<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873</id><updated>2011-04-21T17:49:08.213-07:00</updated><category term='online'/><category term='travel'/><category term='TV'/><category term='in the news'/><category term='holidays'/><category term='family'/><category term='True Beauty'/><category term='politics'/><category term='history'/><category term='stuff'/><category term='book review'/><category term='kentucky basketball'/><category term='dating'/><category term='apartment hunt'/><category term='ramblings'/><category term='E.'/><category term='kentucky football'/><category term='rant'/><category term='friends'/><title type='text'>So, I have a blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>48</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-5153649255274626925</id><published>2009-04-20T07:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-20T07:37:40.349-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>down the aisle</title><summary type='text'>My son got married over the weekend.  My baby boy, just 22, is now a husband. Which makes me a mother-in-law.I actually do like his new wife, mostly.  She thinks my son is the most wonderful thing in the world, and since he is the most wonderful thing in the world, it's nice that she appreciates that.  But, she's not who I would have chosen for him.  I had hoped that both of my children would </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/5153649255274626925/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=5153649255274626925&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5153649255274626925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5153649255274626925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/04/down-aisle.html' title='down the aisle'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-1180470394526389788</id><published>2009-04-14T07:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-14T08:06:01.328-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='apartment hunt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>putting down roots</title><summary type='text'>I hate apartment hunting. My lease is up at the end of April, so I'm moving out.   I decided last October not to renew the lease; I don't need three bedrooms and I'd like to pay a few hundred dollars less a month in rent, too.But finding a new apartment is a bitch. Note to apartment complexes -- you can't get rid of the smell of cigarettes just by cleaning the carpets.  Painting the walls helps, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/1180470394526389788/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=1180470394526389788&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1180470394526389788'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1180470394526389788'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/04/putting-down-roots.html' title='putting down roots'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-3133081706123008063</id><published>2009-03-23T13:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T13:19:30.339-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>to be or not to be . . .</title><summary type='text'>This blog is experiencing technical difficulties. Meaning, I'm the technical and I'm the one with the problems. Wait, that sounds full of drama but that's not what I mean.  It's more along the lines of deciding what I want to write about.  What kind of information do I feel comfortable writing about?  How much of my life do I want to put out there?  Where are my limits when it comes to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/3133081706123008063/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=3133081706123008063&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/3133081706123008063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/3133081706123008063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/03/to-be-or-not-to-be.html' title='to be or not to be . . .'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-7383792588597070474</id><published>2009-02-27T07:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-27T08:06:28.945-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in the news'/><title type='text'>enough, already</title><summary type='text'>A woman in California recently gave birth to eight children.  At once. Maybe you heard? After the first "isn't childbirth a miracle?" happy thoughts, reactions went sour quickly with the news that she also had six more children at home, and that she was unmarried. Maybe you caught the occasional headline about this story.Since then, the mother of 14 has been everyone's favorite punching bag.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/7383792588597070474/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=7383792588597070474&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/7383792588597070474'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/7383792588597070474'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/enough-already.html' title='enough, already'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-4424370359696722052</id><published>2009-02-24T07:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-24T07:15:08.096-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>heart aches</title><summary type='text'>My grandson is going to daycare today for the first time, and it's breaking my heart.Oh, the woman he'll be spending his time with is perfectly lovely and capable.  She's a mother herself.  She's passed background checks and knows CPR and has a wonderful, child-friendly home. But she's not my daughter and she's not me. I'm also being very hypocritical.  My kids went to daycare, after all.  They </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/4424370359696722052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=4424370359696722052&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/4424370359696722052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/4424370359696722052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/heart-aches.html' title='heart aches'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-5151325045910732212</id><published>2009-02-23T06:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T06:06:03.877-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TV'/><title type='text'>and the winner is . . .</title><summary type='text'>The only awards show I watch is the Oscars and usually I get bored about 1/3 of the way through and decide to watch something else.Not last night.  Wow.  Now that's the way you do an Oscars show!! Okay, so Hugh Jackman is always easy to look at and that *definitely* helped.  But the rest of the show was fabulous, too.  I loved loved loved having five past winners come out for the major awards, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/5151325045910732212/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=5151325045910732212&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5151325045910732212'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5151325045910732212'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/and-winner-is.html' title='and the winner is . . .'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-1381426940226983539</id><published>2009-02-20T07:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-20T07:37:05.046-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rant'/><title type='text'>the death of privacy</title><summary type='text'>Is that what we've come to, in the age of the Internet?  