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		<title>Vacation Scavenger Hunt Photos</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/09/05/vacation-scavenger-hunt-photos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/09/05/vacation-scavenger-hunt-photos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Mercury News announced the winners of their Scavenger Hunt photo contest and we were not winners. We lost on some bad luck and a tighter than expected judging criteria. However, Riley&#8217;s photo with Church Bells did make it into the list of honorable mentions in their bonus slideshow (photo #14).
Here are our entries&#8230;
1. Covered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Songs by The Donnas</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/08/24/top-10-songs-by-the-donnas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/08/24/top-10-songs-by-the-donnas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For that special someone who asked&#8230; why not make this a blog post.  If you&#8217;ve liked girl groups like The Runaways here are the songs that tell you everything you need to know about Palo Alto&#8217;s very own The Donnas.
This list is presented chronologically to show the musical evolution of the group. My own personal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Year Long Music Project for 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/07/31/music-project-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have decided to do a ambitious year-long music project for 2011. The idea is to help my sons (and myself) learn more about the history of popular/rock music by looking at one song per day for the entire year. The scope is to chronologically cover the history of rock and pop music from 1955 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adam Curry Records Best Cowbell Track Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/07/24/adam-curry-records-best-cowbell-track-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/07/24/adam-curry-records-best-cowbell-track-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The cowbell. An obscure tool turned instrument that has became a pop culture beacon thanks to the seminal SNL sketch featuring Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken. That sketched referenced Blue Oyster Cult&#8217;s hit &#8220;Don&#8217;t Fear the Reaper,&#8221; long considered to be the best use of a cowbell ever recorded. But we have a new champ.
Adam [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Honda Pilot Has a &#8220;Death Grip&#8221; Problem Too!</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/07/17/the-honda-pilot-has-a-death-grip-problem-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/07/17/the-honda-pilot-has-a-death-grip-problem-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love Apple and I love Honda too but as you can see in this video the Honda Pilot is just as susceptible to the &#8220;death grip&#8221; problem as the iPhone 4 is.

