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		<title>Fatherlessness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have finally picked back up The Way of the Wild Heart and started reading it again.  It seems an appropriate week to start reading the book again, since it is just past Father&#8217;s Day and in light of an exchange with my sister on her blog regarding our own father and our relationship to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2009/06/fatherlessness/</link>
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		<title>Fatter than ever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am 3 pounds heavier now than when I started running three weeks ago. Muscle mass, anyone? 05272009 Widget powered by EveryTrail: GPS Geotagging I am slowly bumping up my distance, running for longer periods of time, and feeling pretty good about it all (although my knees have been screaming at me the past few [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2009/05/fatter-than-ever/</link>
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		<title>Running</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have started running again.  Enough of being a fatty.  Today was the 2nd run, and it hurt.  But I&#8217;ll probably stick with it &#8211; I kinda want to see my boys grow up (despite what my cholesterol says).  Maybe I&#8217;ll even throw in some pushups and situps for good measure. I&#8217;m roughly following the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2009/05/running/</link>
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		<title>Oatmeal Cake and Emerald Sequins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My sister posted a note on a family breakfast favorite: &#8216;Oatmeal Cake&#8217;.  As she recalls, we first learned of Oatmeal Cake (a wonderful breakfast dish that my wife refuses to serve me because of the high fat content) at a retreat center up in the mountains of north central Pennsylvania.  Maybe the low-fat version that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2009/03/oatmeal-cake-and-emerald-sequins/</link>
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		<title>Bailout I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not.&#8221; - Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson by Charles Willson Peale 1791-2 Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2009/03/bailout-i/</link>
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		<title>Book Study</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My buddy Wade has invited me (and a bunch of other guys) to join in on an interactive book study centered around The Way of the Wild Heart: A Map for the Masculine Journey, by John Eldredge. Basically, we read the book simultaneously and post comments, thoughts, etc. on each chapter on our blogs.  I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2009/03/book-study/</link>
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		<title>Cranberry Beer Bread</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Round-about Christmas time I start to see the Samuel Adams Winter Classics Mix Pack on store shelves.  I love all but one of the 6 selections in the Mix Pack (especially the Old Fezziwig Ale &#8211; the Christmas cookie of beer).  The one that I don&#8217;t care for is the Cranberry Lambic. The Samuel Adams [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2009/03/cranberry-beer-bread/</link>
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		<title>Merger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have merged http://iknowthings.com and http://joshuatownsend.com. http://joshuatownsend.com has received a face lift as part of a stimulus package at tax-payers expense. http://iknowthings.com has been redirected to http://joshuatownsend.com and content from the pathetic posting history of http://iknowthings.com has been imported to http://joshuatownsend.com. http://joshuatownsend.com has become the new hub for things about me on the interwebs. Share [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2009/03/merger/</link>
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		<title>Huh?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Diet Dr. Pepper: There&#8217;s Nothing Diet About It&#8221; What the crap does that mean? Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2009/01/huh/</link>
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		<title>Grape Pie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just finished the last piece of my grape pie. For those of you who have never experienced it, Concord Grape Pie may be the most special treat of the fall season. The hearty taste of concord grapes are sweetened with just enough sugar to let you know that you&#8217;re eating dessert (although I have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2008/10/grape-pie/</link>
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		<title>Updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I have updated this site with a new theme, some new widgets and plugins, and some photos. I hope to start actually using it as life slows down a bit. I got a job offer today, and am following up on a few more options that should lead to offers very soon. Share and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2008/10/updates/</link>
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		<title>Another Installment of Maybe I Can Help</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently the cops in Lebanon, PA need some help this time.  Apparently, &#8220;they have no idea why [the man] was in the toilet with his clothes off.&#8221;  Maybe I can help.  Here&#8217;s some idears to get them started. 1.) He was hot as balls.  I mean, it was really hot up there in PA this weekend.  As [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2008/06/another-installment-of-maybe-i-can-help/</link>
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		<title>Maybe I Can Help</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seeing as how my give-a-damn is busted, and I just don&#8217;t have enough energy to write substantive content, I hereby announce a new I Know Things Series: Maybe I Can Help.  I am always amazed at the stupid things the people struggle to figure out &#8211; and pay other people to figure out for them.  Kinda [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2008/05/maybe-i-can-help/</link>
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		<title>Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates, in Plato, Dialogues, Apology Greek philosopher in Athens (469 BC &#8211; 399 BC) The examined life is just damn frustrating. Me, in my head, today, at the office Average guy in Virgina (1978 &#8211; ???) Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2008/01/life/</link>
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		<title>Things We Know Now (That We Didn&#8217;t Know This Time Last Year)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Found this fun little read while watching the snow fall through my office window today: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/01/in-case-you-missed-it&#8212;2007-50-things-we-know-no1/?imw=Y &#160; In Case You Missed It &#8211; 2007 50 Things We Know Now (That We Didn&#8217;t Know This Time Last Year) By JEFF HOUCK The Tampa Tribune Published: January 1, 2008 It&#8217;s been a busy year. But, then, you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2008/01/things-we-know-now-that-we-didnt-know-this-time-last-year/</link>
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		<title>Bender Brewer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I caught this fun little project on Slashdot today.  Mr. Wood and I have been complacent in our brewing lately.  Maybe a brewing robot is just what we need to kick start a new batch &#8211; this is about the right time to get a nice light spring ale started.  I&#8217;ll get right on it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2008/01/bender-brewer/</link>
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		<title>Patience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Reich, Labor Secretary under President Clinton. had an interesting commentary on patience this morning on NPR. &#8220;After what seemed like an interminable wait on the phone the other day for a service representative to help me fix a holiday gift that wouldn&#8217;t work, I heard the dreaded words: &#8220;Thank you for your patience.&#8221; I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2008/01/patience/</link>
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		<title>Remodel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The remodel is nearing an end.  Some touchup painting, replacing a door, molding, and pulling Coax and CAT5 to the upstairs.  Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2008/01/remodel/</link>
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		<title>Mad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I think the world has gone completely mad, and then I think, &#8220;Ah, who cares?&#8221; And then I think, &#8220;Hey, what&#8217;s for supper?&#8221; – Jack Handey Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2007/10/mad/</link>
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		<title>Weaponry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am no war-hawk, but I do like to keep up on the latest trends in high-tech weaponry.  I have been watching the Army&#8217;s Silent Guardian project with keen interest.  A review of this new &#8216;wave of agony&#8217; weapon was posted here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=482560&#38;in_page_id=1965 Non-lethal force to break up anti-war protests, riots, neo-Nazis, desert raves, high [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2007/09/weaponry/</link>
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		<title>Beer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Wood and I brewed up our second batch of beer on Saturday &#8211; an Irish Amber Ale.  We move to second stage fermentation tomorrow. Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. &#8211;  Benjamin Franklin Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2007/09/beer/</link>
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		<title>Domain Name</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This blog now available through http://www.iknowthings.com.  Exciting?  No.  But it&#8217;s all I&#8217;ve got. Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2007/08/domain-name/</link>
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		<title>By way of an introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Foolish boy&#8221; I said to myself.  How can you be _____________ and so stupid?  Fill in the blank &#8211; a father, a working professional, more than 10,000 days old, a husband, a friend&#8230;.  I&#8217;ve been telling people for a while that &#8220;I know things,&#8221; but on the inside the only thing I know is that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://joshuatownsend.com/2007/08/by-way-of-an-introduction/</link>
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