<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937</id><updated>2012-01-24T15:22:32.105-08:00</updated><category term='Random'/><category term='Home Improvement'/><category term='Haiku'/><category term='Relationships'/><category term='Family'/><category term='Earthquake'/><category term='Gifts'/><category term='Friends'/><category term='Dad'/><category term='Actually occurred 4/8/07'/><category term='Comedy'/><category term='Today Show'/><category term='Announcement'/><category term='Tags'/><category term='dreams And The Supernatural'/><category term='Web'/><category term='Parents'/><category term='Aintu'/><category term='Games'/><category term='Electronics'/><category term='Shopping'/><category term='Food'/><category term='New Year&apos;s Eve'/><category term='Jobs and Work'/><category term='Celebration'/><category term='Humor'/><category term='art and Photography'/><category term='Video'/><category term='Religion'/><category term='Funny'/><category term='Trend'/><category term='Writing and Poetry'/><category term='Musings'/><category term='Wedding'/><category term='Holiday'/><category term='Natural Disasters'/><category term='Christmas'/><category term='Live Show'/><category term='Unmentionables'/><category term='Tech'/><category term='Entertainment'/><category term='Photography'/><category term='music'/><category term='Overall Moral'/><category term='YouTube'/><category term='Fast Food'/><category term='Sketch Comedy'/><category term='Travel and Places'/><category term='Blogging'/><category term='Anecdote'/><category term='Life'/><category term='Romance'/><category term='senryu'/><category term='Computers'/><category term='Restaurants'/><category term='News and Politics'/><category term='HTML'/><category term='Fashion'/><category term='Anniversary'/><category term='Television'/><category term='Movies'/><category term='Sports'/><category term='Crazy Ideas'/><category term='Mother&apos;s Day'/><title type='text'>Wit  And Writ</title><subtitle type='html'>A place where blogs, poetry and other musings can live in harmony - as long as they all pay the rent on time!

You can also catch me at www.myspace.com/lincoln79</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>424</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-8237162422604015201</id><published>2009-09-17T01:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-17T01:45:41.271-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humor'/><title type='text'>Photo-Catchup:  In case you were wondering...</title><summary type='text'>Basically, I'm still trying to figure out ways to photoblog efficiently, and I hope I've hit upon something for now.  Using some free tools, here's what's been happening with me these past few days.Below is my recent trip to the Magic Kingdom:And below is my visit to Hollywood and Universal Studios:Let me know if you guys want captions.  It's just that I do this already on Facebook, so I'm pretty</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/8237162422604015201/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=8237162422604015201' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8237162422604015201'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8237162422604015201'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/09/photo-catchup-in-case-you-were.html' title='Photo-Catchup:  In case you were wondering...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-7206618692771989525</id><published>2009-09-13T12:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-13T13:08:12.555-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Yellowstone:  It's about Frak'n time!...</title><summary type='text'>It's a trip we always wanted to make:  to see nature's great scenery, without all the mess of camping and getting nature on us.  Though, riding on a bus for 4 days is a bit tough and rushed, but it's better than getting lost among the 6 different entrances into the forest that are spread across 3 states.And besides, driving yourself is over-rated.  Naps on a bus rule.Total States Crossed:  6 - </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/7206618692771989525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=7206618692771989525' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7206618692771989525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7206618692771989525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/09/yellowstone-its-about-frakn-time.html' title='Yellowstone:  It&apos;s about Frak&apos;n time!...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5206788042973129106</id><published>2009-08-29T21:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-29T21:45:13.818-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><title type='text'>CA Wildfires, like the End of the World...</title><summary type='text'>In LA, if it ain't the recession, unemployment, flash floods or unpredictable earthquakes -- it's forest fires.  Dry weather + insane heat = Crazy nature.I shot this stuff at a distance, and even I can feel it...It's like a nuke went off in the distance...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5206788042973129106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5206788042973129106' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5206788042973129106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5206788042973129106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/08/ca-wildfires-like-end-of-world.html' title='CA Wildfires, like the End of the World...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3079414913134011306</id><published>2009-08-27T13:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-27T13:17:49.951-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humor'/><title type='text'>Go Cart, Go Home...</title><summary type='text'>You see a shopping cart on the side of the road.  You could ignore it, sure that's the easy thing to do.  Or maybe, just maybe, you're crazy enough to walk it all the way back to the store from which it came...This Bed Bath and Beyond cart was calling for its brethren...... So 8 long blocks later, it was finally home.  Only to be snatchedby a guy 5 seconds later.Sometimes you don't have to go out</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/3079414913134011306/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=3079414913134011306' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3079414913134011306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3079414913134011306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/08/go-cart-go-home.html' title='Go Cart, Go Home...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1597838743276249699</id><published>2009-08-27T00:58:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-27T01:11:29.329-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Home Improvement'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humor'/><title type='text'>Building a Bookshelf:  Right on Target...</title><summary type='text'>I will never be a master-craftsman.  But that doesn't mean I can't be a master-crapsman.  Lend me two screwdrivers and a hammer, and here's what happens:Typical bookshelf in the "Before" stageLooks like all the pieces are still there, that's a good startKey to success:  lay it all out, and make sure you have EVERYTHING for realsFollow the instructions, or else you might accidentally make a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1597838743276249699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1597838743276249699' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1597838743276249699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1597838743276249699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/08/building-bookshelf-right-on-target.html' title='Building a Bookshelf:  Right on Target...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-6019738150670182534</id><published>2009-08-11T01:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-11T02:20:22.100-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Las Vegas Weekend:  Girls, Gambling, and... Guns?</title><summary type='text'>Sometimes the best way to see a town you've been to a million times is to take someone that hasn't been there in ages.  That was exactly the case this past weekend. Destination:  Las VegasMission:  As much fun as legally possibleI've gotten so used to doing what the locals do that I kinda forgot what it's like to just walk around the Strip like a regular 'ol tourist.  Recapturing some of that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/6019738150670182534/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=6019738150670182534' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6019738150670182534'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6019738150670182534'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/08/las-vegas-weekend-girls-gambling-and.html' title='Las Vegas Weekend:  Girls, Gambling, and... Guns?'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5649361447302668196</id><published>2009-08-06T04:23:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-06T04:42:20.959-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>New Zealand, July 2009:  Only Go In Winter If Necessary...</title><summary type='text'>Hey peeps!Finally got off my ass and started looking at the latest trip photos.  God, it seemed this NZ trip was such a blur.  Then again, when you've been on the road for 3 weeks out of each month, everything seems to whiz right by.I've been to New Zealand about 5 times, so if it seems like there aren't as many photos, well, that's because I've shot the crap out of the country the last couple </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5649361447302668196/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5649361447302668196' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5649361447302668196'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5649361447302668196'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-zealand-july-2009-only-go-in-winter.html' title='New Zealand, July 2009:  Only Go In Winter If Necessary...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1312064645713297139</id><published>2009-07-17T23:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T23:32:40.417-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Slight Jolt in the South Island, But I'm All Right...</title><summary type='text'>In case you didn't get my last update, I've been in New Zealand for travel trip, and yes, there was a massive earthquake that shook the South Island of the country, but I am perfectly fine.I'm currently in Auckland, NZ, which is located in the northern part of the North Island of the country, a few hundred kilometers away from the earthquake site.  Luckily, the tremor occurred in a remote part of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1312064645713297139/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1312064645713297139' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1312064645713297139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1312064645713297139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/07/slight-jolt-in-south-island-but-im-all.html' title='Slight Jolt in the South Island, But I&apos;m All Right...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-2957542875243565583</id><published>2009-07-04T22:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-04T23:05:54.831-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><title type='text'>Happy 4th Of July, And Another Life Update...</title><summary type='text'>Hello Peeps!Instead of trying to explain why I've been absent for so long, I'd rather just tell what's been going on.I've been to San Francisco, Washington D.C. and just recently got back from Shanghai.  This has all been in the span of the last 3 months and my jet-lag is killing my soul, but in a good way.  I think.I've also been very sick this past week, forcing me to take antibiotics that made</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/2957542875243565583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=2957542875243565583' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2957542875243565583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2957542875243565583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/07/happy-4th-of-july-and-another-life.html' title='Happy 4th Of July, And Another Life Update...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3905216349328798663</id><published>2009-04-08T12:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-08T13:01:32.554-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Hong Kong March April 2009: Just a few snaps...</title><summary type='text'>Between bouts of jet lag and watching EVERYTHING that's been saved on my DVR, I'm only now summoning enough energy to post my latest trip pics.  I don't know what it is, but something about two weeks in such a high-octane environment has really left me spent, more than last year when I was there for over a month.  Could be the season?This time, staying in the city, we're right in the middle of it</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/3905216349328798663/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=3905216349328798663' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3905216349328798663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3905216349328798663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/04/hong-kong-march-april-2009-just-few.html' title='Hong Kong March April 2009: Just a few snaps...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-6584377353590938793</id><published>2009-03-16T18:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-16T18:32:31.816-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Slacker Vacations:  Photos from the Grand Canyon...