Because information CAN be posted online for the world to see, it MUST be? I'm as guilty as millions of others are of reading the gossip sites.  Perez Hilton.  TMZ.  etc.  I'm randomly curious about what people are wearing and who's arguing with whom.But there's a limit to what should be posted online in the name of feeding public curiosity</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/1381426940226983539/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=1381426940226983539&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1381426940226983539'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1381426940226983539'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/death-of-privacy.html' title='the death of privacy'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-6379858551982356493</id><published>2009-02-19T07:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-19T07:18:50.147-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rant'/><title type='text'>i'm sorry that you're sorry</title><summary type='text'>I love the way people apologize today.The football coach at Tennessee was caught accusing the coach at Florida of cheating.  His apology was the standard, "if I offended anyone, I'm sorry."  In other words, if his lies offended anyone, it was their own damn fault but I'll pretend to apologize."Now we have a cartoon appearing in the New York Post (one I won't copy here) that's clearly and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/6379858551982356493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=6379858551982356493&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/6379858551982356493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/6379858551982356493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/im-sorry-that-youre-sorry.html' title='i&apos;m sorry that you&apos;re sorry'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-8519325903400843583</id><published>2009-02-18T10:32:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-18T10:37:08.549-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kentucky basketball'/><title type='text'>blue in the land of blue</title><summary type='text'>It is not a good time to be a University of Kentucky fan.  At least not of basketball.It's even worse when you drive two hours to watch a game that you can actually get tickets to (have you ever tried getting tickets to a game at Rupp?) only to watch the joke masquerading as the coach not even bother pretending that he knows how to actually, you know, coach.I've been a Kentucky fan for as long as</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/8519325903400843583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=8519325903400843583&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/8519325903400843583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/8519325903400843583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/blue-in-land-of-blue.html' title='blue in the land of blue'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-5636150044586323094</id><published>2009-02-16T07:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-16T09:29:56.273-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>ask me no questions, i'll tell you no lies</title><summary type='text'>Call all my exes and ask them why I'm an ex.mmmmm.....Not on my Top 100 list of things to do.First of all, I'm pretty sure I know why a couple of them ended.  Something about another woman calling your house to tell you your husband is her boyfriend pretty much ends that marriage. I know why my other serious relationship ended, too.  Sometimes love, no matter how much, just isn't enough to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/5636150044586323094/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=5636150044586323094&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5636150044586323094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5636150044586323094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/ask-me-no-questions-ill-tell-you-no.html' title='ask me no questions, i&apos;ll tell you no lies'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-1089167885458442892</id><published>2009-02-13T09:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-13T09:06:39.401-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rant'/><title type='text'>whine and cheese</title><summary type='text'>Yet again, a friend on a "social site" has seen the need to post this for the world to see.I'm sorry if I'm not skinny enough for you to see my ribs.I'm sorry if I'm not pretty enough to be "your girl".I'm sorry if I'm not tan enough for you.I'm sorry if I'm not a playboy model so I can't act like a porn star for you.I'm sorry If i don't have a dream body that turns you on.I'm sorry if I'm not </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/1089167885458442892/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=1089167885458442892&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1089167885458442892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1089167885458442892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/whine-and-cheese.html' title='whine and cheese'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-4004508395907025982</id><published>2009-02-09T07:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-09T07:20:38.793-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in the news'/><title type='text'>the outside of the loop</title><summary type='text'>I didn't watch the Grammys.  I'll wait a few minutes for the gasps of horror to fade away.But, there you go.  I didn't watch the Grammys.  I also don't watch the Emmys.  Or the CMAs.  Or the MTV whatsits.  I do watch the Oscars.  Well, to be technically correct, I *sometimes* watch the Oscars.  I'm hoping Jezebel has a fashion thread later today, and if they do, I'll check out the best and worst </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/4004508395907025982/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=4004508395907025982&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/4004508395907025982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/4004508395907025982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/outside-of-loop.html' title='the outside of the loop'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-5083829122859843817</id><published>2009-02-04T09:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-04T10:14:53.665-08:00</updated><title type='text'>the way of the dodo</title><summary type='text'>Are men becoming obsolete?Maybe it’s the approach of Valentine’s Day, but suddenly there seem to be a spat of articles about women and relationships and a man’s role therein.  There was “Mad at Dad,” a report about how angry women are at their spouses or live-in partners at the lack of support they’re getting from those men and how unequal the division of responsibilities still is when it comes </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/5083829122859843817/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=5083829122859843817&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5083829122859843817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5083829122859843817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/way-of-do-do.html' title='the way of the dodo'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-5620583048307588830</id><published>2009-02-02T08:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-02T08:26:47.344-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in the news'/><title type='text'>can I pretend to be disgusted?