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	<title>Why Do I Bother? &#187; Work</title>
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		<title>How Big is Your Wiener?</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2007/10/16/how-big-is-your-wiener/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;How big is your [tag]wiener[/tag]?&#8221;  I actually said this to the girl at the food booth at Costco today.  Let me explain &#8230;
My boss let me in on this game that he plays with his son a while back.  The object is to get the other person to say or do something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vacationing is fun &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2007/06/18/vacationing-is-fun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[tag]Vacations[/tag] can be a lot of fun; a plane trip to a far away place, spending quality time with friends and loved ones, lounging on the beach or around a pool, seeing the sights, trying new foods at expensive restaurants.  Or &#8230; vacations can be something altogether different.
Mel and I had planned a trip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Lucky Break</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2007/06/04/a-lucky-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was driving home from work the other night and stopped off at Fred Meyer on the way as I often do.  I was still in my work uniform which has the nifty State of Oregon logo embroidered on the chest.  I left Freddy&#8217;s and headed up the hill out of town.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Updates</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2007/02/06/a-few-updates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
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Mel heard back about the job that she had interviewed for.  &#8220;Another applicant was chosen&#8221; which was disappointing to her, but she still seems hopeful.  We will still be moving to the [tag]Seattle[/tag] area, we just won&#8217;t be in such a rush.  Many of the things that were motivating us to relocate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting at the Tire Shop</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/11/16/waiting-at-the-tire-shop/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/11/16/waiting-at-the-tire-shop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></category>
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tires
So I&#8217;m sitting here at Les Schwab in Canby waiting for new rear [tag]brakes[/tag] and I thought I would write a quick post to the blog.  It has been over a week, after all.  I&#8217;m writing from my phone, I&#8217;m not even sure this is actually going to work.  Tell me if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I&#8217;m not making any difference&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/08/30/im-not-making-any-difference/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/08/30/im-not-making-any-difference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mentoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>

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We are going through some particularly tough times right now at [tag]work[/tag].  There are a number of [tag]change[/tag]s happening, most of them unwanted and unwarrented.  To those of us on the front lines it feels like these changes are being made without concern for how they may affect the people who have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are There Rats in Your Basement?  Are There Flaws in Your Character?</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/06/17/are-there-rats-in-your-basement-are-there-flaws-in-your-character/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/06/17/are-there-rats-in-your-basement-are-there-flaws-in-your-character/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[rat
I used a story as an illustration in one of the groups I lead yesterday and I wanted to share it with you.  The last time I shared this kind of thing here it was very popular so I thought I would do it again.
I was running a group on [tag]social skills[/tag] for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Night To Ourselves</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/04/16/a-night-to-ourselves/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/04/16/a-night-to-ourselves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Easter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love and Marriage]]></category>
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My brother and his wife cooked dinner for us today, [tag]Easter[/tag].  It was very good.  He marinated 3 butterflied legs of [tag]lamb[/tag] in different marinades then grilled them today.  I love lamb.
It was also nice to see the whole [tag]family[/tag] together today.  That doesn&#8217;t happen very often these days.  It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Work With Difficult People</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/03/19/how-to-work-with-difficult-people/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/03/19/how-to-work-with-difficult-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[anger
At my job I have to deal with [tag]difficult[/tag] people all the time.  And when I say &#8220;all the time&#8221; I don&#8217;t mean it in that way that most people do when they say &#8220;all the time&#8221;, I mean every day, all the time.  You see, I work in [tag]juvenile[/tag] [tag]corrections[/tag].  I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step One</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/03/14/step-one/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/03/14/step-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[School]]></category>
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college
I have taken the first step.  Yesterday I sent in my application and fees to Western Governors University.  I plan to achieve an [tag]IT[/tag] [tag]degree[/tag] in either [tag]Network Administration[/tag] or [tag]Network Design[/tag] and Management.  Both degrees interest me, but the latter is probably going to be my final choice.  It will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take This Job &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/02/17/take-this-job/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/02/17/take-this-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>

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Another [tag]job interview[/tag] down, and still no job.  In this sytem there is an awful lot of [tag]competition[/tag] and it is especially so now with the recent changes in upper [tag]management[/tag] around here.  People are anxious to move on.  23 people interviewed for the last position I went for.  So, part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Blogging</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2006/02/09/back-to-blogging/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2006/02/09/back-to-blogging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 05:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve devoted a lot of space on my [tag]blog[/tag] lately to anything but blogging.  Not that I&#8217;m not still concerned about [tag]traffic[/tag], or my renters, or [tag]Wordpress[/tag] updates, but there are more important things going on that I seem to be avoiding.  Like what?
Like the [tag]house[/tag] for example.  Did you know that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye to 2005</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/31/goodbye-to-2005/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/31/goodbye-to-2005/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mel and I are spending this holiday apart because of my wonderful job.  She is partying in Eugene with our friends while I stayed home to work until 10:00 and spend the rest of my evening blogging.  Not that I don&#8217;t enjoy talking to all of you, mind you.  It&#8217;s just one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview Follow Up Follow Up</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/27/interview-follow-up-follow-up/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/27/interview-follow-up-follow-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I received a letter from the State of Oregon thanking me for my time, but I was not chosen to fill the rotation position for Parole/Probation Officer.  
On a happier note, I have another interview tomorrow morning for a Unit Coordinator&#8217;s position.  This would be an actual promotion, not an underfill or a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview Follow Up</title>
		<link>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/22/interview-follow-up/</link>
		<comments>http://whydoibother.com/2005/12/22/interview-follow-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick follow up.  I interviewed yesterday for that parole/probation job and it went pretty well.  I knew 2 of the people on the interview panel so that helped to make me more comfortable.  They will be making a decision in about a week or so.  I&#8217;ll let you know. [...]]]></description>
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