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		<title>Review of Pelican 1010 Micro Case, feat. Satan Sockpuppet</title>
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		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/07/25/review-of-pelican-1010-micro-case-feat-satan-sockpuppet/</link>
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		<title>Where is Satan Sockpuppet? Vol. VII</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
There he is! He&#8217;s taking issue with this billboard he found by the side of I-65 in Alabama!
Silly Satan! You&#8217;re going to upset some Christians out there!
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		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/07/12/where-is-satan-sockpuppet-vol-vii-2/</link>
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		<title>Pensacola Animal Control + Sheriff&#8217;s Office = worthless</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After having been bit by a dog (no collar / no license) this afternoon while riding my bike, having confronted the owner and gotten some BS from her, I got the number for Animal Control and the following conversation took place:
&#8220;Can I help you?&#8221;
&#8220;Yes, I was bit by a dog and&#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;OK. This is not animal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/07/11/pensacola-animal-control-sheriffs-office-worthless/</link>
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		<title>A Black Lab, a rainbow, and a Great Blue Heron</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was an incredible evening out on Pensacola Beach.
Dark black clouds. White fluffy clouds. The sky was black. The sky was blue. It rained. It didn&#8217;t rain. The surf was flat and the beach was clear of people.
We brought Dolby, our black lab, out with us. The oil spill was on its way to Pensacola [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/06/13/a-lab-a-rainbow-and-a-great-blue-heron/</link>
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		<title>more oilspill pictures from Pensacola Beach</title>
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		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/06/06/more-oilspill-pictures-from-pensacola-beach/</link>
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		<title>A personal message to BP / Oil on Pensacola Beach (Day 1)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During our Saturday trip to Pensacola Beach today, we got our first glimpse of what&#8217;s here, and what&#8217;s to come with the oil spill in the Gulf.
Using some of their product, I have tried to articulate how we and many of our friends here in Pensacola feel about BP and the oil spill / death [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/06/05/a-personal-message-to-bp-oil-on-pensacola-beach-day-1/</link>
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		<title>it&#8217;s a number i like seeing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

It&#8217;s been many, many years.
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		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/05/17/its-a-number-i-like-seeing/</link>
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		<title>this is like the best &amp; worst high school fundraiser all rolled into one.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

i mean, who doesn&#8217;t like cheap, overly fatty, chemicalized meat stix??

Posted via email from rustypants&#8217;s posterous

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		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/05/10/this-is-like-the-best-worst-high-school-fundraiser-all-rolled-into-one/</link>
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		<title>out on Pensacola Beach. N wind is keeping oil stink out in Gulf. no slick yet.</title>
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Posted via email from rustypants&#8217;s posterous

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		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/05/08/out-on-pensacola-beach-n-wind-is-keeping-oil-stink-out-in-gulf-no-slick-yet/</link>
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		<title>i love Pensacola Beach mailboxes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[how can you resist the awesomeness that is Manatee Mailbox??
Posted via email from rustypants&#8217;s posterous

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		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/04/20/i-love-pensacola-beach-mailboxes/</link>
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		<title>How to Prepare for an English Certification Exam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[how am i preparing for my English certification exam? the only way i know how.
Posted via email from rustypants&#8217;s posterous

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		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/04/20/how-to-prepare-for-an-english-certification-exam/</link>
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		<title>for kate: an update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the latest excitement:

i&#8217;m down 41lbs from last june to 244lbs
i continue to run 5x / week, lift weights 3x / week, bike infrequently, watch my calories, do some circuit training a couple times a week, drink lots of water, and juggle daily.
i started doing yoga 3 weeks ago and am enjoying it quite a bit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2010/01/31/for-kate-an-update/</link>
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		<title>Joyeux Noel!</title>
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		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/12/25/joyeux-noel/</link>
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		<title>FiveFingers, Five Stars: Running, Pt. 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[after 3 weeks of wearing the Vibram FiveFinger KSO&#8217;s, it&#8217;s time to write a review and recap some highlights &#8211; but first, some history:
i started running back in august of this year (&#8216;09). i was nervous about running for several reasons:

i&#8217;ve not done any kind of running in the past 25 years (and i&#8217;m 41 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/11/27/fivefingers-five-stars-running-pt-1/</link>
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		<title>FiveFinger KSO&#8217;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i took the plunge and bought a pair of Vibram FiveFinger KSO&#8217;s this past week!