</title><summary type='text'>Sometimes I travel for work.  Sometimes I travel for fun.And in that most rarest of occassions -- sometimes I travel because, it's, well, Monday.Last week I took an impromptu vacation with my folks to the Grand Canyon, specifically to see the Grand Canyon SkyWalk -- a multi-million dollar project that's supposed to help boost tourism to the great natural wonder.  If you've never heard of it, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/6584377353590938793/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=6584377353590938793' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6584377353590938793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6584377353590938793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/03/slacker-vacations-photos-from-grand.html' title='Slacker Vacations:  Photos from the Grand Canyon...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-2142165771881008951</id><published>2009-02-22T21:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T21:37:05.361-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Movies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><title type='text'>My Oscar 2009 Guesses...</title><summary type='text'>It's about 15 minutes before the awards show starts, and I'm calling the following:Mickey Rourke will win Best Actor, and best song and best picture will be Slumdog Millionaire. But overall, I'm sure Hugh Jackman is gonna be a darn cool host...;)UPDATE:  Hugh Jackman did do a fine job -- he didn't botch the music numbers once.  And I TOTALLY called the Slumdog Millionaire stuff, yet sadly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/2142165771881008951/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=2142165771881008951' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2142165771881008951'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2142165771881008951'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-oscar-2009-guesses.html' title='My Oscar 2009 Guesses...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-7369331817021534415</id><published>2009-02-20T10:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-20T10:34:36.691-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>South America 2009:  If Only I had the Argentinian Beef...</title><summary type='text'>15 Days at sea, countless meals later, and a whole lot of sightseeing adds up to what you see below.  Unlike my usual trips, I didn't have a lot of time in each South American port, but whatever time I did spend ends up being a snapshot of each location.  Think of this trip as a "tasting menu", so if you decide to go, you'll get a feel of what it's like.For the most part, the countries seem </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/7369331817021534415/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=7369331817021534415' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7369331817021534415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7369331817021534415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/02/south-america-2009-if-only-i-had.html' title='South America 2009:  If Only I had the Argentinian Beef...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-7066704186854331198</id><published>2009-02-16T09:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-16T09:08:10.131-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Well, at least my sightseeing doesnt require Wi-Fi...</title><summary type='text'>Dear All, To make a long story short, yes, I did have a great time in South America, and the cruising around the Atlantic was pretty spiffy. I'm sorry for the lack of updates for the last 15 days, since apparently the Internet at sea required a house mortgage along with an arm and a leg to use. But in 16 hours I'll be home, resuming the usual broadcast schedule. And yes, photos will be coming at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/7066704186854331198/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=7066704186854331198' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7066704186854331198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7066704186854331198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/02/well-at-least-my-sightseeing-doesnt.html' title='Well, at least my sightseeing doesnt require Wi-Fi...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5992019092750504455</id><published>2009-01-31T00:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-31T00:55:39.292-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>All My Bags Are... Packed?...</title><summary type='text'>Dear Pip,I'm heading out the door again -- this time to South America.14 Days.  3 Countries.  And maybe see some penguins, depending on how far down we go.I'm taking along still cams -- Sorry, no HD this time around because I'm trying to travel a bit lighter on this journey.  But I'll shoot mini-vids if something cool happens.I'll also be bringing along an iPod Touch, so bloggers keep blogging --</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5992019092750504455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5992019092750504455' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5992019092750504455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5992019092750504455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/01/all-my-bags-are-packed.html' title='All My Bags Are... Packed?...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-7493643630902231264</id><published>2009-01-27T11:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-27T11:43:04.081-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Travel Flashback:  Hong Kong pix...</title><summary type='text'>Wow, talk about long overdue.    I'm not exactly sure why it's taken me so long to post this up -- probably because I thought it'd take forever to sift through over 500 pictures of Hong Kong alone.Actually, it only took about 30 minutes.  Go figure.Anyway, here's my fave shots I took there -- it's got landscapes, travel, people, and of course food from all over Hong Kong.  Though, anytime I keep </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/7493643630902231264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=7493643630902231264' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7493643630902231264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7493643630902231264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/01/travel-flashback-hong-kong-pix.html' title='Travel Flashback:  Hong Kong pix...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5595934213162245268</id><published>2009-01-24T13:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-24T13:45:18.934-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Scenes from Guilin: A Cruise Along the Li River...</title><summary type='text'>As promised, here's the other video of my journey down the Li River.  Hope ya'll enjoy the ride as much as I did.  Though, the first hour was pretty cool, but by hour 3 I couldn't wait to get off the ship.  Here's to the magic of editing:The link to the HD version is here</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5595934213162245268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5595934213162245268' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5595934213162245268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5595934213162245268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/01/scenes-from-guilin-cruise-along-li.html' title='Scenes from Guilin: A Cruise Along the Li River...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-826000409983546604</id><published>2009-01-23T11:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-23T12:22:47.243-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Scenes from Guilin: The Long Haired Women of Longshen...</title><summary type='text'>Hey there, it's your fave slacker blogger finally getting off his ass and doing some editing of some travel footage.  Below I've got two movies for your amusement -- the first is of the Long Haired Women of Longshen, doing a demo of what it's like having "Guinness Book of Records" length straight hair.  Going through an entire bottle of Pantene is not uncommon in these parts:***One more thing:  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/826000409983546604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=826000409983546604' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/826000409983546604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/826000409983546604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/01/test-module.html' title='Scenes from Guilin: The Long Haired Women of Longshen...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3220939616302255698</id><published>2009-01-17T04:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-17T04:04:06.286-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><title type='text'>Cayenne...</title><summary type='text'>I keep a glass of milkright by the bedside --"it's not for you baby,it's for me"We take each other inand salsa in the horizontalbevel -- I, nibblinginto your shoulderSetting my tongue on FIRE,dousing the FLAMES withcow juice I had madeready just for this --You smile, realizing what Imeant all along, as I wait forfeeling in my tongue to return,to go at it again... o.g.062408</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/3220939616302255698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=3220939616302255698' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3220939616302255698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3220939616302255698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/01/cayenne.html' title='Cayenne...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-272785453882630656</id><published>2009-01-10T15:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-10T15:41:38.519-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Computers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Electronics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><title type='text'>CES Day 2, Over and Out!  Bring Me Back To The Masses...</title><summary type='text'>I am completely burned out.  It's now Day 3 of CES and I'm still only writing about Day 2 because frankly, I really can't take any more of the floors, the peddling, and the crowds.  Again, seeing a lot, but not seeing a lot, that's the problem...As the CES experiences comes to a close for me, I continue to reflect upon things I stumble upon while exploring.  It seems that CES is probably the only</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/272785453882630656/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=272785453882630656' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/272785453882630656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/272785453882630656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/01/ces-day-2-over-and-out-bring-me-back-to.html' title='CES Day 2, Over and Out!  Bring Me Back To The Masses...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-9055134852331712894</id><published>2009-01-09T00:10:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-09T00:48:41.128-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Computers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tech'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Television'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><title type='text'>CES:  It should be short for "Can't Even Sit!"...</title><summary type='text'>I guess you can say that I've seen a lot and NOT seen a lot at CES so far.  Seen a lot in the fact that I've roamed most of the convention center already.  But not seen so much 'cause it's hard to keep my attention at any one thing for very long.  My brain is on complete overload from all the gadgets and flashy TVs that inundate me left and right.  Seriously folks, my head is drowning in a sea of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/9055134852331712894/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=9055134852331712894' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/9055134852331712894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/9055134852331712894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/01/ces-it-should-be-short-for-cant-even.html' title='CES:  It should be short for &quot;Can&apos;t Even Sit!&quot;...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-9172614977948576672</id><published>2009-01-01T00:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-01T00:00:01.004-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New Year&apos;s Eve'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Celebration'/><title type='text'>In 2009...</title><summary type='text'>Most of us will live,some will likely die,but life will move forwardin 2009Change will come slowly,it happens over time,expect so in small stepsin 2009Divorces will be final,with new marriages divine,love's still a mysteryin 2009Rain will pound down,as deserts run dry,the Bushmen make doin 2009War looms above,though Peace fills the sky,may the trigger pull lessin 2009Our taxes increase,with jobs </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/9172614977948576672/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=9172614977948576672' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/9172614977948576672'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/9172614977948576672'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2009/01/in-2009.html' title='In 2009...