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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:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" gd:etag="W/&quot;A08MQ38_eip7ImA9WhRUEUU.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511489838404773645</id><updated>2012-01-21T15:51:22.142-08:00</updated><category term="Frickin' Awesome" /><category term="Gossip" /><category term="Going Green" /><category term="Family" /><category term="Animals" /><category term="Neat" /><category term="Gifts" /><category term="What's Hotter Than Hip-Hop?" /><category term="Photos" /><category term="Booze" /><category term="Pr0n" /><category term="Why I am ashamed to be an American sometimes" /><category term="Mi Casa" /><category term="Politics" /><category term="Videos" /><category term="Things You Eat" /><category term="The New Black" /><category term="Go Ravens HON" /><category term="Travel" /><category term="Gonzo" /><category term="Shopping" /><category term="WTKA" /><category term="WTF" /><category term="Concerts" /><category term="Telecom" /><category term="ROTFLOL" /><category term="Literary" /><category term="News" /><category term="Bodymore Murderland" /><category term="Jewythings" /><category term="Holidays" /><category term="BabyLove" /><category term="Smart Things" /><category term="TV" /><category term="Cooking" /><category term="Blast from the Past" /><category term="Music" /><category term="Sail Fast" /><category term="Art" /><category term="Gardening" /><category term="Happy Birthday" /><category term="Nuptials" /><category term="Interweb" /><category term="Maps" /><category term="FREE" /><category term="'Berg" /><category term="Fashion" /><category term="Nerd" /><category term="Movies" /><category term="The Network Pub" /><category term="Media" /><title>Matt &amp; Mer's 100% Natural Good Time Family Blog Solution</title><subtitle type="html" /><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://matt-mer.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://matt-mer.blogspot.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1511489838404773645/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2" /><author><name>Matthew Targarona</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="//lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cX_pDl0KKpE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAPDk/gZ17GiDdroE/s512-c/photo.jpg" /></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>894</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/matt-mer" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="matt-mer" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><geo:lat>39.399639</geo:lat><geo:long>-76.584182</geo:long><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CkQDQnw_cCp7ImA9WhRWFkk.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511489838404773645.post-7491626114506769838</id><published>2012-01-03T17:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-03T17:26:13.248-08:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-03T17:26:13.248-08:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="What's Hotter Than Hip-Hop?" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="'Berg" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nuptials" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jewythings" /><title>One more thing before the end of the year...</title><content type="html">&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c_SEGB6OOyA/TwOn0VcSv-I/AAAAAAAACDk/3lDZhY_CWWU/s1600/6247318349_84c7c1fa4c_z.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c_SEGB6OOyA/TwOn0VcSv-I/AAAAAAAACDk/3lDZhY_CWWU/s400/6247318349_84c7c1fa4c_z.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693578871477288930" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;A hearty MAZEL TOV goes out to Tracey and Ben who got engaged on New Years Eve!  We love you guys and we are SO excited for the two of you!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1511489838404773645-7491626114506769838?l=matt-mer.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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These &lt;a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/search/results.html?words=antique-silver&amp;amp;cm_sp=OnsiteSearch-_-GlobalNav-_-Button&amp;amp;type-ahead-viewset=ecom"&gt;antique silver accessories&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://www.potterybarn.com"&gt;Pottery Barn&lt;/a&gt; are simply fabulous!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/antique-silver-gravy-boat/?pkey=e%7CANTIQUE-SILVER%7C49%7Cbest%7C0%7Cviewall%7C24%7C%7C4&amp;amp;cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jziwQ7x98Kc/TsvOOKSKxqI/AAAAAAAACB0/6FyJggD2QVk/s320/Gravy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677858497904690850" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/antique-silver-gravy-ladle/?pkey=e%7Cantique-silver%2Bgravy%2Bladle%7C1%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C1&amp;amp;cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9XxGtljv1A8/TsvOL2D-DLI/AAAAAAAACBo/TFpImyBNVGk/s320/Gravy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677858458116689074" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This &lt;a href="http://www.mariposa-gift.com/"&gt;Mariposa&lt;/a&gt; Cocktail Napkin holder comes in &lt;a href="http://search.store.yahoo.net/silverimpressions/cgi-bin/nsearch?catalog=SILVERIMPRESSIONS&amp;amp;vwcatalog=SILVERIMPRESSIONS&amp;amp;query=Mariposa%20Cocktail%20Napkin%20Box&amp;amp;x=0&amp;amp;y=0"&gt;tons of styles and colors&lt;/a&gt;, including birthday and holiday themes!  I like the &lt;a href="http://www.silverimpressions.com/pinabox.html"&gt;pineapple&lt;/a&gt; myself :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.silverimpressions.com/pinabox.html"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 186px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WOntFOhOf18/TsvNSGucqkI/AAAAAAAACBc/h5zQcE9Ko-g/s320/mariposa.