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	<description>It&#039;s a Doozy!</description>
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		<title>Return of the Rum Runners</title>
		<link>http://blog.isnoop.net/2009/08/04/return-of-the-rum-runners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend Washington state just upped its liquor prices an average of 13% per bottle in a bid to help fill its 6 billion dollar budget gap. The estimated proceeds from the increase in liquor tax should cover about 1.3% of the budget shortfall. The problem is, I don&#8217;t think they will take in nearly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to know your Google Voice Number?</title>
		<link>http://blog.isnoop.net/2009/04/19/want-to-know-your-google-voice-number/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google Voice is the long awaited re-release of Grand Central, an online voice communications service. Based on their beta, Google Voice will essentially be a Gmail for voicemails with call forwarding, filtering, SMS, VOIP, and speech to text. They appear to be assigning Montana area code (406) phone numbers to folks who call or SMS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power to the Depot</title>
		<link>http://blog.isnoop.net/2008/11/17/power-to-the-depot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I should preface this by saying that I normally do my home improvement shopping at Lowe&#8217;s. Historically, they have had better customer service and have a higher likelihood of carrying the oddball things I require for my more unusual projects. This weekend I found myself going back and forth between Lowe&#8217;s and Home Depot as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Green Is My Thumb?</title>
		<link>http://blog.isnoop.net/2008/04/22/how-green-is-my-thumb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first growing season in our new house. We have quite a bit of gardening space, so my wife and I will be attempting to fill that space with beautiful and edible plants. In an attempt to keep this information handy for my own reference, I have decided to start a journal. I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redfin Turns 4.0</title>
		<link>http://blog.isnoop.net/2007/04/27/redfin-turns-40/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Redfin on their big 4.0 release yesterday. They have updated their look, added a new logo, made the maps expand with your screen size, and added several other new features that housing shoppers will enjoy. Best of all, they spent plenty of time in QA to make sure there were no big bugs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons Learned House Hunting in Seattle</title>
		<link>http://blog.isnoop.net/2007/04/16/lessons-learned-house-hunting-in-seattle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right now is a tedious time to be trading Seattle real estate. While the nation at large is experiencing a deflation in housing values, the Seattle market is stubbornly fluctuating between plateau and boom days. A large number of properties are going unsold for 90+ days [zillow.com] while others are subject to irrational bidding wars. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle PHP Programmers: Come to SEAPHP September 12th</title>
		<link>http://blog.isnoop.net/2006/08/21/seattle-php-programmers-come-to-seaphp-september-12th/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.isnoop.net/2006/08/21/seattle-php-programmers-come-to-seaphp-september-12th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2006 23:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m working to revive the Seattle PHP users&#8217; group. If you&#8217;re interested in PHP and live in the Seattle area, come to our next users&#8217; group meeting at the new Seattle Northgate library on September 12th. Details can be found on the SEAPHP wiki: http://seaphp.net/ Add it to your calendar:]]></description>
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		<title>Week in Progress</title>
		<link>http://blog.isnoop.net/2006/03/29/week-in-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funny and painful moments from this week.]]></description>
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		<title>Whatever you do, don&#8217;t click my ads!</title>
		<link>http://blog.isnoop.net/2006/03/22/whatever-you-do-dont-click-my-ads/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.isnoop.net/2006/03/22/whatever-you-do-dont-click-my-ads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google smites me for saying "please patronize our fine sponsors."]]></description>
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		<title>Dinner Date</title>
		<link>http://blog.isnoop.net/2006/02/17/dinner-date/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.isnoop.net/2006/02/17/dinner-date/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cooking class review.]]></description>
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