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	<title>The Death of Enthusiasm</title>
	
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		<title>My Favorite Songs of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey remember how I used to sometimes write about music on this blog? And make exhaustive year-end lists? And how in reality absolutely no one cares about what kind of music other people like no matter how much they may feign &#8230; <a href="http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/12/21/my-favorite-songs-of-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedeathofenthusiasm.com&amp;blog=12857933&amp;post=1080&amp;subd=thedeathofenthusiasm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pretty Good</title>
		<link>http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/12/16/pretty-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/?p=1074</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I almost printed this out and mailed to friends and family, but then I realized that doing so may very well have been the final step in my transition to a full-fledged sociopath. At any rate, Merry Christmas and you&#8217;re welcome/I&#8217;m &#8230; <a href="http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/12/16/pretty-good/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedeathofenthusiasm.com&amp;blog=12857933&amp;post=1074&amp;subd=thedeathofenthusiasm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Royal Mounted Fashion Police</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret that I like clothes and shoes and men&#8217;s &#8220;fashion&#8221; (whatever that means), which is kind of funny because 90 percent of the time I dress pretty crappy. Like, moderately crappy at least. Anyway, since I tend to &#8230; <a href="http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/11/21/royal-mounted-fashion-police/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedeathofenthusiasm.com&amp;blog=12857933&amp;post=1067&amp;subd=thedeathofenthusiasm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pork Wars</title>
		<link>http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/10/28/pork-wars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So there are a couple of restaurants that are nearly exactly the same. You know what they are. The Vida. The Rio. Both loved and hated depending on who you talk to. (I guess you could include Bajio and Chipotle &#8230; <a href="http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/10/28/pork-wars/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedeathofenthusiasm.com&amp;blog=12857933&amp;post=1060&amp;subd=thedeathofenthusiasm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chase Reviews Everything: This Old Jaw-Harp</title>
		<link>http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/10/11/chase-reviews-everything-this-old-jaw-harp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live in a world that is slowly descending into the burning chaos of apathy, indifference, and possibly the bankruptcy of the human spirit itself. In times like these, people are looking for something substantial to guide them through the sandstorm of indecision and doubt &#8230; <a href="http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/10/11/chase-reviews-everything-this-old-jaw-harp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedeathofenthusiasm.com&amp;blog=12857933&amp;post=1054&amp;subd=thedeathofenthusiasm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Apolobloggin’</title>
		<link>http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/09/27/apolobloggin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whoa you guys. Look at the date today. It&#8217;s late September or something, right? Whoa. Normally at this point I would do the standard blog thing of apologizing for not posting in SO LONG. And then catch up on all &#8230; <a href="http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/09/27/apolobloggin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedeathofenthusiasm.com&amp;blog=12857933&amp;post=1046&amp;subd=thedeathofenthusiasm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You got the “look”</title>
		<link>http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/09/04/you-got-the-look/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As one grows older (and by &#8220;one&#8221; I obviously mean myself) it seems like a certain &#8220;look&#8221; is developed and maintained for a long period of time. That is why you see 60-year-old guys wearing stuff from the 70&#8242;s or &#8230; <a href="http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/09/04/you-got-the-look/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedeathofenthusiasm.com&amp;blog=12857933&amp;post=1035&amp;subd=thedeathofenthusiasm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back in Time</title>
		<link>http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/08/17/back-in-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like the movie Back to the Future. DUH. Only a sociopath wouldn&#8217;t. The thing that sort of bugs me when I watch Back to the Future as an adult is how the ending, although portrayed as a happy resolution, &#8230; <a href="http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/08/17/back-in-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedeathofenthusiasm.com&amp;blog=12857933&amp;post=1029&amp;subd=thedeathofenthusiasm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>OK OK OK OK</title>
		<link>http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/08/12/ok-ok-ok-ok/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 05:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Chase's Kandy Korner]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK OK OK OK! This is the last thing I&#8217;m going to say about my annoyingly-named podcast Chase&#8217;s Kandy Korner (at least on this blog). What I&#8217;m going to say is this: I need guests! I severely overestimated the number &#8230; <a href="http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/08/12/ok-ok-ok-ok/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedeathofenthusiasm.com&amp;blog=12857933&amp;post=1022&amp;subd=thedeathofenthusiasm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Out of Sight</title>
		<link>http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/08/04/out-of-sight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think I&#8217;ve mentioned this before, but I still find it incredible that the Beach Boys wrote a song extolling the virtues of Salt Lake City. Weird! I just listened to it again and the lyrics were HILARIOUS to me: Down &#8230; <a href="http://thedeathofenthusiasm.com/2011/08/04/out-of-sight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedeathofenthusiasm.com&amp;blog=12857933&amp;post=1017&amp;subd=thedeathofenthusiasm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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