<?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-12884663</id><updated>2012-01-29T17:21:47.910-06:00</updated><category term='cooking'/><category term='Holidays'/><category term='green juice'/><category term='exercise'/><category term='education'/><category term='decluttering'/><category term='joys of home ownership'/><category term='resolutions'/><category term='Peanuts'/><category term='weight loss'/><category term='books'/><category term='leisure time'/><category term='home improvement'/><category term='music'/><category term='games'/><category term='compost bin'/><category term='photos'/><category term='crafty stuff'/><category term='travel'/><category term='graphic design'/><category term='philosphy'/><category term='nonviolence'/><category term='food'/><category term='Breast cancer'/><category term='gardening'/><category term='video'/><category term='pets'/><category term='Critters'/><category term='2010pix'/><category term='social media'/><category term='Television'/><category term='Women&apos;s History Month'/><category term='recipes'/><category term='health'/><category term='work'/><title type='text'>Go Ahead with Your Own Life</title><subtitle type='html'>It's my life. You're probably not interested, but sometimes I just need a place to vent without worry.

(Really, though, go ahead with your own life. Because you never know what will happen tomorrow).</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>414</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-7244889489803301130</id><published>2012-01-29T16:29:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-29T17:21:47.921-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='decluttering'/><title type='text'>And even more progress</title><summary type='text'>More decluttering and cleaning today. I decided my work areas needed some organizing.Here's the before of my office areaAnd here's how it looks now. I'm actually kind of thinking this corner might be a better area for some pantry shelves. Maybe some open, industrial-look shelving. Hmmm.... (ETA: Maybe something like this. It'd be awesome if they had a corner piece).I also cleared off my mail </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/7244889489803301130/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=7244889489803301130' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7244889489803301130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7244889489803301130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2012/01/and-even-more-progress.html' title='And even more progress'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DXOr0y-yJeo/TwnfLHLnbpI/AAAAAAAAAdA/olxWP6djkWs/s72-c/IMG_1986.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-7197801933945692552</id><published>2012-01-28T19:03:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-28T19:14:08.282-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='decluttering'/><title type='text'>Progress!</title><summary type='text'>Earlier this month, I wrote about signing up for the Clutterfat Challenge.Confession: I haven't done that well.But today, I did make some headway. While doing the usual catch-up cleaning in the kitchen, I grabbed a clean, empty box from the garage and another left over from Christmas and started going through my utensil drawer. There were probably a couple dozen steak knives in there. That's in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/7197801933945692552/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=7197801933945692552' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7197801933945692552'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7197801933945692552'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2012/01/progress.html' title='Progress!'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hGFWDeyE4nU/TySbYNPF3_I/AAAAAAAAAeU/GUOWFNzh9Ps/s72-c/IMG_1987.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-4355720443633477965</id><published>2012-01-20T20:40:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T20:52:51.688-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='graphic design'/><title type='text'>Getting creative again</title><summary type='text'>So I switched to Facebook's timeline this week, and wondered what to do with the "cover photo, a large, wide space for a photo at the top of the page. I wanted to do more than just use one of my photos, though. I wanted to use that space to express myself. There are some really creative ones out there (I like the E.T. and shark ones). I might have to try something like that sometime, with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/4355720443633477965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=4355720443633477965' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4355720443633477965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4355720443633477965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2012/01/getting-creative-again.html' title='Getting creative again'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VvjYeolbfYY/TxomGbGB8EI/AAAAAAAAAdc/2z39bNxCNN4/s72-c/grungecover.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2759122076822163380</id><published>2012-01-08T12:04:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-08T12:46:23.007-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='joys of home ownership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home improvement'/><title type='text'>Clutterfat Challenge</title><summary type='text'>I've been thinking for quite awhile I need to not just declutter but to simplify my life. Get rid of a lot of stuff that I just no longer feel the need to have but is still taking up space in my house and in my mind. I've worked at it some, but the problem is if you don't keep at it, the clutter just grows.So yesterday in my blog reading, I came across the Clutterfat Challenge through Zen Habits.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2759122076822163380/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2759122076822163380' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2759122076822163380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2759122076822163380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2012/01/clutterfat-challenge.html' title='Clutterfat Challenge'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N2oqXjjS7XM/Twnebfi71HI/AAAAAAAAAcM/41-sZHV84Fs/s72-c/IMG_1982.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-6804348353916514115</id><published>2011-12-30T09:48:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-30T17:33:41.931-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='philosphy'/><title type='text'>Not any more special</title><summary type='text'>Thinking this morning about a friend. In 2003, on my drive to work as I neared the bluff overlooking Yocemento, a little collection of homes and a grain elevator about halfway between Ellis and Hays, I saw a big buck silhouetted at the top. I thought that was a pretty cool thing to see on my birthday.I got to work a few minutes later and sat at my computer getting started on my day. Just a short </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/6804348353916514115/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=6804348353916514115' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6804348353916514115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6804348353916514115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/12/not-any-more-special.html' title='Not any more special'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-6669497905267981765</id><published>2011-12-12T21:32:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T21:42:13.896-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking for ideas</title><summary type='text'>So I tried making these mason jar corndogs. They're actually pretty good — convenient for lunches, takes only about a minute and a half in the microwave to heat up, slides right out of the jar just fine.The only problem I have with them is the cornbread-to-hotdog ratio is out of proportion! Way too much corn for the dog, in other words. So I need something more narrow than the 8-oz mason jars I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/6669497905267981765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=6669497905267981765' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6669497905267981765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6669497905267981765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/12/looking-for-ideas.html' title='Looking for ideas'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8493516353042198493</id><published>2011-11-27T13:52:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-27T21:48:29.388-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leisure time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cooking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='recipes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Cooking weekend</title><summary type='text'>I've had a rare full weekend off (on a holiday weekend, no less!) and have been spending a lot of time cooking ahead. Not too much, though, because I've overdone it before and worn myself out. I wanted just enough to have plenty of meals for lunches and dinners ready and still get to enjoy my time ("Horrible Bosses" was very funny, and "Win Win" was great. Recommend them both).So what have I been</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8493516353042198493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8493516353042198493' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8493516353042198493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8493516353042198493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/11/cooking-weekend.html' title='Cooking weekend'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yDCUV0pkRZc/TtKWPNQO_SI/AAAAAAAAAao/72nBa2BYFNw/s72-c/IMG_1935.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-3368373697479372963</id><published>2011-11-24T16:44:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T16:59:30.576-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='philosphy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nonviolence'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Holidays'/><title type='text'>Nourish peace</title><summary type='text'>Arun Gandhi concluded his speech here with this:Grandfather liked to tell us the story of an ancient Indian king who was obsessed with finding the meaning of peace. What is peace? How can we get it? And what should we do with it when we find it? These were some of the questions that bothered him. Intellectuals throughout his kingdom were offered a handsome reward to answer the king's questions. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/3368373697479372963/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=3368373697479372963' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3368373697479372963'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3368373697479372963'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/11/nourish-peace.html' title='Nourish peace'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-5692215481546309475</id><published>2011-11-21T08:28:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T08:35:30.964-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='philosphy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nonviolence'/><title type='text'>Passive violence is violence, too</title><summary type='text'>More thoughts on Arun Gandhi:Gandhi spoke a great deal on his grandfather's philosophy of nonviolence. And I found myself nodding right along with what he said. It coincides so much with what I have been reading lately. But there were some new things I managed to glean from what he said, too.He spoke about avoiding physical violence, obviously, but he also spoke about passive violence. Having </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/5692215481546309475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=5692215481546309475' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5692215481546309475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5692215481546309475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-thoughts-on-arun-gandhi-gandhi.html' title='Passive violence is violence, too'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-6769291488638268023</id><published>2011-11-20T14:28:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-20T14:39:19.870-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green juice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Back on the juice</title><summary type='text'>Ooh, look, two blog posts in one day!I haven't juiced for awhile, and after and long and tiring walk with Buster, decided it was a good time to get back into it.So here's today's offering.There's one each of a granny smith apple, cucumber, celery stalk and a carrot from a friend's garden; a quarter of a small watermelon also from a friend's garden (seeds removed and saved); a small piece of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/6769291488638268023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=6769291488638268023' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6769291488638268023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6769291488638268023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/11/back-on-juice.html' title='Back on the juice'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3J8hey987oc/TsljyMPZKlI/AAAAAAAAAZs/W5mknkH7_IY/s72-c/IMG_1930.