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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/atom10full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" gd:etag="W/&quot;A0MFSXo8fCp7ImA9WhZQFE4.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057793758100799124</id><updated>2011-04-21T22:30:18.474-04:00</updated><title>The Ripples Blog</title><subtitle type="html" /><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://theripplesblog.blogspot.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="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JWSw1-9DChc/ST2fWaM2rgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/HV6DeIHShtw/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><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheRipplesBlog" /><feedburner:info uri="theripplesblog" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>TheRipplesBlog</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A0cGR3g8eip7ImA9WxVRF0k.&quot;"><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><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2009-01-23T17:17:06.672-05:00</app:edited><title>Predictions</title><summary type="html">Hopefully I will one day return to the "pits" topic.  But there is something I feel I must post. 
Let me state that I know the dangers of entering a post about politics.  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 feel may &lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~4/VMw8w6flPkk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</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.g?blogID=5057793758100799124&amp;postID=3524659028930697609" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3524659028930697609?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3524659028930697609?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~3/VMw8w6flPkk/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="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JWSw1-9DChc/ST2fWaM2rgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/HV6DeIHShtw/S220/Ripples.jpg" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/predictions.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0UBRHw-fCp7ImA9WxVREE8.&quot;"><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><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2009-01-15T08:14:15.254-05:00</app:edited><title>Fogetting About the Pits</title><summary type="html">A couple of years ago I was at my church, doing some stuff.  The main Sanctuary level has heating and cooling exhausts in the floor.  Of course they are covered by floor grates.  For one reason or another, one of the floor grates was removed, exposing a big deep hole in the floor.  It was probably 18" x 18".  I knew they were exposed.  I think I may have even helped exposed them.  I was conscious&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~4/Lb0gv-4lp3I" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</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.g?blogID=5057793758100799124&amp;postID=7939287243354881257" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/7939287243354881257?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/7939287243354881257?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~3/Lb0gv-4lp3I/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="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JWSw1-9DChc/ST2fWaM2rgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/HV6DeIHShtw/S220/Ripples.jpg" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/fogetting-about-pits.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CEMCQHs7fyp7ImA9WxVSF0Q.&quot;"><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><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2009-01-12T15:34:21.507-05:00</app:edited><title>Evolution of Dance 2 is Here!</title><summary type="html">EoD2 is here. It's not quite as good as the original (but is anything?)Enjoy.
&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~4/MrtgZtukvn4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</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.g?blogID=5057793758100799124&amp;postID=7581451153765032151" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/7581451153765032151?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/7581451153765032151?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~3/MrtgZtukvn4/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="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JWSw1-9DChc/ST2fWaM2rgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/HV6DeIHShtw/S220/Ripples.jpg" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/evolution-of-dance-2-is-here.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A0cBQ3c_eSp7ImA9WxVSFk8.&quot;"><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><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2009-01-10T18:10:52.941-05:00</app:edited><title>Feeling A Little Too Camouflaged</title><summary type="html">Just when I feel as if I'm having a good day, and feel "normal"... WHAM.   I get hit with something and feel as if I simply can't handle it.  I find the only way I do want to handle things is to get on my PJ'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's instance falls into one of my "problem" categories.  See,&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~4/9_JUcx-8v8Q" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</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.g?blogID=5057793758100799124&amp;postID=388698264722788601" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/388698264722788601?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/388698264722788601?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~3/9_JUcx-8v8Q/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="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JWSw1-9DChc/ST2fWaM2rgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/HV6DeIHShtw/S220/Ripples.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JWSw1-9DChc/SWkXQUSDRJI/AAAAAAAAACc/7z0WEV0HotY/s72-c/camo_jim.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/feeling-little-too-camouflaged.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0IAQn86cSp7ImA9WxVSFUw.&quot;"><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><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2009-01-09T09:32:23.119-05:00</app:edited><title>Depression</title><summary type="html">It has been very hard getting this blog up and running.  When I defined it'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.  


This morning I remembered that I purposed it (in part) to be a place where I can write about "A usually slight noticeable effect or&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~4/Tb6UA0aaLHw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</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.g?blogID=5057793758100799124&amp;postID=4221169576566333860" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/4221169576566333860?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/4221169576566333860?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~3/Tb6UA0aaLHw/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="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JWSw1-9DChc/ST2fWaM2rgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/HV6DeIHShtw/S220/Ripples.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JWSw1-9DChc/SWdb0W60mjI/AAAAAAAAACU/_o6QBEGV5R8/s72-c/depressed.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/depression.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DE8EQH4-eyp7ImA9WxVSEkk.&quot;"><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><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2009-01-06T08:00:01.053-05:00</app:edited><title>"Better Than BK Mocha Joe Iced Coffee"</title><summary type="html">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?  Not I.   

So I researched and researched.

Then I tested and tested.

Finally I came up with a recipe.  My taste-testers have said "It's better than a BK Mocha Joe" and so that is what I decided to call it. :^)

**My works here at "The RIpples&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~4/R1u1Cqy08tQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</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.g?blogID=5057793758100799124&amp;postID=3201339078314714811" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3201339078314714811?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3201339078314714811?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~3/R1u1Cqy08tQ/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="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JWSw1-9DChc/ST2fWaM2rgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/HV6DeIHShtw/S220/Ripples.jpg" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/better-than-bk-mocha-joe-iced-coffee.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0UHRHg7fCp7ImA9WxRaEEk.&quot;"><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><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2008-12-11T20:27:15.604-05:00</app:edited><title>About the Author and This Blog</title><summary type="html">The word "ripple" has quite a few definitions.  I took the most fitting of those, and turned it into this blog'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 &lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~4/grA0POwoB-c" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</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.g?blogID=5057793758100799124&amp;postID=3715451939800761455" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3715451939800761455?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5057793758100799124/posts/default/3715451939800761455?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRipplesBlog/~3/grA0POwoB-c/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="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JWSw1-9DChc/ST2fWaM2rgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/HV6DeIHShtw/S220/Ripples.jpg" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://theripplesblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/about-this-blog_05.html</feedburner:origLink></entry></feed>

