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	<title>Smooth Harold, The Blog of Blake Snow &#187; editorials</title>
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		<title>The secret to life is working to death, experts say</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PROVO, Ut. — Want to get ahead in this world? Work lots of extra hours — even nights and weekends — experts say, and it will all be worth your while.
&#8220;It&#8217;s easy to forget what&#8217;s most important in life,&#8221; says Bill Loney, a certified life coach who hasn&#8217;t quite made it in life yet. &#8220;Family, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No turning back: How FiveFingers killed cushioned running shoes for me</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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In 2009, I started running in the ugliest shoes ever. The first time I did it, my calves and feet ached in places they hadn&#8217;t before. The second time I did it, I knew I&#8217;d never run in cushioned shoes again.
With the exception to select frozen days of winter, in which I run in Nike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My favorite music of 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those who know me well know that I love music. In terms of audio/visual entertainment, nothing compares. Not movies. Not games. Definitely not TV.
When opening it up to all forms of entertainment, music is right up there with books and dancing. In other words, if an armed man asked me which I&#8217;d prefer, I&#8217;d have a really hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 reasons my Dad is awesome</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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I forgot my Dad&#8217;s birthday yesterday. Maybe I should start consulting my calendar on the weekends again. Or plan accordingly when something important doesn&#8217;t fall on a weekday.
In any case, here are 10 reasons I love my Dad. Yup, I said love. But I say that in a man-to-man sort of way. If that makes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup teams with foreign coaches are going to get bit, if they haven&#8217;t already</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m no conspiracy theorist. But I do believe in conflicts of interest. Which is why if I would never hire a foreign national team coach, like many modern soccer nations do.
I understand it&#8217;s faster to import coaching talent than to develop it yourself, something which can lead to immediate improvements. But let&#8217;s suppose England faces [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m sorry we can&#8217;t make a deal. Please don&#8217;t heckle me.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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As a self-employed individual, I&#8217;ve closed a lot of deals. Seven years worth, in fact. Enough to make me a thousandaire. But I&#8217;ve lost a lot more than I&#8217;ve won, something that&#8217;s expected in business.
What isn&#8217;t expected, however, are the rare occasions when a prospective buyer ridicules me for not meeting his terms. It usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 reasons video games don&#8217;t look as good as you think they do</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From doctored screenshots to recorded animations, in-game graphics often underwhelm

Left: Screen capture of a Madden 2005 trailer. Right: The final game, which looked noticeably worse.
Video games are a delight. In my eyes, they&#8217;re better than television, and right up there with books, movies, sport, and music as pastimes. But since their beginning, games have held [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Americans react to congressional passage of unpopular healthcare bill</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smoothharold.com/americans-react-to-congressional-passage-of-unpopular-healthcare-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democrats in the House of Representatives last night approved a controversial healthcare bill, written and approved by Senate democrats in December. The president is expected to sign the bill into law on Tuesday, &#8220;then hit the road to sell it to a reluctant public,&#8221; reports the Associated Press. Here&#8217;s how those in favor of reform [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You can do anything you put your mind to (but your body must approve)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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I like running.
With exception to an injury hiatus, I ran several times a week over the past two years. And since reading Born      To Run, I do so enthusiastically (not begrudgingly like I once did).
I normally run continuously for 45 minutes to an hour. On occasion, two hours—whatever I feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Actually, defense doesn&#8217;t win championships, dummy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Defense wins championships&#8221; is the dumbest thing you&#8217;ll ever hear in sports. Winning requires scoring and damage control, regardless of the competition. To prioritize the latter over the former is absurd. In fact, offense might be more important—not to mention more exciting to watch.
Pelé, the world&#8217;s greatest soccer player, also made this point in his [...]]]></description>
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