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	<title>Inside the Mind of Micah Sparacio</title>
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	<description>little pieces of joy in a great big universe</description>
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		<title>A Simple Counter-Argument To John Scalzi&#8217;s Difficulty Setting Post</title>
		<link>http://micah.sparacio.org/05/16/2012/a-simple-counter-argument-to-john-scalzis-difficulty-setting-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Small Talk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John Scalzi suggests that being Straight White Male is The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is. The structure of his post is designed to avoid offending delicate sensibilities. But let&#8217;s consider what he&#8217;s suggesting: namely, that if you&#8217;re a “Straight White Male”, then brother, you’ve caught a break. There&#8217;s an evidence based counter-argument to Scalzi&#8217;s suggestion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Music for May 2012</title>
		<link>http://micah.sparacio.org/05/07/2012/new-music-for-may-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poliça is one of the best new bands I&#8217;ve heard in a long time. And Jack White is better than ever.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Nimble</title>
		<link>http://micah.sparacio.org/05/01/2012/meet-nimble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farm]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My newest goat.]]></description>
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		<title>Vincent van Gogh&#8217;s Almond Branches</title>
		<link>http://micah.sparacio.org/04/27/2012/vincent-van-goghs-almond-branches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I saw this painting at the Philadelphia museum of art yesterday and had one of those moments in life of being pierced in the heart with a deep joy&#8230; a profound sense of appreciation for beauty.]]></description>
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		<title>New Music for April 2012</title>
		<link>http://micah.sparacio.org/04/24/2012/new-music-for-april-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the stuff I&#8217;m listening to in April 2012: Also anticipating new stuff from Typhoon and maybe even Mumford &#038; Sons this year:)]]></description>
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		<title>Two Completely Different Books</title>
		<link>http://micah.sparacio.org/04/20/2012/two-completely-different-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It took me 6 months to read The Brothers K. It took me 2 days to read The Hunger Games. I enjoyed them both. I&#8217;d venture to say that I benefited from both. The Brothers K moved me at an existential level, provoked me, reminded me of my humanity. It was unforgettably profound. The Hunger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lost 3 Chicks Today</title>
		<link>http://micah.sparacio.org/04/18/2012/lost-3-chicks-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Talk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This stuff happens. And it doesn&#8217;t feel good. Especially when you don&#8217;t understand the reason so that you can improve next time. This morning we woke up to three dead baby chicks. No idea how they died. Stuff like this happens even when you try your best. But your best is all you can do.]]></description>
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		<title>Behold</title>
		<link>http://micah.sparacio.org/04/16/2012/behold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pictures]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is this not awe inspiring? The EPIC Universe Copyright 2012. Magnifying the Universe by Number Sleuth.]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s New in April</title>
		<link>http://micah.sparacio.org/04/01/2012/whats-new-in-april/</link>
		<comments>http://micah.sparacio.org/04/01/2012/whats-new-in-april/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Micah]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My life for April 2012: - training for a Tough Mudder at the end of April - putting a pond in at bottom of property - intramural soccer at Sewanee - strongly considering the purchase of about 285 acres of land as a long term timber investment - taxes (grrrrr) - spring trip to Rosemary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mowing the Lawn</title>
		<link>http://micah.sparacio.org/03/26/2012/mowing-the-lawn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pictures]]></category>

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