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		<title>The Electricity of Anticipation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[How many sleeps? The &#8220;sleep&#8221; is a standard unit of measurement in the universe of childhood. At least it was in mine. How many sleeps till Christmas? How many sleeps till vacation? How many sleeps till the cousins come over? Although it&#8217;s an alternative measurement of time — most old people tend to use the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Delivering Magic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What are your earliest memories of receiving mail? A few magical ones come to mind for me. I got occasional greeting cards from great aunts and relatives who lived far away. The sentiment wasn&#8217;t as important as whether or not cash fell out when I opened the card. Still, it was always a thrill to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Tragedy of Unmade Paintings</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s something you love to do? Maybe it&#8217;s traveling with your family. Making something with your own two hands. Or a weekly meeting with a friend to discuss the ups and downs of life over a cup of coffee. How many trips do you have left? How many projects will you finish? How many more [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Start Now. (It&#8217;s Never Too Late)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A young man sent me an email looking for advice. He recently graduated from the “comfort blanket of college and chucked towards the open jaws of real life.&#8221; He was hoping to receive guidance for young people in his situation to &#8220;make the world outside not seem so threatening and overwhelming.&#8221; The first step is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Little Flower and the Big Lesson</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m writing a new book. Or rather, I am redoing an old one. (I shared a little bit about that in&#160;this video.) I spent six days in a very old monastery overlooking the rolling hills of Wisconsin. The kitchen was dark and creepy, but the weather and&#160;views were spectacular. I made great progress on establishing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>We&#8217;re Not So Different, You and Me</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Having lived in Wisconsin for two-and-a-half decades, the struggle is real.&#160; Being a Cubs and Bears fan while living behind the Cheddar Curtain is no picnic. I&#8217;ve spent the majority of my adult life suffocated by Brewers and Packers propaganda. Visiting Illinois — and especially Chicagoland — is like a breath of fresh air. Seeing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Echo Base Dispatch #004 &#8211; Step Backs Aren&#8217;t Setbacks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a video series from my studio overlooking Lake Michigan. It’s where I slow down, listen, and make art that brings light into the world. This is&#160;Echo Base Dispatch—a brief transmission from here to wherever you are—where I share what I’m working on, what I’m wrestling with, and the lessons I’m learning along the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Old Routines and New Eyes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I take a walk almost every day, usually taking the same route. This is intentional. I set my inner GPS, and, free from thinking about where I&#8217;m going, my mind is allowed to wander in whatever direction it chooses.&#160; The other day, I tried an experiment. I decided to walk the same path, but in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>My Subpar Imagination</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I pride myself on my imagination. I&#8217;ve always been a daydreamer. I can get so immersed in my imagination that I&#8217;ve missed exits on the interstate more than a few times. (Just ask my wife.) Plus, I&#8217;m an artist.&#160;My paintings&#160;feature macarons as spaceships, elk wearing bathrobes, and war planes dropping gummy bears from the sky. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Can I Tell You a Secret?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If a secret isn&#8217;t secret, can it still be called a secret? Over twenty years ago, I wrote my first book, titled &#8220;Escape Adulthood: 8 Secrets of Childhood for the Stressed-Out Grown-Up.&#8221; Can I tell you a secret? The secret to success and happiness is not a secret. The recipe is really just hard advice [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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