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		<title>Can You &#8220;Hear&#8221; What You Read And Write?</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/02/03/can-you-hear-what-you-read-and-write/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auditory learner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cadence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning styles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[melody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rhythm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visual learner]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a fun little experiment. Read the passage below in your head and see if it makes sense to you. If it doesn&#8217;t, read it out loud to yourself. If it still doesn&#8217;t make sense, ask someone to recite it to you. Hopefully, then it should be obvious: Up led Joe legions tulip lag lovely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Okay, I&#8217;m A Doctor &#8212; It Says So Right Here On My&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/01/09/its-okay-im-a-doctor-it-says-so-right-here-on-my/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/01/09/its-okay-im-a-doctor-it-says-so-right-here-on-my/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assumptions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bartender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doctor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ego]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember learning about self-esteem in grade school? When they teach you to stand up for yourself in an assertive way? To speak up when someone doesn&#8217;t give you the respect that you deserve? As it turns out, that&#8217;s only half the lesson. Because they certainly don&#8217;t teach you how to respond when someone [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does Christianity Have A Place In Professional Football?</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/12/25/does-christianity-have-a-place-in-professional-football/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/12/25/does-christianity-have-a-place-in-professional-football/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Shellhammer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denver Broncos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Tebow]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s another Sunday in the National Football League. With just over a minute left in the game, the home team is down by three points. The ball is on the 20-yard line. 60 feet from the goal line. 60 feet from victory and glory. At this point, most coaches wouldn&#8217;t call for the quarterback to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>When Ordinary People Turn Into Trolls</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/11/29/when-ordinary-people-turn-into-trolls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/11/29/when-ordinary-people-turn-into-trolls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arguing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dear Wendy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ego]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flame war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helpfulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tough love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trolling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6019</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past few months now, I’ve been contributing guest columns on Dear Wendy. By no means do I consider myself a relationship expert, but I do believe I’ve been through enough personal drama that I can offer some pretty good insights. Plus, helping people gives me a warm, gooey feeling that’s way more slimming [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Losing My Motivation</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/11/07/losing-my-motivation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/11/07/losing-my-motivation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attribution theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[determination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persistence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[running]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sympathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thalassemia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=5989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t do running. That is to say, I don’t do running when running is the only thing being done. Running in flag football, floor hockey, or settling of drunken bets? That, I can do. But&#8230; just running? Like, the ancient Greek death sentence known as a marathon? Crap, no. I’m decent at sports that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leading A Balanced Life Doesn&#8217;t Come Easy For Me</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/08/01/leading-a-balanced-life-doesnt-come-easy-for-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/08/01/leading-a-balanced-life-doesnt-come-easy-for-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lady Bee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exhaustion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overwork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=5618</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Balanced is not my middle name. There are many adjectives that could be substituted for the middle name printed on my birth certificate&#8211;friendly, loyal, hard-working, honest, funny, impatient, shy&#8211;but &#8220;balance&#8221; isn&#8217;t on that list. I have an all-or-nothing personality. If I have decided to do something, then whatever happens, I’ll do it. I like to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>I Hate Myself, But In A Good Way</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/07/18/i-hate-myself-but-in-a-good-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/07/18/i-hate-myself-but-in-a-good-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Isaac Kennedy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overweight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-hatred]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[underweight]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=5368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I hate myself sometimes&#8211;my face, my body, or even my hair when it won&#8217;t go quite exactly how I want it to go. Since I was 13 years old, my weight has remained fairly constant, but my height has changed by around a foot. In a span of a few years, I went from awkward [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>To Be Strong Is To Show Our Weakness</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/07/11/to-be-strong-is-to-show-our-weakness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/07/11/to-be-strong-is-to-show-our-weakness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional strength]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional weakness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stoicism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen angst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vulnerability]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=5513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being a guy sucks sometimes. I mean, aside from having to constantly monitor all these fragile dangly parts that we absolutely positively must keep out of the way of zippers, rogue knees, and hand rails (although that last one really only applies if we’re doing rail slides on a skateboard), we’re also trained from an [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fair Skin, Foul Play</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/04/04/fair-skin-foul-play/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/04/04/fair-skin-foul-play/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reena Mumbai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin color]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vaseline]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=4393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a friend and I were talking about the newborn baby of another friend. We were discussing all of the usual mundane stuff, like whom the baby resembled, when she commented, &#8220;at least he&#8217;s fair-skinned.&#8221; What the&#8230;? I couldn&#8217;t believe my friend had said that. Hasn&#8217;t my generation moved beyond this crippling, oppressive, racist mind-virus? [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Freedom Means I Have Nothing Left To Lose</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/02/28/freedom-means-i-have-nothing-left-to-lose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/02/28/freedom-means-i-have-nothing-left-to-lose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny Braciole</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby McGee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ex-girlfriends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janis Joplin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=4092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Swerving through traffic on her way home from work, Kristin laughed at me. &#8220;Who are you kidding, Dan? You&#8217;ll never have that many kids, because you&#8217;re never getting married!