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		<title>Maintenance, our human flaw and a dreamed of plugin</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/08/26/maintenance-our-human-flaw-and-a-dreamed-of-plugin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#1080;&#1082;&#1086;&#1085;&#1080; &#1085;&#1072; &#1089;&#1074;&#1077;&#1090;&#1094;&#1080; &#8220;Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.&#8221; &#8211; Kurt Vonnegut Today has driven home to me Kurt Vonnegut&#8217;s quote regarding maintenance. He is right. I&#8217;m guilty &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/08/26/maintenance-our-human-flaw-and-a-dreamed-of-plugin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Passion without a harness</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/08/17/passion-without-a-harness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#1080;&#1082;&#1086;&#1085;&#1086;&#1075;&#1088;&#1072;&#1092;&#1080;&#1103;ikoniWe hear and read all the time about how we have to be passionate about what we do and, yes, we do. It&#8217;s hard to generate enthusiasm in others if we don&#8217;t feel passion and it is also hard to &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/08/17/passion-without-a-harness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google makes social media interesting again</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/07/26/google-makes-social-media-interesting-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found myself wondering if Google might be the first company to actually get social media by focusing on the word social and realizing something was lacking in a big way in the world of social networks and technology generally. &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/07/26/google-makes-social-media-interesting-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Get to the point</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/07/13/get-to-the-point/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get to your point immediately or readers will abandon you. This is especially so online. No one is willing to plow through that first little bit you write to guide a reader into your subject. It is &#8220;now or never&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/07/13/get-to-the-point/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Canada, singular and plural</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/07/01/canada-singular-and-plural/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Originally published July 1, 2010 on Thoughtwrestling as &#8220;The Canadas.&#8221;) Canada is both problem and solution. It’s an ongoing exercise in creativity and problem solving. Sometimes it works out well; sometimes not. And it’s really, really big! Its lessons are &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/07/01/canada-singular-and-plural/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why I posted the post I posted</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/06/17/why-i-posted-the-post-i-posted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funny is always very subjective. For the purposes of this post, let us assume my post from yesterday (Dignity is an illusion) is funny. Why would I post it? It&#8217;s worth asking since it&#8217;s an old post from elsewhere. The &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/06/17/why-i-posted-the-post-i-posted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t have two Cinderellas in one story</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/06/14/dont-have-two-cinderellas-in-one-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is about sports and stories – specifically, hockey and stories. So you’ve been warned. We’re down to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. That’s a big deal in Canada and, depending on who and where you are, it &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/06/14/dont-have-two-cinderellas-in-one-story/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity can obscure your message</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/04/28/creativity-can-obscure-your-message/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an age of digital this and that, when many of us live large parts of our lives online, creativity often obfuscates our message. Obfuscate means to &#8220;render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible,&#8221; as my dictionary defines it. It&#8217;s not that &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/04/28/creativity-can-obscure-your-message/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How NOT to make a video blog</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/03/16/how-not-to-make-a-video-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tossing dignity aside, I took a moment out to make a short video on things to avoid when making a video blog, aka vlog. I hope it provides a few tips you can use when making your own video blog &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/03/16/how-not-to-make-a-video-blog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>If the door is locked, use a window</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/03/09/if-the-door-is-locked-use-a-window/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you find a door locked it’s not unusual to waste a lot of time trying to open it. But it’s locked and no matter what you do it won’t open. That is when you pause, take a look around &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/03/09/if-the-door-is-locked-use-a-window/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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