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1429861727153573672</id><published>2008-12-23T10:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T10:42:57.042-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wedding'/><title type='text'>It Came To Me After The Garter Toss...</title><summary type='text'>As I told y'all a few days ago, I was heading to the Bay Area for my cousin's wedding.They kept a large glass near the bridal party's table where you can drop love notes to share with the newlyweds.  Inspiration hit me with this:Keep each other close,In the moments that matter most -So let your lives be filled with bliss,Sweetly marked by many a kiss...I don't know if I'm really back, but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1429861727153573672/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1429861727153573672' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1429861727153573672'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1429861727153573672'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-came-to-me-after-garter-toss.html' title='It Came To Me After The Garter Toss...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-8671960717458453303</id><published>2008-12-19T09:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-19T09:22:20.065-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Heading Northbound on the 101...</title><summary type='text'>Hey Bustling-Billies!I'm heading to San Francisco for the weekend to attend a cousin's wedding.Then I'm off to Vegas for Xmas.And oh yeah, where the hell are those blogs I promised?  They should be coming in when I  return.  I've been battling illness for a few weeks now, and just starting to get my strength and motivation back.  Perhaps I should start writing poetry again...But for now, the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/8671960717458453303/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=8671960717458453303' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8671960717458453303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8671960717458453303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/12/heading-northbound-on-101.html' title='Heading Northbound on the 101...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-4250505028579103679</id><published>2008-12-03T21:22:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-03T22:01:57.624-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><title type='text'>Bette Midler:  A F--king Diva (She said it!)...</title><summary type='text'>I know, I know, I'm supposed to be uploading Hong Kong pics and working on Guilin vids, but hey, can a slacker get a break?I realize I haven't officially updated this blog since before I came home, so let's just start right here:I was back in Los Angeles a few days, and now I've been in Las Vegas for about 4 days. Sorry kiddies, but this trip is also without Hookers and Blow since it's kind of "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/4250505028579103679/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=4250505028579103679' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4250505028579103679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4250505028579103679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/12/bette-midler-f-king-diva-she-said-it.html' title='Bette Midler:  A F--king Diva (She said it!)...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-2809755197870291205</id><published>2008-11-27T05:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-27T05:52:51.361-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Bye-bye For Now, Hong Kong...</title><summary type='text'>I'm sitting at an airport lounge, hogging the bandwidth while eating ham and cheese finger sandwiches with the crusts cut off.Yeah, I'm a poster child for the jet-setting slacker.Anyhows, I guess by the time you read this folks, it'll be Thanksgiving day, and I hope you all find yourselves with people you can share it with, or, at least heading to places where the turkey is moist and the mashed </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/2809755197870291205/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=2809755197870291205' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2809755197870291205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2809755197870291205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/bye-bye-for-now-hong-kong.html' title='Bye-bye For Now, Hong Kong...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5349110183098036794</id><published>2008-11-22T20:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-22T20:52:21.507-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Daytrip: Macau -- It's All About the Egg Tarts...</title><summary type='text'>Greetings, fellow Chill-axers!Looks like yours truly will be heading home very soon, so the Asian adventures will be coming to a close -- for this year, anyway.  No need to panic, I think I have other adventures in store for next year already, so until then, I guess I'll be returning this blog back to writing and poetry -- if that's all right with everybody...We made a quick stop to Macau last </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5349110183098036794/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5349110183098036794' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5349110183098036794'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5349110183098036794'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/daytrip-macau-its-all-about-egg-tarts.html' title='Daytrip: Macau -- It&apos;s All About the Egg Tarts...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-4815784145606936299</id><published>2008-11-19T07:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-19T07:34:05.874-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Guilin, China -- It's a 3 out of 5...</title><summary type='text'>Guilin, China -- a place that has seen a lot of change, even in the past few years.  With the relaxation on restrictions of travel between neighboring provinces, Chinese from other areas are now flocking to these places in droves, supplying the local economy with booming tourism.  In return, people bring back with them digital pic memories, trinket souvenirs and hours upon hours of video that I'm</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/4815784145606936299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=4815784145606936299' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4815784145606936299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4815784145606936299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/guilin-china-its-3-out-of-5.html' title='Guilin, China -- It&apos;s a 3 out of 5...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1450055461592232614</id><published>2008-11-17T05:18:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-17T05:33:31.519-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Japan Videos:  Trains and Remembering...</title><summary type='text'>Hey Chickie-Wikkies!Explored some more of Hong Kong today, which I'll probably post up later when all is said and done.  So that means Guilin pics still are in the pipeline -- Traveling slacker ass be damned!Anyhow, here's the last two sets of videos from Japan:The First is of what its like to ride a Bullet Train:The Second is my visit to the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall For the Atomic </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1450055461592232614/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1450055461592232614' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1450055461592232614'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1450055461592232614'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/japan-videos-trains-and-remembering.html' title='Japan Videos:  Trains and Remembering...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5839904841394293537</id><published>2008-11-15T23:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-15T23:30:33.685-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>UPDATE:  Back from Guilin, China - But First, More YouTube!...</title><summary type='text'>Hey Supa-Freaks!Yep, I'm back in Hong Kong after 4 days in Guilin, China.  Took a lot of photos as usual, and a bit of video, and yes, I'll get my slacker ass up and work on it soon.Anyway, to tide you guys over, here's two more sets of videos from Japan:The First video I took in some village, and two guys were up to their morning routine:The Second video is a visit to Mt. Aso, an active volcano.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5839904841394293537/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5839904841394293537' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5839904841394293537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5839904841394293537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/update-back-from-guilin-china-but-first.html' title='UPDATE:  Back from Guilin, China - But First, More YouTube!...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-648808932394318510</id><published>2008-11-11T06:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-11T06:56:30.785-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Video'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Japan Videos:  Blowfish and Beaches!!!!</title><summary type='text'>Hey kiddie-roos!Looks like I'm taking off for places unknown again tomorrow, so I leave you with the first pair of videos from Japan, with more coming out by the time I get back.Anyway, first one up is where I tempt fate and eat the BLOWFISH!And the second is of some beautiful beach and rock stuff.Stay Supa, you beautiful people... ;)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/648808932394318510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=648808932394318510' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/648808932394318510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/648808932394318510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/japan-videos-blowfish-and-beaches.html' title='Japan Videos:  Blowfish and Beaches!!!!'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1880294007198666481</id><published>2008-11-10T08:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-10T08:49:00.828-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Taipei:  It's Like I Was Born Here Or Something...</title><summary type='text'>An extra special treat this year:  What better place to celebrate my birthday than to visit the place I first came into the world?The hospital, as stated before, hasn't changed all that much in 29 years.  I'm sure there's some new paint here and there, but other than that, it's like I took a journey back in time to see my past.  I think I'll let the slideshow do the rest of the talking...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1880294007198666481/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1880294007198666481' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1880294007198666481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1880294007198666481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/taipei-its-like-i-was-born-here-or.html' title='Taipei:  It&apos;s Like I Was Born Here Or Something...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-2936378551472844200</id><published>2008-11-09T22:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-09T22:48:30.839-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Taipei:  It's Like I Never Left...</title><summary type='text'>Taipei:  It's a city of contradictions.  Trying to be forward thinking, but moving backwards at times.  It strives for democracy but is stunted by corruption.  Sure, it has great Taiwanese cuisine, but it's Japanese food is even better (from all the years of occupation, no less).I didn't roll any video 'cause I didn't do as much touristy stuff there, but I did do the usual shutterbugging, so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/2936378551472844200/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=2936378551472844200' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2936378551472844200'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2936378551472844200'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/taipei-its-like-i-never-left.html' title='Taipei:  It&apos;s Like I Never Left...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-856015791989697092</id><published>2008-11-06T07:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-06T07:34:35.833-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='News and Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>It's Looking A Lot Like The Battle for Seattle...</title><summary type='text'>Hey Kiddies,In the news happening here in the Far East, the Chinese and the Taiwanese are having talks about economic relations, and from the political view, it seems to have went well.However, protests still went on -- crowds used air horns and threw bottles at the police.  Let's just say it's looking very "Rodney King" at the moment.Yours truly is keeping out of the fray.  I'm watching it Live </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/856015791989697092/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=856015791989697092' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/856015791989697092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/856015791989697092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/its-looking-lot-like-battle-for-seattle.html' title='It&apos;s Looking A Lot Like The Battle for Seattle...