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		<title>First Time Decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never had to decide about an ailing pet.  Our family had 4 pets while I lived at home.  Parents handled their health care and end of life decisions.  The first dog never came back from the vet. Second dog and first cat died while I was away at school. Second cat was obviously dying but was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3555&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Local Thai Restaurant Serve This?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seen this mostly at places with few or no foreigner customers. No idea what it&#8217;s called because I can&#8217;t read Thai. I call it Fish and Fiber. The combo of fish, rice and shrimp paste is pretty good but the veggies are forgettable. I order it only when it&#8217;s been too long since I ate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3536&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Too Close for Comfort</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knew the road well. It&#8217;s in excellent condition. Surface was dry, visibility good, traffic sparse. It happened where the road over the hills begins the climb from the coastal plain. I&#8217;d rolled on some throttle to maintain speed on the hill, and rolled on some more just for the fun of it. Something caught my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3540&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I thought you checked the tide table.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Vendors Never Forget</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Took off the helmet, swapped sunglasses for glasses, locked the seat then turned and stepped out of the road. I&#8217;d stopped in front of a restaurant I&#8217;d tried twice last year. It was the middle of the afternoon. The staff was hanging out in the front of the open air shop. Recognized one woman, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3528&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taxi Scam Defense</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paranoid? Maybe. I assembled the items below from personal experience and a variety of sources specific to Vietnam travel. Some are widely known and should be practiced everywhere, others are country and culture specific. It&#8217;s going to be weird to be in a culture again where getting loud and angry in public is normal. Nice, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3523&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Camera Choice for Vietnam Trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Four Letter Nerd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Gear]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every travel forum says extra precautions against snatch and run robberies are needed in Vietnam. Some say don&#8217;t carry anything that dangles, others say carry only the money you need because confront and demand robberies are not uncommon. Some travelers say they buy a cheap Nokia mobile (that&#8217;s &#8216;cell phone&#8217; to you Yanks) upon arriving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3516&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Level is a Luxury</title>
		<link>http://fourletternerd.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/level-is-a-luxury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Straight lines and circles are man&#8217;s inventions. They don&#8217;t exist in nature. The difference doesn&#8217;t matter because we can create close approximations. Level surfaces are a given in industrialized nations in many situations. Like floors. Doesn&#8217;t bother me that the floor at this guesthouse is not level because it&#8217;s fun to watch a hot poached [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3513&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Revised My Estimate of How Stupid People Can Be</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of a national police force&#8217;s special bomb squad attempted to defuse a WWII era mortar shell last Wednesday. They were unable to disassemble the shell, undoubtedly because of corrosion. They took the shell to a nearby shop that had a wider selection of tools, including a welding torch. Do I need to say what [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3509&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Thai Motobike Riding Habit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many motobike riders wear helmets because the inconvenience and cost of a helmet are outweighed by the fine paid if stopped at a checkpoint. In practice that means that there are certain streets with high helmet usage and others streets where fewer bother. The cops set up in the same spots which all feature a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fourletternerd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4341630&amp;post=3500&amp;subd=fourletternerd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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