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1319383625277566324</id><published>2011-11-20T12:25:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-20T12:36:27.522-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cooking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='recipes'/><title type='text'>Brown bag blues? Mason jar solution</title><summary type='text'>I live in a different town than I work in, so running home for lunch — or dinner on weekdays I work both of my jobs — is usually out of the question. I try to take my lunch as much as possible to save money, but it seems like I fall on the same-old standbys for brown bagging it and get bored after awhile. Then that leads to eating out for lunch, which often leads to bad things for my bank </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1319383625277566324/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1319383625277566324' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1319383625277566324'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1319383625277566324'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/11/brown-bag-blues-mason-jar-solution.html' title='Brown bag blues? Mason jar solution'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n1xDT1uNx1Q/TslGd7AnmFI/AAAAAAAAAZg/v5hFs_PB0Vc/s72-c/IMG_1874.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8339239326238865997</id><published>2011-11-15T22:20:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T08:33:08.735-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='philosphy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nonviolence'/><title type='text'>Meaningful Coincidence?</title><summary type='text'>I've been reading a lot lately about Veda, the ancient Indian philosophy from which came yoga and Hinduism, so I was pretty excited when I heard last week that Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma K. Gandhi, would be speaking at the local university. I was afraid I would miss part of his speech, since this is my month on rotation for working the Tuesday "late shift" in my department preparing three </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8339239326238865997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8339239326238865997' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8339239326238865997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8339239326238865997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/11/meaningful-coincidence.html' title='Meaningful Coincidence?'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-4939882729229902764</id><published>2011-11-01T10:07:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2011-11-01T10:16:01.258-05:00</updated><title type='text'>BE the Change</title><summary type='text'>“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.” ~ Mahatma GandhiThis is, near as I can tell from an hour or so of research, the source of the quote often attributed to Gandhi, "Be the change you want to see in the world."  No matter </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/4939882729229902764/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=4939882729229902764' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4939882729229902764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4939882729229902764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/11/be-change.html' title='BE the Change'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-3555501738051555318</id><published>2011-10-06T20:28:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-06T22:01:24.002-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cooking'/><title type='text'>Good stuff</title><summary type='text'>This sounded so good, I dug in before I remembered to take a picture.It was kind of inspired by this post from a local food blogger. It sounds awesome, but it was getting late and I don't have a lot of ingredients on hand right now. But I did have the the jar of homemade pear-ginger preserves my friend Sally gave me, so I cracked it open finally, warmed it up and smeared it on some simple </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/3555501738051555318/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=3555501738051555318' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3555501738051555318'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3555501738051555318'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/10/peachy-keen.html' title='Good stuff'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DyBY0_KVrsM/To5WBk9mL2I/AAAAAAAAAYY/eDhDtcK7Hp8/s72-c/IMG_1883.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8137135733474016355</id><published>2011-10-06T06:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-06T06:55:37.725-05:00</updated><title type='text'>RIP Steve Jobs</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8137135733474016355/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8137135733474016355' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8137135733474016355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8137135733474016355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/10/rip-steve-jobs.html' title='RIP Steve Jobs'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JwBcxRY0ZB8/To2XJgA4HYI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/79_6MMv9gkQ/s72-c/Sad-Mac-logo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-279472746399942689</id><published>2011-10-03T18:54:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-03T19:09:02.249-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cooking'/><title type='text'>Sharing my food</title><summary type='text'>My friend Lace shared a weight-loss tip she read recently that is basically to keep a food diary by using your smart phone to take a picture of your meals. The idea is it will keep you more accountable to sticking to healthy eating. Lace is taking it a step further by sharing her pix on her Google+ account (with those who opt in to that circle.) I thought I'd try something similar, but since my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/279472746399942689/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=279472746399942689' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/279472746399942689'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/279472746399942689'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/10/sharing-my-food.html' title='Sharing my food'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AC1qwjaPaqY/TopLfAtv0-I/AAAAAAAAAYI/545WeLrf-jA/s72-c/IMG_1882.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-3601673816185276478</id><published>2011-09-18T18:03:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-18T18:29:41.852-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><title type='text'>Some juicy reading</title><summary type='text'>My latest healthy thing:Green juice. It's better than you might think. I got turned on to this after reading Kris Carr's "Crazy Sexy Diet." Her "Crazy Sexy Cancer" documentary is pretty inspiring, and the diet book (I would have called "lifestyle" rather than diet, myself) is pretty convincing that all that processed food is a big part in why Americans are so unhealthy today.So I've been trying </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/3601673816185276478/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=3601673816185276478' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3601673816185276478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3601673816185276478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/09/some-juicy-reading.html' title='Some juicy reading'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4QYv21k2X-g/TnZ5iHwkhdI/AAAAAAAAAYA/vZpTs9qmOG0/s72-c/IMG_1873.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-9190428746845716573</id><published>2011-07-25T22:06:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-25T22:26:09.596-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='joys of home ownership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Critters'/><title type='text'>Weird night</title><summary type='text'>So imagine you have a colonoscopy in the morning. You have to drink a half a gallon of nasty tasting stuff in a couple of hours and spend the rest of the night with your colon clearing itself out. Then imagine what would be the LAST thing you'd want to do under those conditions. How about get a bat out of your house?Yeah, I've had a fun night.I was just sitting in the living room, waiting for the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/9190428746845716573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=9190428746845716573' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/9190428746845716573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/9190428746845716573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/07/weird-night.html' title='Weird night'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2034158185449790436</id><published>2011-06-26T10:45:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-06-26T10:51:51.326-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Garden pix</title><summary type='text'>We've hit the hot &amp; dry part of Kansas summer, so I decided this morning to put some water on my shade garden in the backyard. And the light was just about perfect for some nice photos of the lillies.This one is my favorite:Another angle of the same two. This is the first time in several years they all haven't had just the whitish color to them:Another favorite:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2034158185449790436/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2034158185449790436' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2034158185449790436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2034158185449790436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/06/garden-pix.html' title='Garden pix'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EatHz8JdmR0/TgdUkOXX4sI/AAAAAAAAAUY/8mkMpDTc8d4/s72-c/IMG_1739.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-3962623278254433525</id><published>2011-05-06T21:27:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-15T17:49:20.665-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crafty stuff'/><title type='text'>Impromptu project</title><summary type='text'>I bought a new grill recently, and really want to use it this summer since I have such a nice backyard. So I thought it'd be nice to set up kind of an outdoor kitchen.Late last year, I, um *salvaged* a tabletop from a broken food court table at the mall. I had no idea what I would do with it, but thought it might come in useful. Last week, I was contemplating putting it out with some trash for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/3962623278254433525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=3962623278254433525' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3962623278254433525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3962623278254433525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/05/impromptu-project.html' title='Impromptu project'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FsmOnxHr3O0/TcSu9llg9tI/AAAAAAAAATM/FBfZqDpTCA0/s72-c/IMG_1619.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-4777498125008579441</id><published>2011-02-02T20:28:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-02-02T22:01:20.890-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Life is too short</title><summary type='text'>A co-worker of mine will likely die tonight. He's about 32. He always partied and drank pretty hard, and that may be what did this.I was on vacation last week, so didn't know much about what was going on, but it seems not a lot of people at work didn't know much either. I saw a Facebook post about it Monday, but didn't find out how serious it was until Tuesday afternoon. He was sick all last week</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/4777498125008579441/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=4777498125008579441' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4777498125008579441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4777498125008579441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/02/life-is-too-short.html' title='Life is too short'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2900608268934190808</id><published>2011-01-27T19:00:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2011-01-27T19:34:34.934-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Critters'/><title type='text'>I helped save hawks today</title><summary type='text'>This story actually starts yesterday.I was walking Buster on our usual route, across the creek near my house, then following the dirt road as it goes around south, maybe a quarter mile or so, then back west over the creek again and back into town and then home.We got to the bridge south of my house, and Buster was looking at something near the end of the bridge. He jumped back as a hawk flew out </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2900608268934190808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2900608268934190808' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2900608268934190808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2900608268934190808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-helped-save-hawks-today.html' title='I helped save hawks today'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/TUIYEBROAoI/AAAAAAAAASw/kTRMP6Mxl_0/s72-c/IMG_1434.