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-2300529723997219728</id><published>2008-11-05T16:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-05T16:38:00.649-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Day 7:  Nagasaki, Arita, Return to Fukuoka</title><summary type='text'>Things I’m learning on the road and food I’m gonna miss:1.    I’m really gonna miss the ice cream they have here.  I’ll try and find some at the Japanese markets back home, but it just won’t be the same, I’m sure.2.    Hot Coffee In a Can.  The epitome of caffeine efficiency.3.    Taragawa, our driver.  Though he seldom gets the credit, we literally can’t make it without him.4.    Street food </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/2300529723997219728/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=2300529723997219728' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2300529723997219728'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2300529723997219728'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/day-7-nagasaki-arita-return-to-fukuoka.html' title='Day 7:  Nagasaki, Arita, Return to Fukuoka'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-6368461555942508826</id><published>2008-11-04T14:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T14:15:00.426-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Day 6:  Kagoshima, Sinnyatushiro, Shimabara (Mt. Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall), Nagasaki...</title><summary type='text'>Things I learned on the road that day:1.    Japanese baths have a height in which you are directly at eye level with “Asian Pork Sausages” when you are sitting down at one.  I may have to write a blog just on that subject alone.2.    The act of bowing happens everywhere – when you enter, when you leave, when you take off in a ferry, when you finish a meal at a restaurant.  If it was possible to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/6368461555942508826/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=6368461555942508826' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6368461555942508826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6368461555942508826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/day-6-kagoshima-sinnyatushiro-shimabara.html' title='Day 6:  Kagoshima, Sinnyatushiro, Shimabara (Mt. Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall), Nagasaki...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5427021252482343656</id><published>2008-11-04T07:20:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T07:24:29.832-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>I'm Heading Out The Door Again...</title><summary type='text'>Hey Supa-Freaks!I'm heading on a plane to Taipei in the morning.Cameras are coming with me.  Internet, maybe.And oh yeah, just to call it now -- Barack Obama is the next President of the United States.There, I said it, so it has to be true... ;)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5427021252482343656/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5427021252482343656' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5427021252482343656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5427021252482343656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/im-heading-out-door-again.html' title='I&apos;m Heading Out The Door Again...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-6461639205281934818</id><published>2008-11-03T04:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T04:29:28.728-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Day 5: (Japan Pic Highlights)  Miyazaki, Horikiritouge, Udojinjya, Sakurajima, Kagoshima...</title><summary type='text'>Hey ya'll,Good news -- finally got a free day to work on some blog stuff.  Bad news -- still haven't gotten to the videos yet!  Damn it, I'm such a procrastisizer!!!!Anyway, here's the stuff from Day 5 of being in Japan -- Since my photo hosting is all over the place, looks like I'll be doing Blogger slideshows from now on, so if there's something you like, just click on the photo and the larger </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/6461639205281934818/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=6461639205281934818' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6461639205281934818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6461639205281934818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/day-5-japan-pic-highlights-miyazaki.html' title='Day 5: (Japan Pic Highlights)  Miyazaki, Horikiritouge, Udojinjya, Sakurajima, Kagoshima...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1792841116750457019</id><published>2008-11-01T00:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-11-01T22:28:08.431-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Hong Kong Halloween:  Who'da Thunk It...</title><summary type='text'>Hey Superfriends!I'm sorry, but I've still been busy traveling to and fro and living the city life, so I haven't sat down to get much work done. However, I thought I'd post this up since I thought you might be curious how Halloween is done in Hong Kong, anyway.It's basically the same thing: kids in costumes, running around, getting candy, and basically making life chaotic for parents that just </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1792841116750457019/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1792841116750457019' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1792841116750457019'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1792841116750457019'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/11/hong-kong-halloween-whoda-thunk-it.html' title='Hong Kong Halloween:  Who&apos;da Thunk It...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1691287218577088568</id><published>2008-10-29T19:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-29T19:54:15.863-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Hong Kong:  Humid, Muggy, and Sunny...</title><summary type='text'>Hey ya'll!I finally arrived in Hong Kong yesterday afternoon.  It only took us an hour to get out of the airport, no thanks to one irate cab driver that didn't want to drive us to our destination (it was out of his area, or so he snickered), and poorly drawn instructions by the Tenant Administrators, who are great in person, but horrible on paper.It's hotter here than we thought it'd be.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1691287218577088568/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1691287218577088568' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1691287218577088568'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1691287218577088568'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/10/hong-kong-humid-muggy-and-sunny.html' title='Hong Kong:  Humid, Muggy, and Sunny...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1589494077582129295</id><published>2008-10-28T17:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-28T17:45:54.665-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>UPDATE:  Leaving Fukuoka in a Few...</title><summary type='text'>Hey gang!Good news:  I've got most of the latest pics FINALLY uploaded and hosted on my new site.Bad news:  I probably won't get to it for a few days, so Days 5-7 will have to wait til I get back internet in Hong Kong.However, I'm taking off for Hong Kong this afternoon, so I should be moving from one time zone to another most ricky-tick.  It's only a one hour difference, but I'm sure my body is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1589494077582129295/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1589494077582129295' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1589494077582129295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1589494077582129295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/10/update-leaving-fukuoka-in-few.html' title='UPDATE:  Leaving Fukuoka in a Few...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-8539241765286118966</id><published>2008-10-27T11:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-27T11:00:02.110-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Day 5:  Miyazaki, Horikiritouge, Udojinjya, Sakurajima, Kagoshima...</title><summary type='text'>Due to a bit of a snafu with my image hosting site, looks like I'll be hosting a few pics on MySpace in order to tell at least one story about today.  Also, I've thrown in a bit of video -- okay, so I'm not such a slacker after all!Things I’m learning on the road:1.    Older Japanese folks here are going to out-live me.  I’m not saying that to be nice, that’s just a fact.2.    Being the last </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/8539241765286118966/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=8539241765286118966' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8539241765286118966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8539241765286118966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/10/day-5-miyazaki-horikiritouge-udojinjya.html' title='Day 5:  Miyazaki, Horikiritouge, Udojinjya, Sakurajima, Kagoshima...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-4110647275431304891</id><published>2008-10-26T10:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-26T10:50:01.556-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Day 4:  Kumamotojyo, Takajou, Kirishmajingu, Miyazakichiho Boku</title><summary type='text'>Things I’m leaning on the road related to Tour Groups:1.    Japanese tour groups LOVE taking the group photo.  They sit in rows, looking like a graduating class photo or something aka – Graduates of Stone Castle Museum 2008!  Woo-Hoo!2.    It’s possible to be anyone you want to be in a tour group.  For instance, my folks are pretending that I’m a recent High School Graduate.  The group bought it,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/4110647275431304891/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=4110647275431304891' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4110647275431304891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4110647275431304891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/10/day-4-kumamotojyo-takajou-kirishmajingu.html' title='Day 4:  Kumamotojyo, Takajou, Kirishmajingu, Miyazakichiho Boku'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3581031585474178379</id><published>2008-10-25T10:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-25T10:48:22.501-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Day 3 cont.: Yufuinn, Kusasenri, Aso (volcano), and Yamaga...</title><summary type='text'>Sorry for the late update, but it turns out the place last night was the first time there was no internet available.  Ah, to be disconnected…Anyway, I didn’t scale a mountain like I stated previously.  We did, however, manage to visit an active volcano.  I think I’ve had my fair share of breathing in large amounts of sulfur this time around.  There were four warning systems – Good, Fair, Mildy </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/3581031585474178379/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=3581031585474178379' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3581031585474178379'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3581031585474178379'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/10/day-3-cont-yufuinn-kusasenri-aso.html' title='Day 3 cont.: Yufuinn, Kusasenri, Aso (volcano), and Yamaga...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-555548964954451329</id><published>2008-10-23T15:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-23T16:07:06.519-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Day 3:  Beppu Onsen - Like Indoor Camping...</title><summary type='text'>Hey ya'll!Just a quick note before I get back on the road today.  Might be scaling a mountain.  Not really sure.  Anyway, I'll bring back the photos later.If you caught the last blog, I said that I was sleeping on the floor.  Well, let's just say that my back isn't as sore as I thought it would be, though it was a real pain to get up this morning.  Getting the morning call with the phone 3 feet </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/555548964954451329/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=555548964954451329' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/555548964954451329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/555548964954451329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/10/day-3-beppu-onsen-like-indoor-camping.html' title='Day 3:  Beppu Onsen - Like Indoor Camping...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-8154819153702959168</id><published>2008-10-23T06:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-23T07:49:58.695-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Day 2: Mojiko, Mekari Tenboutai, and Beppu Onsen...</title><summary type='text'>Things I'm learning on the road here:1. The rest stops here are totally awesome. Vending machines that spit out beer and fast food is something we are sorely lacking in America. Okay, maybe not.2. The more we head out into the boonies, the more everything seems cleaner and more efficient. You wouldn't expect that from places that aren't even on the map, but they make it work here.3.  Japanese </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/8154819153702959168/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=8154819153702959168' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8154819153702959168'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8154819153702959168'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/10/day-2-mojiko-mekari-tenboutai-and-beppu.html' title='Day 2: Mojiko, Mekari Tenboutai, and Beppu Onsen...