<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216511721238461805</id><updated>2024-09-04T15:42:49.036-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ah, Um, Er... A Toastmaster&#39;s Blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ah-um-er.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4216511721238461805/posts/default?alt=atom'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ah-um-er.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Anonymous</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00851423182757660652</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216511721238461805.post-4248863424965268145</id><published>2014-02-26T05:07:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2014-02-26T05:07:12.365-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Closing this blog</title><content type='html'>

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You may notice all the entries in this blog are gone.  This is because I
 have made the decision to close the blog permanently.  It was not an 
easy decision, but it has been one I have been debating for a number of 
months.&lt;br /&gt;
I tried to get back involved in it recently, there were a rash of 
entries every few days.  As I re-read those entries I noticed my tone is
 irritable, annoyed, and even angry.  I am not enjoying writing this 
blog anymore.  I do not enjoy what I see from people who respond to 
posts.  I do not enjoy what I see from people who use my posts to fill 
their own publications.  &lt;br /&gt;
I have a new project to focus on.  People I talked to about this idea 
think this new project would be relevant to my readers.  While I agree, I
 have too many other things to focus on right now.  &lt;br /&gt;
This post will remain up for at least the next year.  It will probably 
be about that time that I can move forward on my new project.&lt;br /&gt;
Thank you all for so many great years and great conversations.

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