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1888260986863245458</id><published>2011-01-08T13:34:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2011-01-08T14:04:54.646-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><title type='text'>Giving it up</title><summary type='text'>I didn't really plan on making any new year's resolutions, since I never end up keeping them, but I guess in a way I have made one. That's to quit eating so much crap.First step: giving up pop. Well, not entirely. But I'd like to quit being so dependent on the Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, etc. So I'm going to try and go through January without any. My main concern with those soft drinks, really is the high</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1888260986863245458/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1888260986863245458' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1888260986863245458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1888260986863245458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/01/giving-it-up.html' title='Giving it up'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-5728923731659597389</id><published>2011-01-06T21:25:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-01-06T22:28:38.091-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Out with the old</title><summary type='text'>Good riddance to 2010. Really. I had had some high hopes for what kind of year 2010 would be. It didn't take much for it to turn sour. Or maybe I just remember the bad more than the good. So I thought I'd try to weigh it out.Bad ... Thought I'd made a good friend; turned out to be a jerk.Good ... Met the best friend I've had as an adult and made other good friends.Good ... Went to the dentist for</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/5728923731659597389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=5728923731659597389' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5728923731659597389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5728923731659597389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2011/01/out-with-old.html' title='Out with the old'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-4349904126138616603</id><published>2010-08-22T13:35:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-22T13:52:49.903-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='recipes'/><title type='text'>Great recipe to share</title><summary type='text'>A couple weeks ago, I bought some sweet corn at one of the local farmers markets. I had a little more than I really needed, so I went looking for some recipes to use it all up.I found a couple at allrecipes.com, and this is by far the best one. I had to make some adjustments, because I didn't have all the listed ingredients, but it was great. I used green onions since that was the only kind of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/4349904126138616603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=4349904126138616603' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4349904126138616603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4349904126138616603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/08/great-recipe-to-share.html' title='Great recipe to share'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2928960061358530720</id><published>2010-07-21T20:18:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-07-21T20:24:49.933-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='video'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Bad dog</title><summary type='text'>Sorry about the darkness at the beginning.




</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2928960061358530720/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2928960061358530720' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2928960061358530720'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2928960061358530720'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/07/bad-dog.html' title='Bad dog'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-7920409225468400422</id><published>2010-07-02T11:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-07-02T11:46:52.993-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='joys of home ownership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crafty stuff'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leisure time'/><title type='text'>Fun project</title><summary type='text'>With the all the garage cleaning, you probably think I'm not having much fun on my vacation. Well, if you think the only way to have fun on vacation is to be on a beach or something, then I guess you'd be right.But I am getting to some things that I've been wanting to do for awhile that will make life a little easier if not enjoyable, and that's fun for me. Yes, I'm kind of a geek.Anyway, here's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/7920409225468400422/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=7920409225468400422' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7920409225468400422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7920409225468400422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/06/fun-project.html' title='Fun project'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/TCoz6p9HpfI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/sAPH4XzTc1w/s72-c/IMG_0909.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8806992306249093218</id><published>2010-06-30T21:54:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-30T22:01:08.438-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='joys of home ownership'/><title type='text'>Great Garage Cleanup 2010 — Final Day!</title><summary type='text'>At last! It's done! I got the tools/work area all straightened up and somewhat organized this morning.I also sorted through some of my boxes of stuff and ended up throwing a bunch more stuff out. I don't think I'm going to let another eight years go by before I do this kind of purging again.I still have some stuff to get rid of. It just needs a lot of cleaning up. What I can just hose off, I'll </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8806992306249093218/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8806992306249093218' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8806992306249093218'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8806992306249093218'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/06/great-garage-cleanup-2010-final-day.html' title='Great Garage Cleanup 2010 — Final Day!'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/TCwD4cHiYjI/AAAAAAAAASE/Kbi5PgA-27w/s72-c/IMG_0929.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1606720314635011488</id><published>2010-06-29T22:24:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-29T23:00:50.495-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A little side project</title><summary type='text'>I've had this hanging basket thing for several years. Something I picked out after my grandmother on my mom's side (step-grandmother, really) died, but I've never really done much with it. I always thought it would make a neat planter.So today, I cleaned up the copper basket and drilled a few holes in the bottom for drainage.I stopped by Home Depot today and got this little geranium (98¢) and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1606720314635011488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1606720314635011488' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1606720314635011488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1606720314635011488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/06/little-side-project.html' title='A little side project'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/TCq-gE1_BtI/AAAAAAAAARU/cUAT29zaYN0/s72-c/IMG_0916.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2841051775001226696</id><published>2010-06-29T12:05:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-29T12:25:42.793-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='joys of home ownership'/><title type='text'>Great Garage Cleanup 2010 — Day 3</title><summary type='text'>The planting/gardening table, all cleaned up and organized.The cabinet next to it holds (some) of the pots:And in the drawers are the drip irrigation stuff:And miscellaneous stakes and other stuff:And I put up a couple extra shelves at my recycling center:I think one more day of this, organizing the tools/work area, and I'll be done. But this:is much better than this:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2841051775001226696/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2841051775001226696' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2841051775001226696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2841051775001226696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/06/great-garage-cleanup-2010-day-3.html' title='Great Garage Cleanup 2010 — Day 3'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/TCopxpNToXI/AAAAAAAAAQM/Mg9l6dwyCHs/s72-c/IMG_0911.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8739415925033398308</id><published>2010-06-28T13:31:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-28T13:38:48.010-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='joys of home ownership'/><title type='text'>Great Garage Cleanup 2010 — after Day 2</title><summary type='text'>More improvement todayThink I'll get some brackets and put up another shelf or two for my recycling center.Yard tools all hanging.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8739415925033398308/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' 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url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/TCjrfAU2E0I/AAAAAAAAAP0/-swAS4fBRqc/s72-c/IMG_0869.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1133691505421227326</id><published>2010-06-28T12:31:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-28T13:29:43.630-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='joys of home ownership'/><title type='text'>Great Garage Cleanup 2010 — after Day 1</title><summary type='text'>Getting better.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1133691505421227326/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1133691505421227326' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1133691505421227326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1133691505421227326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/06/great-garage-cleanup-2010-after-day-1.html' title='Great Garage Cleanup 2010 — after Day 1'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/TCjdx5kBT8I/AAAAAAAAAPc/ImBAti6djIE/s72-c/IMG_0864.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8798184246863462262</id><published>2010-06-28T12:16:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-28T13:29:59.737-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='joys of home ownership'/><title type='text'>Great Garage Cleanup 2010 — before</title><summary type='text'>What a mess:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8798184246863462262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8798184246863462262' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8798184246863462262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8798184246863462262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/06/great-garage-cleanup-2010-before.html' title='Great Garage Cleanup 2010 — before'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/TCjbR4OsVlI/AAAAAAAAAPE/cDMYDYdwKbY/s72-c/IMG_0853.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-7469527148290993850</id><published>2010-06-23T21:22:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-28T13:30:56.316-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leisure time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='social media'/><title type='text'>Where am I?</title><summary type='text'>I've been playing around with location-based social media sites lately, and I even though I don't go to a lot of different places, I'm having fun with them. Mostly, I'm playing with them to get some ideas of how we might be able to use them at the paper. But I'll keep that to myself for now, heh heh.Anyway, the addiction started with Foursquare, and then I found Gowalla, then Whrrl. I looked at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/7469527148290993850/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=7469527148290993850' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7469527148290993850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7469527148290993850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/06/where-am-i.html' title='Where am I?'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1286918688045954801</id><published>2010-04-24T13:02:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-24T13:03:21.701-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Tulips</title><summary type='text'>IMG_0528.JPG Originally uploaded by junogle.Blooming in the flower bed out front.