</title><summary type='text'>I'm trying really really (really) hard to be upset at the scandal de jour.  You know, the one involving Michael Phelps and a bong.  My attempts at ire aren't going very well.  As a matter of fact, I just don't care.I know, I know....marijawana = bad.  Got it.  Although I went to school in the 80s, my kids started school in the mid-90s so I learned all those "Just Say No" and D.A.R.E. lessons </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/5620583048307588830/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=5620583048307588830&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5620583048307588830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5620583048307588830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/02/can-i-pretend-to-be-disgusted.html' title='can I pretend to be disgusted?'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-313954265460047455</id><published>2009-01-31T06:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-31T07:01:01.162-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>crouching tiger, hidden grandma</title><summary type='text'>I have really loved having my grandson live with me since his birth eight months ago.  Partly because he's my first grandchild, partly because I realize this is a moment in time I'll never get back.  My daughter swears she's not having anymore, but even if she changes her mind in a few years, chances are she won't still be living with me.  My son is getting married in April, but when he and his </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/313954265460047455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=313954265460047455&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/313954265460047455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/313954265460047455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/crouching-tiger-hidden-grandma.html' title='crouching tiger, hidden grandma'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-1248428276131922875</id><published>2009-01-30T06:20:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-30T06:26:51.827-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>investing in carrier pidgeons</title><summary type='text'>It's funny how not being able to reach someone makes it all the more imperative that you reach them immediately!For the past couple of days, I've been unable to get through to any of my family in Western Kentucky.  That part of the state was hit hard by an ice storm that knocked out power lines and phone lines and apparently cell phone towers, too.  I went so far as to have the police department </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/1248428276131922875/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=1248428276131922875&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1248428276131922875'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1248428276131922875'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/investing-in-carrier-pidgeons.html' title='investing in carrier pidgeons'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-2109127645666051685</id><published>2009-01-27T06:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-27T06:52:29.344-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='True Beauty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TV'/><title type='text'>true confessions, part III</title><summary type='text'>Well, damn.  No more GQ.  Not that last night's results on True Beauty were a surprise.  When GQ and Cabana Boy ended up in the bottom, it was obvious that GQ would be the one going home - you can't be in the bottom three separate times and survive indefinitely. Bummer, though.  Bringing in the old folks for pictures was a stroke of genius.  When I grow up, I want to be as much fun as 101 yr-old </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/2109127645666051685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=2109127645666051685&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2109127645666051685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2109127645666051685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/true-confessions-part-iii.html' title='true confessions, part III'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-2673441698359486603</id><published>2009-01-26T08:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-26T08:23:17.660-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>i've been better</title><summary type='text'>I spent the weekend being sick.  Obviously not on purpose.  And by 'weekend,' I mean Friday - Sunday, with a little bit of a carryover to today.  Ick.  I'm rarely sick, thank goodness.  And as things go, this was more a minor irritant than a reading-last-rites type of illness.  But it was still pretty unpleasant.   Coughing.  Sniffling.  Sneezing.  Gagging.  Nauseau from the nasal drippage.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/2673441698359486603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=2673441698359486603&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2673441698359486603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2673441698359486603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/ive-been-better.html' title='i&apos;ve been better'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-5445168552365334103</id><published>2009-01-22T07:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-22T08:07:55.680-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in the news'/><title type='text'>looking for sand</title><summary type='text'>Opening CNN this morning, the first headline that caught my eye was about Caylee Anthony.Opening Jezebel.com this morning, one of the first articles was about the new details of that poor baby's death.I am so tired of hearing/reading/seeing the heartbreaking stories surrounding the deaths of children.  I'm not going to . . . I can't . . . do it anymore.   I'm not going to read those stories.  I'm</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/5445168552365334103/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=5445168552365334103&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5445168552365334103'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5445168552365334103'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/looking-for-sand.html' title='looking for sand'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-7680026737182098491</id><published>2009-01-21T06:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-21T06:41:10.165-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>the day after yesterday</title><summary type='text'>A few thoughts on January 20, 2009 . . .Even Mother Nature was celebrating President Obama's inauguration, giving us clear skies instead of the more common snow or rain. I've decided to do my best to remember to refer to President Obama as . . . well, President Obama.   Bush was always just Bush because he was always such a tool.  Fool. Moron.  Idiot.  Dickhead.  War criminal. Take your pick.