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-6247468460236163416</id><published>2008-10-22T05:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T06:16:39.261-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Fukuoka: Day 1, A Few Chosen Highlights...</title><summary type='text'>Looks like as fast as I've arrived, I'm just about to take off in 8 hours.  But here's a few things I saw:It's a small airport, but the signs make the place grand.A nice spot to chill, as if the park is "waving" at you.Even the graffiti is pretty "clean".Like a sort of street calligraphy that puts L.A. street taggersto shame.If you magnify the larger version of this photo, the bluesign is of a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/6247468460236163416/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=6247468460236163416' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6247468460236163416'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6247468460236163416'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/10/fukuoka-day-1-few-chosen-highlights.html' title='Fukuoka: Day 1, A Few Chosen Highlights...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-4666300459488527268</id><published>2008-10-22T00:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T01:01:39.984-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Fukuoka:  Day 1, and Man, What Long Journey...</title><summary type='text'>18 hours, one connecting flight and countlesss re-heated meals later, I find myself in the strange, but very quaint, city of Fukuoka, Japan.Having just arrived, it strikes me as the kind of place where even the Japanese would consider "spacious."  It's dense, but it has the feel of Georgetown in D.C., with things looking oddly familiar, but different at the same time.It's so clean that I can eat </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/4666300459488527268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=4666300459488527268' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4666300459488527268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4666300459488527268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/10/fukuoka-day-1-and-man-what-long-journey.html' title='Fukuoka:  Day 1, and Man, What Long Journey...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1445034262215316699</id><published>2008-10-14T18:45:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T18:50:38.226-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><title type='text'>Random Haiku #81...</title><summary type='text'>Pigeons and Seagull,feasting on dropped corn kernels --avian picnic...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1445034262215316699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1445034262215316699' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1445034262215316699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1445034262215316699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/10/random-haiku-81.html' title='Random Haiku #81...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-4525163108419924130</id><published>2008-10-07T18:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-07T18:28:05.281-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Yes, I've been Criss Angel'ing my way around this week... ;)</title><summary type='text'>Hey Hey Hey!It's your favorite word slinging, douchebag-dousing, friendly neighborhood Albert, Simply Put speaking, and boy, do I have a lot to report.Okay, not really, but I will say that I just came back from a week long video project in Sin City (Las Vegas), and no, it was all business, so if you're looking for stories about hookers and blow, you may want to read my older entries.Suffice it to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/4525163108419924130/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=4525163108419924130' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4525163108419924130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4525163108419924130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/10/yes-ive-been-criss-angeling-my-way.html' title='Yes, I&apos;ve been Criss Angel&apos;ing my way around this week... ;)'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-6127077987231626558</id><published>2008-09-21T23:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-22T00:16:15.639-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><title type='text'>The 60th PrimeTime Emmy Awards:  The Douchebag Chronicles Strike Again!...</title><summary type='text'>Ah, Awards Season.I can truly admit that going to the Emmy's is my grandest indulgence as a Hollywood douchebag.  Granted, it's been about two years since the last time I went in person, but man, some things never change.  Like Mario Lopez.  The guy still looks like he spends his free time in cryogenic freeze when he's not out and about.  No human looks THAT well preserved.  Okay, maybe George </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/6127077987231626558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=6127077987231626558' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6127077987231626558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6127077987231626558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/09/60th-primetime-emmy-awards-douchebag.html' title='The 60th PrimeTime Emmy Awards:  The Douchebag Chronicles Strike Again!...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-2627441410927089897</id><published>2008-09-17T23:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-17T23:25:34.998-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Yes, Women Say No To Me All The Time...</title><summary type='text'>What is it about you?What do you mean?You know exactly what I mean!I'm not following.You go out with the hottest girls in town - in any town - for that matter!  Do girls ever say "No" to you?Of course they do.  Who do you think I am, God?Name one time that that's happened.Well, just the other night, a girl couldn't stop telling me "No."All right, now we're getting somewhere.Yeah, she was like "No</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/2627441410927089897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=2627441410927089897' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2627441410927089897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2627441410927089897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/07/yes-women-tell-me-that-all-time.html' title='Yes, Women Say No To Me All The Time...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5255281847415136341</id><published>2008-09-04T21:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-04T21:36:42.177-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Announcement'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Yes, I've Been Here But Absent, And Also...</title><summary type='text'>Dear fellow bloggers and readers,It has been waaaaaaaaaaay too long since the last time I've written anything, and I can feel some of you growing weary of me taking from the till, leaving nothing but crumbs and lint in my wake.What can I say? Well, I just bought a new computer and camera, so there could be more video diaries and singing coming your way.I'll be heading to Michigan this weekend to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5255281847415136341/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5255281847415136341' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5255281847415136341'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5255281847415136341'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/09/yes-ive-been-here-but-absent-and-also.html' title='Yes, I&apos;ve Been Here But Absent, And Also...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1854259456021857746</id><published>2008-08-23T19:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-23T19:46:16.609-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fast Food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Restaurants'/><title type='text'>What's That In The Kids' Meal?...</title><summary type='text'>Some people smoke.  Some like to drink themselves blind.I, enjoy fast food.Yeah, it's crack for fat people.While waiting for my heavily sodiumized To-Go order to be brought out, I noticed the toy display for the kids' meals had something that really caught my eye.  Now, I'm no expert, so I'll just let you take a look for yourselves:So, here's my question:  Is that, or is that not, a toy bear with</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1854259456021857746/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1854259456021857746' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1854259456021857746'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1854259456021857746'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/08/whats-that-in-kids-meal.html' title='What&apos;s That In The Kids&apos; Meal?...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-7293729838140359109</id><published>2008-08-12T12:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T12:51:33.516-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Web'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Computers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tech'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HTML'/><title type='text'>Sound Assumptions...</title><summary type='text'>The ability to smell whether or not a hard-drive has fried.  To hear the death clink of a skipping CD.  To connect ethernet cables into the back ports of computers simply by feel.These are just some of the skills you need in order to be a "handy PC/Mac fix-it guy".  But you know what those IT fellas never stress?  Listening with your gut.FLASHBACK: 5 months agoMy mother bought some new Dells for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/7293729838140359109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=7293729838140359109' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7293729838140359109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7293729838140359109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/08/sound-assumptions.html' title='Sound Assumptions...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-753555576775385463</id><published>2008-07-31T21:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-31T21:18:16.361-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Funny'/><title type='text'>My Father Knows His Geography..</title><summary type='text'>I worked up quite a sweat this morning while moving boxes around, and my father astutely announced: "You sweat Brazil, huh?" Flashes of Carnival in Rio, women in dental floss bikinis and tropical sand being kicking in the mid-day sun sprayed into my mind.  But why would that make any sense at this moment? With my puzzled look, my father goes ,"I meant your shirt.  Your sweat looks like the shape </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/753555576775385463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=753555576775385463' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/753555576775385463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/753555576775385463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-father-knows-his-geography.html' title='My Father Knows His Geography..'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3010958363578024471</id><published>2008-07-29T12:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-29T13:22:00.374-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Natural Disasters'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Earthquake'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><title type='text'>Whoa, Haven't felt THAT in awhile...</title><summary type='text'>Living in "Earthquake Country" is like living with an explosive blood clot in your head -- you're never really sure when it'll blow, but when it does, it'll either kill ya or make you stronger.After living in California for so many years, you'd think I'd be used to it by now. But I'm not.I've survived a few major earthquakes, jolts and tremors, but today's Chino Hills quake was the first time I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/3010958363578024471/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=3010958363578024471' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3010958363578024471'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3010958363578024471'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/07/whoa-havent-felt-that-in-awhile.html' title='Whoa, Haven&apos;t felt THAT in awhile...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-7382334802801380857</id><published>2008-07-17T17:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-17T18:10:48.674-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>My Brush With The Dark Knight...</title><summary type='text'>A few months ago, I had gone to China on vacation in Yunnan (see archives for the pics if you want to check that out), and after the tour we also made a stop in Hong Kong. Guess who was in town at the same time as me?I couldn't have planned it better.  Here's a pic from the localnews:  Mr. Shawshank Redemption and Mr. Mementoin the flesh.They were in town for a few days, so I thought - what the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/7382334802801380857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=7382334802801380857' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7382334802801380857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7382334802801380857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-brush-with-dark-knight.html' title='My Brush With The Dark Knight...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-4181641037499610786</id><published>2008-07-15T10:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-15T11:01:01.496-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Shanghai 2008: The Art of Everywhere, and Heading Home...