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	<description>Igniting Ideas for the Common Good</description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Mind the Dust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After WAY too long I have finally updated my WP version to the current one for the site. I&#8217;m also in a mode of revamping and kicking-off a new run with this site. Hang-on while I get the creative juices flowing. 
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		<link>http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2010/01/19/dont-mind-the-dust/</link>
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		<title>Making a Motorcycle Fit a Tall Rider</title>
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This post has been on my mind for quite some time. I&#8217;ve devoted a good chunk of time the last few months in getting my Honda Shadow Ace 750 to fit me just right. After walking through the paces I thought I&#8217;d pass the info along for other tall riders like myself.
The delimma; making a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2009/08/29/making-a-motorcycle-fit-a-tall-rider/</link>
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		<title>Mission Accomplished, Down to 180</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Though it took several months beyond my 40th birthday, I finally saw 180 on the scale. In the course of 18 months I&#8217;ve dropped a solid 20 pounds. What started as my 35 Day No Caffeine Experiment led to a series of lifestyle changes which had a long-term affect in taking-off the belly fat. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2009/03/16/mission-accomplished-down-to-180/</link>
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		<title>Motorcycle Odyssey</title>
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What started as a scooter, grew to riding an old 500cc Honda Shadow motorcycle which has gone to full bloom now in a shiny 2002 Honda Shadow ACE 750cc bike. Through a pretty intensive educational process I am learning how to ride safely, how to maintenance a bike and learning about myself along the way. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2009/03/08/motorcycle-odyssey/</link>
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		<title>Inspired by the Aspire One</title>
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This week I picked-up a new Acer Aspire One Netbook for $350. I&#8217;ve been eying these sweet little machines for a while. What put me over the edge was the change from a Solid State drive with only 8 GB to a HDD with 144 GB. I needed a very portable but fully functional machine. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/12/24/inspired-by-the-aspire-one/</link>
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		<title>Going Green is Fun</title>
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Here&#8217;s a little secret; being environmentally conscious and fiscally responsible can bring with it some really good times. Newly acquired, I picked-up a really nice deal on this retro style Yamaha Vino this past weekend. Between scooting around on this 50cc to work and hoping on my trusty Marin bicycle, I&#8217;m having a ball. With [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/10/31/going-green-is-fun/</link>
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		<title>Customer Support from 1and1.com is Hurty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the past I&#8217;ve recommended 1and1.com for web hosting. I&#8217;ve appreciated there reasonable pricing and overall user-friendly administrative interface. However, their customer service is bottom-of-the-barrel. My account was suspended last Thursday due to a billing mix-up. I immediately corrected the issue on my end but it took them until Monday to rectify the problem. It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/10/14/customer-support-from-1and1com-is-hurty/</link>
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		<title>Which Browser for What Purpose</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Which is the best browser? That all depends on the purpose. Here&#8217;s a short summary comparison of the three browsers:
Internet Explorer 7.0/8.0: It launches slow, loads pages slow and has many irksome features in the general bloated fashion of Microsoft. I have little use for IE for home use. However, on an enterprise level, IE [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/10/03/which-browser-for-what-purpose/</link>
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		<title>Hello Big 4-0</title>
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Not sure how I got here this quickly. Just a year ago I wrote the post A Techie Looks at 40. Now here it has come and gone I&#8217;m officially over the hill or there abouts. I was talking with Sabrina and the girls last night about how I think at a certain point your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/09/24/hello-big-4-0/</link>
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		<title>A Future Past-time</title>
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I think I may have found one of my future hobbies. This cat over at POPcycles! takes old bike frames and refurbishes them into practical works of art. How cool is that. I love the simplicity of single gear bikes with a retro feel to them. Maybe it will be a side business or perhaps [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/09/18/a-future-past-time/</link>
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