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/7680026737182098491/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=7680026737182098491&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/7680026737182098491'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/7680026737182098491'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/day-after-yesterday.html' title='the day after yesterday'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-675942727465833726</id><published>2009-01-20T06:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-20T06:25:59.615-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='True Beauty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TV'/><title type='text'>true confessions, part II</title><summary type='text'>Whew, that was close.   In last night's episode of  my guilty pleasure True Beauty, GQ was in the bottom two again.  Thankfully, the 'ho went home instead.It's pretty obvious that GQ has this game figured out.  That's twice he's been in the bottom two and twice he's talked about how 'beauty comes from within.'  He's also making very sure that he's nice and supportive - and he picks up litter!!  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/675942727465833726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=675942727465833726&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/675942727465833726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/675942727465833726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/true-confessions-part-ii.html' title='true confessions, part II'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-6976366120016946033</id><published>2009-01-19T09:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-19T10:06:39.862-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>robe and curlers</title><summary type='text'>I'm a lot of things today but one thing I'm not is tired.  Or sleepy.Know why?Because I spent all of Saturday in my jammies.  And half of it sleeping.  I ain't 'shamed of it, neither.I woke up with my grandson at about 6:30.  I put him back to bed about 9:00, planned on showering and getting dressed then but decided to lie back down "just for a few minutes."  I woke up at 3:00. And since the day </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/6976366120016946033/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=6976366120016946033&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/6976366120016946033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/6976366120016946033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/robe-and-curlers.html' title='robe and curlers'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-800931234816794055</id><published>2009-01-16T07:25:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-16T08:11:56.912-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in the news'/><title type='text'>so glad I have a desk job</title><summary type='text'>Wow.    Just wow.The stories coming from yesterdays plane crash landing in the Hudson River are amazing.  Amazing that all passengers and crew survived.  Amazing that the passengers seemed relatively calm as they tried to escape the plane.Amazing that the pilot was able to land the plane safely in the water and that the flight crew were able to keep everyone calm and help them get out safely.I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/800931234816794055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=800931234816794055&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/800931234816794055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/800931234816794055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/so-glad-i-have-desk-job.html' title='so glad I have a desk job'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-3277675194674169178</id><published>2009-01-14T13:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-14T13:37:15.691-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rant'/><title type='text'>push button ride</title><summary type='text'>I hate self-flushing toilets. Okay, probably not the most genteel topic, but. . . . there you go.I really dislike automatic toilets.  Do any of them actually work on the first swirl?  No.  Which means you have to go poking around for that little button that is the 'manual' control, and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.  When it doesn't, you're left either waving your hand around the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/3277675194674169178/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=3277675194674169178&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/3277675194674169178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/3277675194674169178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/push-button-ride.html' title='push button ride'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-805556876783666912</id><published>2009-01-13T06:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-13T14:40:09.012-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='True Beauty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TV'/><title type='text'>true confessions</title><summary type='text'>I think I need help.I'm not even sure how it happened or how I got here.  I'm usually so careful about this kind of thing, but somehow . . .That's right . . . I've been sucked into the hot mess that is the ABC show True Beauty.I'm so ashamed.  I don't even like reality shows!  Honestly!!  Except for "American Idol," I don't even watch them!  I've managed to ignore the Survivors, the Amazing Races</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/805556876783666912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=805556876783666912&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/805556876783666912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/805556876783666912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/true-confessions.html' title='true confessions'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SWykbAaAORI/AAAAAAAAABI/r1vFizkzNn4/s72-c/monique+%27ho.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-1696325064803493857</id><published>2009-01-12T13:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-12T14:12:12.260-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>to make a long story short</title><summary type='text'>I hate having short hair.I've always had long (long-ish, really) hair.  Mid-shoulder blade length, mostly.  Enough natural curl to make me hate humid or rainy days, not so much that I couldn't (almost) straighten it with a flat iron.Because we always want what we can't have, I've always wanted short hair.  When I was in middle school, I desperately wanted a Dorothy Hamil haircut.  My mom wouldn't</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/1696325064803493857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=1696325064803493857&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1696325064803493857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1696325064803493857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/to-make-long-story-short.html' title='to make a long story short'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-5860043465339040920</id><published>2009-01-09T12:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-09T12:01:31.912-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rant'/><title type='text'>go away</title><summary type='text'>I am sick of Sarah Palin.Shut up and go the fuck away.That is all.