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		<title>But They&#8217;re Plant Eaters</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2010/08/06/but-theyre-plant-eaters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An impromptu song made up by Allison at the conclusion of dinnertime: (Sung in triplets) If you don&#8217;t eat your dinner You won&#8217;t get dessert And you&#8217;ll get eaten by the Tri-ceeer-a-tops]]></description>
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		<title>Cheerio Doc Brown</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2010/07/20/cheerio-doc-brown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a recent Saturday night, Lauren was at work and I let Allison stay up late with me on the couch.  As we watched the Graham Norton Show on BBC America, Allison took note of their English accents and wondered why they &#8220;sounded funny.&#8221; I told her that the people on this show were from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SKIN!</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2010/07/05/skin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can we talk penises for a minute? Part of being the husband of a midwife means you’re pretty much piped in to every conceivable controversial issue that is in any way related to pregnancy, childbirth and parenting.  C-sections, homebirth, vaccines, co-sleeping, breast-feeding, best hemp strollers for hippies and of course, the pros and cons (mostly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fun Uncle &gt; Creepy Uncle</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2010/06/23/fun-uncle-creepy-uncle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m exaggerating when I say that, in addition to being the World&#8217;s Greatest Dad (and I&#8217;ve got the mug to prove it), I also qualify for the role of World&#8217;s Funnest Uncle**.  But as one comedian put it, there is a very thin line between &#8220;fun uncle&#8221; and &#8220;creepy uncle&#8221;&#8230; or words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speed of Sound</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2010/06/21/speed-of-sound/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesse clearly has trouble with his hearing since, ya know, we have to tell him like ten times to go put on his pajamas and yet thirty minutes later he&#8217;s still just finally getting around to taking his socks off.  Yet somehow that boy&#8217;s ears can hone in on the precise frequency of a Mellow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leave Miley Alone!  Leave&#8217;er ALONE!</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2010/06/14/leave-miley-alone-leaveer-alone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I should come clean right off the bat.  I freakin&#8217; LOVE Miley Cyrus.  I think her music is catchy.  I think her TV show is pretty damn hilarious.  I think she&#8217;s a cute kid and, if her performance a few weeks back on Dancing with the Stars is anything to go by, she&#8217;s going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rule #13 I Didn&#8217;t Know I Needed to Tell My Son</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2010/05/23/rule-13-i-didnt-know-i-needed-to-tell-my-son/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 16:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re over at your aunt and uncle&#8217;s house, it is impolite to pull down your pants and pee all over the floor.]]></description>
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		<title>George Michael is the Reason for the Season</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2009/12/24/george-michael-is-the-reason-for-the-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, Allison and I finally sat down to wrap the presents we got for Lauren, Jesse and Max. I&#8217;m thinking she was a little bit punchy from a combination of being up late, a few extra Christmas cookies, plus the fact that I finally gave her carte blanche to work the tape dispenser. Either [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Veggie, not the Urine</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2009/09/01/the-veggie-not-the-urine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allison and I have been reading &#8220;The Tale of Despereaux&#8221; before bed for the last few nights. First off, it&#8217;s an amazing book so far. I find I&#8217;M getting to the ends of chapters and saying to Allison, &#8220;You wanna read just one more?&#8221; But the name of the human Princess in this book&#8217;s name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orange you glad?</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2009/08/19/orange-you-glad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask anyone with a four- to ten-year-old and they’ll tell you: Knock-Knock jokes are the bane of a parent’s existence.  I’ll take the three-year-old “why why why” phase any day over the Knock-Knock phase. It’s not just that Knock-Knock jokes are inherently unfunny.  But because the setup is so dang simple, kids feel like it [...]]]></description>
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