<?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-5057793758100799124</id><updated>2024-11-01T06:32:11.608-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Ripples Blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Christian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16621199196865727567</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3cDu34G_QgX-rIWRc2bGMnmPdaQKTlMWHCA5gUCTLwRnvaIVEfZ0AmlTtVYgNLVNQWy9fvGbVbEPgYKEyTo-DgKDN9ku9T3A-_5NNRrQCmdMadI2vGMhahIm4rDpr1Q/s220/Ripples.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057793758100799124.post-3524659028930697609</id><published>2009-01-22T17:29:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-23T17:17:06.672-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Predictions</title><summary type="text">Hopefully I will one day return to the &quot;pits&quot; topic.&amp;nbsp; But there is something I feel I must post. 
Let me state that I know the dangers of entering a post about politics.&amp;nbsp; While I still have the freedom to speak according to my Biblical beliefs, I shall.
This post is a feeble attempt to share that which I am sensing in my spirit, concerning President Obama.
Here are a couple of things I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3524659028930697609/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5057793758100799124/3524659028930697609' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3524659028930697609'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3524659028930697609'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/predictions.html' title='Predictions'/><author><name>Christian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16621199196865727567</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3cDu34G_QgX-rIWRc2bGMnmPdaQKTlMWHCA5gUCTLwRnvaIVEfZ0AmlTtVYgNLVNQWy9fvGbVbEPgYKEyTo-DgKDN9ku9T3A-_5NNRrQCmdMadI2vGMhahIm4rDpr1Q/s220/Ripples.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057793758100799124.post-7939287243354881257</id><published>2009-01-15T07:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-15T08:14:15.254-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Fogetting About the Pits</title><summary type="text">A couple of years ago I was at my church, doing some stuff.&amp;nbsp; The main Sanctuary level has heating and cooling exhausts in the floor.&amp;nbsp; Of course they are covered by floor grates.&amp;nbsp; For one reason or another, one of the floor grates was removed, exposing a big deep hole in the floor.&amp;nbsp; It was probably 18&quot; x 18&quot;.&amp;nbsp; I knew they were exposed.&amp;nbsp; I think I may have even helped </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/feeds/7939287243354881257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5057793758100799124/7939287243354881257' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/7939287243354881257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/7939287243354881257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/fogetting-about-pits.html' title='Fogetting About the Pits'/><author><name>Christian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16621199196865727567</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3cDu34G_QgX-rIWRc2bGMnmPdaQKTlMWHCA5gUCTLwRnvaIVEfZ0AmlTtVYgNLVNQWy9fvGbVbEPgYKEyTo-DgKDN9ku9T3A-_5NNRrQCmdMadI2vGMhahIm4rDpr1Q/s220/Ripples.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057793758100799124.post-7581451153765032151</id><published>2009-01-12T15:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-12T15:34:21.507-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Evolution of Dance 2 is Here!</title><summary type="text">EoD2 is here. It&#39;s not quite as good as the original (but is anything?)Enjoy.
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/feeds/7581451153765032151/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5057793758100799124/7581451153765032151' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/7581451153765032151'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/7581451153765032151'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/evolution-of-dance-2-is-here.html' title='Evolution of Dance 2 is Here!'/><author><name>Christian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16621199196865727567</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3cDu34G_QgX-rIWRc2bGMnmPdaQKTlMWHCA5gUCTLwRnvaIVEfZ0AmlTtVYgNLVNQWy9fvGbVbEPgYKEyTo-DgKDN9ku9T3A-_5NNRrQCmdMadI2vGMhahIm4rDpr1Q/s220/Ripples.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057793758100799124.post-388698264722788601</id><published>2009-01-10T16:03:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-10T18:10:52.941-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Feeling A Little Too Camouflaged</title><summary type="text">Just when I feel as if I&#39;m having a good day, and feel &quot;normal&quot;... WHAM. &amp;nbsp; I get hit with something and feel as if I simply can&#39;t handle it.&amp;nbsp; I find the only way I do want to handle things is to get on my PJ&#39;s, go to bed, and stay there for a LONG time. Maybe writing this out will help, and keep me from hiding under the covers?!?


