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		<title>2011 in review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WordPress.com prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog! Here&#8217;s an excerpt: In 2011, there were 11 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 87 posts. There were 88 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 13mb. That&#8217;s about 2 pictures per week. The busiest day of the year was September 6th [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomsalzer.net&#038;blog=4429294&#038;post=2438&#038;subd=tslog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>That tree isn&#8217;t dead: it&#8217;s a western larch!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Western larch is one of my favorite trees. It seems like every year at this time, someone points at a yellowing tree and says something like &#8220;that tree is dying!&#8221; That tree is a western larch (Larix occidentalis), and it is not dying. It is simply losing its needles like it does every fall. Western [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomsalzer.net&#038;blog=4429294&#038;post=2406&#038;subd=tslog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My MemWall</title>
		<link>http://tomsalzer.net/2011/09/21/my-memwall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m going to run a little experiment by posting a key memory or two from every year/age I can remember. This should be a good technique to begin daylighting some of the tapestry of my life that has receded into dim memory. I&#8217;ll update the post date when I update the post so it will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomsalzer.net&#038;blog=4429294&#038;post=2379&#038;subd=tslog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So nice to revisit memories, both good and not so good</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tembagapura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday Janis and I visited a person who befriended us in 1984-86 while we were in Tembagapura, Indonesia. Back then, he was dreaming of someday owning his own vineyard and producing his own wine. Today, his vineyard is established and expanding every year, and his grapes are bottled by other vintners nearby as well as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomsalzer.net&#038;blog=4429294&#038;post=2368&#038;subd=tslog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter rolls out user galleries, which show every image you&#8217;ve tweeted &#8211; Twitter</title>
		<link>http://tomsalzer.net/2011/08/23/twitter-rolls-out-user-galleries-which-show-every-image-youve-tweeted-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hope y&#8217;all were judicious in the pictures you tweeted Today, Twitter announced it’s rolling out “user galleries,” which aggregate the images you’ve uploaded in your Tweets into an organized page for your viewing pleasure. via Twitter rolls out user galleries, which show every image you&#8217;ve tweeted &#8211; Twitter.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomsalzer.net&#038;blog=4429294&#038;post=2362&#038;subd=tslog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>6 ways mushrooms can save the world: Paul Stamets on TED.com « Truth11</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure to hear Paul Stamets speak earlier this year in Portland. This TED recording is much like that talk. Interesting fellow, fascinating ideas! Mycologist Paul Stamets studies mycelium and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world. Cleaning polluted soil, creating new insecticides, treating smallpox and maybe even the flu. via 6 ways [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomsalzer.net&#038;blog=4429294&#038;post=2351&#038;subd=tslog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Retrospective on my job change one year later</title>
		<link>http://tomsalzer.net/2011/08/18/one-year-later-retrospective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than a year ago I made a very difficult decision to leave my employer of 13 years. I left behind security, stability &#8212; and family &#8212; in favor of a more dynamic environment closer to people served by the conservation district system. Now I&#8217;m working three hours away from family, only seeing them on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomsalzer.net&#038;blog=4429294&#038;post=2326&#038;subd=tslog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why did I switch to WordPress.com for hosting?</title>
		<link>http://tomsalzer.net/2011/08/15/why-did-i-switch-to-wordpress-com-for-hosting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wordpress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why in the world did I choose WordPress.com for my personal blog? I&#8217;ve been using the open source version of WordPress for several years, as noted in this post in 2008. So why give up the control I had with the WordPress.org version for the tightly controlled WordPress.com service? Three reasons: security, convenience, and cost. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomsalzer.net&#038;blog=4429294&#038;post=2321&#038;subd=tslog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Plenty of work to do!</title>
		<link>http://tomsalzer.net/2011/08/14/plenty-of-work-to-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My work life is really increasing in intensity. This is County Fair month, so we are scrambling to get our booth put together and our staff trained with our focus points for this year&#8217;s Fair. We are also putting together an annual dinner to celebrate the contributions of time, money, and energy all the private [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomsalzer.net&#038;blog=4429294&#038;post=2281&#038;subd=tslog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And the site is moved, except&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The site is moved, except my Picasa gallery doesn&#8217;t work here. I&#8217;ll move some photos to Flickr and embed them in the appropriate stories, but the lack of a way to embed an external set of photo galleries is a bit awkward.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tomsalzer.net&#038;blog=4429294&#038;post=2278&#038;subd=tslog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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