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		<title>By: Accidental Tourist &#171; One-Woman Show</title>
		<link>http://susancourtad.com/2007/05/06/look-the-star-is-on-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-85</link>
		<dc:creator>Accidental Tourist &#171; One-Woman Show</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] You&#8217;ll recall, too, that I was very PROactive when I contacted the musician who would later become my date who was more enamored with the fluorescent sign on fire than me. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] You&#8217;ll recall, too, that I was very PROactive when I contacted the musician who would later become my date who was more enamored with the fluorescent sign on fire than me. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Susan</title>
		<link>http://susancourtad.com/2007/05/06/look-the-star-is-on-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-84</link>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 23:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey, tell that inner critic to cut the crap and help you pull the weeds instead. You&#039;re doing great! (I must admit it&#039;s probably a good thing I don&#039;t know when the forensic files are on...) I&#039;ll look forward to some fresh tomatoes in July ;-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, tell that inner critic to cut the crap and help you pull the weeds instead. You&#8217;re doing great! (I must admit it&#8217;s probably a good thing I don&#8217;t know when the forensic files are on&#8230;) I&#8217;ll look forward to some fresh tomatoes in July <img src='http://susancourtad.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Carrie in Awe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carrie in Awe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 13:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh to be blessed with a couple of Type A tendencies - I could really use an irrational drive pushing me to get things done.  All I have is the inner voice questioning and castigating everything I do - followed by my attempt to drowned out this chorus with NPR/Forensic Files/sleep.

Occassionally I try to overcome my inertia and start on something new.  Today it is planting a vegetable garden.  I&#039;m going out to pull the weeds flourishing where my future crop will stand.  I&#039;m sure I&#039;ll be abandoning the idea of how grown vegetables by noon - court TV always has an episode of Forensic Files scheduled.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh to be blessed with a couple of Type A tendencies &#8211; I could really use an irrational drive pushing me to get things done.  All I have is the inner voice questioning and castigating everything I do &#8211; followed by my attempt to drowned out this chorus with NPR/Forensic Files/sleep.</p>
<p>Occassionally I try to overcome my inertia and start on something new.  Today it is planting a vegetable garden.  I&#8217;m going out to pull the weeds flourishing where my future crop will stand.  I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll be abandoning the idea of how grown vegetables by noon &#8211; court TV always has an episode of Forensic Files scheduled.</p>
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		<title>By: Susan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 23:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Carrie - So good to hear from you; thanks for coming by (and now I have an up-to-date email for you) and your sweet words. Don&#039;t be too in awe; I&#039;m still me with plenty of idiosyncrasies and Type A tendencies, which give me plenty to blog about. I feel like I&#039;m kinda stumbling through life, but right now I&#039;m mostly having a good time learning and finding new paths. I&#039;ll write separately, but L. and I talked about a visit to your hometown so we girls can get together again. I hope maybe that would work.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Carrie &#8211; So good to hear from you; thanks for coming by (and now I have an up-to-date email for you) and your sweet words. Don&#8217;t be too in awe; I&#8217;m still me with plenty of idiosyncrasies and Type A tendencies, which give me plenty to blog about. I feel like I&#8217;m kinda stumbling through life, but right now I&#8217;m mostly having a good time learning and finding new paths. I&#8217;ll write separately, but L. and I talked about a visit to your hometown so we girls can get together again. I hope maybe that would work.</p>
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		<title>By: Carrie in Awe</title>
		<link>http://susancourtad.com/2007/05/06/look-the-star-is-on-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-81</link>
		<dc:creator>Carrie in Awe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 15:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow - I feel like I&#039;m entering the 21st (or late 20th) century.  I&#039;ve never responded to a blog before - and am ashamed to say I don&#039;t quite understand how chat rooms work.

