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	<description>You’re reading the bite-sized musings on travel, technology, and other miscellaneous topics by Anna and Jeff Watkins from Los Gatos, a small town nestled in the hills at the southern end of Silicon Valley.</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 03:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Makes the Job Worthwhile</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2008/05/makes-the-job-worthwhile</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 03:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In case some of you missed it (and shame on you if you did), last Sunday was Mother&#8217;s Day. As is sometimes usual, I was feeling a bit sorry for myself. Jeff had gone off to work for a few hours, and Miss Molly and I were finding entertainment where we could. I had purchased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tea Is Better Than Water!</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2008/03/tea-is-better-than-water</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From a recent article on the Beeb, Tea &#8216;healthier&#8217; drink than water:


  Drinking three or more cups of tea a day is as good for you as drinking plenty of water and may even have extra health benefits, say researchers.


This makes my plan of drinking several pots of tea a day seem even better! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Superman is a Sissy</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2008/02/superman-is-a-sissy</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a Spider-Man fan. I don&#8217;t think it naturally follows that I wouldn&#8217;t like Superman. I just don&#8217;t. It&#8217;s hard to take someone seriously when he&#8217;s basically a minor god. So every time we walk past the Sharper Image store in Los Gatos with its enormous statue of Superman, I make it a point to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toddler, Interrupted- Part One, Discovery</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2008/02/toddler-interrupted-part-one-discovery</link>
		<comments>http://metrocat.org/2008/02/toddler-interrupted-part-one-discovery#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re finally catching our breath around here &#8212; it has been a hectic few weeks. Even more so than usual. 

WARNING: The following post is a little bit &#8220;icky&#8221;, but with good reason.

We had just returned from our two week trip to visit with family and friends in the &#8220;Frozen North&#8221; (aka Kingston, NY and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twenty Years Ago</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2008/02/twenty-years-ago</link>
		<comments>http://metrocat.org/2008/02/twenty-years-ago#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Beatle&#8217;s Sgt. Pepper&#8217;s Lonely Hearts Club Band begins:


  It was twenty years ago today,
  Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play
  They&#8217;ve been going in and out of style
  But they&#8217;re guaranteed to raise a smile.


It occurred to me this morning that this summer is the twentieth anniversary of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaf Blowers Should Be Illegal</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2007/11/leaf-blowers-should-be-illegal</link>
		<comments>http://metrocat.org/2007/11/leaf-blowers-should-be-illegal#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I know this is going to be controversial, but I think anyone who uses a leaf blower should be sent to prison and subjected to some sort of nasty torment.

I just can&#8217;t imagine the incredible mental retardation of anyone who would purchase a device that requires fuel to the tune of $3.30/gallon to operate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lunch at Cafe Macs</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2007/10/lunch-at-cafe-macs</link>
		<comments>http://metrocat.org/2007/10/lunch-at-cafe-macs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the great things about Anna now having a car is that we can get together for lunch. Granted, Cafe Macs isn&#8217;t exactly gourmet dining, but Molly doesn&#8217;t seem to mind.

However, I really need to purchase an iPhone for Anna so that she can get her own directions rather than constantly bogarting mine&#8230;
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		<title>Christening the New Mini</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2007/09/christening-the-new-mini</link>
		<comments>http://metrocat.org/2007/09/christening-the-new-mini#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon we picked up Vivian: Anna&#8217;s new Mini. After nearly three hours we were able to drive away in the fiery red sports car. And drive we did. We took Hwy 9 through the Santa Cruz mountains over to Santa Cruz where we had slurpies from Jamba Juice and walked around town.



I got to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Moment of Irony</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2007/07/a-moment-of-irony</link>
		<comments>http://metrocat.org/2007/07/a-moment-of-irony#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, I was finally inspired this evening to read It&#8217;s All Too Much, a decluttering/organization book that my mother was kind enough to lend me before she read it herself. (Perhaps after years of living with me, and then visiting me, she knew I might need it more than she did. Thanks, Mom!)

One of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coming Soon</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2007/07/coming-soon</link>
		<comments>http://metrocat.org/2007/07/coming-soon#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Arriving sometime in the first half of September: the practical family car, Anna&#8217;s new 2007 Mini Cooper.



I really wanted to buy the Cooper S, but the lead time on orders is running about 4 months. There&#8217;s no possible way we&#8217;ll survive that long without a car. I&#8217;m surprised Anna&#8217;s been able to get by without [...]]]></description>
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