</title><summary type='text'>Shanghai SiestaCut-outsGlamor GaloreDoing their partOlympic FeverIcon Blast from the PastExpo FeverMac AttackShanghai Institute of Visual ArtsMing Dynasty meets "Ka-Ching" DynastyHandle with CareHomeward BoundHow to end a tale from a "tail"</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/4181641037499610786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=4181641037499610786' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4181641037499610786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4181641037499610786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/07/shanghai-2008-art-of-everywhere-and.html' title='Shanghai 2008: The Art of Everywhere, and Heading Home...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-8715208345563092457</id><published>2008-07-14T10:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-14T10:36:52.751-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><title type='text'>The Truncation of Phrased Expletives... </title><summary type='text'>My father, ever the wordsmith, has created a word that sums up FUBAR better than FUBAR sums up itself."Shituation"&lt;!--[if !mso]&gt;  v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0                         MicrosoftInternetExplorer4   &lt;![endif]--&gt; &lt;!--  /* </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/8715208345563092457/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=8715208345563092457' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8715208345563092457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8715208345563092457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/07/truncation-of-phrased-expletives.html' title='The Truncation of Phrased Expletives... '/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3732425034700888857</id><published>2008-07-10T13:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-10T13:35:48.398-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Video'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Shanghai:  Soup, Anyone?...</title><summary type='text'>Okay, here it is:  Me trying turtle and seahorse soup.  You've been warned:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/3732425034700888857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=3732425034700888857' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3732425034700888857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3732425034700888857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/07/shanghai-soup-anyone.html' title='Shanghai:  Soup, Anyone?...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-6340543759074321899</id><published>2008-07-08T15:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-08T16:16:48.399-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Shanghai 2008:  Hungry For More...</title><summary type='text'>When in Shanghai, soup dumplings are a must. This spotis a happening joint for just such a delicacy.This version is first steamed, then deep-bottom fried, giving aninteresting crunchy texture, and soooo very bad foryour health.Caution: You will lose the roof of your mouth no matter what.Next version:  Regular steamed dumplings.  This place islocated in Yu Gardens, another must-see place.This </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/6340543759074321899/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=6340543759074321899' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6340543759074321899'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6340543759074321899'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/07/shanghai-2008-hungry-for-more.html' title='Shanghai 2008:  Hungry For More...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1231706845438456006</id><published>2008-07-03T20:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-03T20:34:03.651-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Shanghai 2008: Street views, Peeps, Etc...</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1231706845438456006/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1231706845438456006' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1231706845438456006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1231706845438456006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/07/shanghai-2008-street-views-peeps-etc.html' title='Shanghai 2008: Street views, Peeps, Etc...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-4063119006569462774</id><published>2008-07-02T09:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-02T09:35:31.776-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Video'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Shanghai:  Playing Games on the Go...</title><summary type='text'>Hey ya'll!  This was shot while riding in a cab:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/4063119006569462774/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=4063119006569462774' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4063119006569462774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4063119006569462774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/07/shanghai-playing-games-on-go.html' title='Shanghai:  Playing Games on the Go...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5621542785667393340</id><published>2008-06-30T18:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-30T18:57:44.624-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Shanghai 2008:  Buildings, Towers, Architecture...</title><summary type='text'>First up:You might recognize these set of buildings from themovie Mission Impossible III...Just so you know I was really there...More coming soon... ;)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5621542785667393340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-1579275163126845389</id><published>2008-06-26T13:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-26T13:25:12.836-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Television'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Shanghai:  Flipping through channels on the 'ol Tube...</title><summary type='text'>If you were to bring together Kung Fu and UFC, this is what you might get: </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/1579275163126845389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=1579275163126845389' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1579275163126845389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/1579275163126845389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/06/shanghai-flipping-through-channels-on.html' title='Shanghai:  Flipping through channels on the &apos;ol Tube...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-8817807457706084719</id><published>2008-06-25T18:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-25T18:20:08.193-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jobs and Work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><title type='text'>In Need Of A Clone...</title><summary type='text'>Yes, I'm lame -- I will get to the Shanghai stuff soon.  I'm still sifting through some of the shots, so I don't want to slam the entire raw feed onto you folks.  And yes, maybe I should upload my YouTube stuff while I sleep and let the computer do some of the work -- that would be the most sane thing to do.Why do I need a clone?  'Cause work this week is kicking my ass.  Let's just say that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/8817807457706084719/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=8817807457706084719' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8817807457706084719'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8817807457706084719'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/06/in-need-of-clone.html' title='In Need Of A Clone...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-697156670449258751</id><published>2008-06-23T06:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-23T06:26:06.412-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>My Shanghai Scorecard Stats...</title><summary type='text'>In some sort of organized fashion:Total Hours Flown: 24 hours, 30 min (there and back)Miles traversed in and around Shanghai: 85 - on foot, taxi and subwayMeals Eaten: 27Strangest Food Eaten:  Sea HorseTastiest Food:  Braised red pork, consumed on 6 different occasions (one version vegetarian)Soup Dumplings Consumed: 6 Fried, 14 SteamedNumber of Bug Bites: 7 - 3 on arm, 3 on legs and 1 on the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/697156670449258751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=697156670449258751' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/697156670449258751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/697156670449258751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-shanghai-scorecard-stats.html' title='My Shanghai Scorecard Stats...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3432726039301050752</id><published>2008-06-12T10:22:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-12T10:26:22.913-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Before I'm out the door...</title><summary type='text'>Passport?Check.Plane Tickets?Check.Currency?Check.Clothes?Check.Camera?Check.Man-Purse?Check.Heart?Heart?Oh right, I think I'llleave it here withyou for safekeeping.Ever mine,Ever yours,Ever always...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/3432726039301050752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=3432726039301050752' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3432726039301050752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3432726039301050752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/06/before-im-out-door.html' title='Before I&apos;m out the door...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5371882535187320652</id><published>2008-06-10T16:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-10T16:52:59.519-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel and Places'/><title type='text'>Heading to the Far East, Again...</title><summary type='text'>Hey MyPeeps!Guess I should tell ya'll that I'll be heading to China again in a few days.  I know, right?  First blog I've posted in days and THIS is what I tell you?  Kinda like when I run out on the check at a fancy restaurant.  But seriously, I promise to pay you back, I swear.So pending certain doom or powers beyond my control, I should have some pics of Shanghai up by the time I get back.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5371882535187320652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5371882535187320652' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5371882535187320652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5371882535187320652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/06/heading-to-far-east-again.html' title='Heading to the Far East, Again...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-4814282964323778641</id><published>2008-06-06T01:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-06T01:06:47.024-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='senryu'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><title type='text'>Satisfying a Fix at 1 AM... (senryu)</title><summary type='text'>Midnight cravings forLucky Charms with chocolatemilk -- Sugar High Bomb!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/4814282964323778641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=4814282964323778641' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4814282964323778641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4814282964323778641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/06/satisfying-fix-at-1-am-senryu.html' title='Satisfying a Fix at 1 AM... (senryu)'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3193736539176390743</id><published>2008-06-02T13:49:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-02T13:55:17.918-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><title type='text'>Random Haiku #80...</title><summary type='text'>Girl in Daisy Dukesdefines sexy, even whileshe's picking her nose...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3297681404427988619</id><published>2008-05-30T18:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-30T18:23:36.250-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><title type='text'>Fair Grounds...</title><summary type='text'>Pick apart the Summer sun,pouring out its happinessTo drink the fun in tea-leaf cups,a return to corduroy innocenceOf fair-weather skies enriched in white,the clouds no shelter from thy eyesA minute more to embrace forthright,the warm cheek's kiss to say goodbyeUp greener hills of untrodden pathswhere journeys lay in silent sleepIt's there you'll see me surely haveA spritely skip, and promises to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/3297681404427988619/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=3297681404427988619' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3297681404427988619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3297681404427988619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/05/fair-grounds.html' title='Fair Grounds...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-214117373501562895</id><published>2008-05-27T17:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-27T19:45:06.675-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><title type='text'>Screw Hybrids...</title><summary type='text'>Wouldn't it be great ifcars didn't run ongasethanolgreaseorelectricitybut onIrony?Of course,the moment you wantto make that sardonicremark justwon't happenwhen youturntheignition...