Today&#39;s instance falls into one of my &quot;problem&quot; </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/feeds/388698264722788601/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5057793758100799124/388698264722788601' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/388698264722788601'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/388698264722788601'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/feeling-little-too-camouflaged.html' title='Feeling A Little Too Camouflaged'/><author><name>Christian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16621199196865727567</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3cDu34G_QgX-rIWRc2bGMnmPdaQKTlMWHCA5gUCTLwRnvaIVEfZ0AmlTtVYgNLVNQWy9fvGbVbEPgYKEyTo-DgKDN9ku9T3A-_5NNRrQCmdMadI2vGMhahIm4rDpr1Q/s220/Ripples.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeKcQntR1m1UDmQo0uZOTWiipMbGXP0RqZMLcHQYb7sp4TQjzOOeKPrkNs6etCkt55JoWk0zX2gLP5FDnCEmNUS4kVPUsf0sGiPjcAfkJfi8KGbAGAZicEqVTJ1T3ucfoSj__Zp0OjhFs/s72-c/camo_jim.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057793758100799124.post-4221169576566333860</id><published>2009-01-09T08:33:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-09T09:32:23.119-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Depression</title><summary type="text">It has been very hard getting this blog up and running.&amp;nbsp; When I defined it&#39;s purpose in the beginning, it was what I wanted to stick to and make it into. The reason for the struggle is that I felt I was not in a place where I could write, to fit in as I purposed.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;


This morning I remembered that I purposed it (in part) to be a place where I can write about &quot;A usually slight </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/feeds/4221169576566333860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5057793758100799124/4221169576566333860' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/4221169576566333860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/4221169576566333860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/depression.html' title='Depression'/><author><name>Christian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16621199196865727567</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3cDu34G_QgX-rIWRc2bGMnmPdaQKTlMWHCA5gUCTLwRnvaIVEfZ0AmlTtVYgNLVNQWy9fvGbVbEPgYKEyTo-DgKDN9ku9T3A-_5NNRrQCmdMadI2vGMhahIm4rDpr1Q/s220/Ripples.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFgiJZURFlZPFbM8Jlwj81pOeKpdcQV6-ahRSHK0pFwd59gKnv2mlKvHitnvRQLFTapabE9cu3VL2NXDuKwsycvELlbevWhhTRkQ8Z9Ts6tqy5FyNoihzBU8pSOBqVvIySjD__Fu6YTxJ/s72-c/depressed.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057793758100799124.post-3201339078314714811</id><published>2009-01-06T08:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-06T08:00:01.053-05:00</updated><title type='text'>&quot;Better Than BK Mocha Joe Iced Coffee&quot;</title><summary type="text">Iced Coffee... De.lic.ious.

My top three favs would be:

BK Mocha Joe Iced Coffee
Starbucks Frappuccinno 

DQ Moolatte
But, who can afford $2.00+ a pop?&amp;nbsp; Not I. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;

So I researched and researched.

Then I tested and tested.

Finally I came up with a recipe.&amp;nbsp; My taste-testers have said &quot;It&#39;s better than a BK Mocha Joe&quot; and so that is what I decided to call it. :^)

**My works </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3201339078314714811/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5057793758100799124/3201339078314714811' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3201339078314714811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3201339078314714811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/better-than-bk-mocha-joe-iced-coffee.html' title='&quot;Better Than BK Mocha Joe Iced Coffee&quot;'/><author><name>Christian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16621199196865727567</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3cDu34G_QgX-rIWRc2bGMnmPdaQKTlMWHCA5gUCTLwRnvaIVEfZ0AmlTtVYgNLVNQWy9fvGbVbEPgYKEyTo-DgKDN9ku9T3A-_5NNRrQCmdMadI2vGMhahIm4rDpr1Q/s220/Ripples.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057793758100799124.post-3715451939800761455</id><published>2008-12-05T09:30:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T20:27:15.604-05:00</updated><title type='text'>About the Author and This Blog</title><summary type="text">The word &quot;ripple&quot; has quite a few definitions.&amp;nbsp; I took the most fitting of those, and turned it into this blog&#39;s description.The Ripples Blog:
A spreading, pervasive, and usually unintentional effect or influence in the blog-o-sphere.
A usually slight noticeable effect or reaction. (Towards or from the author.)
A place to become lightly ruffled or covered with small waves.
A blog that has or</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3715451939800761455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/5057793758100799124/3715451939800761455' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3715451939800761455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3715451939800761455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/about-this-blog_05.html' title='About the Author and This Blog'/><author><name>Christian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16621199196865727567</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='26' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3cDu34G_QgX-rIWRc2bGMnmPdaQKTlMWHCA5gUCTLwRnvaIVEfZ0AmlTtVYgNLVNQWy9fvGbVbEPgYKEyTo-DgKDN9ku9T3A-_5NNRrQCmdMadI2vGMhahIm4rDpr1Q/s220/Ripples.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>