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		<title>How to Curmudgeon</title>
		<link>http://curmudgeon-at-large.com/2013/06/10/how-to-curmudgeon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of people have asked me “How, exactly, do you become a curmudgeon?”  Actually, no one asked me that but I’m sure a few have thought about it and a few more have even hinted at it.  I’m here &#8230; <a href="http://curmudgeon-at-large.com/2013/06/10/how-to-curmudgeon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=curmudgeon-at-large.com&#038;blog=30892717&#038;post=1967&#038;subd=tempholdingspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Sound of One Hand Clapping</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curmudgeon-at-Large</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all, I have NO IDEA why I chose the title I did for this post.  It just seemed appropriate even though this post is about hearing (or, more precisely, what I heard) but it would not make sense &#8230; <a href="http://curmudgeon-at-large.com/2013/06/03/the-sound-of-one-hand-clapping/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=curmudgeon-at-large.com&#038;blog=30892717&#038;post=1961&#038;subd=tempholdingspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing the Next Great American Novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 13:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curmudgeon-at-Large</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy writers are all alike.  Every unhappy writer is unhappy is his own way.1 1  paraphrased from Anna Karenina Actually, that’s not true.  Unhappy writers are all alike as well.  Like me, they stare at a blank page and wait &#8230; <a href="http://curmudgeon-at-large.com/2013/05/27/writing-the-next-great-american-novel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=curmudgeon-at-large.com&#038;blog=30892717&#038;post=1947&#038;subd=tempholdingspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Language Guy Confesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curmudgeon-at-Large</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://curmudgeon-at-large.com/?p=1939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; Penitent Dr. LG:  Forgive me Father for I have sinned. Reproachful Priest:  How long has it been since your last confession? &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; Penitent Dr. LG:  Uh… well&#8230; it’s been a while. Reproachful Priest:  That is okay, my son.  Tell &#8230; <a href="http://curmudgeon-at-large.com/2013/05/20/dr-language-guy-confesses/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=curmudgeon-at-large.com&#038;blog=30892717&#038;post=1939&#038;subd=tempholdingspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Change my Gravatar, Please!</title>
		<link>http://curmudgeon-at-large.com/2013/05/13/change-my-gravatar-please/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 22:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curmudgeon-at-Large</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I started my blog, I chose a gravatar to represent an old, grouchy curmudgeon.   Statler the Muppet seemed a good choice.  Now I wonder if my image as a Curmudgeon-at-Large needs an update.  But what should I choose? Here &#8230; <a href="http://curmudgeon-at-large.com/2013/05/13/change-my-gravatar-please/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=curmudgeon-at-large.com&#038;blog=30892717&#038;post=600&#038;subd=tempholdingspot&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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