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/214117373501562895/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=214117373501562895' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/214117373501562895'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/214117373501562895'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/05/screw-hybrids.html' title='Screw Hybrids...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3705377481316977894</id><published>2008-05-22T02:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-22T03:14:37.488-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Shopping List of Amorousness...</title><summary type='text'>If you could be so kind- pretty, pretty please -Can you stop off at thestore and grab:A bottle of Summer KissesCouple cans of Kinky Tickles3 bars of Caressing Napes2 lbs. of Rosemary HickiesA sprig of Magic Mischiefand a dozen Saffron Whispers?Oh, if they have Strawberry Busson sale, grab a few - if not,I'll just make do...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/3705377481316977894/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=3705377481316977894' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3705377481316977894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3705377481316977894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/05/shopping-list-of-amorousness.html' title='Shopping List of Amorousness...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-6520504933539560232</id><published>2008-05-20T20:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T20:47:29.521-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jobs and Work'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><title type='text'>Technically, I Supported Him...</title><summary type='text'>Dad:  Why is this printer not printing?Me:  Just give me a sec, I'll be right there.Dad:  Come on, print!Me:  Hold on, I just need to type this message out.Dad:  Will you get your butt over here!  I don't know what the flashing lights mean.Me:  Hang on, almost there.Dad:  The paper in the tray is full -- could it be a jam?Me:  Let me take a look at it.Dad:  Get over here!  Why is it -- oh wait, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/6520504933539560232/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=6520504933539560232' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6520504933539560232'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6520504933539560232'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/05/technically-i-supported-him.html' title='Technically, I Supported Him...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-2465348802986524139</id><published>2008-05-16T17:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-16T17:45:26.274-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><title type='text'>It'd Be Cuter If My Father Was A 5-Month-Old Baby...</title><summary type='text'>Morning commutes with my father riding shotgun are seldom boring.As per the rules of the carpool, the driver is in control of the "Audio Entertainment".  My father LOVES to mock this rule.I flick in a James Blunt CD, and crank up the song "You're Beautiful" because I felt the morning needed that dose of "Rom-Com mood" to get us that much closer to the office.Then my father decided the morning </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/2465348802986524139/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=2465348802986524139' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2465348802986524139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2465348802986524139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/05/itd-be-cuter-if-my-father-was-5-month.html' title='It&apos;d Be Cuter If My Father Was A 5-Month-Old Baby...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-2410032997737069063</id><published>2008-05-13T13:18:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-13T13:21:46.816-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><title type='text'>Random Haiku #79...</title><summary type='text'>Spider climbs out ofbathtub, no webbing in sight --"Charlotte" would be proud...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/2410032997737069063/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=2410032997737069063' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2410032997737069063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/2410032997737069063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/05/random-haiku-79.html' title='Random Haiku #79...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-6525756141401803411</id><published>2008-05-12T12:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-12T12:38:42.566-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mother&apos;s Day'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Formula for a Successful Mother's Day...</title><summary type='text'>Wheat pastawith chicken/turkey sausageand shrimp in apesto-reduction sauce+Freshly bakedchocolate chip cookie andvanilla ice cream sandwiches=Mother smiling, Mission Accomplished... ;)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/6525756141401803411/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=6525756141401803411' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6525756141401803411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6525756141401803411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/05/formula-for-successful-mothers-day.html' title='Formula for a Successful Mother&apos;s Day...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-7164236049396357388</id><published>2008-05-10T13:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-10T13:23:04.140-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><title type='text'>Passages of a Saturday #1...</title><summary type='text'>The light bleeds through the blinds, slicing the darkness of my room into ribbons. I hear the faint sound of the TV jabbering away.  Looks like I forgot to turn it off again before I went comatose. It's still early, I could probably do some crunches to work off the Hawaiian BBQ feast I've been indulging in all week.  I think some of it is still left in the fridge.  If the vultures haven't gotten </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/7164236049396357388/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=7164236049396357388' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7164236049396357388'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7164236049396357388'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/05/passages-of-saturday-1.html' title='Passages of a Saturday #1...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-9173127024383827174</id><published>2008-05-06T14:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-06T14:35:00.916-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Random Haiku #78...</title><summary type='text'>Mardi Gras beads swingon a rear-view mirror, aparty vibe close by...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/9173127024383827174/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=9173127024383827174' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/9173127024383827174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/9173127024383827174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/05/random-haiku-78.html' title='Random Haiku #78...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-4522142530650952925</id><published>2008-05-01T17:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-01T17:18:00.985-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Random Haiku #77...</title><summary type='text'>Cute girl with red pursewaits by a doorstep, checks herlipstick one last time...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/4522142530650952925/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=4522142530650952925' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4522142530650952925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4522142530650952925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/05/random-haiku-77.html' title='Random Haiku #77...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-8422508933012859917</id><published>2008-04-25T16:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-25T16:56:59.632-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Overall Moral'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><title type='text'>Firework Shows Are Awesome - Just, Not In My Toaster Oven...</title><summary type='text'>Hey yo!  What up, my babies!It's been a while since I've actually written a real blog -- and yes, I know, the times I'm whoring myself for my other endeavors don't count -- uh-huh, I know the score...Well, in 6 hours time, I'll be off to Vegas to indulge in Bachelor party shenanigans that may or may not involve hookers and blow.  But don't worry, I promise to behave myself - for the first </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/8422508933012859917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=8422508933012859917' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8422508933012859917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8422508933012859917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/04/firework-shows-are-awesome-just-not-in.html' title='Firework Shows Are Awesome - Just, Not In My Toaster Oven...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5446455310399127273</id><published>2008-04-23T17:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-23T17:42:33.347-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Unmentionables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Comedy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sketch Comedy'/><title type='text'>Hey, Spread The Word  - Taste The Laughter This Weekend...</title><summary type='text'>Anywho, no new sketches from Unmentionables this week - but they are having some live shows, isn't that supernova-tastic!!!Here's the new promo I cut for them.  And if you know anyone in the Los Angeles area that could really use a laugh, point them towards North Hollywood - the sound of thunderously infectious laughter is hard to miss... And here's the pertinent info again:April 25 &amp; 26, 8 &amp; 10 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5446455310399127273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5446455310399127273' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5446455310399127273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5446455310399127273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/04/hey-spread-word-taste-laughter-this.html' title='Hey, Spread The Word  - Taste The Laughter This Weekend...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-8144124535522589888</id><published>2008-04-16T16:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-16T16:47:19.812-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Unmentionables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Comedy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sketch Comedy'/><title type='text'>Need Something To Do For 5 Minutes?...</title><summary type='text'>It's another Wednesday, and boy am I beat!   Unmentionables is getting ready to do another show, which means that new sketches are on their way, which means that I will be BUSY!!!!But hey, anything to help the worthy cause of universal laughter.  Yeah, I can hear my pocketbook cringing at my pro bono fulfillment...This week:"Are You A Racist"And "Rudy Ruiz"And if you can stop by, here's the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/8144124535522589888/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=8144124535522589888' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8144124535522589888'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8144124535522589888'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/04/need-something-to-do-for-5-minutes.html' title='Need Something To Do For 5 Minutes?...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-4955430575110780122</id><published>2008-04-11T14:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-11T14:22:29.731-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Unmentionables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Comedy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sketch Comedy'/><title type='text'>A Case of the Friday Funnies!...</title><summary type='text'>Hey ya'll!  Due to computer woes that have been pulling my digital hairs out, my delivery of this week's Unmentionables sketches were a little late -- but hey, better late than REALLY late, right?So on this week's menu:"D.H.A" and "Trophy Wife" </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/4955430575110780122/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=4955430575110780122' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4955430575110780122'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4955430575110780122'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/04/case-of-friday-funnies.html' title='A Case of the Friday Funnies!...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5057008426699290589</id><published>2008-04-09T23:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-09T23:09:41.866-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><title type='text'>48 Hours Since Whenever...