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	<title>Joy Lanzendorfer</title>
	<link>http://www.ohjoy.org</link>
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		<title>What Is This Thing?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, Marcia and I went to Mendocino. In Fort Bragg, we went to glass beach, which didn&#8217;t have much glass on it. However, when we were walking around the tide pools, I spotted this weird creature: 

It felt like a starfish and it responded to touch. When I tipped it on its side, I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohjoy.org/2011/08/29/what-is-this-thing/</link>
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		<title>Our Shower Is Done</title>
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Our shower is finished!
It is taking a long time because Kyle only has time to work on it one day a week. Also, our bathroom was really gross and needed a lot of work. Here is the original tub: 

Here is what it looks like now: 

Before: 

After: 

It&#8217;s sad that I can&#8217;t get better [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohjoy.org/2011/07/20/our-shower-is-done/</link>
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		<title>A 6-Year-Old Gets The Full TSA Patdown</title>
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This is insane. What country are we living in? 
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		<link>http://www.ohjoy.org/2011/04/12/a-6-year-old-gets-the-full-tsa-patdown/</link>
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		<title>A Year Of Owning Chickens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My chickens are a year old! 
Rosie, the Rhode Island Red:

Penny, the Lace Wyandotte:

Olivia, the Columbian Plymouth Rock: 

They produce 2-3 eggs a day, fertilize my garden, and eat my weeds (as well as my fruits and vegetables if I let them). Best of all, they are like a comedy routine in my yard. 

I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohjoy.org/2011/04/08/a-year-of-owning-chickens/</link>
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		<title>DIY Cocktails</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey look, Marcia Simmon&#8217;s first book DIY Cocktails is out! 

I am collecting books I was mentioned in, and I was mentioned in this one. Hurrah! 
Marcia wrote this book as part of the Drink of the Week blog. According to the site: 
&#8220;We’ve concocted the only guide that teaches you to create your own [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohjoy.org/2011/03/31/diy-cocktails/</link>
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		<title>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day</title>
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Here&#8217;s a visual guide to Cole Porter&#8217;s &#8220;You&#8217;re the Top.&#8221; 
Kyle, you&#8217;re the top. 
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		<link>http://www.ohjoy.org/2011/02/14/happy-valentines-day/</link>
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		<title>The Giant Sloth of AWP 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t have much to say about AWP 2011, the writing conference I attended last week. There are many posts on it out there, all similar in nature, with people name dropping the cool people they hung out with. I don&#8217;t have names to drop. And even if I did, it would be insincere since [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohjoy.org/2011/02/10/the-giant-sloth-of-awp-2011/</link>
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		<title>What The TSA Pat Down Is Like</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Note: On the way to Washington DC to attend a conference, I received the TSA pat down. I wrote this right after it happened:]
I am currently at San Francisco International Airport, otherwise known as SFO. I’m traveling with my friend Marcia Simmons from San Francisco to Washington DC to attend the AWP writer&#8217;s conference. 
SFO [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohjoy.org/2011/02/09/what-the-tsa-pat-down-is-like/</link>
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		<title>Short Story: Flatten, Poke, and Blow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey, check it out! I have a short story up in LitnImage. It&#8217;s called Flatten, Poke, and Blow. Excerpt: 
Judith’s parents’ barn is full of wooden spools. There are dozens of them wound with rope as thick as tree branches. Being in the barn is like being inside a giant sewing kit.
Our moms told us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ohjoy.org/2011/01/18/short-story-flatten-poke-and-blow/</link>
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		<title>The Should I Work For Free? Flowchart</title>
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The Should I Work For Free? flowchart. (Click to expand.)
Ah, the ol&#8217; &#8220;doing this project for free will give you good exposure&#8221; argument. Come on, creative people. You know what I&#8217;m talking about. 
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		<link>http://www.ohjoy.org/2011/01/12/the-should-i-work-for-free-flowchart/</link>
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