What Up!!!  Fellow Marco Island pal Laura forwarded me the address to your blog and I - as referenced in my name - am in awe.  How in the world you find the time,  energy, and creativity to create and update a website - write novels - excel full-time in corporate America - parent two kids - occassionally leave the house for other than mandatory activities - and keep an immaculate home (never seen it - but somehow I&#039;m sure this is the case) - is beyond me.  I think we must come from different species.  (Hmmm... perhaps I should have some genetic testing - I might just descend from homo habilis - this could explain a lot.)
I&#039;m really missing all of my friends from my previous life (Go Blue) - however current fires (and inertia) keep me from doing much about it.  I&#039;d love to write more - however I have two girls in a bathtub waiting for my return.  Although you may think there are some things missing in your life - it still inspires envy in me.  Hope you find what is missing - and serve as our inspiration that we can have it all.

I so need - but cannot afford ($ or time)- a girls weekend away.  Funny how it can throw you back 20 years - and put you in an entirely different place/life.

I&#039;ll check back when I get a few moments.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow &#8211; I feel like I&#8217;m entering the 21st (or late 20th) century.  I&#8217;ve never responded to a blog before &#8211; and am ashamed to say I don&#8217;t quite understand how chat rooms work.</p>
<p>What Up!!!  Fellow Marco Island pal Laura forwarded me the address to your blog and I &#8211; as referenced in my name &#8211; am in awe.  How in the world you find the time,  energy, and creativity to create and update a website &#8211; write novels &#8211; excel full-time in corporate America &#8211; parent two kids &#8211; occassionally leave the house for other than mandatory activities &#8211; and keep an immaculate home (never seen it &#8211; but somehow I&#8217;m sure this is the case) &#8211; is beyond me.  I think we must come from different species.  (Hmmm&#8230; perhaps I should have some genetic testing &#8211; I might just descend from homo habilis &#8211; this could explain a lot.)<br />
I&#8217;m really missing all of my friends from my previous life (Go Blue) &#8211; however current fires (and inertia) keep me from doing much about it.  I&#8217;d love to write more &#8211; however I have two girls in a bathtub waiting for my return.  Although you may think there are some things missing in your life &#8211; it still inspires envy in me.  Hope you find what is missing &#8211; and serve as our inspiration that we can have it all.</p>
<p>I so need &#8211; but cannot afford ($ or time)- a girls weekend away.  Funny how it can throw you back 20 years &#8211; and put you in an entirely different place/life.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll check back when I get a few moments.</p>
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		<title>By: Susan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 02:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Lulu and Curt, thanks for your thoughts. I don&#039;t want anyone to think I&#039;m wallowing in misery here; I honestly believe I have a full life as it is and I&#039;m in a good place. But you are right - I won&#039;t/can&#039;t give up hope and I won&#039;t give up trying new things. Dating, though, like anything takes time, energy and patience. I think all 3 of those things lag at times, and maybe I&#039;m just not up to it right now. As for not all guys being like the Flaming Star (good name!) or Bra Guy, I know that...It&#039;s just that it&#039;s so much more fun to write about those guys than all you normal (well, relatively normal) ones! :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lulu and Curt, thanks for your thoughts. I don&#8217;t want anyone to think I&#8217;m wallowing in misery here; I honestly believe I have a full life as it is and I&#8217;m in a good place. But you are right &#8211; I won&#8217;t/can&#8217;t give up hope and I won&#8217;t give up trying new things. Dating, though, like anything takes time, energy and patience. I think all 3 of those things lag at times, and maybe I&#8217;m just not up to it right now. As for not all guys being like the Flaming Star (good name!) or Bra Guy, I know that&#8230;It&#8217;s just that it&#8217;s so much more fun to write about those guys than all you normal (well, relatively normal) ones! <img src='http://susancourtad.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: curt</title>
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		<dc:creator>curt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 15:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I know that you and I have spoken on this subject many times.  it&#039;s a bitch, but keep putting yourself out there.  that is crucial -- if a relationship is something you want.

you&#039;re doing all of the right things and, as I have found out, sometimes these methods work.

