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		<title>Today I heard a message from Obama that was clear to me</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love to hear Obama speak. There is something about what he says that appeals to something deep rooted in me. I have not been able to quite figure it out until today, when I heard his &#8220;closing argument&#8221; speech in Ohio. I&#8217;ll try to explain it. First, let me say that I agree with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Memory of Pam Jackson</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday evening October 11, my Dad called me as I was driving home to tell me that Pam Jackson &#8211; our friend, and a beloved friend to scores of people within and outside of the horse community &#8211; had passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. I had seen Pam less than 2 weeks before this, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dahlia&#8217;s new foal and the letter to my vet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 00:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I mailed off a letter to my vet, Heather Jenkins. She is a wonderful vet and has been great with our horses. She is practical, yet kind. Knowledgable and skilled, yet always open to learning more. We are lucky to have her. She helped me navigate some tricky waters yesterday and today I mailed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s a “Risin”?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In three weeks mom will graduate from Va Tech with a Master&#8217;s degree. She accomplished this while working full time, and as an &#8220;older student&#8221;. For a final assignment mom wrote an essay about her experiences in medicine in rural North Carolina. I thought this essay was very entertaining and well-written and asked her if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Floyd County and the Locust Tree Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday was gorgeous in Southwest Virginia. After a lot of tough days we decided to head out to Floyd County, about 20 minutes away. Now, I must say, I really love Floyd county. It is such a beautiful and oddly weird, eclectic place. Half the populace is made up of old time farmers. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lord Works in Mysterious Ways</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I attended the FHANA Annual General Membership (AGM) meeting, held in Lexington Kentucky. As always, I met wonderful people who dearly love their horses. While there, my Dad and I had the pleasure of getting to know a young couple named Brian and Kendra, and their friend Michelle. They are officers and very heavily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Brother. My Teacher.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He was four years old and I was twice his age. For a kid, that is an infinitely large gap. Instead of playing with other 4 year olds or even his 6 year old brother, he sought me out. It seemed he always was sticking to me like one of those fuzzy balls you get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the way to Covent Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a small hotel in London that is spartan and simple, but friendly and comfortable. The carpet is a bit worn and the elevator can hold only 1-2 people. But no matter, as there are only 3 floors. The concierge greets me by name;I love the way my last name sounds when pronounced with [...]]]></description>
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