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/5860043465339040920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=5860043465339040920&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5860043465339040920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5860043465339040920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/go-away.html' title='go away'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-2695375655395490470</id><published>2009-01-09T09:18:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-09T09:28:31.003-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='E.'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><title type='text'>of gowns and cake</title><summary type='text'>And another one bites the dust.At our meeting last night, one of my sorority sisters announced she's got engaged on New Year's night.How fun is that?  A little background,  most of the women in my cluster group are well beyond the blushing-bride stage.  Our youngest member is 30, I think the oldest is somewhere early/mid-50s.  E, the newly engaged one, either will be or just turned 50 (I can </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/2695375655395490470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=2695375655395490470&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2695375655395490470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2695375655395490470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/of-gowns-and-cake.html' title='of gowns and cake'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-2296419960928485581</id><published>2009-01-08T06:25:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-08T06:35:14.670-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in the news'/><title type='text'>stop the madness</title><summary type='text'>Poor Jett Travolta.How sad for John and Kelly to lose a child. How tragic to have that loss drug through the mud of the media's obsession with 'the real story.'I am ashamed to admit I've played my part in this travesty of real news.  Just last night I read on Gawker.com (I won't do them any favors by linking to the article) a breathless, in-depth report accusing the Travoltas of Photoshopping the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/2296419960928485581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=2296419960928485581&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2296419960928485581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2296419960928485581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/stop-madness.html' title='stop the madness'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-5784915653296859661</id><published>2009-01-07T13:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-07T13:49:36.688-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='book review'/><title type='text'>book review</title><summary type='text'>Put it in print and I'll probably read it.  With some exceptions - I haven't read anything by Stephen King since I read Salem's Lot while in high school and had nightmares for weeks.  I pretty much skip that genre altogether.But other than that, I'll read just about anything.  Recently, I read a review about a new book by Neil Gaiman called The Graveyard Book, which had me logging into Ebay and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/5784915653296859661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=5784915653296859661&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5784915653296859661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5784915653296859661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/book-review.html' title='book review'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-7746537105968280059</id><published>2009-01-06T06:26:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-06T06:44:06.922-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>in my spare time</title><summary type='text'>For the two weeks covering the holidays, I worked two days each week. I could get used to that kind of schedule.Not that I get to sleep late when I'm off.  I hear my grandson when he wakes up and I tend to go ahead and get out of bed and play with him for a bit. And I never accomplish as much as I plan on getting done on my days off, either.  I might get a little cleaning done.  Maybe some filing</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/7746537105968280059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=7746537105968280059&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/7746537105968280059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/7746537105968280059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/in-my-spare-time.html' title='in my spare time'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-2777930605838386929</id><published>2009-01-05T08:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-05T08:38:05.299-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><title type='text'>no drama mama</title><summary type='text'>There are times I almost envy hermits.  Like now.A woman I've considered one of my best friends is not speaking to me, and hasn't since Thanksgiving.  All over a man.  Because I despise her boyfriend and have no interest in sharing social occasions with him.It's very disheartening.  For the last three years, I've been an unwilling participant in their relationship.  I've listened to her cry, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/2777930605838386929/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=2777930605838386929&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2777930605838386929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2777930605838386929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2009/01/no-drama-mama.html' title='no drama mama'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-5148946060759008323</id><published>2008-12-30T07:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-30T07:48:23.971-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dating'/><title type='text'>money under the mattress</title><summary type='text'>According to this article, in a bad economy there's a bull market for online dating.  When times are hard, people just wanna be loved, I guess.I can understand the theory, if not the practice.  Personally, I wouldn't want to date someone who was laid off and depressed.  Or unemployed and broke.  I'm all for the occasional night at home with a DVD and a bottle of wine, but too many of those turn </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/5148946060759008323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=5148946060759008323&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5148946060759008323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5148946060759008323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/12/money-under-mattress.html' title='money under the mattress'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-3672485103845327616</id><published>2008-12-29T06:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-29T06:27:21.530-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>the road ahead</title><summary type='text'>Every year, I join the masses who make New Years resolutions and then watch lazily as those same resolutions fade away into the land of woulda/shoulda/coulda.But not this year.  My first resolution for 2009 is to only make resolutions I know I can keep.  