my initial reaction?

running is easier and less painful on the knees
running is more fun and less exhausting
the KSO&#8217;s are crazy comfortable

gimme a couple more days and i&#8217;ll post a more detailed assessment as well as my rationale for getting into barefoot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/11/14/fivefinger-ksos/</link>
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		<title>vibram five fingers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i made the mistake of trying on a pair of these ugly things tonight

and now i need a pair.
check them out.
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		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/10/25/vibram-five-fingers/</link>
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		<title>weight / man boobs update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[in the month or so since the contest ended:


i&#8217;m down to 251lbs &#8211; 34lbs less than when i started back at the end of May
the weight training has really been paying off:



i&#8217;ve added running to my daily exercise and am up to 3 miles every night. it kicked my ass at first, but the more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/10/11/weight-man-boobs-update/</link>
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		<title>bigass arachnid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dunno what kind of spider this big thing is

but it just about got me while i was cutting the grass.
thick, sticky, huge web from the magnolia tree to the ground. thought i was a goner. figured lise would look out the window hours later wondering where i was and see this monster sucking away at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/09/19/bigass-arachnid/</link>
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		<title>the books of summer (and were they good or bad)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i was surprised at how little reading i got done this summer, but of what i did finish, here&#8217;s the list and the ratings:

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri was up first. lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction with this book back in 2000. it&#8217;s a small volume of large stories focusing on, among [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/09/13/the-books-of-summer-and-were-they-good-or-bad/</link>
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		<title>man-boobs contest ends!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[and while i&#8217;m not sure yet whether i&#8217;ve won the month of august or not (and i&#8217;m almost certain i didn&#8217;t win the contest overall), i did manage to drop 24lbs this summer, and have added crazy amounts of muscle mass in my legs, arms, shoulders, and chest. this picture was taken earlier today out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/08/30/man-boobs-contest-ends/</link>
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		<title>baker college online: grammar FAIL Contest!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dunno about you, but if i were looking for an online college and ran across the following ad, i&#8217;d run quickly in the opposite direction.
doesn&#8217;t anyone proof these before they&#8217;re put out, or is it just that no one notices except folks with grammar fetishes?

where&#8217;s my red ink Internet pen when i need it??
anyone who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/08/23/baker-college-online-grammar-fail-contest/</link>
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		<title>How I&#8217;m Losing My Man Boobs, Part IV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[or, Goals and Reflections
this is the final post (for now) that started with Part I, Part II, and Part III. check those out for the history.
at this point, 11 weeks into this lifestyle change, i&#8217;ve:

lost 21lbs
gained crazy muscle mass
started drinking mass water
dumped junk food and bad eating habits
become jillian michaels&#8217; circuit-training bitch
been biking daily
started weight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/08/13/how-im-losing-my-man-boobs-part-iv/</link>
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		<title>How I&#8217;m Losing My Man Boobs, Part III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[or, Addition and Subtraction
so, a quick re-cap: Part I explained the bet, the biking, building muscle mass, and the lack of weight loss. Part II explained my dawning realization in regards to needing more than just biking, and how i became Jillian Michaels slave at the end of june, beginning of july.
Part III deals with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/08/12/how-im-losing-my-man-boobs-part-iii/</link>
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		<title>How I&#8217;m Losing My Man Boobs, Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[or, I Am Jillian Michaels&#8217; Bitch.
after the first month of this weight loss contest with Tim (see Part I), when i had lost only 1lb (due to muscle mass buildup, and my not paying attention to any other area of my life in regards to this), i did my homework and realized, among other things, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/08/11/how-im-losing-my-man-boobs-part-ii/</link>
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		<title>How I&#8217;m Losing My Man Boobs, Part I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[or, How I Roll.
several months ago, i challenged my friend Tim to a weight loss contest. i knew i needed to get serious about it, and i knew he felt the same way. we started off at the very end of May and the contest is set to run through the end of August. i [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rustypants.net/2009/08/10/how-im-losing-my-man-boobs-part-i/</link>
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