</title><summary type='text'>Fighting viruses with my fingertipsflying on the keyboard --attacking nano-miscreants at thecode level,yet only coming out with thebest case scenario:a recurring case of digital Herpes</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5057008426699290589/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5057008426699290589' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5057008426699290589'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5057008426699290589'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/04/48-hours-since-whenever.html' title='48 Hours Since Whenever...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-8800745370584181069</id><published>2008-04-03T18:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-03T18:09:54.175-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><title type='text'>At Least Michael Scott Would Understand...</title><summary type='text'>Perhaps it'd just be easier if I had "SmartAss" tattooed on my forehead.  Of course, it'd probably get in the way of the "Ladies Man" one that adorns my temple...Flashback 5 hours ago:As I was running out of the office, my father stops me and yells for me to push a cart back into the warehouse.  "Don't waste time.  Get it out right away" he bellows.To which I fire back, "Yeah, that's what SHE </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/8800745370584181069/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=8800745370584181069' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8800745370584181069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8800745370584181069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/04/at-least-michael-scott-would-understand.html' title='At Least Michael Scott Would Understand...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-8877912732253926617</id><published>2008-04-02T16:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-02T16:39:22.126-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Unmentionables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Comedy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sketch Comedy'/><title type='text'>Whoa, Two Blogs in the Same Day?  No Way!!!...</title><summary type='text'>Hey ya'll -- you didn't think I'd forget, did you? Wednesday is Unmentionables Day!!!!  Of course, you can also check out their entire repertoire that's up on YouTube on my embedded player on my Profile page.Here's the latest sketches of the week:"Big Girls Don't Cry" And "State of Emergency" </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/8877912732253926617/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=8877912732253926617' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8877912732253926617'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8877912732253926617'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/04/whoa-two-blogs-in-same-day-no-way.html' title='Whoa, Two Blogs in the Same Day?  No Way!!!...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3026192829791659646</id><published>2008-04-02T14:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-02T14:10:52.710-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Random'/><title type='text'>Random Haiku #76...</title><summary type='text'>Tried expired toothpaste -it's not harmful, but the mint'sdivorced the fluoride...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/3026192829791659646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=3026192829791659646' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3026192829791659646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3026192829791659646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/04/random-haiku-76.html' title='Random Haiku #76...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-6453474768828707866</id><published>2008-03-31T16:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-31T16:40:52.784-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Relationships'/><title type='text'>Not Even Lint Off A Sweater...</title><summary type='text'>Gone without a trace,absolution train has leftthe station for good...***I may be a little sad this week, but I'm not gonna let that keep me down.  I'm taking back the reigns - slowly... ***</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/6453474768828707866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=6453474768828707866' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6453474768828707866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6453474768828707866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/03/not-even-lint-off-sweater.html' title='Not Even Lint Off A Sweater...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-7961474126613598741</id><published>2008-03-26T16:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-26T16:24:48.550-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Unmentionables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><title type='text'>And Now, For Your Wednesday Viewing Pleausure...</title><summary type='text'>It's Wednesday ya'll!  Time to get your laugh on, brought to you by Unmentionables!First up, "This Week In Jersey":And "What-If: Reservoir Dogs":</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/7961474126613598741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=7961474126613598741' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7961474126613598741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/7961474126613598741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/03/and-now-for-your-wednesday-viewing.html' title='And Now, For Your Wednesday Viewing Pleausure...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-4316403126589745336</id><published>2008-03-25T13:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-25T13:39:10.905-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><title type='text'>Random Haiku #75...</title><summary type='text'>Old banana breadfossilized in my car seat --missed the chance to eat...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/4316403126589745336/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=4316403126589745336' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4316403126589745336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/4316403126589745336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/03/random-haiku-75.html' title='Random Haiku #75...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-271841031795517166</id><published>2008-03-19T18:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-19T19:04:03.082-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Unmentionables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Comedy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><title type='text'>Have You Had Your Laughter Today?...</title><summary type='text'>... 'Cause apparently, laughter is great for the heart, and I care about my fellow viewers and readers!  So here it is, this week's sketches from Unmentionables!Their website info plays at the "credits" at the end of each sketch.  Check them out of you wanna know more.  And besides, the more popular they get, the better the chance I can make a living at this!Enjoy!The first one is "Baby I'm A Big</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/271841031795517166/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=271841031795517166' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/271841031795517166'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/271841031795517166'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/03/have-you-had-your-laughter-today.html' title='Have You Had Your Laughter Today?...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5908629852937125252</id><published>2008-03-14T14:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-14T14:13:37.974-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='art and Photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anecdote'/><title type='text'>Oh, it's A Gift For My "Inner-Child"...</title><summary type='text'>A friend of my mothers' was visiting and she handed me a gift."I'm so sorry, I must have misheard her [my mother] over the phone," she said slowly.She had asked my mother how old I was.  A simple enough task; granted, if the call didn't drop between the numbers "2" or "8".But I guess that's just the way serendipity works sometimes.  I took the gift, and to my surprised eyes saw this:A cute factor</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5908629852937125252/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5908629852937125252' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5908629852937125252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5908629852937125252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/03/oh-its-gift-for-my-inner-child.html' title='Oh, it&apos;s A Gift For My &quot;Inner-Child&quot;...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5125902044846740653</id><published>2008-03-12T17:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-12T17:45:50.901-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Unmentionables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sketch Comedy'/><title type='text'>Come on, you know you wanna...</title><summary type='text'>... LAUGH!  It's Wednesday, and it's time for a little humor with a side of funny, so without further ado, I give you Unmentionables!Hillary's First 100 Days: Emergency Response: And finally, Candy Man: </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5125902044846740653/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5125902044846740653' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5125902044846740653'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5125902044846740653'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/03/come-on-you-know-you-wanna.html' title='Come on, you know you wanna...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-8333213270359899147</id><published>2008-03-07T17:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-07T17:27:45.300-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='YouTube'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sketch Comedy'/><title type='text'>More Funny Than You Can Shake a Stick At!...</title><summary type='text'>Hey ya'll, so...With all my skull and bones-like secrecy, I bet you think I was planning something big, right?Well, I've been up to my usual shenanigans, and as the editor for the Unmentionables - they'll be keeping me busy editing their hilarious sketches for weeks to come.Releases will be happening every Wednesday, and I'll be posting them up here as well.Check them out -- they could very well </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/8333213270359899147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=8333213270359899147' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8333213270359899147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/8333213270359899147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/03/more-funny-than-you-can-shake-stick-at.html' title='More Funny Than You Can Shake a Stick At!...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-5203481084495718463</id><published>2008-02-28T19:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T19:24:41.996-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><title type='text'>Random Haiku #74...</title><summary type='text'>Man at the fruit stand,selling "melon-on-a-stick" --quite, the fructose schtick...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/5203481084495718463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=5203481084495718463' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5203481084495718463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/5203481084495718463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/02/random-haiku-74.html' title='Random Haiku #74...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-6809869782297486069</id><published>2008-02-26T16:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-26T16:30:16.258-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><title type='text'>Random Haiku #73...</title><summary type='text'>Was forced to wear shoes,soles of feet felt trapped by heat --my toes love to breathe!!!***a day without sandals is a day not worth fighting for... ;)***</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/6809869782297486069/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=6809869782297486069' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6809869782297486069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/6809869782297486069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/02/random-haiku-73.html' title='Random Haiku #73...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply Put</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04319954161536935344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh84D6zCLlM/SX9Z7jqNnsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/eDzC0-K4OUg/S220/LTBWpic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31519937.post-3198038514114552703</id><published>2008-02-21T18:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-21T18:09:40.578-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Writing and Poetry'/><title type='text'>Random Haiku #72...</title><summary type='text'>Girl on bicycle,riding barefoot in the rain --pedaled, for sunshine...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/feeds/3198038514114552703/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31519937&amp;postID=3198038514114552703' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3198038514114552703'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31519937/posts/default/3198038514114552703'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://witandwrit.blogspot.com/2008/02/random-haiku-72.html' title='Random Haiku #72...'/><author><name>Albert, Simply 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