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677857466157410882" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the arty in your family, a set of &lt;a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/pantone-tea-mugs-set-of-four"&gt;Pantone Mugs&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/"&gt;Uncommon Goods&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/pantone-tea-mugs-set-of-four"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IdVMrVF5EhU/TsvM4WCw7DI/AAAAAAAACBQ/ZvGI2me-VuY/s320/pantone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677857023592557618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A great gift for the chocolate-loving baker in your family.  We had these at &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtargaro/4005854585/in/set-72157622572850560/"&gt;Bouchon Bakery in California&lt;/a&gt; and they were SO good.  The &lt;a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/bouchon-bakery-chocolate-bouchon-mix/?"&gt;mix&lt;/a&gt; is available from &lt;a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/"&gt;Williams-Sonoma&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/bouchon-bakery-chocolate-bouchon-mix/?"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-13OSCbK1kSU/TsvMB7I-L_I/AAAAAAAACBE/6me7AHTcEGQ/s320/bouchon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677856088657899506" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 Funny Books from 2 Funny Ladies!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bedwetter-Stories-Courage-Redemption-Pee/dp/0061856452/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1321978825&amp;amp;sr=1-1"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ata3G6cXlRs/TsvLqFjRpyI/AAAAAAAACA4/x-bHHhN5VKU/s320/SS.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677855679135721250" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chelsea-Handler-Borderline-Amazing-Publishing/dp/0446584711/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1320699201&amp;amp;sr=1-2"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_eWAPV53C4k/TsvLneP8PnI/AAAAAAAACAs/oU4n0vtZWE4/s320/ChelseaBook.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677855634225905266" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1511489838404773645-4689291306631491606?l=matt-mer.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Novelty&lt;/a&gt; in Owings Mills has the BEST selection of Ravens, O's and Terps Gear!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.baltimoresportsstore.com/products.php?product=Baltimore-Ravens-Champion-Swagger-II"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d_5nLMhqgxQ/TsKWp4GI36I/AAAAAAAAB-8/kryFGPGiSZI/s320/RavensLady.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675264126617182114" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.baltimoresportsstore.com/products.php?product=baltimore-Ravens-Purple-Hooded-Sweetshirt"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d7eJrY2yf5A/TsKWnRvPZFI/AAAAAAAAB-w/OTcCpWMqGy4/s320/RavensHoodie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675264081960854610" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;For the hostess with the mostess, try these Hanukkah or Christmas themed platters from &lt;a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/"&gt;Crate &amp;amp; Barrel&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/holidays/hanukkah/dreidel-platter/s681052"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XK_732JSkpo/TsKXn-73CeI/AAAAAAAAB_I/N7D-3fV7bMw/s320/CB%2BHanukkah.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675265193605007842" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/holidays/christmas-entertaining/ornament-tree-platter/s240047"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oZ9R7gWdI00/TsKXq1hx1KI/AAAAAAAAB_U/3t4nnEE6CBI/s320/CBTree.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675265242619303074" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;These Festive Family Flannel PJs from &lt;a href="http://www.thecompanystore.com/"&gt;The Company Store&lt;/a&gt; are adorable!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thecompanystore.com/Festive-Plaid-Family-Flannel-Sleepwear/10464-fpl-ps,default,pd.html?start=1&amp;amp;cgid=cs-collections-pajamas"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 60px; height: 60px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xda478pwhco/TsKYryNa8DI/AAAAAAAAB_g/2JJiuHzIaE0/s400/plaid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675266358420107314" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;For the Couch Potato who is just too busy for TV, help them catch up with some greats this holiday season!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nurse-Jackie-Season-Edie-Falco/dp/B001OQCVFG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1320763214&amp;amp;sr=8-1"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; 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I love this one - &lt;a href="http://www.robertmcclintock.com/galleries/paris-on-the-patapsco.html"&gt;Baltimore Paris on the Patapsco&lt;/a&gt;.  There are also &lt;a href="http://robertmcclintock.com/galleries/seens"&gt;OTHER&lt;/a&gt; featured cities such as &lt;a href="http://www.robertmcclintock.com/galleries/seens/nyc"&gt;NYC&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.robertmcclintock.com/galleries/seens/san-francisco"&gt;San Francisco&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.robertmcclintock.com/galleries/seens/washington-dc"&gt;DC&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.robertmcclintock.com/galleries/seens/philadelphia"&gt;Philly&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.robertmcclintock.com/galleries/paris-on-the-patapsco.html"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-29kB19hwqT0/Trq6p9P58PI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/fB9AEHXlsm4/s320/paris-on-the-patapsco.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673051910605238514" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any gal would love to have some new bling for the holiday season, so head on over to &lt;a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/shannonreid"&gt;Shannon's Stella &amp;amp; Dot Shop&lt;/a&gt; for all your jewelry buying needs!  