So . . .I resolve to smother my beautiful, perfect grandson with hugs and kisses every chance I get, and to add in tickles and giggles and games</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/3672485103845327616/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=3672485103845327616&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/3672485103845327616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/3672485103845327616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/12/road-ahead.html' title='the road ahead'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-7708930003805706053</id><published>2008-12-23T10:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T10:16:19.703-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>time on my hands . . .</title><summary type='text'>The office is closing early today, but in order to take advantage of that schedule you have to use vacation time.  Me, I'm staying until my usual 5:00.  I'm stingy with my vacation time.I don't mind being alone in the office, though.  Thanks to Netflix, being all by myself means I can put in my headphones and watch a movie or two. Not bad work, if you can get it.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/7708930003805706053/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=7708930003805706053&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/7708930003805706053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/7708930003805706053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/12/time-on-my-hands.html' title='time on my hands . . .'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-1254865403133485675</id><published>2008-12-22T10:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-22T10:57:20.612-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>broken record</title><summary type='text'>I woke up this morning with the song "Ebony and Ivory" running through my head.  I even sang a few lines in the shower, trying to mimic the voices of both Sir Paul and Stevie.  It's a good thing I sleep alone and no one was around to hear how bad it sounded.I guess it could be worse, I guess.  It could have been the Barney song.  Or "The Song that Never Ends." Or something by Wham!::shudder::</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/1254865403133485675/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=1254865403133485675&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1254865403133485675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1254865403133485675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/12/broken-record.html' title='broken record'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-42533456240605772</id><published>2008-12-17T13:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-17T13:49:05.294-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stuff'/><title type='text'>I believe . . .</title><summary type='text'>               I believe . . .                                                                            I believe -   that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.I believe -   that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a   while and you must forgive them for that.I believe -   that true friendship continues to grow, even over the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/42533456240605772/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=42533456240605772&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/42533456240605772'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/42533456240605772'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-believe.html' title='I believe . . .'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-2932151059125170054</id><published>2008-12-02T06:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-02T06:53:31.797-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in the news'/><title type='text'>cockadoodledoo</title><summary type='text'>Something to consider for my next vacation, how to stay alive if my hotel is attacked by terrorists. Not that I actually have a problem with hotel security, mind you.  My wanderings and vacations tend to be local.  A week at the beach.  A long weekend at a b&amp;b.  Maybe a few days at an amusement park.Armed, masked religious extremists don't figure into any of that.Obviously, tragedy can happen </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/2932151059125170054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=2932151059125170054&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2932151059125170054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2932151059125170054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/12/cockadoodledoo.html' title='cockadoodledoo'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-809463040436313445</id><published>2008-11-27T06:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-27T06:47:48.555-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>first, remove the giblets</title><summary type='text'>For the most part, I lean toward ambivalence during the holidays.  I haven't always been like that.   When I was growing up, the holidays were all about getting together with the large, extended family, everybody bringing food and presents, and every gathering was loud and raucous and full of laughing and talking and arguing.  Fun stuff.But then I grew up.  I married a man who grew up hundreds of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/809463040436313445/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=809463040436313445&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/809463040436313445'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/809463040436313445'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/11/first-remove-giblets.html' title='first, remove the giblets'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-8085474126589059497</id><published>2008-11-25T12:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-25T12:40:37.511-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stuff'/><title type='text'>blogging 101</title><summary type='text'>According to  this site,  the way to drive traffic to your blog is to post at least once a day, every day, for at least 30 days.So....okay.Here I go. To be perfectly frank, I'm not sure I want to drive a lot of traffic to my blog.  I'm still not absolutely sure I want anyone reading this blog, to be honest.  Mostly, I expect to say a bunchanuthin here.  (Yes, that's a word.  I used it, so it must</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/8085474126589059497/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=8085474126589059497&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/8085474126589059497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/8085474126589059497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/11/blogging-101.html' title='blogging 101'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-5849912420624864475</id><published>2008-11-21T19:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-21T19:13:47.641-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='history'/><title type='text'>success</title><summary type='text'>Sometimes it's the little steps that count.Like spending a quiet night at home with a bottle of wine....and not calling your ex. Baby steps.