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		<title>Favorite Pixar Movies</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/06/28/favorite-pixar-movies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/06/28/favorite-pixar-movies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We went to see Toy Story 3 yesterday, after reviewing Toy Story and Toy Story 2 a week ago. So, all these films are fresh in my mind. Given that Pixar seems to have yet another outstanding film with broad appeal, I thought I&#8217;d put my list of favorite Pixar movies. These are my favorites, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vacation Scavenger Hunt</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/06/27/vacation-scavenger-hunt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My parents pointed us to this article in the Mercury News that is both a fun guideline for a vacation as well as a contest if you can document doing or seeing all of these things:
1. Covered bridge
2. Church with visible bell
3. Sign that is intentionally or unintentionally funny
4. Black bear (not from the wild)
5. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fixx: Feathered and Deadly</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/05/24/the-fixx-feathered-and-deadly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/05/24/the-fixx-feathered-and-deadly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 04:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevdo.com/?p=394</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been pretty slow lately on the Kevdo.com blog. I ran into some database corruption issues a few months ago and then kind of sat on trying to get it fixed for over a month. Once I did that, I got the site back up although the images in the older posts aren&#8217;t displaying. Kind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MacWorld Photo</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/02/19/macworld-photo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/02/19/macworld-photo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A professional photographer was taking photos at MacWorld. I thought they&#8217;d be using these for promo for the conference but it mostly was a way for a photographer to take photos in order to make money. This isn&#8217;t necessarily a bad thing but it wasn&#8217;t really advertised as such.
In any case, this is my photo, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MacWorld 2010 Impressions</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/02/14/macworld-2010-impressions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/02/14/macworld-2010-impressions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Thursday and Friday I participated in the annual migration to San Francisco for the MacWorld Expo. I&#8217;ve been going each year since the early 1990&#8217;s and it&#8217;s always a great place to see what&#8217;s happening in the Mac marketplace (and the iPod, iPhone, and iPad marketplace&#8230;). The big news this year was that Apple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mothers Care Package</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/01/22/mothers-care-package/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/01/22/mothers-care-package/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You may recall I created a video describing how much I love Mothers Cookies. This was part of a contest put on by the great folks at Mothers. And I am a winner. Check out the great care package that arrived today!  Yes, not one but four packages of Mothers Cookies, including two Circus Animals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Wrong with Birnbaum&#8217;s Picture?</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/01/17/whats-wrong-with-birnbaums-picture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/01/17/whats-wrong-with-birnbaums-picture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As has been well-documented on this blog, I&#8217;m a big Disney Theme Parks fan. We go to Disneyland at least once a year and really enjoy our time there as well as in the sister park, Disney&#8217;s California Adventure.
DCA, as the park is invariably known, opened in 2001 and was met with overall lukewarm response. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Illegal&#8221; Mashup Leads to $21 in Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/01/16/illegal-mashup-leads-to-21-in-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/01/16/illegal-mashup-leads-to-21-in-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all heard about the record companies&#8217; claims that illegal downloads are costing them and their artists millions billions of dollars. I&#8217;m not going to say that &#8220;freebie&#8221; copies never prevent a sale but I thought I&#8217;d illustrate how an &#8220;illegal&#8221; mashup led to over $20 in sales for me personally.
I&#8217;m kind of a mashup [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Movies of 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/01/03/top-movies-of-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/01/03/top-movies-of-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to NetFlix and a list of critically acclaimed films that I actually wanted to see, I managed to see quite a few films in 2009. Here&#8217;s the list of every 2009 film that I managed to see, and listed here in order.  I&#8217;ve grouped them into several categories, in order to show that there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Songs of 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/01/01/top-songs-of-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2010/01/01/top-songs-of-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
The Top Songs of 2008 was the first post on the new Kevdo.com blog. Now, one year later, we&#8217;re ready to do the Top Songs of 2009. As with last year, this is based on iTunes play counts, not on other factors such as songs I heard on the radio, from CD, from ringtones, etc. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Tech Innovations of the Decade</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/30/top-tech-innovations-of-the-decade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/30/top-tech-innovations-of-the-decade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to celebrate the decade by noting some of the signature technology innovations of the decade. Obviously these are mostly consumer focused, so I&#8217;m not going to talk about obscure networking standards or have a religious war about operating system kernels. We&#8217;ll keep these things accessible for most of you readers. This list is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why the Return of Captain EO is a Bad Idea for Disneyland</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/19/why-the-return-of-captain-eo-is-a-bad-idea-for-disneyland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/19/why-the-return-of-captain-eo-is-a-bad-idea-for-disneyland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Disneyland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Disney announced that Michael Jackson will return to Disneyland in the Captain EO attraction.
Twenty-three years ago, at the height of his phenomenal entertainment career, Michael Jackson joined forces with Disney to create “Captain EO,” a groundbreaking 17-minute 3D film experience.
We are excited to confirm that the classic musical spectacular that thrilled Disneyland park guests from 1986 – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fearless Oscar Predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/17/fearless-oscar-predictions-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/17/fearless-oscar-predictions-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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I know the Oscars aren&#8217;t until March 7, 2010, but I thought I go out on a limb with my fearless predictions for the top categories. Yes, I know the nominations aren&#8217;t even out yet. But, here we go&#8230;

Best Picture: Up in the Air
Best Director: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Best Actor: George Clooney, Up in the Air
Best Actress: Meryl [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Still Love Mother&#8217;s Cookies</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/09/i-still-love-mothers-cookies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/09/i-still-love-mothers-cookies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I received a nice email from the cool folks at Mother&#8217;s Cookies:
As you know Mother’s cookies are back! And now that we here to stay we want to invite Mother’s Cookies lovers Share The Love. We know you are a fan so we wanted to let you know about this contest right away!

