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	<title>Pursuing praxis</title>
	<link>http://praxical.blogsome.com</link>
	<description>Putting theoretical knowledge into practice</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>OMG WTF</title>
		<link>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/18/omg-wtf/</link>
		<comments>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/18/omg-wtf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praxical</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Pics</category>
	<category>Humor and Inanity</category>
		<guid>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/18/omg-wtf/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
	I&#8217;d like to see a whole series of pics like this - squirrel, armadillo, octopus, bushbaby, the works.&nbsp; 
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		<title>Racism as political grease in Zimbabwe</title>
		<link>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/16/racism-as-political-grease-in-zimbabwe/</link>
		<comments>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/16/racism-as-political-grease-in-zimbabwe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praxical</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Quotes</category>
	<category>Political comments</category>
		<guid>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/16/racism-as-political-grease-in-zimbabwe/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Mugabe is talking war, to the aggrandizement of himself at the expense of Zimbabweans, who are already dying from the effects of his powerlust. He justifies his iron grip by claiming that only he and his party can prevent white people from taking control of the country again. And leaves it at that, as if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reverse apropos: update</title>
		<link>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/13/reverse-apropos-update/</link>
		<comments>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/13/reverse-apropos-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praxical</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Art</category>
	<category>Travel</category>
		<guid>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/13/reverse-apropos-update/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Turns out it&#8217;s convenient to walk between the Dept. of Justice and the IRS buildings on my way to the natural history museum. Apart from being very large (and reminding me of the giant government buildings surrounding Tiananmen Square), these buildings aren&#8217;t hugely remarkable, for their neoclassicism. I mean they&#8217;re fancy and tall and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secondhand stories</title>
		<link>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/12/secondhand-stories/</link>
		<comments>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/12/secondhand-stories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praxical</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Quotes</category>
	<category>Travel</category>
	<category>Humor and Inanity</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	I heard a story recently which underscored the need for awareness of cultural context. It really is secondhand - I heard it from the guy myself. It goes like this: 
	He ships out for a west African university to help them set up a computer network at their school. His excess baggage on the plane [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reverse apropos</title>
		<link>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/11/reverse-apropos/</link>
		<comments>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/11/reverse-apropos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praxical</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Political comments</category>
		<guid>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/11/reverse-apropos/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Is it ironic, or bitterly apropos, that the IRS is right next door to the Dept. of Justice?

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		<title>Blogroll:  Not my field</title>
		<link>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/10/blogroll-not-my-field/</link>
		<comments>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/10/blogroll-not-my-field/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praxical</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Reading and Books</category>
		<guid>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/10/blogroll-not-my-field/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I don&#8217;t remember how I stumbled into this corner of the blogosphere, but here it is: the constellation of paramedic/EMT/ER Nurse blogs that I regularly read. I get to vicariously observe lives of people actually &quot;doing&quot; stuff, getting results, using their brains to achieve practical results several times a day. I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;m jealous; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tribalism knows no geography</title>
		<link>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/09/tribalism-knows-no-geography/</link>
		<comments>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/09/tribalism-knows-no-geography/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praxical</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Rant</category>
	<category>Travel</category>
	<category>Political comments</category>
		<guid>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/09/tribalism-knows-no-geography/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Sigh. Kenyans are ecstatic that Obama got the nomination. Why? Because he&#8217;s so qualified? Because he&#8217;s a great speaker? Because they agree with his positions and policies? Because they think he will be good for our country, and advance noble ideals and practical solutions? Because he&#8217;s (more) photogenic? 
	No. 
	Because he is Kenyan. Obviously. 
	From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overheard</title>
		<link>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/08/overheard/</link>
		<comments>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/08/overheard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praxical</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Political comments</category>
	<category>Science</category>
		<guid>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/08/overheard/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	On my way into the office here in the bio building, I shared the elevator with two people I&#8217;d never seen before. From their conversation it looked like one was the manager, and the other was a new hire who would be working with one or more colonies of mice used for research.  
	I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fact and fiction in health care</title>
		<link>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/06/fact-and-fiction-in-health-care/</link>
		<comments>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/06/fact-and-fiction-in-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praxical</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Quotes</category>
	<category>Political comments</category>
		<guid>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/06/fact-and-fiction-in-health-care/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Would that only &#8230;.
	&nbsp;&#8212;&#8212;
	Dear Senator Kennedy,
	I understand you are recovering from surgery on a brain tumor, undertaken at Duke University Medical Center with Dr. Allan Friedman. Although I wish you a speedy recovery and good results with your ongoing treatment, I note with sincere concern your consistent and long-standing advocacy for universal health care in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanted</title>
		<link>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/04/wanted/</link>
		<comments>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/04/wanted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>praxical</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Personal</category>
	<category>Art</category>
		<guid>http://praxical.blogsome.com/2008/06/04/wanted/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	The trailer for Wanted, Angelina Jolie&#8217;s next movie, is spiffy. I&#8217;m totally going to see it, probably in LA since I&#8217;ll be there. I&#8217;m stoked. It&#8217;s tempting to start strategizing new tattoos, but I&#8217;ll hold off (for now). 

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