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		<title>The end of a minor, unread (really) blog</title>
		<link>http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/the-end-of-a-minor-unread-really-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I have come to the decision that with the coming of a New Year, that this blog, which I haven&#8217;t updated since October 2010, will be coming to an end.  It&#8217;s been fun.  I enjoyed starting the blog and &#8230; <a href="http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/the-end-of-a-minor-unread-really-blog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=controlthechange.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4719832&amp;post=485&amp;subd=controlthechange&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stand up for yourself&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a bad back, herniated about 6.5 years ago and have had a hard time with most normal desks. So, I recently (start of 2010) read about standing desks; but couldn&#8217;t afford some and didn&#8217;t like others. So I &#8230; <a href="http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/stand-up-for-yourself/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=controlthechange.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4719832&amp;post=456&amp;subd=controlthechange&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ode to a lost friend</title>
		<link>http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/ode-to-a-lost-friend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a sad day today, a long-time friend of mine, an inspiration for this blog in a way and an Apple Geek, passed away today from cancer. To you, Madgunde (his website is Art of Geek, I hope you &#8230; <a href="http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/ode-to-a-lost-friend/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=controlthechange.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4719832&amp;post=446&amp;subd=controlthechange&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moving and downsizing, it isn&#8217;t easy.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, the move has happened; we&#8217;ve moved from Toronto, ON to Victoria, BC; it is lovely out here and we feel great. But we downsized and sold off a lot of stuff before the move. Now we have to buy &#8230; <a href="http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/moving-and-downsizing-it-isnt-easy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=controlthechange.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4719832&amp;post=450&amp;subd=controlthechange&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Revising clutter and stuff</title>
		<link>http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/revising-clutter-and-stuff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been months since a post here and I felt the need to write. I&#8217;m in the process of cleaning house in readiness to move across the country. This has lead to thinking of what is important in the house, &#8230; <a href="http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/revising-clutter-and-stuff/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=controlthechange.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4719832&amp;post=437&amp;subd=controlthechange&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Privacy and your person</title>
		<link>http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/privacy-and-your-person/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am frustrated and almost irate with my private information being provided to companies I haven&#8217;t authorized be given my data. More then that, I think you should be too and that we need to have our rights restored to &#8230; <a href="http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/privacy-and-your-person/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=controlthechange.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4719832&amp;post=431&amp;subd=controlthechange&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Think small(er) to live big</title>
		<link>http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/think-smaller-to-live-big/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s mid-evening as I write this post; why is that important, it isn&#8217;t. But it&#8217;s when my mind came up with the germ for this post. So, why am I saying &#8220;think small to live big&#8221; and what do I &#8230; <a href="http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/think-smaller-to-live-big/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=controlthechange.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4719832&amp;post=423&amp;subd=controlthechange&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ah technology, change and problems therein&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/ah-technology-change-and-problems-therein/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the 3rd time I&#8217;ve been &#8220;bitten&#8221; and so I&#8217;ve decided to leave my home-run WordPress site dead and move into the &#8220;cloud&#8221; permanently. I enjoyed the running of my site from my home Mac, but with issues over &#8230; <a href="http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/ah-technology-change-and-problems-therein/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=controlthechange.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4719832&amp;post=415&amp;subd=controlthechange&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Sufficiency doesn&#8217;t have to start out big</title>
		<link>http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/self-sufficiency-doesnt-have-to-start-out-big/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading a friend&#8217;s blog yesterday and reflected on the idea of self-sufficiency/preparedness and realized that planning for a permaculture garden, being able to build my own furniture and repair things is great; but what happens in the here-and-now &#8230; <a href="http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/self-sufficiency-doesnt-have-to-start-out-big/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=controlthechange.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4719832&amp;post=407&amp;subd=controlthechange&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Decluttering your home and being prepared for things.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, it&#8217;s the middle of August in Ontario and that means hot, humid and gross (made worse as we don&#8217;t have air-conditioning). But that&#8217;s not the point of this post, the point is that we&#8217;re cleaning house and getting rid &#8230; <a href="http://controlthechange.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/decluttering-your-home-and-being-prepared-for-things/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=controlthechange.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4719832&amp;post=405&amp;subd=controlthechange&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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