Share The Love
We are asking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sigh!</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/09/sigh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/09/sigh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I really enjoy my job as an Enterprise Community Manager. I get to help people use our company&#8217;s internal collaboration system while also thinking about ways to make it even better!  And overall most of the people I work with ask reasonable questions and have feasible use cases.
But there are some days that are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franz Frosted Animal Cookies Are&#8230; Good but Not Great</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/05/franz-frosted-animal-cookies-are-good-but-not-great/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/05/franz-frosted-animal-cookies-are-good-but-not-great/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In my never-ending quest to find the ultimate in frosted/iced animal cookies, I recently came across Franz Frosted Animals. Having grown up on Mother&#8217;s Circus Animals, there was something obviously familiar with the white and pink cookies. There was something familiar with the taste as well; these are pretty good cookies.
They&#8217;re not quite up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boy Scouts Rip Off Disney Theme Park Logo</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/02/boy-scouts-rip-off-disney-theme-park-logo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/12/02/boy-scouts-rip-off-disney-theme-park-logo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The headline is a little provocative I know&#8230; but sometimes there is no way to sugar-coat it, even when it is with respected organization such as the Boy Scouts of America.
I was visiting our local Scouting store and saw this good book about the upcoming 100th Anniversary of Scouting in America.

Good stuff, right? Well, yes&#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LaBrea Tar Pits</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/11/21/labrea-tar-pits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of fun at the LaBrea Tar Pits today. Some incredible fossils but I was most impressed that there was actual tar (okay, technically it is asphalt) seeping out of the ground. This stuff is s-t-i-c-k-y! No wonder the Sabre Tooth Cats kept getting stuck!

Video shot and edited on iPhone 3GS
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		<title>The Sad Revelation of &#8220;Vienna Calling&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/11/08/the-sad-revelation-of-vienna-calling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/11/08/the-sad-revelation-of-vienna-calling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevdo.com/?p=286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in &#8216;86 I really dug Falco&#8217;s &#8220;Vienna Calling,&#8221; the follow-up single to the number one hit &#8220;Rock Me Amadeus.&#8221;  Despite the oft-repeated moniker, Falco was no &#8220;one hit wonder&#8221; as &#8220;Vienna Calling&#8221; went Top 20 on the U.S. charts. And, to my ears, is still the stronger single. Much dancier but still with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Lions at San Francisco&#8217;s Pier 39</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/11/07/sea-lions-at-san-franciscos-pier-39/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/11/07/sea-lions-at-san-franciscos-pier-39/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Julie and had a date night and drove up to San Francisco for some sightseeing and dinner. We stopped at Pier 39 at sunset and of course had to visit the famous sea lion enclave. How little did we know that the wharf was teeming with sea lions!

The video was shot on an iPhone 3GS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Photo of Riley</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/11/01/great-photo-of-riley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/11/01/great-photo-of-riley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Riley&#8217;s Halloween costume as a Mad Scientist. Hair courtesy of yours truly&#8230;  Great photo by Julie showing his look with the props and such.

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		<title>How &#8216;Bout We Give the Bears a Break?</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/10/24/how-bout-we-give-the-bears-a-break/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/10/24/how-bout-we-give-the-bears-a-break/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Francisco Chronicle published an interesting story about the bears in Yosemite breaking in cars to try and find food. The story had some enlightening statistics, such as the fact that bear break into minivans 26% of the time, even though minivans only make up 7% of the vehicles parked in the valley. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One of these songs is the Song of the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/10/21/one-of-these-songs-is-the-song-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/10/21/one-of-these-songs-is-the-song-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I am still very interested in music, and not just listening to the favorites of my youth but also current music from new acts as well as favorites. So far this year, three songs have stood out as my favorites and one of these three songs will be my &#8220;Song of the Year.&#8221;  That &#8220;criteria&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Photo of Quinn</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/09/07/great-photo-of-quinn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/09/07/great-photo-of-quinn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t take credit for this awesome photo of my son Quinn. It was taken by Galen Cook, a Boy Scout and son of our Cubmaster Robert Cook. This was taken at our end of summer BBQ last week. More photos of the event on the Pack 163 blog.

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		<title>William Shatner is Everyone&#8217;s Favorite Poet</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/07/28/william-shatner-is-everyones-favorite-poet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/07/28/william-shatner-is-everyones-favorite-poet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you didn&#8217;t catch Sarah Palin&#8217;s rambling farewell speech you certainly missed one of the best trainwrecks of the year. If you&#8217;re a fan of copy-editing you might like Vanity Fair&#8217;s take on the speech.
This post isn&#8217;t intended to ridicule Sarah Palin (though it happens to be a wonderful side benefit). Instead, let&#8217;s highlight another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frank&#8217;s Veggie BBQ Video</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/07/12/franks-veggie-bbq-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/07/12/franks-veggie-bbq-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a fun and informative video featuring my father Frank Crossman. Check out the enthusiasm as he tries out the Mesh Grill-Top Chef&#8217;s Pan from Williams-Sonoma (a Father&#8217;s Day gift). I filmed this on my new iPhone 3Gs and edited in iMovie HD.

