<?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: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-3604210082671881548</id><updated>2011-07-08T01:30:34.149-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Doo-dah Daze</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604210082671881548/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Iva</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16028377095759415387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_otLe97NJN4E/SgBpRwe9JAI/AAAAAAAAAJo/rtjE3M3FYIU/S220/102_1998a.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604210082671881548.post-3657614993664711697</id><published>2009-12-07T09:41:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-07T09:41:02.028-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Well, there you go, Wichita</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;For a little city that has a major inferiority complex, something for you to revel in; to brag about.&amp;#160; A shot in the arm.&amp;#160; A boost to your ego...&amp;#160; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You're listed among the top &amp;quot;Best-Bang-for-the-Buck-Cities.&amp;quot;&amp;#160; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You've paid plenty of consultants and traveled to enough comparable cities to gather all the information that can possibly be garnered to put you on the path for growth.&amp;#160; And now this information has been shared with millions:&amp;#160; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/best-bang-for-the-buck-cities"&gt;&lt;font color="#008080"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/best-bang-for-the-buck-cities&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So, little city with a big complex, do something good with it all.&amp;#160; Stop wringing your hands and trying to be something you're not.&amp;#160; Instead, make your own place in the sun. Then go out and shine and enjoy being a part of the 21st century.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;(Look at how much Derby has accomplished since making another such list.&amp;#160; Mm-hmm… something to think about, isn’t it?)&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3604210082671881548-3657614993664711697?l=doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/feeds/3657614993664711697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/2009/12/well-there-you-go-wichita.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604210082671881548/posts/default/3657614993664711697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604210082671881548/posts/default/3657614993664711697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/2009/12/well-there-you-go-wichita.html' title='Well, there you go, Wichita'/><author><name>Iva</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16028377095759415387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_otLe97NJN4E/SgBpRwe9JAI/AAAAAAAAAJo/rtjE3M3FYIU/S220/102_1998a.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604210082671881548.post-7281651567555551709</id><published>2009-09-11T07:53:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-11T10:56:09.803-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Day of Remembrance….</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="File:National Park Service 9-11 Statue of Liberty and WTC fire.jpg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg" width="350" height="265" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#808080" size="1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;(picture courtesy of Wikipedia)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Today, let us remember the tragedy that rocked our nation; the lives that were lost as well as those that were shattered, and our brave men and women, along with their families, who so valiantly and dutifully serve our country.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Let us come together once again, as we did in those days, weeks and months that followed, in a show of unity and patriotism.&amp;#160; For we are &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; Republicans or Democrats, liberals or conservatives.&amp;#160; We&lt;strong&gt; are&lt;/strong&gt; citizens of these great United States of America!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3604210082671881548-7281651567555551709?l=doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/feeds/7281651567555551709/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-of-remembrance.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604210082671881548/posts/default/7281651567555551709'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604210082671881548/posts/default/7281651567555551709'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/2009/09/day-of-remembrance.html' title='A Day of Remembrance….'/><author><name>Iva</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16028377095759415387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_otLe97NJN4E/SgBpRwe9JAI/AAAAAAAAAJo/rtjE3M3FYIU/S220/102_1998a.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604210082671881548.post-6783742003414388375</id><published>2009-09-10T08:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-10T11:09:30.403-05:00</updated><title type='text'>So Wrong!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;No matter your opinion or passions, while attending a public engagement in which one’s own boss is speaking, one should never publicly (and loudly) criticize him/her.&amp;#160; Doesn’t matter if you are a laborer or an elected official, it is just wrong and disrespectful.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;When Rep. Joe Wilson shot off his mouth last night while his boss, his Commander-in-Chief, the President of the United States, was speaking, he may also have shot off his own foot.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Way to go, Joe.&amp;#160; South Carolina must be so proud.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090910/pl_politico/26970" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090910/pl_politico/26970"&gt;http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090910/pl_politico/26970&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Kudos to Senator John McCain for speaking out against such disrespectful, despicable behavior.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3604210082671881548-6783742003414388375?l=doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/feeds/6783742003414388375/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/2009/09/so-wrong.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604210082671881548/posts/default/6783742003414388375'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604210082671881548/posts/default/6783742003414388375'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/2009/09/so-wrong.html' title='So Wrong!'/><author><name>Iva</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16028377095759415387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_otLe97NJN4E/SgBpRwe9JAI/AAAAAAAAAJo/rtjE3M3FYIU/S220/102_1998a.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604210082671881548.post-5977859393417202651</id><published>2009-05-31T20:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-02T08:33:55.921-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Sad Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;… for our community, our state, and our nation.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_otLe97NJN4E/SiUqQtyxpqI/AAAAAAAAAK0/ONjFWwbvk3c/s1600-h/George_Tiller_cropped%5B3%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="George_Tiller_cropped" border="0" alt="George_Tiller_cropped" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_otLe97NJN4E/SiUqQ-OlGwI/AAAAAAAAAK4/T3jXIAKUoiw/George_Tiller_cropped_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="244" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;font size="1"&gt;(photo courtesy of Wikipedia)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Our hearts and prayers go out the family and friends of Dr. George Tiller.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3604210082671881548-5977859393417202651?l=doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/feeds/5977859393417202651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/2009/05/sad-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604210082671881548/posts/default/5977859393417202651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3604210082671881548/posts/default/5977859393417202651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doo-dahdaze.blogspot.com/2009/05/sad-day.html' title='A Sad Day'/><author><name>Iva</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16028377095759415387</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_otLe97NJN4E/SgBpRwe9JAI/AAAAAAAAAJo/rtjE3M3FYIU/S220/102_1998a.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_otLe97NJN4E/SiUqQ-OlGwI/AAAAAAAAAK4/T3jXIAKUoiw/s72-c/George_Tiller_cropped_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
