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		<title>One That Didn&#8217;t Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>84th Academy Award Nominations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In spite of having watched 31 movies last year, I didn&#8217;t see very many on their first release so it&#8217;s hard to work up excitement for this year&#8217;s Oscars. And unless ABC runs the ceremony live on its website, I &#8230; <a href="http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/84th-academy-award-nominations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3516659&amp;post=3447&amp;subd=tammydotts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Night Swimmer</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/review-the-night-swimmer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Night Swimmer Matt Bondurant Scribner $25.00, hardback, 288 pages (also available as an ebook) Release date: Jan. 10, 2012 Books captivate readers for a number of reasons. Maybe it’s a character that reminds you of someone you know or &#8230; <a href="http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/review-the-night-swimmer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3516659&amp;post=3440&amp;subd=tammydotts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Wonders of Spaghetti Bread</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/the-wonders-of-spaghetti-bread/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, Facebook. How you have changed my life. Kept me up to date on the minutiae of others’ daily lives. Introduced me to honey badgers. Opened my mind to new food combinations, namely … Spaghetti Bread It’s an idea so &#8230; <a href="http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/the-wonders-of-spaghetti-bread/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3516659&amp;post=3431&amp;subd=tammydotts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How&#8217;d Small Pond Do in 2011?</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/howd-small-pond-do-in-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do I like WordPress.com to host my blog? Once you get past the main draw of it being free (which cannot be underestimated), I like the Freshly Pressed feature; I like the pretty easy-to-use interface; I like the occasional &#8230; <a href="http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/howd-small-pond-do-in-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3516659&amp;post=3415&amp;subd=tammydotts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Lost Kingdom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lost Kingdom: Hawaii&#8217;s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings and America&#8217;s First Imperial Adventure Julia Flynn Siler Atlantic Monthly Press $30.00, hardback, 480 pages (also available as an ebook) Release date: Jan. 3, 2012 As America expanded beyond its original 13 &#8230; <a href="http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/review-lost-kingdom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3516659&amp;post=3409&amp;subd=tammydotts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Say What?</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/say-what/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the most part, spam comments to Small Pond are a combination of gibberish and vague compliments. I suppose the point of the compliments is to play into my ego so I make the comment public and gazillions of readers &#8230; <a href="http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/say-what/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3516659&amp;post=3383&amp;subd=tammydotts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Fallback Plan</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/review-the-fallback-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fallback Plan Leigh Stein Melville House Books $14.95, paperback, 176 pages (also available as an ebook) Release date: Jan. 3, 2012 For some people, the time after college is a second adolescence. Responsibilities of exams and classes are over, &#8230; <a href="http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/review-the-fallback-plan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3516659&amp;post=3402&amp;subd=tammydotts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011&#8242;s Top Books and Movies</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/2011s-top-books-and-movies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time again. What did I read or see this year that made an impression? First, the stats: 73 books read and 31 movies watched. It&#8217;s a record-setting year for books, not so much for movies. July saw the &#8230; <a href="http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/2011s-top-books-and-movies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3516659&amp;post=3378&amp;subd=tammydotts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Going Bonkers Pays Off</title>
		<link>http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/going-bonkers-pays-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite stores is Lush. It sells bath products, lotions, creams, all that sort of stuff. I&#8217;m a big fan of the store&#8217;s solid shampoos. I have two Honey Trap lip balms (one for the office and one &#8230; <a href="http://tammydotts.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/going-bonkers-pays-off/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tammydotts.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3516659&amp;post=3370&amp;subd=tammydotts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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