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		<title>Vacation: Best of California and Oregon</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/07/12/vacation-best-of-california-oregon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/07/12/vacation-best-of-california-oregon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the best photos from the California and Oregon portions of our recent vacation. Mount Shasta was quite impressive, as was it&#8217;s baby brother Black Butte.  After being underwhelmed by Medford, OR we thoroughly enjoyed our time in Winston&#8217;s Wildlife Safari. It was a great time including seeing baby ostrichs (not pictured). We spent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Greatest Thing Steve Jobs Ever Did</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/06/16/the-greatest-thing-steve-jobs-ever-did/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/06/16/the-greatest-thing-steve-jobs-ever-did/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevdo.com/?p=220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a member of Toastmasters I&#8217;m interested in improving my public speaking skills, so I have a keen eye for those who do this well and those who don&#8217;t. As such, Steve Jobs is well known for his &#8220;Steve-Note&#8221; keynote presentations. And Steve&#8217;s had thirty years of highlights as a public speaker. But none have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Favorite Podcasts</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/05/21/my-favorite-podcasts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/05/21/my-favorite-podcasts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 22:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of primary hobbies is podcasting: listening and producing. I started a podcast for the Frat Pack Tribute back in April 2005, though the publishing schedule has been highly irregular for a little over a year now. That&#8217;s mostly due to my duties as the cohost of the That&#8217;s What She Said podcast about NBC&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mothers Circus Animal Cookies Are Back!</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/05/08/mothers-circus-animal-cookies-are-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/05/08/mothers-circus-animal-cookies-are-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 15:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Our long National West Coast nightmare is over!
Kelloggs came through as promised and have reintroduced Mother&#8217;s Cookies back into stores in Western States. According to their press release:
Crestfallen cookie lovers once again can enjoy the sweet symbols of so many fond memories. Mother&#8217;s(R) cookies, the long-time family favorite, are making a comeback. With the same great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secrets of Successful Service</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/05/03/secrets-of-successful-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/05/03/secrets-of-successful-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 19:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
I recently competed in some Toastmasters speech contests. I won my club and Area contests but didn&#8217;t win at the Division level. It was a lot of fun even though my speech wasn&#8217;t the typical &#8220;inspiration&#8221; speech that is de rigor for these contests. My speech was The Secrets of Successful Service and here is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Your Father&#8217;s Star Trek</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/04/17/not-your-fathers-star-trek/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/04/17/not-your-fathers-star-trek/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Although my passion for the subject has waned, I&#8217;ve always been a big Star Trek fan. You know those kids in the 1970&#8217;s who made Star Trek, well, &#8220;STAR TREK&#8221;?  I was one of them. I watched the show on TV in the afternoons. I watched the animated series. And every day when I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My New Car*: Honda Insight</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/04/14/honda-insight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/04/14/honda-insight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My 2002 Honda Accord recently went over 100,000 miles and while it&#8217;s still going strong it is certainly time to start thinking about the inevitable time when the fourth Kevdo-Mobile is put out to pasture and I end up with a new car. I&#8217;ve been thinking about it and I think I&#8217;ve settled on a primary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advice for the Clueless: Email is Not the Same as Telephone Call</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/03/11/email-is-not-telephone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/03/11/email-is-not-telephone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope &#8220;Advice for the Clueless&#8221; doesn&#8217;t become a regular series. I&#8217;m trying to keep things positive but at the same time perhaps I can help someone.
A few weeks ago I mentioned here on the blog that we&#8217;re taking an Alaskan cruise this summer. We&#8217;re really excited and are definitely looking to learn more about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nabisco Classics Iced Animal Cookies - Don&#8217;t Be Fooled</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/03/08/nabisco-classics-iced-animal-cookies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/03/08/nabisco-classics-iced-animal-cookies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite treats of all time were the Mother&#8217;s Circus Animal Cookies. These pink and white animal cookies with sprinkles tasted great when produced by Mother&#8217;s Cookies for generations. Unfortunately, Oakland-based Mother&#8217;s went out of business last year.  I really loved these cookies, especially the seasonal orange and white ones for Halloween [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Predictions Recap</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/22/oscar-predictions-recap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/22/oscar-predictions-recap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, how did I do? Winners in Green.
Picture:  Slumdog Millionaire
Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, Doubt
Original Screenplay: Wall-E
Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
Animated Film: Wall-E
Foreign-Language Film: Departures
Documentary: Man on Wire
Editing: Slumdog Millionaire
Cinematography: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Costume [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fearless Oscar Predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/22/fearless-oscar-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/22/fearless-oscar-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year I try to guess who&#8217;ll win at the Oscars. For an amateur Oscar historian I think I do fairly well, and though I haven&#8217;t had a ton of time this year to pay as close attention as I&#8217;d like here are my picks.
Picture:  Slumdog Millionaire
Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
