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	<title>Dark Side of the Carton &#187; Life in General</title>
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		<title>Poor Planning Leads to Poor Execution</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2009/11/11/poor-planning-leads-poor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to home improvement, I&#8217;m fairly comfortable tackling most projects even if it is something I haven&#8217;t attempted before. I recently decided that it was time to install crown moulding in my daughter&#8217;s room. I hit the web and started doing a little reading. After reading a half dozen articles, I was fairly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking a Break</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/09/22/taking-a-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, I promise that I didn&#8217;t die or forget about this site. The reality is that in the past few weeks I&#8217;ve been swamped with freelance work, taking a much needed vacation, and working on some of my personal sites to improve them. I&#8217;ve got a few things lined for this site and I&#8217;ll try [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Vacation Round 1</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/08/05/family-vacation-round-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve really been slacking off on the whole blogging thing. You see, we went on vacation a few weeks back and I think I am still trying to catch up and recover from it. When my oldest was a baby, we tried to fly out to San Diego to stay with my relatives that had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Bugaboo Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/06/30/review-bugaboo-bee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Bee Manufacturer: Bugaboo MSRP: $529 Now that I&#8217;ve gotten over the initial giddy feeling of this purchase, I am at a point where I can legitimately tell you about it. The Bee is the newest member of the Bugaboo family of products. It&#8217;s aimed at parents that live in the city and have reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Been Grand, Dear Rose</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/06/25/its-been-grand-dear-rose/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/?p=149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shortly after my wife and I started dating so many years ago, we went to dinner with her family at a quiet little mexican restaurant at the corner of West Ave and NW Military called La Rosita. The owner was a strange man named Fred. Fred had Woo. What I mean by that was that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Bugaboo Time</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/06/23/its-bugaboo-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Strollers are not a very &#8220;manly&#8221; thing to be excited about and so it is with a heavy heart that I have to admit that I am currently geeking out over one of our most recent purchases, a Bugaboo Bee. My wife and I have 2 children, and over the course of their lives we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Just Had Some Sushi</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/06/13/i-just-had-some-sushi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve never had sushi before. Not until about 2 hours ago that is. My manager has been taking us to lunch as a team every week and this week&#8217;s venue was Syn over at Vance Jackson and Huebner. I&#8217;ve never tried sushi before today and I am still not sure what to think about it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Love Your Job?</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/06/06/do-you-love-your-job/</link>
		<comments>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/06/06/do-you-love-your-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/?p=145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure what the stats are for the current American workforce in terms of workplace happiness, but I am sure they are not very high. Corporate America seems to be running rampant with unhappy and disgruntled employees. I am happy to say I am not one of these people. I love my job. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Shout Out To All The Single Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/05/21/a-shout-out-to-all-the-single-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/05/21/a-shout-out-to-all-the-single-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 15:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My mother in law owns a local flower shop and during rush times my wife goes up to help with all the orders. Often times this results in her working about 40 hours over the course of 3-4 days. During these times, I get to wrangle the kids and boy does it get tough. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Experiment Gone Wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/05/21/an-experiment-gone-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 15:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/?p=142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having kids is a daily challenge. Most things you can get through by counting to 10 and taking a few deep breaths. On occasion, something happens that is a little more difficult to get through. Rewind to yesterday. My 4 yr old son decided to conduct a science experiment. I haven&#8217;t concluded if this was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strive to Compete</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/05/19/strive-to-compete/</link>
		<comments>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/05/19/strive-to-compete/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 18:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you walked up to me and asked me if I was competitive I would probably say no without even thinking about it. After all, I don&#8217;t consider myself to be a competitive person. I&#8217;ve been one of those people that honestly believed it was more about the effort than the outcome. At 27 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woodworking</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/04/24/woodworking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/?p=131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I better slow down with all these blog posts or someone is going to think that it&#8217;s all I do. I&#8217;ll stick to the story that many of them are future dated and show up when I want them to. At any rate, I was just checking out my old profile on blogger and I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Aren&#8217;t Bidets More Popular</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/04/24/why-arent-bidets-more-popular/</link>
		<comments>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/04/24/why-arent-bidets-more-popular/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I frequent Heather Armstrong&#8217;s blog, Dooce, and on Monday she linked to this strange commercial for a bidet. The expressions on these people&#8217;s faces made me wonder, why aren&#8217;t bidets more popular here in the states? I mean, these people are obviously really enjoying that little splash of water. So much so that they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headed Back To Rackspace</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/04/22/headed-back-to-rackspace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/04/22/headed-back-to-rackspace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned last week that I had a job offer on the table and I wanted to state that it was official now. I have accepted an offer to work as a Level 3 Windows Engineer for Rackspace. This should be a great move and really revitalize me professionally as working in a small business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Eventful Weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/04/21/an-eventful-weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.darksideofthecarton.com/2008/04/21/an-eventful-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you have kids, most weekends tend to be eventful. This past weekend was a little more eventful than most. Friday night was by and large a normal day. We spent some time cleaning up the house and sitting around. Saturday morning showed up far too early and we had a soccer game at 11 [...]]]></description>
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