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	<title>Ordinary Beauty</title>
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	<description>the observations and musing of Leila Anasazi</description>
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		<title>Todd Rundgren - July 23, 2008, The Pageant, St. Louis, MO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, first of all I have to love-hate a state whose abbreviation is MO.
Nevermind that were it not for MO, I wouldn&#8217;t have the adorable husband that I have (he, being born in STL, MO).
He is at The Pageant in STL, MO at this very moment, as I sit here in Seattle. And at this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattleblog.com/2008/07/23/todd-rundgren-july-23-2008-the-pageant-st-louis-mo/</link>
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		<title>what now? #5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know you have been waiting breathlessly for pix from the big ReFirement party. Hope to have some Flicker links soon. In the meantime, this is what the transition looked like:


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		<link>http://www.theseattleblog.com/2008/07/23/what-now-5/</link>
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		<title>Todd Rundgren, July 9, 2008 - The Triple Door, Seattle, WA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay. Perhaps I&#8217;ve been a little too hard on the FANS, lumping all FANS together, when really only some of them are aptly labeled &#8220;stagnant&#8221;. I mean, some people really just are passionate about music and musicians. With all due respect I ought to acknowledge that. So.
We had amazing seats at the show tonight. Inches [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattleblog.com/2008/07/09/todd-rundgren-july-9-2008-the-triple-door-seattle-wa/</link>
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		<title>Todd Rundgren - July 8, 2008, Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR</title>
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My husband has been demoted from the category of FAN. See, I didn&#8217;t really know what a FAN was until encountering the crowd at the Todd Rundgren show last night. I&#8217;m just a little out of the loop on this aging rock star, aging FAN thing.
For example, in the audience last night there was &#8220;Rick&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattleblog.com/2008/07/09/todd-rundgren-aladdin-theater-portland-or-july-8-2008/</link>
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		<title>men and music (and math)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have always been attracted to geeks and dorks (defining &#8220;dork&#8221; as a geek with artistic tendencies). With only a few exceptions, the men I have loved have been musicians or scientists (or both). Dominique, who invented a new approach to division and taught himself how to play drums. Dr. John, ER doc with guitars [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattleblog.com/2008/07/06/men-and-music-and-math/</link>
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		<title>what now? #3</title>
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Finally, using my talents for good!
One entire week into &#8220;retirement&#8221; and now scrambling to get ready for The Inevitable Event next Saturday. This is the party we decided to host annually after we had such a great time at our wedding last year. Drop me a comment with your email address if you didn&#8217;t receive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattleblog.com/2008/07/06/what-now-3/</link>
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		<title>what now? #2</title>
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Here&#8217;s one of the things that will keep my busy in my retirement: watching and enjoying the wildlife in my backyard.
You might not catch it at first glance, but in the photograph below, at the top, a mother raccoon is peeking out from between the tree trunks, encouraging her offspring below to climb the tree. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattleblog.com/2008/06/26/what-next/</link>
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		<title>awake in Seattle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[6:48 a.m. Northern Flicker outside my west window, Hairy Woodpecker outside the east window, and through the north window I can see a raccoon beneath the Western Cedar. (There is no south window.) It is already 54 degrees outside and the cast of the sky gives me hope that at this time tonight it will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattleblog.com/2008/06/20/awake-in-seattle/</link>
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		<title>good omen or?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning I found a feather on the ground. Wing feather, large, soft, &#8220;striped&#8221;.
I believe it is an owl feather. I&#8217;ve never seen an owl feather of this ilk&#8211;so large and &#8220;striped&#8221; as this is. But I recognize the velvet quality of an owl feather. And, when I saw it on the ground, pretty much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattleblog.com/2008/06/19/good-omen-or/</link>
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		<title>What now? #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people want to know what will I be doing, once I &#8220;retire&#8221;&#8211;which at this point is 7 working days from now!
First, I have to mention that I like Michael Meade&#8217;s term for this new section of my life: ReFirement. And the playlist I have been working on for my &#8220;retirement&#8221; includes many songs that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattleblog.com/2008/06/17/what-now-1/</link>
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