Actress: Kate Winslet, The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No, Disney&#8217;s California Adventure Does Not Suck</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/19/disneys-california-adventure-does-not-suck/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/19/disneys-california-adventure-does-not-suck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I know the headline seems like a backhanded compliment, but it isn&#8217;t intended as such. It&#8217;s just that &#8220;I Really Do Like a Lot of the Aspects of Disney&#8217;s California Adventure Park&#8221; doesn&#8217;t really roll off the tongue. 
The other day, I spoke about the changes at It&#8217;s a Small World and today we&#8217;ll discuss Anaheim&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a Small World Changes: Much Ado About Nothing</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/16/small-world-changes-much-ado-about-nothing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/16/small-world-changes-much-ado-about-nothing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Disneyland]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevdo.com/?p=140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As you may know, Disney recently reopened It&#8217;s a Small World at Disneyland. Among the changes to attraction were an updated boat canal (to accommodate passengers that are larger than the ones who were around when the ride was designed in the early 1960&#8217;s) and spruced up costumes and decor. But the &#8220;rehab&#8221; also is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North! To Alaska</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/11/north-to-alaska/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/11/north-to-alaska/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevdo.com/?p=136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve made our summer vacation plans and this year we&#8217;re heading to the home Governor Sarah Palin herself, Alaska. We&#8217;ve booked a Princess Cruises 7-day cruise roundtrip from Seattle on board the Golden Princess vessell. The ports of call are Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, and Victoria. Our cruise leaves on June 27, so we&#8217;ll be leaving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peanut Butter and Jelly in a Hot Dog Bun</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/05/pbj-on-a-bun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/02/05/pbj-on-a-bun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This idea didn&#8217;t come because of a burning need to try something new but out of necessity: I wanted peanut butter and jelly and the only bread was hot dog buns.
But, I must say, PB&#38;J on a hot dog bun is better than okay. It&#8217;s better than simply delicious. It&#8217;s even better than amazing. What&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Great Album of 2009 is&#8230;  Tonight: Franz Ferdinand</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/27/franz-ferdinand-tonight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/27/franz-ferdinand-tonight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevdo.com/?p=124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Such is life in 2009 that &#8220;new music Tuesday&#8221; no longer means a drive down to the local Tower Records but slavish reloading of the iTunes home screen around 23:45 PST on Monday. And given the iTunes economy the idea of immediately purchasing the album is a rare decision indeed even for established bands that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPS Pain</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/25/ups-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/25/ups-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple days ago I received a package from UPS. Well, actually I didn&#8217;t receive a package because I wasn&#8217;t home to sign for it. Unfortunately, UPS seems way less inclined to offer a pick up location the same way Federal Express does (or, &#8220;FedEx&#8221; for those of you younger folks). Whenever I get a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Macintosh</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/24/happy-birthday-macintosh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/24/happy-birthday-macintosh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh. It&#8217;s hard to believe it really has been 25 years, but it really was 1984 when the Mac was introduced (you remember the 1984 Mac commercial, right?).
So, in the honor the Mac&#8217;s birthday I thought I&#8217;d run down all the Mac models I&#8217;ve owned over the years. 
Macintosh [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Important Awards of the Season</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/24/most-important-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/24/most-important-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevdo.com/?p=109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This was the first year in over a decade that I didn&#8217;t dutifully get up at six in the morning to watch the Oscar nominations live. There were a variety of factors for this. I&#8217;m working on a big project at work so I wanted to get all the sleep I could (getting up extra [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life as an iCelebrity</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/14/life-as-an-icelebrity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/14/life-as-an-icelebrity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A couple days ago I mentioned my encounter with Justine Ezarik at MacWorld, where she was preparing for a &#8220;workout&#8221; while I was waiting for the MacWorld Town Hall to start. After snapping a quick photo for my MacWorld Checklist I went back to the Town Hall where I fell into the &#8220;younger third&#8221; age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Scored with the MacWorld Checklist!</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/11/macworld-checklist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/11/macworld-checklist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best parts of this year&#8217;s MacWorld Expo sort of happened organically. I had seen the wonderful post on Joy of Tech with this year&#8217;s MacWorld Expo checklist, and I thought it was amusing. Then, it was blogged about on The MacCast blog and on Justine Ezarik&#8217;s blog. So, it was a little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MacWorld 2009 Impressions</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/10/macworld-2009-impressions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/10/macworld-2009-impressions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevdo.com/?p=71</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I attended the MacWorld Conference &#38; Expo on Wednesday. I had intended to post my comments that night but a comedy of errors caused me to miss one BART train, wait 15 minutes for another, and then end up taking the train all the way to Dublin where I had to turn around and transfer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MacWorld Predictions Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/07/macworld-predictions-scorecard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/07/macworld-predictions-scorecard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, Apple&#8217;s keynote has come and gone. How&#8217;d I do with my predictions?
Will Be Announced

