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	<title>Cottleston Pie</title>
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	<description>and other exclamations by the accidental taoist</description>
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		<title>Swept into the Law Blawg Vortex</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ I almost spend too much time reading law blogs.  The newcomers are 



  Decision of the Day : summary of recent, interesting appellate decisions.  Tends to be edited for corrections in some way frequently, so I tend to try and hold back and let new entries sit a while before I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ziphstric.com/blog/archives/2005/12/29/136/</link>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s all holler at Uhaul</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Derek's bad UHaul experience this past September (U-Haul: The New Bane Of My Existence) was no suprise to me.  I figure I'll document here and now my own impressions from experience.  And it'll be nice if in a few years or so I find this dated and no longer accurate. 

 I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ziphstric.com/blog/archives/2005/12/28/lets-all-holler-at-uhaul/</link>
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		<title>At Bluebonnet Station</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Monday before Christmas, I went to Bluebonnet Station, the USPS Post Office for 78758, to mail four Priority Mail packages.  I took a magazine that I'd just started because, based on past experience, I imagined my wait would be probably be an hour or so.  Amazingly, I was done in the post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Ride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Christmas day a few friends and I met at a middle school on South Congress to take a bike ride organized, more or less, by the Austin Cycling Association (ACA).  There were five of us (Fred, MJ, Kari, Jon, and I) and maybe about fifteen total.  The trip lead had maps of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ziphstric.com/blog/archives/2005/12/28/christmas-ride/</link>
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		<title>Taikos for dinner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[





 Back in October, I saw Yamato play at Bass Concert Hall.   It was a great show.  Somewhat Stomp-ish (which I loved).   I went with a friend from work and two friends of hers.  We were a few rows up on the first balcony.  It was a good [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ziphstric.com/blog/archives/2005/12/06/taikos-for-dinner/</link>
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		<title>Soupiness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



 A while ago, I learned about The Soup Peddler from a friend of mine, Gopi.   We thought we should try some of his soup sometime. 

 It's an unusual operation.  You have to order exactly what you want by Friday the week before you want to eat.  Then, you can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ziphstric.com/blog/archives/2005/10/23/soupiness/</link>
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		<title>On a Roll without Me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ On Friday a week ago, I got a call from security at work: "your car has been involved in an accident in the parking lot."  As I descended the stairs, I had an unpleasant guess as to what happened, and, it turned out, I was right. 

 Before coming into the office building [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ziphstric.com/blog/archives/2005/10/02/on-a-roll-without-me/</link>
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		<title>A Habanero habit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[




 I found a very interesting description of how to make a habanero flavored oil with controlled heat content, with a long interesting trail of comments. 

 This helpful hint by Diane Duane is worth preserving as I think I might find very useful at some point: 

Re: touching chilies and dealing with the aftermath
When [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ziphstric.com/blog/archives/2005/09/21/a-habanero-habit/</link>
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		<title>Repeat Four Too Many Times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ If three's the charm, an average of about 6.3 seems to be the laugh.  On both The Family Guy and American Dad, the writers use a comedic technique of repeating something several too many times to make it funny.  I'd guess I'd seen this before, but never so often repeated.  I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ziphstric.com/blog/archives/2005/09/18/repeat-four-too-many-times/</link>
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		<title>Hypoallergenic Aristocrats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A few weeks ago, a friend called and suggested we go see "The Aristocrats." 

 I immediately said, "Sure," and with enthusiasm. 

 He was surprised.  

 The fact that I don't swear like a sailor occasionally gives some people that idea that I'm more sensitive than I am.  I tend to [...]]]></description>
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