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		<title>on leading from the bottom up&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upside-Down Leadership by Taylor Field I received this book as an uncorrected, unformatted digital proof, so some of what I say here, will probably be reflective of that format, and I&#8217;ll assume many of the issues I came across due to grammatical, typographical, and clarity concerns have been resolved. Unfortunately, the nature of publishing these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on why the guys have it&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And now we&#8217;re down to the wire&#8230; the final three&#8230; three songs a piece&#8230; three rounds&#8230; and, if we know anything about the judges, they&#8217;ll give one round to each contestant&#8230; typically, this week goes off with one song that the producers pick (edit: Jimmy&#8217;s picks), one song the judges pick, and one song the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on coming of age and self discovery&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 03:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Charlatan&#8217;s Boy by Jonathan Rogers The cover touts this book as a blend of Mark Twain and CS Lewis. The Mark Twain part is easy to recognize in the colloquial voice that guides readers through the tale. Actually, &#8220;guide&#8221; may not be the best term &#8211; grips may work better. Readers are immediately transported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on the Idol&#8217;s final four&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 23:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I didn&#8217;t watch last night because I went to take in The Avengers instead. So, now it&#8217;s the day after, but I&#8217;m still bringing some comments and predictions for last night&#8217;s performances. First, to California&#8230; off we go&#8230; Hotel California by The Eagles Phillip Phillips leads off the show with CCR&#8217;s Have You Ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on last night&#8217;s top five&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[so, due to some ridiculous technical difficulties last night (I&#8217;m looking at you Comcast DVR), I wasn&#8217;t able to watch American Idol on my normal schedule and thus, couldn&#8217;t provide the in-depth commentary that I normally like to offer here on the blog. Be that as it may, the DVR that wouldn&#8217;t play last night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on all man, all the time&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Book of Man by William Bennett There was a commercial on TV when I was younger featuring Charles Barkley and the tagline, &#8220;I am not a role model.&#8221; It was a rather groundbreaking and controversial message for the time &#8211; and imagine, it was an ad for sneakers &#8211; but what really came to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on re-organizing a classic&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs Reconstructed by Gus Dallas Growing up, I went through my Bible with a set of colored pencils and, specifically for Proverbs, I underlined or highlighted the passages based on a set of high-level topics to which I thought the text applied. Red was for love, Green was for money, and those are the only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on leading with the Fs&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pershing: Commander of the Great War by John Perry It&#8217;s been a little while since I read a biography and I had intended to keep a steady flow of them going as I continue my reading cycle. Be that as it may, I was happy to pick up with The Generals series as I&#8217;ve yet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on the top half dozen&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[six contestants left, and it looks like they&#8217;ll be singing Queen songs&#8230; it&#8217;s apparently a huge honor&#8230; oh, this is weird&#8230; they&#8217;re performing a medley with Queen members&#8230; maybe they won&#8217;t sing Queen songs when they compete&#8230; or maybe they will&#8230; this is an odd opening to the show&#8230; anyway&#8230; off we go&#8230; Kings and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on this year&#8217;s Dove Awards (pt.3)&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And we&#8217;ll wrap things up with some of the Song Categories. I must be quick as time is escaping. As a reminder, if you have Spotify installed and want to follow along, here&#8217;s the playlist for most of the nominees. Off we go. Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year NOMINEES: Hallelujah (Lecrae),Intoxicated (JayEss),Please Don&#8217;t Let [...]]]></description>
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