Updated Mac Mini with lots of expansion options - nope
Updated iMac with faster processors (larger screens are a possibility, though I think it’s a longshot) - nope
Updated MacBook Pro 17″ with unibody enclosure - yep
iWork ‘09 with online/web/MobileMe component - yep
iTunes DRM free - [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You can NEVER take the kid out of Disneyland</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/06/steve-martin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/06/steve-martin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Disneyland]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevdo.com/?p=63</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple days ago I wrote about Disneyland Dream, the incredible 1956 home movie of Disneyland made by Robbins Barstow. Well, the story continues.

Word of the movie has made the rounds and it turns out that I&#8217;m not the only that was impressed. In fact, according to a Hartford Courant article, Robbins was recently contacted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MacWorld Predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/05/macworld-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/05/macworld-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevdo.com/?p=58</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday I will be making my yearly trek to sample the Kool-Aid at the MacWorld Conference and Expo. It&#8217;s always fun to see the latest Mac, iPod, and iPhone goodies and at times I&#8217;ve even run into celebrities (yes, it&#8217;s Sinbad!). Of course, with Apple announcing this is their last year at the show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wii Sports Tennis is My New Obsession</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/04/wii-tennis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/04/wii-tennis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Santa was pretty good to the kids this Christmas and got them a Wii (no, it&#8217;s technically not called a Nintendo Wii., like the &#8220;Nintendo DS&#8221; but just Wii. Really!). Actually, I hear Santa was smart and stored one of these away for the kids all the way back in August. And the kids are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disneyland Dream</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/02/disneyland-dream/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/02/disneyland-dream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got to thank my friend and fellow blogger (Bay of Fundie) Ron Britton for setting me hip to this. It&#8217;s a home movie from 1956 that features the Barstow Family with their contest-winning trip to Disneyland. Now I&#8217;m a big Disneyland fan. Actually, more like a Disneyland nut. I listen to a half-dozen Disney [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Songs of 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/01/top-songs-of-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kevdo.com/2009/01/01/top-songs-of-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Crossman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is my first post on the all-new Kevdo.com blog. Instead of creating another &#8220;personal&#8221; blog to go along with my iPhone releated blog, Useless Productivity, I decided to merge those into one, allowing me to blog about any topic and on a more regular basis. So, here we are&#8230; hope you like it.
In 2008 [...]]]></description>
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