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/5849912420624864475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=5849912420624864475&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5849912420624864475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5849912420624864475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/11/success.html' title='success'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-2380025237341228988</id><published>2008-11-21T06:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-21T06:44:28.448-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stuff'/><title type='text'>table for one</title><summary type='text'>Sometimes, I don't like being single.Not all of the time, and apparently not enough to really do anything about it, but sometimes, I miss not having someone.The moments are fleeting but they happen. Most of the time, I prefer being single.  I've come to enjoy not answering to anyone, not having to confer with anyone else before I make plans.   I relish the independence being single creates.I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/2380025237341228988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=2380025237341228988&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2380025237341228988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/2380025237341228988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/11/table-for-one.html' title='table for one'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-7675375936224927786</id><published>2008-11-18T13:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-18T13:53:50.214-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Only what they deserve</title><summary type='text'>You know who's really to blame for Joseph Leiberman?  The people of Connecticut.  Their the ones who've voted to return the slimy bastard to Congress every time he's up for re-election.So, Connecticut?    Stop voting for the fucker!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/7675375936224927786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=7675375936224927786&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/7675375936224927786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/7675375936224927786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/11/only-what-they-deserve.html' title='Only what they deserve'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-3704656315085899906</id><published>2008-11-17T13:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-17T13:22:53.105-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='online'/><title type='text'>hubba hubba</title><summary type='text'>I don't mind admitting I occasionally troll the Craigslist ads to see what's out there.  I've even managed to meet a few men from there in my local area, one who was even cool enough to continue seeing.Most of the time, though, the ads are too funny to actually be real.  Like this one:"I'm a man who has been completely and utterly betrayed by the love of my life. I need a woman to take care of me</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/3704656315085899906/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=3704656315085899906&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/3704656315085899906'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/3704656315085899906'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/11/hubba-hubba.html' title='hubba hubba'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-1928118368855281760</id><published>2008-11-16T07:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-16T07:13:16.777-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kentucky basketball'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kentucky football'/><title type='text'>this is my happy face</title><summary type='text'>So, yea.  Not the best weekend to be a Kentucky Wildcats fan.Basketball - lost the opening game against VMfuckingI. Football - lost to Vandy, although since we're already bowl eligible, it's hard not to feel good for Vandy getting there, too.   Especially since Tennessee won't.  HeheheStill, though, a win would have been nice.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/1928118368855281760/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=1928118368855281760&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1928118368855281760'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1928118368855281760'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/11/this-is-my-happy-face.html' title='this is my happy face'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-5250991777901787870</id><published>2008-11-15T05:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-15T05:02:35.434-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kentucky basketball'/><title type='text'>back in the day . .</title><summary type='text'>We used to be Kentucky basketball.  And here we are, another loss to start the season.When can we fire Gillispie?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/5250991777901787870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=5250991777901787870&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5250991777901787870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/5250991777901787870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/11/back-in-day.html' title='back in the day . .'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-9184414760751303934</id><published>2008-11-14T05:59:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-14T06:05:09.856-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in the news'/><title type='text'>old and cranky</title><summary type='text'>The trouble with being 43 - or being any age above, say, 17 - is that I understand less and less why people do stupid shit when the evidence is plainly before them that it is, in fact, stupid shit.Like the latest girl who just had naked (or semi-naked) pictures of her "stolen" and posted on the web.  She's distraught, threatening lawsuits, etc.Here's a thought . . . don't take nekkid pictures!!  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/9184414760751303934/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=9184414760751303934&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/9184414760751303934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/9184414760751303934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/11/old-and-cranky.html' title='old and cranky'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354866489308369873.post-1726412531196205587</id><published>2008-11-13T14:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-13T14:55:21.703-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stuff'/><title type='text'>So, yea . . . .</title><summary type='text'>I have a blog now.I wonder what it says about me that the longest part of making this first post was finding just the right template?Calling Dr. Phil!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/feeds/1726412531196205587/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8354866489308369873&amp;postID=1726412531196205587&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1726412531196205587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8354866489308369873/posts/default/1726412531196205587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bloggingjan.blogspot.com/2008/11/so-yea.html' title='So, yea . . . .'/><author><name>Jan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08475213583933801698</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THuCVrfLakA/SRzuu9hcqNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/q2FMKDsnDJM/S220/fashion-woman-redhead-theme-thumb2832513.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