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1286918688045954801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1286918688045954801' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1286918688045954801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1286918688045954801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/04/tulips.html' title='Tulips'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4548083763_3b8cdd63de_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2813588493404624263</id><published>2010-04-19T13:27:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-19T15:43:04.773-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compost bin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Compost bin, final chapter</title><summary type='text'>The compost bin is done!I had hoped to have it done by now, but after getting the pieces set in the yard where I wanted them, it got really, really REALLY windy (and I live in Kansas, so it has to be windy for me to say that!). And then there was a busy work weekend. So today, I have the day off from at least one job and could get it done.First, after putting the pieces back together, since the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2813588493404624263/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2813588493404624263' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2813588493404624263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2813588493404624263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/04/compost-bin-final-chapter.html' title='Compost bin, final chapter'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/S8yi7lQ8qfI/AAAAAAAAANU/U89RFWVnZuc/s72-c/IMG_0502.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2589712652728344048</id><published>2010-04-11T21:01:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-19T15:15:24.797-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compost bin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Compost bin part II</title><summary type='text'>OK, I finally got around to doing more work on the compost bin.I finished up putting the L-brackets on the other side, then got started on the door. I went ahead and temporarily put the right side and back together with screws, so I could see where the hinges would best be set for the doors.I set the door on a block so that it'll be above the ground and therefore easier to open.I marked the holes</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2589712652728344048/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2589712652728344048' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2589712652728344048'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2589712652728344048'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/04/ok-i-finally-got-around-to-doing-more.html' title='Compost bin part II'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/S8KAPoqcKaI/AAAAAAAAANI/Lqu4q1nGUeI/s72-c/IMG_0442.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-521789738938027177</id><published>2010-04-05T21:31:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-19T15:15:24.798-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='compost bin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Compost bin Part I</title><summary type='text'>Time to do some catching up, so I'll start with the latest.One of the things I've wanted to do since buying my house was to have a compost bin. I thought about buying one over the years. There's plenty to choose from, like ones that make it easy to turn the compost and others that make it convenient to get to the finished compost. But those are kind of expensive.So some time ago, I found a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/521789738938027177/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=521789738938027177' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/521789738938027177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/521789738938027177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/04/compost-bin-part-i.html' title='Compost bin Part I'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/S7qhoIcliWI/AAAAAAAAAL4/9-WHkaypJo8/s72-c/flats.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-6174018919655944019</id><published>2010-04-05T21:23:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-05T21:24:40.090-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Critters'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>Blue heron</title><summary type='text'>blue heron Originally uploaded by junogle.At long last, I managed to get a picture of one of the blue herons that populate the creek. This was as close as I could get before it flew away.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/6174018919655944019/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=6174018919655944019' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6174018919655944019'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6174018919655944019'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/04/blue-heron.html' title='Blue heron'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4495153601_c52c2d7fe9_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-3211238374675265280</id><published>2010-04-03T14:37:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-03T14:37:54.207-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Interesting daffodil</title><summary type='text'>Interesting daffodil Originally uploaded by junogle.This one sits by itself, a little farther down the hill than all the other flowers, and its coloring is a bit different. Notice the bee hanging on for dear life — it was a windy day!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/3211238374675265280/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=3211238374675265280' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3211238374675265280'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3211238374675265280'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/04/interesting-daffodil.html' title='Interesting daffodil'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4487669992_02a5354594_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8567464128218487503</id><published>2010-03-30T22:26:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-30T22:27:47.988-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Blue crocus</title><summary type='text'>Blue crocus Originally uploaded by junogle.I love the color on these!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8567464128218487503/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8567464128218487503' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8567464128218487503'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8567464128218487503'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/03/blue-crocus.html' title='Blue crocus'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4478211936_0696b66356_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8026132635269953827</id><published>2010-03-28T21:35:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-28T21:36:15.954-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><title type='text'>Turtle</title><summary type='text'>Turtle Originally uploaded by junogle.Seen on our walk today from a bridge near the house.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8026132635269953827/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8026132635269953827' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8026132635269953827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8026132635269953827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/03/turtle.html' title='Turtle'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4472186260_fb40372d08_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-3753886455183791624</id><published>2010-03-28T21:08:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-28T21:16:44.423-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Afternoon's work</title><summary type='text'>This:became this:Ready for some new spring green!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/3753886455183791624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=3753886455183791624' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3753886455183791624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3753886455183791624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/03/afternoons-work.html' title='Afternoon&apos;s work'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail 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rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7474117689893620388'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7474117689893620388'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/03/bright-sunny.html' title='Bright &amp; sunny'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4465432027_0a8d25058d_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2463090330872751093</id><published>2010-03-22T12:14:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-22T12:16:10.488-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Crocus</title><summary type='text'>Crocus Originally uploaded by junogle.The weekend snow didn't get all my flowers!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2463090330872751093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2463090330872751093' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2463090330872751093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2463090330872751093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/03/crocus.html' title='Crocus'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4454863530_38ca3bfaa5_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-602235810286738136</id><published>2010-03-16T19:11:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-16T19:11:48.312-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Cranes</title><summary type='text'>    CranesOriginally uploaded by junogleThis afternoon was like a sandhill crane superhighway — one big flock after another.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/602235810286738136/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=602235810286738136' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/602235810286738136'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/602235810286738136'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/03/cranes.html' title='Cranes'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-337520864436724057</id><published>2010-03-15T12:33:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-15T12:34:42.064-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Critters'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>Good morning!</title><summary type='text'>geese Originally uploaded by junogle.Saw these guys as I was leaving for work today. There's been a pair of geese that nest somewhere near my house ever since I bought it. Actually, it was seeing a pair of geese on the lawn when I first looked at the house that kinda had me sold on it. I like to think it's been the same pair every year, but who knows?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/337520864436724057/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=337520864436724057' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/337520864436724057'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/337520864436724057'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/03/good-morning.html' title='Good morning!'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4435974154_9c4d1dc124_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-7466076039608735444</id><published>2010-03-10T22:10:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-10T22:13:19.964-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>Green!</title><summary type='text'>Green! Originally uploaded by junogle.Taken on my drive into work Tuesday morning (I know, I know. At least I don't text and drive.) See how the wheat is starting to green up!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/7466076039608735444/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=7466076039608735444' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7466076039608735444'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7466076039608735444'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/03/green.html' title='Green!'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4423405597_4622c453fd_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-9014721546490207066</id><published>2010-03-06T15:17:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-06T15:21:56.968-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Yardwork</title><summary type='text'>Man, it's nice to be able to say "I'm doing yardwork" again. Today I've been cleaning up the flower beds.Yes, I am wearing a tank top. I was wearing a long-sleeved shirt when I started out around 10 a.m., but had to change into something cooler within about a half hour!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/9014721546490207066/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=9014721546490207066' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/9014721546490207066'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/9014721546490207066'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/03/yardwork.html' title='Yardwork'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/S5LGwV5XTDI/AAAAAAAAALg/qSxPqqhuCZs/s72-c/yardwork.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-5322531193832540257</id><published>2010-03-01T23:07:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-02T06:47:17.490-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='video'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Buster the cattle dog</title><summary type='text'>Why he's my pet, and not a working dog:




</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/5322531193832540257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=5322531193832540257' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5322531193832540257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5322531193832540257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/03/buster-cattle-dog.html' title='Buster the cattle dog'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-7200046828582999606</id><published>2010-02-13T13:42:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-02-13T13:46:21.539-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Wow!</title><summary type='text'>I swear this lamb's ear was not there yesterday when I was out looking around my garden. It couldn't have been this big for me to miss, anyway.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/7200046828582999606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=7200046828582999606' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7200046828582999606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7200046828582999606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/02/wow.html' title='Wow!'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/S3cBRgGlXXI/AAAAAAAAALY/d_p_BOLIuJk/s72-c/IMG_0150.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-3283122807156011779</id><published>2010-02-12T18:13:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-02-12T18:14:54.714-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Spring!</title><summary type='text'>Not sure Originally uploaded by junogle.Lookie what I found when I came home today!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/3283122807156011779/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=3283122807156011779' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3283122807156011779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3283122807156011779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/02/spring.html' title='Spring!'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4351833911_27a175b0ef_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1562668024889430980</id><published>2010-02-07T21:20:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2010-02-07T21:30:06.992-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><title type='text'>From my mom</title><summary type='text'>My mom started making some decorative windsocks recently. Here's what she left at home for me today:And here's what she said about it:Yellow is for a ray of sunshine that you are, daffodils in the spring, your yellow mums in the Fall, for a smiley face, laughter.  It is a color that makes me think of you.Here's a closeup of the beads:Thanks, mom. I think you're pretty special, too.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1562668024889430980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1562668024889430980' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1562668024889430980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1562668024889430980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/02/from-my-mom.html' title='From my mom'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/S2-EU2p5YQI/AAAAAAAAALI/m-aTQmJMFN8/s72-c/windsock1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1104494427938463177</id><published>2010-02-04T16:29:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T21:23:38.385-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>Catching up</title><summary type='text'>Wind farm Originally uploaded by junogle.I've been a little remiss in keep up with the year in pictures project, but I have been taking photos. So here's a few I've taken lately.Jan. 28: The wind farm, above, is located in Lincoln and Ellsworth counties in central Kansas. I was driving home from Salina, where the night before I'd gone to see Second City with a friend.Jan. 31: Buster tries to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1104494427938463177/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1104494427938463177' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1104494427938463177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1104494427938463177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/02/catching-up.html' title='Catching up'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4331288806_fd77f52062_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-5797082495385352799</id><published>2010-01-17T14:14:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-17T14:25:34.054-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='weight loss'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='exercise'/><title type='text'>Keep working it</title><summary type='text'>Whoo-hoo! I finally got around to putting new batteries in the scale, and after two months of not being able to weigh myself, found I am just 1 pound above the weight goal I'd set last fall and had hoped to reach by my birthday at the end of the year! That means I also just squeak by into the healthy BMI range for my weight. That's been the real goal.But it makes me feel pretty good, and I've </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/5797082495385352799/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=5797082495385352799' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5797082495385352799'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5797082495385352799'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/01/keep-working-it.html' title='Keep working it'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-6099284076302290030</id><published>2010-01-13T13:14:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-13T13:15:49.403-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><title type='text'>Warm weather day</title><summary type='text'>Warm weather day Originally uploaded by junogle.Temps in the 40s-50s today. Made for a busy car wash.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/6099284076302290030/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=6099284076302290030' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6099284076302290030'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6099284076302290030'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/01/warm-weather-day.html' title='Warm weather day'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2681/4272362376_4f37d9392f_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1611078335734818971</id><published>2010-01-09T16:20:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-09T16:21:24.088-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><title type='text'>New 'do</title><summary type='text'>haircut.jpg Originally uploaded by junogle.I was overdue for some fresh color and a cut, so took care of that today.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1611078335734818971/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1611078335734818971' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1611078335734818971'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1611078335734818971'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/01/haircutjpg.html' title='New &apos;do'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4259949099_2d1d1ea3e5_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-771181124407552674</id><published>2010-01-06T18:40:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-09T16:22:51.671-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><title type='text'>Cold!</title><summary type='text'>weather.JPG Originally uploaded by junogle.Looking north from where I work. Dangerous wind chills expected through the night.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/771181124407552674/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=771181124407552674' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/771181124407552674'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/771181124407552674'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/01/cold.html' title='Cold!'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2781/4251857179_e63df572f9_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2657632352664342179</id><published>2010-01-04T16:33:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-04T16:33:59.984-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><title type='text'>Workspace</title><summary type='text'>Workspace Originally uploaded by junogle.Having a clean desk is so monumental, I had to take a picture of it.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2657632352664342179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2657632352664342179' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2657632352664342179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2657632352664342179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/01/workspace.html' title='Workspace'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2548/4245395057_52debbb426_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-675691567886342434</id><published>2010-01-02T10:31:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-02T10:35:09.519-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><title type='text'>Cold, what cold?</title><summary type='text'>I'm tired of the cold &amp; snow, but Buster doesn't seem to mind.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/675691567886342434/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=675691567886342434' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/675691567886342434'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/675691567886342434'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/01/cold-what-cold.html' title='Cold, what cold?'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/Sz91dYI86kI/AAAAAAAAAKw/JoxdQl2T-do/s72-c/IMG_0034.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-3313293815357123262</id><published>2010-01-01T21:24:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-01T23:57:20.211-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010pix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><title type='text'>2010 in pictures</title><summary type='text'>Some online friends last year did "year in pictures" blogs, and are doing it again this year. I thought it was an interesting idea, and since I got a digital camera for Christmas, something like that might help me learn to use it and see what I can do with it.I thought I'd just use this blog rather than start a new one, and I'll tag everything "2010pix" for easy searching. I'll try not to make 99</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/3313293815357123262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=3313293815357123262' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3313293815357123262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3313293815357123262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-in-pictures.html' title='2010 in pictures'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/Sz7cek0ntVI/AAAAAAAAAKo/PmxUlzH7RpE/s72-c/gear.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2076221888870528600</id><published>2009-12-31T20:31:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-31T21:26:03.669-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Holidays'/><title type='text'>Year's end</title><summary type='text'>Here's how exciting my New Year's Eve is so far: I'm sitting here at 8:30 p.m. with the laptop watching "The Replacements" (for Keanu Reeves, of course, not the footbal) while Buster snores on his bed. Dinner was pretzles and a Pepsi and maybe later I'll make cookies. And then, if I can actually stay up to midnight, I might open up that little bottle of champagne I got at Day of Caring.Wheee! OK,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2076221888870528600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2076221888870528600' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2076221888870528600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2076221888870528600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/12/years-end.html' title='Year&apos;s end'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/Sz1q_lHywDI/AAAAAAAAAKY/9v78U-rn0CU/s72-c/newyear.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1478717357702293263</id><published>2009-12-13T21:36:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-13T22:02:20.501-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><title type='text'>WORK FAIL</title><summary type='text'>I am soooooo tired right now. I should be going to bed but I really do need to keep up with posting here, so excuse me while a depart from the merry holiday attitude and bitch a little.I have a second, part-time job. I need this job, because I want to get some debts paid off in case the main job goes south. Which, considering I work for a newspaper, is not that far-fetched. So I work at the local</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1478717357702293263/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1478717357702293263' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1478717357702293263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1478717357702293263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/12/fail.html' title='WORK FAIL'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2871119097233675293</id><published>2009-12-07T22:01:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-07T22:12:39.023-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Television'/><title type='text'>Will they finally be right?