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	<title>Smooth Harold, The Blog of Blake Snow</title>
	
	<link>http://www.smoothharold.com</link>
	<description>Husband, father, writer, and consultant.</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The most studly photo of Michael Jackson ever (or Why he was bigger than the Beatles)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Snow</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[President Reagan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[beatles]]></category>

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Look at this photo taken in 1984. Who is visiting who here??!! It&#8217;s as if the Reagans are Michael&#8217;s guests—not the other way around. And I love how Jackson coolly waves to his fans, while the most powerful man in the world and the First Lady appear to radiate in Jackson&#8217;s company. It was reported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Published works: June 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/published-works-june-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Snow</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[E3 Show Daily]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GigaOM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MSNBC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Published Works]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cnn]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[video games]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Excluding short blog posts and news stories:

MSNBC: Top 5 reasons we love Tetris
MSNBC: Top 5 biggest E3 announcements
MSNBC: Top 5 worst game controllers
GigaOM: Twitter: No Internet Required
Top 5 summer Wii games
Official Magazine of E3 (print only)

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		<title>Mailbag: Does social networking really work?</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/mailbag-does-social-networking-really-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Snow</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mailbag]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smoothharold.com/?p=2038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smooth Harold reader Scott Daniel asks via email:
Does social networking really work as a marketing tool?  My CIO is standing firm that it does not.
Yes, it does, provided you have something interesting to say. For example, my blogging efforts on Smooth Harold alone have directly resulted in checks amounting to around $17,000 over the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behold, the best $1.33 you’ll ever spend on a public golf course hole</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/behold-the-best-133-youll-ever-spend-on-a-public-golf-course/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Snow</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Hobble Creek]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[golf]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[utah]]></category>

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I like golf, but I don&#8217;t like paying expensive green fees. So unless I get a freebie, it&#8217;s all public courses for me. And the &#8220;best value&#8221; I&#8217;ve ever played is Hobble Creek in Springville, Utah, which is $12 for nine holes or $24 for 18 (weekday walking). As you can see, it&#8217;s crazy green, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The best quote on influence, persuasion, and advertising you’ll ever find</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/the-best-quote-on-influence-persuasion-and-advertising-youll-ever-find/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smoothharold.com/the-best-quote-on-influence-persuasion-and-advertising-youll-ever-find/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Snow</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[copywriting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[influence]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[persuasion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sales]]></category>

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&#8220;The truth isn&#8217;t the truth until people believe you, and they can&#8217;t believe you if they don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re saying, and they can&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re saying if they don&#8217;t listen to you, and they won&#8217;t listen to you if you&#8217;re not interesting, and you won&#8217;t be interesting unless you say things imaginatively, originally, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 best Michael Jackson songs</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/top-10-best-michael-jackson-songs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Snow</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[best]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[features]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[listicles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lists]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[songs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Jackson was undoubtedly the most disturbed musician of all time. He&#8217;s also the greatest R&#38;B performer ever—both as a singer and a dancer—and a top 10 all-time artist, right next to Mozart, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin. If you&#8217;ve forgotten how talented he was in the recording studio or on stage, I encourage you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even if you don’t Twitter, you should search it for real-time reaction</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/even-if-you-dont-twitter-you-should-search-it-for-real-time-reaction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smoothharold.com/even-if-you-dont-twitter-you-should-search-it-for-real-time-reaction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Snow</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[messaging]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[search]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[soccer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smoothharold.com/?p=2018</guid>
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I was pretty stoked by the U.S.&#8217;s 2-0 victory over Spain today, which vaulted the unlikely team into the final of the Confederations Cup, a World Cup warmup. In my excitment, I do what I always do: head to Twitter Search (no account required) to start reading immediate reactions from fans. (Google is just too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will the real scientist please stand up: Smooth Harold dumbfounded on cause of global warming</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/will-the-real-scientist-please-stand-up-smooth-harold-dumbfounded-on-cause-of-global-warming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smoothharold.com/will-the-real-scientist-please-stand-up-smooth-harold-dumbfounded-on-cause-of-global-warming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Snow</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[controversy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[current events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[science]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smoothharold.com/?p=1897</guid>
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The temperature of the Earth&#8217;s surface is uncharacteristically rising. That&#8217;s a measurable fact. What&#8217;s unclear is the cause of the change: Stinky humans who are skilled polluters&#8230; or Mother Nature spiking the climate like she&#8217;s done before (the Ice Age, the Little Ice Age, etc)?
There are two groups behind two popular theses. The first group, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My name forever immortalized as New Mexican fast food</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/my-name-forever-immortalized-as-new-mexican-fast-food/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smoothharold.com/my-name-forever-immortalized-as-new-mexican-fast-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Snow</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blake's Lotaburger]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[New Mexico]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ego stroking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fast food]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[great taste]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[made to order]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[photos]]></category>

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Tim Ormond, a long-time friend and Smooth Harold reader, sent me a photo this week of perhaps the best-named restaurant chain in New Mexico. &#8220;I eat here every time I&#8217;m on business,&#8221; he texted from Albuquerque, referring to Blake&#8217;s Lotaburger. &#8220;They have a wicked good green chili burger.&#8221;
Unbeknownst to Tim, my mother has a photo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golf clubs aren’t worth much anymore—at least recreational ones</title>
		<link>http://www.smoothharold.com/golf-clubs-arent-worth-much-anymore%e2%80%94at-least-recreational-ones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smoothharold.com/golf-clubs-arent-worth-much-anymore%e2%80%94at-least-recreational-ones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Snow</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[golf]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lost and found]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stupid human tricks]]></category>

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At my request, Lindsey bought me some recreational (aka cheap) golf clubs two years ago for Christmas. It took me a year, but I recently become infatuated with sport. I have &#8220;found religion,&#8221; you could say.
Anyways, last month I was whacking balls with my three wood at the driving range. After a slight miss-hit, I [...]]]></description>
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