&#8221; I put my feet up on my desk and smiled. &#8220;Well, it&#8217;s not like you didn&#8217;t try to change that about me once upon a time, kiddo. Can&#8217;t say that I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Lion And The Panda</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/01/17/the-lion-and-the-panda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/01/17/the-lion-and-the-panda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Schein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ambition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compatability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compromise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laziness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifestyles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opposites attract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personality types]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=3901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A guy who sleeps until noon while I'm fidgeting and can't get back to sleep, makes no effort to get to know me, and would rather watch television than make out with me? Bad panda. A guy who normally sleeps until noon, but wakes up with me once in a while, makes me breakfast, and takes his time to make sure things get done right? Good panda.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>A White Girl Can Dream, Too</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/01/10/a-white-girl-can-dream-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/01/10/a-white-girl-can-dream-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jasmine Curry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colorblindness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doll test]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hidden bias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[i have a dream speech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innocence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenthood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social responsibilty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stereotypes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tolerance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=3771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. I have dreams, too. Most involve giant penguins and the number 47. As for that famous speech, I&#8217;ve always believed that someday it will truly become reality. But who am I to stand from the curvaceous slopes of California and shout my opinions? As a person of Middle [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Screw You, Christmas Spirit!</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/12/20/screw-you-christmas-spirit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/12/20/screw-you-christmas-spirit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jasmine Curry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christmas spirit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disappointment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grinch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letdown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scrooge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=3593</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There goes Christmas... ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>I’ve Become My Own Worst Nightmare</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/12/13/worst-nightmare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/12/13/worst-nightmare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Sullins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[introspection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rebellion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenagers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=3605</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My mother was right. About everything. And if you ever tell her I said that, I may have to kill you. I wasn&#8217;t always the upstanding, hard-working, settled-down, home-owning, pinnacle of the American dream that I am today. And yet, that&#8217;s exactly what my mother predicted, even as I was sneaking out all night, smoking, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Caught In A Blizzard Of Little White Lies</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/11/29/caught-in-a-blizzard-of-little-white-lies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/11/29/caught-in-a-blizzard-of-little-white-lies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meg Pierce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boyfriends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deceit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dishonesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honesty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[online dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white lies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=3580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I jokingly instruct the guys I date that if I ever ask the dreaded question, “do I look fat in this dress?” they should lie, lie, lie. &#8220;Always tell a girl she looks fantastic,&#8221; I say to them. Yet, even the littlest white lies make me uncomfortable. To me, the problem is that a few [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is Honesty Really The Best Policy?</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/11/15/is-honesty-really-the-best-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Hamilton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[adultery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an interesting encounter with a married friend the other night. My husband, our two-year-old son and I went to dinner at &#8220;Jack,&#8221; &#8220;Jill&#8221; and &#8220;little Johnny&#8217;s&#8221; house. They&#8217;re friends of ours, and we were looking forward to catching up with them after not seeing them for several months. I should mention now that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Can Have My Bacon And Eat It, Too</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/09/20/i-can-have-my-bacon-and-eat-it-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/09/20/i-can-have-my-bacon-and-eat-it-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Schein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypocrisy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judaism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religious obligation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rosh Hashanah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yom Kippur]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=2815</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Religion is a funny thing. Last week the Jewish high holidays happened, and every year right about now, I tend to get introspective and unordinarily gung-ho about “recommitting” myself to Judaism (or whatever you want to call efforts I should be making year-round to not be considered the horrible Jew I am). I don’t think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voluntary Insanity</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/07/26/voluntary-insanity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/07/26/voluntary-insanity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cameron Livermore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[danger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insanity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motocross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motorcycle jumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=2331</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By any standard definition, jumping motorcycles is both stupid and insane. Sanity is functionality. It is the wisdom to not be dangerous to yourself or others. It is the ability to swim with the current and stay clear of the undertow. Intelligence is the ability to learn, to assess risk, to choose the most logical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When The Alpha Male Is Just A Betta Fish</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/07/12/when-the-alpha-male-is-just-a-betta-fish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/07/12/when-the-alpha-male-is-just-a-betta-fish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David K.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alpha male]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beta male]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[douchebag]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=2284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When did the line between genuine and false confidence become blurred to the same level as a faked photograph of indiscernible alien life? True confidence is out there, but people will just as quickly dismiss it as douchebaggery these days. When I’m out navigating the faux-hawks, faux hos and faux pas that serve as the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>There&#8217;s A Fine Line Between Smart And Ass</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/07/05/theres-a-fine-line-between-smart-and-ass/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2010/07/05/theres-a-fine-line-between-smart-and-ass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sarcasm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smart-ass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You see, there’s a fine line between sarcastic and insulting. Being sarcastic takes intelligence, a quick wit, and some amount of lucky timing. Being insulting is just the clueless person’s substitute for true sarcasm.]]></description>
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