<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?><rss version='2.0'><channel><title>My Blog Feed</title><link>http://www.tblog.com/</link><description>A tBlog Blog!</description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:13:23 -0700</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA[Dogs and Cats]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970056305</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970056305</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:13:17 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[First, the dogs. The Iditarod was a tough race this year, with howling winds and deep snow and sub-zero temperatures. Lance Mackey won for the third year in a row, but had to work hard to earn it. ... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970056305'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring sniffles]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970053149</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970053149</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:33:24 -0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Spring confuses me. Today it has: snowed, cleared up to sunshine and blue skies, hailed, then back to sun, and now it's just grey. And since the sun has been coming out a bit lately, some of the po... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970053149'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linkage]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970046467</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970046467</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:57:33 -0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A lot has happened since the last time I updated the links over there on the right side of the blog. Let's see.... Alan got back from Australia.....Keith left for Korea....... and now my sister Can... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970046467'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kittens]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970043533</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970043533</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:30:37 -0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jen and I have kittens. We picked up two grey kittens from the local shelter yesterday and now they're running around the house exploring and begging for attention. And scratching me. One ha... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970043533'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[A box]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970040482</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970040482</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:59:20 -0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's snowing in Bellingham. Has been for about a week. AWESOME.This means that I get to drive around in the snow, something I am good at and enjoy doing. And of course, this means that the m... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970040482'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's all over the Internet]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970026829</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970026829</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:58:59 -0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There's a lot of news to report, so let's get started.Jen and I are engaged! Three years after meeting, we have decided to &quot;take the next step.&quot; Other marital clich&eacute;s that I... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970026829'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things I have]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970009738</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970009738</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:31:32 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[~ Five cavities. A handful of holes in my teeth. They coincide perfectly with the areas where I should be flossing but always forget to. I will now become a regular flosser. ~ A new tennis r... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1970009738'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[A fork]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969998165</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969998165</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:24:22 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I was presented with an opportunity. The local daily newspaper was in need of a new business reporter and they wanted me. You see, last summer I was an intern there and once my in... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969998165'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[One month]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969995931</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969995931</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:50:42 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[So, I will be 23 in one month. This means that I will be officially past the &quot;point of no return.&quot; No more joking around. No more pretending like I'm still in college (that's so last year... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969995931'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm peeling]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969993669</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969993669</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:25:49 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's June and I'm peeling already. Actually, it's Junuary here (&quot;a month to remember what the weather was like 6 months ago&quot;) and I'm only shedding a few flakes of sunburned skin.I... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969993669'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm still alive]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969984288</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969984288</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:01:11 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I haven't fallen off the planet, I just fell off of the Internet. You see, I'm on the computer a lot while at work, so when I come home the last thing I want to do is get on the computer aga... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969984288'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another monthly post]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969973923</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969973923</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:23:29 -0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I haven't been very good about posting regularly. It seems like I only think about it / have time for it about once a month. And at that point I end up writing some lame &quot;month in review&quot;... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969973923'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New year, new man]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969971311</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969971311</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:32:34 -0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[AS we all know, men are defined by the car they drive. It's a stereotype that I don't agree with but it made for a good lead in for me to talk about my new car.I got a new car. Yes, i... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969971311'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter woes]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969967441</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969967441</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:04:07 -0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I know, I know. It's been a long time since I've updated this thing. But life has been busy &mdash; more on that in a minute &mdash; and I just now downloaded Firefox in hopes that the formatting w... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969967441'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of my favorite months]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969964339</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969964339</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:48:41 -0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[November is one of my favorite months, along with February and July. Notice that two of my favorite months occur in the winter. 

Well, I made it through my first full deadline schedule. To be blunt... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969964339'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[October Review]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969963423</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969963423</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:49:09 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[So! Let’s recap.

I got back from Costa Rica at the end of September and started work the following Monday (Oct. 1). Lived on a couch or two, mooched off of my wonderful girlfriend for two weeks. ... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969963423'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ahhh, cold weather]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969959719</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969959719</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 22:37:32 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I'm home. And it feels good to be home. I start work on Monday. I need to find a place to live. &nbsp;... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969959719'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The final countdown]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969959108</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969959108</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:13:00 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This is my last week in Costa Rica. Friday just after lunch I'll be flying out of San Jose, going through customs in Houston and then running to my next flight, and then landing in Seattle around 1... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969959108'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[A walk in the clouds (and rain)]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969958325</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969958325</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:19:29 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jen and I quickly got bored of vacationing in Samara -- you can only take so many naps in a hammock. It's time for some adventures. So we hopped on a bus for Nicoya and then to Parque Nacional Barra H... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969958325'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have....]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969957748</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969957748</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:17:11 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[...a sunburn. Oh, and a job. Not in Costa Rica, but a job waiting for me when I get back to Bellingham. (Sweet!) I´ll be one of two reporters for the Bellingham Business Journal. Ahhh, now I can rela... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969957748'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are here! We are here!]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969957158</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969957158</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:47:43 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jen and I have safely arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica. But not without a little complication. My passport had a bit of water damage and wouldn´t scan. I´ve used it to go back and forth from Canada, ... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969957158'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Idea Jam Session / Super Update]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969955629</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969955629</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:11:58 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This is going to be big. Buckle up. So I finished my internship at the local newspaper on the 10th. Eight weeks goes by quickly, especially when you spend every Tuesday and Thursday getting ... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969955629'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969953710</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969953710</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:18:27 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, I like to write. Or rather, like most writers, I enjoy the feeling of having written something. The actual process of writing can be quite laborious sometimes and hard on the bra... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969953710'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[My favorite month]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969953045</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969953045</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:16:54 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[July is my favorite month of the year. Around here (the PNW), July is when summer really starts. June is more like June-uary. July is fireworks, sunshine, shorts and sandals, hiking, long sunsets..... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969953045'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late night calls]]></title><link>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969950624</link><guid>http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969950624</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:42:01 -0700</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I got a call from University Police late last night.&nbsp; Apparently some drunk guy hit my car. My parked car. Thankfully a UP officer was there, saw the whole thing, chased the guy down and gave ... <a href='http://ikeman713.tblog.com/post/1969950624'>more from ikeman713...</a>]]></description></item></channel></rss>