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		<title>Tweets are not news</title>
		<link>http://edbear.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/tweets-are-not-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[facebook not news]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I have nothing against social networking sites, they have their purpose:  for friends to share information, networking etc..  However,  I don&#8217;t believe there is a place for these sites on the news.  Lately it seems that the news presenter will give you a short headline, then start taking comments generated from sources like Twitter [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=edbear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5203350&amp;post=584&amp;subd=edbear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Up?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is &#8220;UP.&#8221; It&#8217;s easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but&#8230; when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ? At a meeting, why does a topic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=edbear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5203350&amp;post=581&amp;subd=edbear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Job fund</title>
		<link>http://edbear.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/job-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[My Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://edbear.wordpress.com/?p=576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Human beings have heart.  Sadly it generally takes a disaster to open more than your heart and dip into your wallet.  With the resent earthquake in Haiti, literally hundreds of millions of dollars have been collected to help these poor souls, and anyone with compassion would not deny them this help.  However, when it&#8217;s all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=edbear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5203350&amp;post=576&amp;subd=edbear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>World New Year traditions</title>
		<link>http://edbear.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/world-new-year-traditions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edbear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://edbear.wordpress.com/?p=573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the United states,  people drink, dance, and celebrate with a kiss at the stroke of midnight and begin to mumble through a chorus of Auld lang syne (few of which actually know the words).  But in many parts of the world, traditions are a bit different.  For example:  Chinese celebrate their New Year on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=edbear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5203350&amp;post=573&amp;subd=edbear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Season&#8217;s Greetings</title>
		<link>http://edbear.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/seasons-greetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For my Democrat Friends: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=edbear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5203350&amp;post=571&amp;subd=edbear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trust issues</title>
		<link>http://edbear.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/trust-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bear's Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got &#8216;em, and I&#8217;m not happy about it.  I find it hard to believe that a child around age 10 would lie and take my money. But it&#8217;s possible. Here&#8217;s the story:  Back in July of this year this child came to my door explaining that his school class was planning a field trip [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=edbear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5203350&amp;post=567&amp;subd=edbear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Biggest lies people tell</title>
		<link>http://edbear.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/biggest-lies-people-tell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edbear</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fibs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://edbear.wordpress.com/?p=564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever tell a lie? Perhaps  a white lie just to spare someone&#8217;s feelings? Maybe you&#8217;ve told a down right whopper of a fib&#8230;?   Below is a list of some of the Biggest lies people tell.  Your baby is so cute.  Hold on, I&#8217;ll connect you right away!  You really shouldn&#8217;t have spent so much.  This is a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=edbear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5203350&amp;post=564&amp;subd=edbear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Abe Lincoln</title>
		<link>http://edbear.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/abe-lincoln/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edbear</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[11/4/1842 &#8211; Abraham Lincoln, then age 33 ties the knot with Mary Todd who is 23.  The marriage took place in Springfield Illinois.  Now, if you know anything about Lincoln history (especially if you are a  good Illinois resident),  then you know that Mary was off her nut… She was crazy… psychotic!  But there are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=edbear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5203350&amp;post=561&amp;subd=edbear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hand&#8217;s free phones</title>
		<link>http://edbear.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/hands-free-phones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edbear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cell phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[don't phone and drive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regular readers of my blog know that I am not a fan of people who are on their cell phone while driving.  Previous entries outline the numerous times I was nearly run off the road by someone who was otherwise occupied by a phone conversation instead of concentrating on the road.  Slowly but surely jurisdictions [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=edbear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5203350&amp;post=557&amp;subd=edbear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>individual choice</title>
		<link>http://edbear.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/individual-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edbear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike week laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helmet law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motorcycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myrtle Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Carolina]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://edbear.wordpress.com/?p=550</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I ride a motorcycle.  From the moment I get on, till I&#8217;ve reached my destination &#8211; I wear a helmet.  That is my choice.  If another biker chooses to ride without protection, that is his/her choice.  It may not be the wisest choice, but it&#8217;s their choice nonetheless &#8211; Unless of course you ride through [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=edbear.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5203350&amp;post=550&amp;subd=edbear&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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