com/2011/05/well-that-left-a-bad-taste-in-my-mouth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 13:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an appointment with my dentist yesterday. I&#8217;ve been going to this dentist for 6 or 7 years now, and I&#8217;ve never had any complaints about him. Other than the fact that he has fingers like hot dogs, and &#8230; <a href="http://garyroberts.com/2011/05/well-that-left-a-bad-taste-in-my-mouth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Good Friday was exactly that&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://garyroberts.com/2011/04/good-friday-was-exactly-that/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;a good day to get some work done in the front yard! Since moving into our old house in 2007, there have been some debates between El Franco and me over the state of the flagstones in the not-so-big front &#8230; <a href="http://garyroberts.com/2011/04/good-friday-was-exactly-that/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Under the microscope</title>
		<link>http://garyroberts.com/2011/04/under-the-microscope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my best Christmas presents was my very first microscope, which was bought for me when I was around 10 (the 2nd best was a chemistry set). I remember collecting insects and hair follicles and spending hours poring over &#8230; <a href="http://garyroberts.com/2011/04/under-the-microscope/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trois anges sont venus ce soir</title>
		<link>http://garyroberts.com/2011/03/trois-anges-sont-venus-ce-soir/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[carol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this song in the voice memo app on my phone yesterday. It&#8217;s a traditional French Christmas carol called &#8220;Trois anges sont venus ce soir&#8221; (Three angels came this evening), sung by El Franco. I have no idea when &#8230; <a href="http://garyroberts.com/2011/03/trois-anges-sont-venus-ce-soir/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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