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		<title>My first model shoot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gabe and I attended the Amateur-Professional Models and Photographers and More SD meetup run by the energetic, friendly Britt. We met at Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach right at sunset. The models were running late, so Britt got down on the sand and helped us set up our lighting and shots. I quickly figured out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/08/07/my-first-model-shoot/</link>
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		<title>Taste of Adams 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elaine and i just finished up trying out the Taste of Adams and had a few reflections: When we started researching the event, there were 2 different dates referenced on web sites. In fact, the Blind Lady mailed out that they had confused the date too. The tickets cost $25 each, but Mercedes found a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/06/13/taste-of-adams-2010/</link>
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		<title>LA River Ride Century</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EDIT: Awesome! Kitchen just posted the Garmin log: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/36057011 Time: 07:22:09 Moving Time: 06:02:09 Elapsed Time: 07:22:11 Avg Speed: 12.9 mph Avg Moving Speed: 15.8 mph Max Speed: 32.8 mph I survived my second century ride, the LA River Ride! That&#8217;s 100 miles on a bike&#8230; and I&#8217;m feeling all of them today I really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/06/07/la-river-ride-century/</link>
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		<title>IPad failure modes -or- Why I cant move completely to an iPad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just got a 3G iPad for work and Ive been keeping some notes about things I like and dont like. This is the Fail post and Ill be adding more as I learn. a href=http://www.declan.net/2010/06/02/things-i-love-about-the-ipadClick here for the Love post./a Cant copy from a pdf to use a snippet in an email Cant edit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/06/02/ipad-failure-modes-or-why-i-cant-move-completely-to-an-ipad/</link>
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		<title>Things I love about the iPad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just got a 3G iPad for work and Ive been keeping some notes about things I like and dont like. This is the Love post and Ill be adding more as I learn. a href=http://www.declan.net/2010/06/02/ipad-failure-modes-or-why-i-cant-move-completely-to-an-ipadClick here for the Fail post./a ul My photos look great on it The Wired magazine app is beautiful and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/06/02/things-i-love-about-the-ipad/</link>
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		<title>Yelp Review for West Coast Tavern</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elaine and I had dinner out at West Coast Tavern and liked it so much that I wrote a Yelp review. Click here to read it.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/05/31/yelp-review-for-west-coast-tavern/</link>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s why I don&#8217;t mind when a flight is late</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elaine&#8217;s been off in the Midwest for a few days, visiting her Mom. Her flight was delayed a bit, so I headed to one of my favorite views of downtown San Diego which is right across from the airport, and shot this: I&#8217;m pleased! Which is saying a lot&#8230; ED: I&#8217;ve gotten a lot of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/05/27/heres-why-i-dont-mind-when-a-flight-is-late/</link>
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		<title>Happy Mothers Day, E!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate Mothers Day, we went and picked up the boy at SDSU and went to Ali Baba in El Cajon. We had the 4 Person Feast, and it started with a blanket of bread: and ended with a trough of lamb, chicken, rice, and so much food that we filled three take home boxes. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/05/09/happy-mothers-day-e/</link>
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		<title>Guess which Easter basket is mine!</title>
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		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/04/04/guess-which-easter-basket-is-mine/</link>
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		<title>My QR Code!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gina Trapani had a great post on how to make your own QR Code, so I just had to do it!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/03/08/my-qr-code/</link>
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		<title>Tour de Palm Springs &#8211; My First Century Bike Ride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve considered riding a century (that&#8217;s 100 miles in one ride for my non-biking buddies) for a few years now. There are metric centuries, 100km or about 62 miles &#8211; but I&#8217;d done that during the Ride Across California. 100 miles as a goal has loomed out there, beyond the edge of what I thought [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/02/15/tour-de-palm-springs-my-first-century-bike-ride/</link>
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		<title>Pretty Sunset and Moon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry the blog&#8217;s been ignored lately. Look at these pretty sunset shots I did a week ago and feel better! More here:]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2010/02/05/pretty-sunset/</link>
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		<title>This ain&#8217;t right&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It all started innocently enough&#8230; After stumbling out of In-n-out in a DoubleDouble induced coma, we decided to check out the low rent gift store that seemed to be squatting in the corpse of what used to be a Mervyns. What was the harm in a little shopping? Friends, there are some things that, once [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/11/15/this-aint-right/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Woo hoo! Back in data coverage that isn&#39;t $15/M! Hello Chicago. For about 45 mins # I&#39;m home. http://twitpic.com/kbigf # Ok, back on Twitter after a week. What&#39;d I miss? # Full moon right in the eyes for a wake up call. Good thing I&#39;m still on Atlantic time. http://twitpic.com/kd3ld # i&#39;m ready for lunch. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/10/11/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-10-11/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-04</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#39;s gonna be a long day of travel. # I feel so dirty, skulking around ohare, looking for an AC fix. # four flights, packed airplanes, coughing passengers, but at least now i&#39;m in the land of the nice. # i&#39;m about to go all Ugly American on a Canadian Best Western that thinks it&#39;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/10/04/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-10-04/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-27</title>