</title><summary type='text'>So three times already in the last couple months we've been told THE BIG STORM IS COMING! MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR WINTER SAFETY KIT IN THE CAR! RUSH THE GROCERY STORE! BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES! IT'S THE STORM OF THE ... oh, you get the idea. And three times we got, at most, a dusting of the white stuff.Yes, it's always a good idea to be prepared for a big winter storm, and I guess that's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2871119097233675293/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2871119097233675293' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2871119097233675293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2871119097233675293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/12/will-they-finally-be-right.html' title='Will they finally be right?'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-7273080632037002970</id><published>2009-11-16T20:21:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-16T21:11:47.713-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Breast cancer'/><title type='text'>You want to rethink that?</title><summary type='text'>I'm in a bit of shock after reading this article that says a government task force is recommending that women in their 40s do not need mammograms and that self-exams do no good.... the government panel of doctors and scientists concluded that getting screened for breast cancer so early and so often leads to too many false alarms and unneeded biopsies without substantially improving women's odds </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/7273080632037002970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=7273080632037002970' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7273080632037002970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7273080632037002970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/11/you-want-to-rethink-that.html' title='You want to rethink that?'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-735791043892619689</id><published>2009-10-25T17:43:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-25T17:48:13.122-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='joys of home ownership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Breast cancer'/><title type='text'>After ecstasy, the laundry</title><summary type='text'>That comes from a Zen saying I found long ago, and it's a reminder of life's ups and downs. And it kinda fits how the weekend went.This is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and locally there is a Day of Caring event each year. It's a brunch with a speaker and then a fashion show, with breast cancer survivors as models. There were 14 models this year, and it was the second for me.Things actually got </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/735791043892619689/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=735791043892619689' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/735791043892619689'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/735791043892619689'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/10/after-ecstasy-laundry.html' title='After ecstasy, the laundry'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/SuTMyfJWQ9I/AAAAAAAAAH8/ysw9tCLq1RM/s72-c/IMG_3977.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-6613825807150555323</id><published>2009-10-16T13:56:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-16T13:56:55.304-05:00</updated><title type='text'>#Beatcancer</title><summary type='text'>.beatcancerbadge{font:16px/22px Arial !important;font-weight:bold !important;color:#317ac0 !important;display:block !important;padding:60px 0 0 240px !important; width:270px !important;height:180px !important;background:left top no-repeat url(http://beatcancereverywhere.com/images/badge.png) !important;text-decoration:none !important;}.beatcancerbadge em{padding:0 !important;display:inline !</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/6613825807150555323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=6613825807150555323' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6613825807150555323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6613825807150555323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/10/beatcancer.html' title='#Beatcancer'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-68115187362260402</id><published>2009-09-22T18:37:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-22T18:42:55.194-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New glasses</title><summary type='text'>They're finally here!Another view:And the side detail::</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/68115187362260402/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=68115187362260402' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/68115187362260402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/68115187362260402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-glasses.html' title='New glasses'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/SrlgG0b5wKI/AAAAAAAAAHo/QW9GsSs9niY/s72-c/glasses+2.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-7630362645327995280</id><published>2009-09-08T16:14:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-08T16:23:43.875-05:00</updated><title type='text'>You try to be nice ...</title><summary type='text'>I was out in the back yard, trimming a low branch of the tree, when I saw one of my neighbors' pups had gotten out of his kennel (and was playing with what was left of the injured dove I'd seen in their yard earlier). He's just a pup and probably doesn't know much about cars, and they weren't home, so I thought I'd be a good neighbor and put him back in his kennel. Thought it'd be easy, just pick</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/7630362645327995280/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=7630362645327995280' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7630362645327995280'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7630362645327995280'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/09/you-try-to-be-nice.html' title='You try to be nice ...'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-6141511158591668004</id><published>2009-09-06T21:59:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-06T22:21:34.674-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><title type='text'>One last time</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday, I was working away at the paper, putting Sunday's paper together when our press foreman walked by. We chatted for a minute and then he said "it's your last Saturday working with us."Wham.I hadn't realized it until he said that. The next Saturday I work, there will be no mailroom manager hanging over us wanting to know when the press will run. When I'm done, I'm done. No rumbling of the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/6141511158591668004/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=6141511158591668004' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6141511158591668004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6141511158591668004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/09/one-last-time.html' title='One last time'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-795698860423141808</id><published>2009-08-27T22:09:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-27T22:29:52.043-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The beginning of the end</title><summary type='text'>That's a what friend said after hearing the news that came to us at work earlier this week.The newspaper where I work, a nearly 80-year-old institution in the town, will shut down its press at the end of September and be printed by one of our sister papers in a town 90 miles away. All the county weeklies we print will go to. Four or five full-timers, some of whom have been there for years, and a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/795698860423141808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=795698860423141808' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/795698860423141808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/795698860423141808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/08/beginning-of-end.html' title='The beginning of the end'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-6079352957356098297</id><published>2009-08-10T10:07:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-10T10:28:14.917-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Rain barrel update</title><summary type='text'>The rain barrels got a good tryout within a few days of being put up. I was working at the mall that night, so didn't get to see the magic happen, though.After I got home and greeted Buster, I went out to check on them. The one by the northeast corner of the house had been blown over in the storm, so nothing there. I went to the one by the garage (pictured in the previous post) and it was FULL! I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/6079352957356098297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=6079352957356098297' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6079352957356098297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6079352957356098297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/08/rain-barrel-update.html' title='Rain barrel update'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-6105155662373240618</id><published>2009-07-18T22:41:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-18T22:44:30.631-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home improvement'/><title type='text'>Rain barrel</title><summary type='text'>Rain barrel  Originally uploaded by junogle.I'm just a little ticked that it's been an unusually rainy July, and I missed out on a lot of rain. But two barrels wouldn't have held that much compared to what we got, anyway.Isn't supposed to rain for a couple more days, so we'll see what happens. Next time, I think I have a better idea of what all I need to do. Two down, three to go. And then I can </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/6105155662373240618/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=6105155662373240618' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6105155662373240618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6105155662373240618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/07/rain-barrel.html' title='Rain barrel'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/3734201708_09e4030c53_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1033003211645318768</id><published>2009-06-28T16:53:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-28T17:17:10.251-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Let it rain</title><summary type='text'>I finally have rain barrels! Two of them. I just need to let the cement around the where the spigots are to dry for a day or so, and they'll be good to go! So, let in rain, but in a day or two. The forecast for around here is calling for hot and dry,  although there's a lot of thunderheads building up and a couple overhead are looking dark.I do still have to get the cinder blocks set up for the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1033003211645318768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1033003211645318768' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1033003211645318768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1033003211645318768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/06/let-it-rain.html' title='Let it rain'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8778726917383511746</id><published>2009-06-06T03:22:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-06T03:33:03.604-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Relay for Life</title><summary type='text'>DSCN0583.JPG Originally uploaded by junogle.Survivor lap at 2009 Relay For Life of Ellis County.My first all-nighter at Relay For Life tonight. It's 3:30 in the morning. We've still got about three and a half hours to go, not including the cleanup. I get quiet when I get tired. Others are getting loopy. Others were loopy to start with. So it's an interesting mix right about now.I've been </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8778726917383511746/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8778726917383511746' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8778726917383511746'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8778726917383511746'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/06/dscn0583jpg.html' title='Relay for Life'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3324/3599025355_233b1b23bc_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-3260836394242803876</id><published>2009-05-22T10:05:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T10:13:07.788-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leisure time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home improvement'/><title type='text'>Plan for the day</title><summary type='text'>Since I'm carless, I guess I'll stick with the cleaning plan for today. I'll finish up the kitchen/dining area (which turned into kind of an impromptu home improvement project. I now have a nicer workspace for my computer. More on that later). Of course, I woke up this morning to find SOMEONE had tracked muddy pawprints from the back door all the way into the living room. Wonder who that could be</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/3260836394242803876/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=3260836394242803876' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3260836394242803876'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3260836394242803876'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/05/plan-for-day.html' title='Plan for the day'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8322635565503810072</id><published>2009-05-21T21:44:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-21T22:01:06.819-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leisure time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><title type='text'>Good thing I didn't plan anything</title><summary type='text'>I'm finally taking some vacation time from the paper. You know it's been a long time since you've taken vacation when your co-workers' response is "I never thought I'd see the day." Jeez.Anyway, can't afford to go anywhere, so I just planned to make it a spring-cleaning and fix-up time around the house, and also see if I couldn't get the car in for what I was sure would be a much-needed tune-up. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8322635565503810072/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8322635565503810072' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8322635565503810072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8322635565503810072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/05/good-thing-i-didnt-plan-anything.html' title='Good thing I didn&apos;t plan anything'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-3156605925510983897</id><published>2009-05-19T21:39:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-19T21:39:32.906-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Flocking myself</title><summary type='text'>Trying out the new social media browser Flock.   Blogged with the Flock Browser</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/3156605925510983897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=3156605925510983897' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3156605925510983897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3156605925510983897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/05/flocking-myself.html' title='Flocking myself'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2048796802080959149</id><published>2009-04-28T21:21:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-28T21:26:26.303-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leisure time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><title type='text'>I have nothing to do</title><summary type='text'>Wow. I really don't. I don't need to do laundry, I ran the dishwasher earlier tonight and got the dishes in the sink washed. OK, I could be organizing some files, or sorting through the piles on my table/work area, or cleaning the bathroom, but if I don't get those done tonight, it's not like it'll be the end of the world.I actually have (including tonight) three whole nights in row off. So I can</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2048796802080959149/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2048796802080959149' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2048796802080959149'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2048796802080959149'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-have-nothing-to-do.html' title='I have nothing to do'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2849980670438094323</id><published>2009-04-20T14:44:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-20T22:25:50.188-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><title type='text'>Done</title><summary type='text'>Morning:√Breakfast√ Clothesline put out√ 1 load of laundry washed &amp; hung out to dry.√ Home Depot shopping done (new hedge trimmer!)Afternoon:√ Lunch√ Trash taken out.√ Dog walked.√ 2nd load of laundry washed &amp; hung out to dry√ Pampas grass cut down &amp; taken down to creek compost pile√ Lawnmower drained of old gas &amp; oil, carb cleaned.√ Lawnmower STARTS (I rock!)√ Recycling sorted &amp; taken to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2849980670438094323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2849980670438094323' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2849980670438094323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2849980670438094323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/04/done.html' title='Done'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-6031128995457103362</id><published>2009-04-19T15:29:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-19T15:43:44.924-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gardening'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Well, hello there</title><summary type='text'>Yes, it's been awhile. Today's has been kind of a crappy day. I woke up around 7 a.m. with a headache. Took some painkiller and put some food in Buster's dish, went back to bed and finally got up around 10 a.m. Poor Buster is so patient. I think maybe he's learning to tell when I don't feel good and wasn't too pushy about trying to get me to get out of bed.My headache hadn't gone away though, so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/6031128995457103362/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=6031128995457103362' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6031128995457103362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/6031128995457103362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/04/well-hello-there.html' title='Well, hello there'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8775897955816506789</id><published>2009-03-01T16:50:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-01T17:25:16.417-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Women&apos;s History Month'/><title type='text'>Women's History Month</title><summary type='text'>Today marks the beginning of Women's History Month. As my "Getting in Touch with Your Inner Bitch" desk calendar says:Don't you wonder what all those notable bitches were doing the rest of the year?But still, at least we have something. For this month, my favorite quote of the day, on the right sidebar, will feature a great quote from a great woman. They are women I've admired for various reasons</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8775897955816506789/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8775897955816506789' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8775897955816506789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8775897955816506789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/03/womens-history-month.html' title='Women&apos;s History Month'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-5050460127456961476</id><published>2009-02-24T21:40:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-24T21:54:25.290-06:00</updated><title type='text'>A busy week</title><summary type='text'>I'm starting to feel like I have a life or something. There's so much to get done and not enough time to do it. Of course, if I'd quit goofing around on Twitter, I'd probably have a lot more time!Actually, it was kind of a hectic week last week. Mom had some health problems, which meant not one but two trips to Hutchinson, where her doctor practices. She's OK, and actually impressed her doctor </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/5050460127456961476/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=5050460127456961476' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5050460127456961476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5050460127456961476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/02/busy-week.html' title='A busy week'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1428029870885482600</id><published>2009-02-14T12:35:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-14T12:58:01.928-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Back to blogging</title><summary type='text'>It's been almost a month since I've posted anything here. This time, it means I've actually been busy, not just lazy or avoiding it.I've gotten caught up in Twitter, which is a lot of fun. There's a lot of times I just have something not real big I want to say, and the blog doesn't seem the place for that. Twitter's perfect. I've actually got two accounts -- a personal one (that's fed onto the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1428029870885482600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1428029870885482600' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1428029870885482600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1428029870885482600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/02/back-to-blogging.html' title='Back to blogging'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-5849732314571082573</id><published>2009-01-18T11:51:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-18T11:57:37.725-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='resolutions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Resolution update</title><summary type='text'>I did only so-so last week on my resolution not to eat fast food. I got a bit down in the dumps about mid-week and didn't feel like making meals to take with me. Which was bad, because Wednesday and Thursday were also the days I worked the second job and so had to worry about two meals away from home. So I ended up eating out Wednesday through Friday's lunch.I didn't do that bad, really. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/5849732314571082573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=5849732314571082573' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5849732314571082573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5849732314571082573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/01/resolution-update.html' title='Resolution update'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-4884429252714326652</id><published>2009-01-11T10:12:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-18T11:58:21.241-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Critters'/><title type='text'>Happiness</title><summary type='text'>Saturday afternoon, I took Buster on a walk along our usual route -- over the bridge just to the west of my house, south down the dirt road, back east over another bridge and then back towards home.Going over that second bridge, I noticed some blue-colored birds flitting back and forth between the branches of a tree that had fallen into the creek and trees on the bank. I figured they were  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/4884429252714326652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=4884429252714326652' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4884429252714326652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4884429252714326652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/01/happiness.html' title='Happiness'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2893174235649761282</id><published>2009-01-09T22:56:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-18T11:59:00.015-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Breast cancer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><title type='text'>Doing good</title><summary type='text'>Forgot about updating, for those of you not following the tweets. Both checkups went well. Some of the numbers on my bloodwork were a bit lower than normal; the doc said those numbers usually indicate an allergy and viruses. She's going to have me go back in about a month for another blood test just to make sure. I have felt like I've been fighting something lately, waking up with a dry, scratchy</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2893174235649761282/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2893174235649761282' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2893174235649761282'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2893174235649761282'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/01/doing-good.html' title='Doing good'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-3306658909710352062</id><published>2009-01-06T20:57:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-18T11:59:31.339-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='resolutions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>So far, so good</title><summary type='text'>Six days into the new year, and I've eaten out only once! And it was sorta healthy. Chinese food. I mean, there were lots of vegetables. OK, I didn't eat all the vegetables. But it wasn't a greasy burger or corndog, after all.Tomorrow and Thursday are my three-and-half year checkups with the surgeon and oncologist. Feeling good, so everything should go well. Send some positive vibes, though. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/3306658909710352062/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=3306658909710352062' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3306658909710352062'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/3306658909710352062'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/01/so-far-so-good.html' title='So far, so good'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-4022855103175612914</id><published>2009-01-01T09:49:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-18T11:59:50.545-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='resolutions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Healthier 2009</title><summary type='text'>So it's the new year, and I've been thinking about resolutions, as everyone does. How can you help it with all the diet/exercise product infomercials and organization stuff in the stores?One thing I want to do, as I've said every year, is to get healthier. It means a lot more now than it did, say, five years ago, though. And I have done better, at least somewhat. I eat a little better and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/4022855103175612914/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=4022855103175612914' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4022855103175612914'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/4022855103175612914'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2009/01/healthier-2009.html' title='Healthier 2009'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2707063515097185304</id><published>2008-12-30T15:31:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-30T21:39:20.423-06:00</updated><title type='text'>On turning 40</title><summary type='text'>Today I turned 40. Five years ago, I would have said I dreaded that thought. But then, three and a half years ago, something happened. I found a lump in my left breast. It was cancer.There are cancer survivors who say getting cancer was a blessing. Not to belittle anyone's beliefs, but I think they're crazy. It was hell. And not just for me. My family, my friends, my co-workers all also carried a</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2707063515097185304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2707063515097185304' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2707063515097185304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2707063515097185304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-wore-sombrero.html' title='On turning 40'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-7764736964526306182</id><published>2008-12-16T21:08:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-18T11:59:59.334-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><title type='text'>Long live journalism?</title><summary type='text'>The Detroit Media Partnership, which publishes the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News, announced big changes are coming in how it publishes. Next spring, the newspapers will deliver print editions to homes only on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, their biggest advertising days. They will still print daily, but the remaining days of the week, the size of the print edition will be drastically </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/7764736964526306182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=7764736964526306182' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7764736964526306182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/7764736964526306182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2008/12/long-live-journalism.html' title='Long live journalism?'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-9166761095732211676</id><published>2008-12-13T20:29:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-13T20:37:55.841-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Holidays'/><title type='text'>Lights!</title><summary type='text'>I've got the outdoor Christmas lights on finally. I put them up a week ago, I think, and just now got around to getting them plugged in. Because you know, you have to do it strategically ... what gets plugged into what outlet and so on. I didn't put up as much as I have in the past. I have enough lights to line the front of the roof and around the porch, but the lights I got a few years back, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/9166761095732211676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=9166761095732211676' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/9166761095732211676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/9166761095732211676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2008/12/lights.html' title='Lights!'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-2235013191904729243</id><published>2008-12-11T20:48:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T21:04:58.601-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><title type='text'>Talking to the future</title><summary type='text'>Today I talked with a beginning newswriting class at the local university. It's taught by a professor I had when I was there, although I had that class before she started there. She has her class submit stories to the newspaper I work for as part of their assignments and I had edited some of their stories for us to use, so I offered to give them some feedback. I was able to take about an hour to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/2235013191904729243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=2235013191904729243' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2235013191904729243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/2235013191904729243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2008/12/talking-to-future.html' title='Talking to the future'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1916269691646504781</id><published>2008-12-09T18:46:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T19:13:00.853-06:00</updated><title type='text'>You were looking for what?</title><summary type='text'>It always amuses me to check out my blog stats. Yes, I have a counter, and I like checking out how people find my blog. A lot are from friends and family, since I used it to keep people updated on how I was doing during my cancer treatment. But I also get a lot of hits from people who must just be ... weird.It seems like the current most popular search terms people hit on my site with have to do </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1916269691646504781/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1916269691646504781' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1916269691646504781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1916269691646504781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2008/12/you-were-looking-for-what.html' title='You were looking for what?'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8226424812657507389</id><published>2008-11-28T17:07:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-28T17:30:58.709-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Long overdue update</title><summary type='text'>Can't believe it's been almost a month and a half since I posted. There's been lots going on, really.Being a journalist, I guess I'll start with the biggest news. Mom has moved out of the house. It had been frustrating lately, probably for both of us, and after she returned from her last trip, she moved into the house she bought for my dad to live in when I was starting my cancer treatment. I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8226424812657507389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8226424812657507389' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8226424812657507389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8226424812657507389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2008/11/long-overdue-update.html' title='Long overdue update'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hM_Tc0p2n04/STB81lGPSYI/AAAAAAAAAFY/wfkYZM02Q9U/s72-c/docjuno.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8780251730218694118</id><published>2008-10-14T20:05:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T20:16:18.201-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Rain, rain, go away</title><summary type='text'>We've had more than four inches of rain since Saturday. For this area, that's a lot. I mean a LOT. I came home to discover the roof had been leaking in the kitchen. Not too much, but it was still a mess to clean up. It's been dripping off and on all evening.Poor Buster didn't get his walk today, and he probably didn't go out much during the day since it just POURED much of the day. We roughhoused</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8780251730218694118/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8780251730218694118' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8780251730218694118'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8780251730218694118'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2008/10/rain-rain-go-away.html' title='Rain, rain, go away'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-8195568496306918019</id><published>2008-10-11T20:08:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-11T20:34:07.335-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Breast cancer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Busterversary</title><summary type='text'>Today marked one year since Buster came home. We had a pretty good day. In the morning I finished up some yardwork that I started last night but had to quit since it's getting dark earlier. I wanted to get that out of the way, because a friend of mine -- the one whose wedding I went to a couple weeks ago -- was in town and came over for awhile, and plus I wanted the afternoon to do something </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/8195568496306918019/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=8195568496306918019' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8195568496306918019'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/8195568496306918019'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2008/10/busterversary.html' title='Busterversary'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-601995617567105033</id><published>2008-10-03T17:42:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-03T17:45:19.731-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='education'/><title type='text'>Lookee what the mailman brung ...</title><summary type='text'>OK, you'll have to wait to look, since I don't have a digital camera with me, but when I got home today, there was a big express mail envelope in the mailbox, with a return address from the local university. And when I opened it up, inside was ... my Bachelor of General Studies diploma! And a tassel! They even spelled my name right!It's a little more awesome than I woulda thunk.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/601995617567105033/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=601995617567105033' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/601995617567105033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/601995617567105033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2008/10/lookee-what-mailman-brung.html' title='Lookee what the mailman brung ...'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-5936396170787474479</id><published>2008-09-28T20:14:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-28T20:31:25.449-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Good weekend</title><summary type='text'>Buster and I are both back home after our weekend. Buster had a good report from his vet's visit, except for his weight. He's about 15 pounds over what he should be, the vet said. She said I could cut down on the amount of food I give him, so he's gradually going on smaller rations today. And maybe we'll go for a bit longer walk every day. Buster seems to be happy to be home. I'm glad he's home, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/5936396170787474479/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=5936396170787474479' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5936396170787474479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/5936396170787474479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2008/09/good-weekend.html' title='Good weekend'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12884663.post-1600121461611749857</id><published>2008-09-26T17:57:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-26T18:09:56.263-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Breast cancer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Dogless</title><summary type='text'>That's what I am until Sunday evening. I'm heading to Wichita tomorrow morning with a co-worker for a friend's wedding, and we're staying overnight Saturday, so Buster is staying in a "cabin" at his vet's for the weekend. I can go pick him up Sunday evening, so depending on what time we get back, Sunday will be a quiet day.Tonight, I'll have something to distract me for awhile. I'm heading into </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/feeds/1600121461611749857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12884663&amp;postID=1600121461611749857' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1600121461611749857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12884663/posts/default/1600121461611749857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://knowthesong.blogspot.com/2008/09/dogless.html' title='Dogless'/><author><name>JunO</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06702312518574436705</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c0NHL474faw/TnZ4PQkFAWI/AAAAAAAAAXg/Ia-6OMuayfI/s220/mug%2BJune%2B11.jpeg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
