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		<title>Giving Up A Good Thing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m the first to admit that I’m kind of a Pollyanna when it comes to our new Adirondack life.  Kind of, you ask?  Ok, fine, the rose-colored glasses are just about welded to my face.   
But that&#8217;s not to say that I don’t have occasional thoughts – you know, those thoughts. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring?  Is that you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The weather this week has been stunning.  Sunny and low-40s during the day; crisp, clear nights.  Beautiful.  Makes me think spring just might be on her way.  And, of course, it gets my mind buzzing about all of the projects I need to start researching and obsessing over.  Lots of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townsandtrails.com/spring-is-that-you/</link>
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		<title>Just Call Me Julia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mancuso, not Child.  
I have a new obsession.  This happens frequently.  Last week it was mangoes.  This week it&#8217;s skiing.  Bad timing, I know, since it&#8217;s March 8 and 45 degrees outside.  But I have a feeling this will be a longterm obsession.  At least 3 weeks, maybe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townsandtrails.com/just-call-me-julia/</link>
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		<title>Quote of the Week &#8211; Dave Barry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In honor of our first time downhill skiing after many, many years, I give you the following truism to start your week off right:
&#8220;Skiing involves outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.&#8221;
- Dave Barry
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		<link>http://www.townsandtrails.com/quote-of-the-week-dave-barry/</link>
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		<title>Sunday Afternoon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shhhh.  Please be very quiet as you make your way through this post.  
We&#8217;re enjoying a rare moment of peace and quiet around here.

If he wakes up, this is what happens.

This, too.

And then he taunts me.  *Meow.  Maow.  Mew.  RAWR.*

Until I am forced to bring out The Claw.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townsandtrails.com/sunday-afternoon/</link>
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		<title>Hurricane Mountain, an Adirondack Winter Hike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released a report calling for the removal of the fire tower on Hurricane Mountain, Jess and I just happened to be sitting around trying to figure out what to do with our day.  Trail heads to this peak are about a 5 minute drive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townsandtrails.com/hurricane-mountain-adirondack-winter-hike/</link>
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		<title>Going Skiing!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are going downhill skiing!  This should be an adventure.  Neither of us have been on the slopes since high school, which, despite us posting photos of ourselves that make us look young, was a very long time ago.
There is no shortage of mountains around here, but we were shocked at how expensive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townsandtrails.com/going-skiing/</link>
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		<title>Updated: Hornbeck Nomination Rejected (or was it?)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Update 3/5/10: The Press-Republican, in its eagerness to see Hornbeck&#8217;s nomination denied, appears to have jumped the gun with yesterday&#8217;s article.  Official denial of the appointment has not come yet.  WNBZ is reporting today that while support for Hornbeck appears to be sinking, the nomination is still undergoing an in-depth review process.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townsandtrails.com/hornbeck-nomination-rejected/</link>
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		<title>Infested</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lest you think our new life in the Adirondacks is all hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, wood stoves, comfy chairs and a cozy log cabin (ok, most of the time it is), I have a little confession for you.  Our house is INFESTED and WE CAN&#8217;T TAKE IT ANY LONGER.  
I posted a while back [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townsandtrails.com/infested/</link>
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		<title>The Olympic Torch, From 1936 to 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that the 2010 Olympics are over, I feel like I have a void in my day.  Sitting down each night to watch the competition &#8211; especially to follow local athletes &#8211; was something I really looked forward to.  No that it is over, I feel a little&#8230; bored.  Dare I say [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.townsandtrails.com/the-olympic-torch-from-1936-to-2010/</link>
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