		<description><![CDATA[@marycanady i&#39;m just hungover&#8230; in reply to marycanady # @marycanady had an amazing time! Pix are uploading to flickr now: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigdpix/ in reply to marycanady # thanks to all the great folks who came out for my and @zenchaos&#39;s birthdays! Pix are up! http://bit.ly/98QAa # RT @churchills: Lost abbey serpents stout aged in jack barrels [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/09/27/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-09-27/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-27</title>
		<description><![CDATA[@marycanady i&#39;m just hungover&#8230; in reply to marycanady # @marycanady had an amazing time! Pix are uploading to flickr now: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigdpix/ in reply to marycanady # thanks to all the great folks who came out for my and @zenchaos&#39;s birthdays! Pix are up! http://bit.ly/98QAa # RT @churchills: Lost abbey serpents stout aged in jack barrels [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/09/27/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-09-27-2/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-20</title>
		<description><![CDATA[@Altair77 congrats! in reply to Altair77 # yardwork sux # i&#39;m all scratched up and my hands are dirty&#8230; i thought i was a geek&#8230; # My weekend http://twitpic.com/hna5j # rss is kicking my booty&#8230; some times it&#39;s &#60; sometimes it&#39;s &#38;lt sometimes there&#39;s ![CDATA[ and sometimes it all just poofs. suck it, web. # [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/09/20/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-09-20/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-13</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This won&#39;t scale http://twitpic.com/gqmjg # The end of a wonderful ride http://twitpic.com/gr2bf # @churchills i felt so guilty that you know that i see other women&#8230; um, bars&#8230; in reply to churchills # @churchills uh, oh @nicmcc in reply to churchills # @churchills you don&#39;t bring me flowers&#8230; you used to sing me love songs&#8230; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/09/13/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-09-13/</link>
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		<title>Experimenting with adding picture tweets to declan.net</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t mind the mess&#8230; I&#8217;m experimenting with a new syndication plugin, FeedWordPress, and TwitPic to get my tweeted pictures to show up on the blog. It looks like TwitPic has added rss support, so this just might work! Twitter has killed my blog updating&#8230; Trying to find a nice lazy way to kill two birds [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/09/12/experimenting-with-adding-picture-tweets-to-declan-net/</link>
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		<title>Want to help me in a photo contest?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m late to the contest, but I thought I&#8217;d give it a shot. Click here to vote for it. Thanks! Here&#8217;s what the image looks like on SoCal Photo Contest&#8217;s page: Doesn&#8217;t look as good rendered as a tiny thumbnail!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/08/29/want-to-help-me-in-a-photo-contest/</link>
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		<title>Our baby is 14!</title>
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		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/08/28/our-baby-is-14/</link>
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		<title>Where I Write</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I LOVE this site: http://www.whereiwrite.org/ very inspiring&#8230; I&#8217;ve been thinking of crafting a decent workspace at home.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/08/09/where-i-write/</link>
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		<title>Amazing Wedding Entrance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I teared up a little.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/07/23/amazing-wedding-entrance/</link>
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		<title>San Diego Comic Con TweetUp #cctweetup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, Gabe and I went downtown to the Voyeur club and shot pictures of the #cctweetup crowd: Click here to view these pictures through the Flickr interface.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/07/23/san-diego-comic-con-tweetup-cctweetup/</link>
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		<title>Erin&#8217;s Award and Promotion Ceremony</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Erin&#8217;s officially a high schooler! On Wednesday, she got an award for her work in the Drama Club: Here are the happy parents! Nice work Erin! (with Mr. Sykes, the drama coach) Then on Thursday, Erin walked for her promotion ceremony: There was pretty music: which caused a lot of hugging: and smiles: and posing:]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/06/13/erins-award-and-promotion-ceremony/</link>
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		<title>Maker Faire 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday I attended the 2009 Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA. I&#8217;ve always wanted to go and Elaine and I were up in SF for the weekend, so I made it! I walked into the building above and assumed that was the whole thing. It was an enormous place with tons of exhibits. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/06/03/maker-faire-2009/</link>
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		<title>Ugly Web Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been using this interface for the last few weeks, and it&#8217;s making me physically ill: It boggles the mind&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/05/15/ugly-web-site/</link>
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		<title>2009 Spring Break Road Trip &#8211; Lake Havasu City, AZ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We got up, had some good Mexican food, then hit the road to AZ. We stopped at too many &#8220;trading posts&#8221; where Erin was overwhelmed with the selection: In the whole trip, the only place we ran into a little weather was outside of Flagstaff where we picked up a light dusting of snow: which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/05/10/2009-spring-break-road-trip-lake-havasu-city-az/</link>
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		<title>2009 Spring Break Road Trip &#8211; Albuquerque, NM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yep, pretty much sums the place up.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.declan.net/2009/05/10/2009-spring-break-road-trip-albuquerque-nm/</link>
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