and, not all guys are like flaming star creative music guy.  there are better fish in the talent pool.  don&#039;t cave, but don&#039;t be too picky.  I know that&#039;s sometimes hard to define, but you know who is best for you.  when it&#039;s your time, you&#039;ll know -- n&#039;all that crap.

just remember -- if you quit, the terrorists win.  ;-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know that you and I have spoken on this subject many times.  it&#8217;s a bitch, but keep putting yourself out there.  that is crucial &#8212; if a relationship is something you want.</p>
<p>you&#8217;re doing all of the right things and, as I have found out, sometimes these methods work.</p>
<p>and, not all guys are like flaming star creative music guy.  there are better fish in the talent pool.  don&#8217;t cave, but don&#8217;t be too picky.  I know that&#8217;s sometimes hard to define, but you know who is best for you.  when it&#8217;s your time, you&#8217;ll know &#8212; n&#8217;all that crap.</p>
<p>just remember &#8212; if you quit, the terrorists win.  <img src='http://susancourtad.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Lulu</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lulu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 13:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s hard for me to give advice on this topic since I&#039;ve been married for nearly 14 years!  Hmm...a little bit of alone time sounds pretty good to me!

However, I will say that my boss met her husband on E-Harmony, so I have proof that it does work.

My SIL is kind of in the same boat as you.  She&#039;s been searching for years now--even trying the online dating thing, but no such luck for her.  And I guess that I should quit telling her that &quot;it&#039;s just not your time,&quot; huh?

If it were me, I would try E-Harmony.  It&#039;s worth a try, right?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s hard for me to give advice on this topic since I&#8217;ve been married for nearly 14 years!  Hmm&#8230;a little bit of alone time sounds pretty good to me!</p>
<p>However, I will say that my boss met her husband on E-Harmony, so I have proof that it does work.</p>
<p>My SIL is kind of in the same boat as you.  She&#8217;s been searching for years now&#8211;even trying the online dating thing, but no such luck for her.  And I guess that I should quit telling her that &#8220;it&#8217;s just not your time,&#8221; huh?</p>
<p>If it were me, I would try E-Harmony.  It&#8217;s worth a try, right?</p>
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		<title>By: Susan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 19:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>S - nah, there is no magic formula. I know that. (&quot;Damn you, Universe!&quot;) Thanks for the hot gardener tip; I will have to keep an eye out. As for eHarmony, tried that one a while ago (be prepared for 45 minutes of personality profiling questions) and some others. I won&#039;t rule out online dating at some point, but not right now. And, yes, um, you might not want to tell the hot gardener you&#039;re scoping out those sites...you might not want to do it at all!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>S &#8211; nah, there is no magic formula. I know that. (&#8220;Damn you, Universe!&#8221;) Thanks for the hot gardener tip; I will have to keep an eye out. As for eHarmony, tried that one a while ago (be prepared for 45 minutes of personality profiling questions) and some others. I won&#8217;t rule out online dating at some point, but not right now. And, yes, um, you might not want to tell the hot gardener you&#8217;re scoping out those sites&#8230;you might not want to do it at all!</p>
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		<title>By: sarah</title>
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		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 19:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, I don&#039;t know what the magic formula is.  You could try what I did.  And ask out the hot garderner who works at your neighbor&#039;s house (that is, if your neighbor has a hot gardener working for them).  :-)  It is sort of wild to ask a guy out.

I have heard good things about eHarmony.  There are enough people on that thing, i think, to make it worthwhile.  I&#039;m tempted to do it just because it&#039;s pretty fun to meet new people.  But, i&#039;m not sure what my bf would think....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, I don&#8217;t know what the magic formula is.  You could try what I did.  And ask out the hot garderner who works at your neighbor&#8217;s house (that is, if your neighbor has a hot gardener working for them).  <img src='http://susancourtad.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />   It is sort of wild to ask a guy out.</p>
<p>I have heard good things about eHarmony.  There are enough people on that thing, i think, to make it worthwhile.  I&#8217;m tempted to do it just because it&#8217;s pretty fun to meet new people.  But, i&#8217;m not sure what my bf would think&#8230;.</p>
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