I'm loving the &lt;a href="http://shop.stelladot.com/style/b2c_en_us/shop/bracelets/bracelets-all/b172.html"&gt;After the Rain bracelet&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://shop.stelladot.com/style/b2c_en_us/shop/bracelets/bracelets-all/b172.html"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7IoR0ajc3n4/Trq7z7Nt5WI/AAAAAAAAB9k/4MexjykzWjs/s320/ShanBracelet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673053181369509218" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you want to stay warm during the cold months, check out the ultra-soft &lt;a href="http://www.affordablescarves.com/products/reece-button-scarf.html?on=Beige"&gt;Reece Button Scarf&lt;/a&gt; and others from &lt;a href="http://www.affordablescarves.com/"&gt;Affordable Scarves&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SR2KEQQotag/Trq8tinHN9I/AAAAAAAAB9w/m4a3VNGw5jI/s1600/AffordableScarf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SR2KEQQotag/Trq8tinHN9I/AAAAAAAAB9w/m4a3VNGw5jI/s320/AffordableScarf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673054171197552594" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Address your holiday cards with ease with this fabulous &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62915078/return-address-stamp-front-of-envelope"&gt;Return Address Stamp&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://quitelikeit.com/"&gt;Quite Like It&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62915078/return-address-stamp-front-of-envelope"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u0nUjhEtcGQ/Trq9ihTtQwI/AAAAAAAAB-I/SH3Fe5MNV2U/s320/HeatherStamp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673055081380791042" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Your single friends will love the hilarious &lt;a href="http://www.fredflare.com/AT-HOME-stationery/Nice-Jewish-Guys-2012-Calendar/"&gt;Nice Jewish Guys 2012 Calendar&lt;/a&gt; available at &lt;a href="http://www.fredflare.com/"&gt;Fred Flare&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fredflare.com/AT-HOME-stationery/Nice-Jewish-Guys-2012-Calendar/"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XJ2yZ26G_HY/Trq-B03AwxI/AAAAAAAAB-U/tUT4Hjo3k14/s320/NiceJewishGuys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673055619205088018" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;For that friend who is always buying cases of soda, the &lt;a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=128755"&gt;SodaStream Soda Maker&lt;/a&gt; is perfect!  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The wait is over!&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/mitchell-hurwitz-promises-an-arrested-development-movie-and-new-tv-episodes/"&gt;‘Arrested Development’ Movie, and New TV Episodes, Are in the Works!&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;Bring on the AD Quotes (feel free to comment and leave your favorites):&lt;br /&gt;
MR F&lt;br /&gt;
I don't care for JOB.&lt;br /&gt;
Buster, you can't do that on the balcony buddy?&lt;br /&gt;
It's so watery, but with a smack of ham!&lt;br /&gt;
Tomorrow they're putting me in something called Hero Squad.&lt;br /&gt;
It's not&amp;nbsp;easy&amp;nbsp;being white...It's not easy being brown.&lt;br /&gt;
A trick is something a whore does for money - or candy.&lt;br /&gt;
I'm afraid I prematurely shot my wad...now I'm afraid I have something of a mess on my hands.&lt;br /&gt;
There's always money in the banana stand.&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrested_Development_(TV_series)"&gt;Arrested Development&lt;/a&gt;, M+M are so happy to have you back in our lives :)&lt;br /&gt;
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Here are a few of M+M's faves!  Click on the bottle or can for more beer-licious info!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hsbeer.com/loose-cannon-american-hop3-ale"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZodDYdwOfo/TjwJfL4Mu8I/AAAAAAAAB1o/5H4kioPbG1c/s400/heavy-seas-loose-cannon-bottle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637391264930118594" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/year-round-brews/90-minute-ipa.htm"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 297px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hhap4qtYtFs/TjwHZD-vqVI/AAAAAAAAB1Y/_i_HxI7Ls4E/s400/dogfish-head-90-minute-ipa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637388960707619154" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thebrewersart.com/housebeer.html"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JQ5O6bnDWBk/TjwG7mNOs0I/AAAAAAAAB1Q/PnhQrc5w5sQ/s400/brewartresurrectionale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637388454499103554" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.abita.com/brews/purple-haze.php"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AcfuCZHSbs8/TjwGKphQFCI/AAAAAAAAB1I/ZHzNzhfl2iw/s400/AbitaPurpleHaze.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637387613574796322" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flyingdogales.com/beers/"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 121px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pR2-v-VDcBM/TjwFqETaDfI/AAAAAAAAB1A/sJwUryH9N4w/s400/Flying-Dog-Raging-Bitch.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637387053828804082" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://21st-amendment.com/beer/hell-or-high-watermelon"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 190px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f0TrR2u7jrw/TjwE784janI/AAAAAAAAB0w/3gqbspDhrXk/s400/hell-or-high-watermelon-wheat-beer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637386261563140722" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.delirium.be/bier/1/0/delirium.html"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B4potuWVNdQ/TjwFOJ8JeUI/AAAAAAAAB04/9ec1mlU-2MQ/s400/260px-Delirium_Tremens.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637386574305524034" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1511489838404773645-812501393840784407?l=matt-mer.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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