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		<title>Fort|Thress Blog</title>
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		<description>Musings from Carl Thress</description>
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			<title>Introducing NickOS 2.0</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:31:03 CDT</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[A fun tribute to our second-born son in honor of his second birthday. Happy birthday, Nicolas!]]></description>
			
			
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			<title>Filters and Perception</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:34:16 CDT</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[No two people ever experience the same event identically. Internal filters, built up over time, color our perceptions and play a major role in how we see the world.]]></description>
			
			
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			<title>In Memory of Alice Davis</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:02:17 CDT</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[A personal tribute to Alice (Parsons) Davis, one of my favorite high school teachers, who was found dead on Sunday.]]></description>
			
			
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			<title>Perspective</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:29:42 CDT</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[A look back at the events of 9/11/2001, with a column I wrote the following day.]]></description>
			
			
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			<title>Missing</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:07:17 CDT</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[I found out tonight that one of my favorite teachers from high school--a teacher who encouraged me in my writing--has gone missing. This post is dedicated to her.]]></description>
			
			
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			<title>All the World's a Stage</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:05:20 CDT</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[For 3+ years, theater played a key role in my life. Each year, the Tony Awards provide me with a chance to reflect and remember.]]></description>
			
			
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			<title>A Reminder of How Small This World Can Be
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 01:00:45 CDT</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[A Facebook 'like' on a client's website from a high school classmate across the country got me thinking about how interconnected we all really are.]]></description>
			
			
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			<title>January 11, 2002</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:53:44 CST</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[We all have significant dates that stick in our minds. Birthdays. Anniversaries. First kisses. First jobs. But not all of the dates we remember have positive memories associated with them. One such date for me is January 11, 2002.]]></description>
			
			
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			<title>They Call Me Mr. Tibbs</title>
			<link>http://4thress.com/blog/2010/10/23/They_Call_Me_Mr_Tibbs.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:12:40 CDT</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[Call me a curmudgeon, but it bothers me when kids address adults on a first-name basis. It makes me want to channel my inner Sidney Poitier and say, "They call me Mr. Thress."]]></description>
			
			
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			<title>Caveat Emptor</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:04:05 CDT</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[Last spring, our 9-year-old son decided to purchase an iPod Touch, using the money he had saved up from chores, birthdays, and Christmas gifts. An unscrupulous eBay seller and an unimpressive feedback policy have this dad feeling frustrated and mad as hell.]]></description>
			
			
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