<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169</id><updated>2012-02-16T01:17:45.442-08:00</updated><category term='mind'/><category term='the hands of time'/><category term='early warning'/><category term='keyboard shortcuts'/><category term='Blood clots'/><category term='poem'/><category term='relationship'/><category term='Hope'/><category term='behaviour'/><category term='DIY'/><category term='body languare'/><category term='Assertiveness'/><category term='lyric'/><category term='song'/><category term='gestures'/><category term='Thoughtfulness'/><category term='Brain'/><category term='Yes'/><category term='Focus'/><category term='creative-writing'/><category term='learner'/><category term='psychology'/><category term='intelligence'/><category term='mystery'/><category term='Buffalo'/><category term='facilitator'/><category term='traits'/><category term='Michael Mallows'/><category term='beauty'/><category term='Choice'/><category term='hand movements'/><category term='thinking'/><category term='Hate'/><category term='ugly'/><category term='Washington'/><category term='Freelance'/><category term='symptoms'/><category term='rhyme'/><category term='non-verbal communication'/><category term='medical breakthroughs'/><category term='How to'/><category term='Chief Seattle'/><category term='Curiosity'/><category term='Crafty Listening'/><category term='heart'/><category term='Halo effect'/><category term='Crafty'/><category term='writers&apos; workshops'/><category term='writers'/><category term='Responsiveness'/><category term='blogger'/><category term='Healing'/><category term='Hurt'/><category term='Nobel Prize'/><category term='poetry'/><category term='strokes'/><category term='Wholeness'/><category term='partners'/><category term='Hollywood'/><category term='EI'/><category term='writer&apos;s block'/><category term='medicine'/><category term='healthy'/><title type='text'>Crafty Listening</title><subtitle type='html'>Curious Responsive Assertive Focused Thoughtful YES! (a positive attitude)</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' 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href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/858105202169424490/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_4326.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/858105202169424490'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/858105202169424490'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_4326.html' title='30 Things to stop doing to yourself'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-247078417648845733</id><published>2011-12-22T14:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T14:01:19.365-08:00</updated><title type='text'>30  thigs to stop doing to yourself</title><summary type='text'>Life's tough at times; deal with itLife get tougher Stop confessing other people's sins Go wellAmplify’d from www.marcandangel.comStop following the path of least resistance. – Life is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile.  Don’t take the easy way out.  Do something extraordinary.Stop acting like everything is fine if it isn’t. – It’s okay to fall apart for a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/247078417648845733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-thigs-to-stop-doing-to-yourself.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/247078417648845733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/247078417648845733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-thigs-to-stop-doing-to-yourself.html' title='30  thigs to stop doing to yourself'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-268897872725309612</id><published>2011-12-22T12:01:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T12:01:35.028-08:00</updated><title type='text'>30 things to stop doing to yourself</title><summary type='text'>Stop grudging, Be guided by your principles Stop justifying  go wellAmplify’d from www.marcandangel.comStop holding grudges. – Don’t live your life with hate in your heart.  You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate.  Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is okay.”  It is saying, “I’m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever.”  Forgiveness is the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/268897872725309612/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_6882.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/268897872725309612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/268897872725309612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_6882.html' title='30 things to stop doing to yourself'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-1428636874730208039</id><published>2011-12-22T12:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T12:01:33.179-08:00</updated><title type='text'>30 Things to stop doing to yourself</title><summary type='text'>Breathing is still the best life-support system you've got!Wake up and smell the coffee (better latte than never!)Settle for excellence! go wellAmplify’d from www.marcandangel.comStop doing the same things over and over without taking a break. – The time to take a deep breath is when you don’t have time for it.  If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/1428636874730208039/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_6983.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1428636874730208039'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1428636874730208039'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_6983.html' title='30 Things to stop doing to yourself'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4137687677957285206</id><published>2011-12-22T11:02:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T11:02:32.294-08:00</updated><title type='text'>30 Things to stop doing to yourself</title><summary type='text'>Give up competing, complaining, jealousyand go wellAmplify’d from www.marcandangel.comStop trying to compete against everyone else. – Don’t worry about what others doing better than you.  Concentrate on beating your own records every day.  Success is a battle between YOU and YOURSELF only.Stop being jealous of others. – Jealousy is the art of counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4137687677957285206/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_7361.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4137687677957285206'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4137687677957285206'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_7361.html' title='30 Things to stop doing to yourself'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3298872934957513091</id><published>2011-12-22T10:02:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T10:02:00.237-08:00</updated><title type='text'>30 Things to stop doing to yourself</title><summary type='text'>Be preparedDon't make Major Decisions based on Passion alone!Remember, your past is NOT your potentialgo wellAmplify’d from www.marcandangel.comStop thinking you’re not ready. – Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises.  Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.Stop getting involved in</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3298872934957513091/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_9641.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3298872934957513091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3298872934957513091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_9641.html' title='30 Things to stop doing to yourself'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4277614505667968413</id><published>2011-12-22T09:02:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T09:02:03.109-08:00</updated><title type='text'>30 things to stop doing to yourself</title><summary type='text'>Love &amp; laughterFind the moon inside you Make the effortGo wellAmplify’d from www.marcandangel.comStop trying to buy happiness. – Many of the things we desire  are expensive.  But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are  totally free – love, laughter and working on our passions.Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness. – If you’re not happy with who you are on the inside, you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4277614505667968413/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_9265.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4277614505667968413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4277614505667968413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_9265.html' title='30 things to stop doing to yourself'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2477627734364270441</id><published>2011-12-22T08:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T08:01:07.229-08:00</updated><title type='text'>30 things to stop doing to yourself</title><summary type='text'>Let go of the past,take some risks,Be gentle to yourselfAmplify’d from www.marcandangel.comtake Stop trying to hold onto the past. – You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.Stop being scared to make a mistake. – Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing.  Every success has a trail of failures behind it,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2477627734364270441/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_22.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2477627734364270441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2477627734364270441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself_22.html' title='30 things to stop doing to yourself'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-842944444993134493</id><published>2011-12-22T07:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T07:01:06.158-08:00</updated><title type='text'>30 things to stop doing to yourself.</title><summary type='text'>7/8/9/ 30go wellAmplify’d from www.marcandangel.comStop putting your own needs on the back burner. – The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.  Yes, help others; but help yourself too.  If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.Stop trying to be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/842944444993134493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/842944444993134493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/842944444993134493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-yourself.html' title='30 things to stop doing to yourself.'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-6281569498744302490</id><published>2011-12-21T16:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-21T16:01:05.122-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pooh Corner</title><summary type='text'>Go luckyGo wellAmplify’d from www.goodreads.com            			"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."            			            			— A.A. Milne            			(Winnie-the-Pooh)          			            		Read more at www.goodreads.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1l1g5</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/6281569498744302490/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pooh-corner_21.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6281569498744302490'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6281569498744302490'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pooh-corner_21.html' title='Pooh Corner'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3911175794274024101</id><published>2011-12-21T08:32:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-21T08:32:34.970-08:00</updated><title type='text'>30 Things to stop doing to your self!</title><summary type='text'>3/30go wellAmplify’d from www.marcandangel.comWhen you stop chasing the wrong things you givethe right things a chance to catch you.As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”  Nothing could be closer to the truth.  But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3911175794274024101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-your-self.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3911175794274024101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3911175794274024101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-to-stop-doing-to-your-self.html' title='30 Things to stop doing to your self!'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-1998964879863974070</id><published>2011-12-21T06:05:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-21T06:05:39.055-08:00</updated><title type='text'>This is poetry in motion...</title><summary type='text'>and beautiful to watch.be warned, though, it's also very erotic!Go wellAmplify’d from www.youtube.comSee more at www.youtube.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kzi9</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/1998964879863974070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-is-poetry-in-motion.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1998964879863974070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1998964879863974070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-is-poetry-in-motion.html' title='This is poetry in motion...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-7021647559286269257</id><published>2011-12-20T09:43:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T09:43:41.094-08:00</updated><title type='text'>If this doesn't wake you up...</title><summary type='text'>...you should either stop partying or get help!sleep well go wellAmplify’d from live.psu.eduPsychologists chase down sleep demonsUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- What do Moby Dick, the Salem witch trials and alien abductions all have in common? They all circle back to sleep paralysis.Less than 8 percent of the general population experiences sleep paralysis, but it is more frequent in two groups -- </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/7021647559286269257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/if-this-doesn-wake-you-up.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7021647559286269257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7021647559286269257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/if-this-doesn-wake-you-up.html' title='If this doesn&amp;#39;t wake you up...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6049/6253880214_d4312fcddf_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3880603940636502759</id><published>2011-12-19T16:02:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T16:02:13.609-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pooh Corner</title><summary type='text'>And that's a long long time!Go wellAmplify’d from www.goodreads.com            			"We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet.Even longer,' Pooh answered."            			            			— A.A. Milne            			(Winnie-the-Pooh)          			            		Read more at www.goodreads.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kvxg</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3880603940636502759/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pooh-corner_19.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3880603940636502759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3880603940636502759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pooh-corner_19.html' title='Pooh Corner'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-6396873148562529977</id><published>2011-12-19T15:14:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T15:14:04.393-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pros and ...</title><summary type='text'>...cons vote wisely  go wellAmplify’d from www.humorbation.comSee more at www.humorbation.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kvx4</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/6396873148562529977/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pros-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6396873148562529977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6396873148562529977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pros-and.html' title='Pros and ...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3704527510320475983</id><published>2011-12-19T15:13:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T15:13:05.375-08:00</updated><title type='text'>God Knows!!</title><summary type='text'>we can only guessgo wellAmplify’d from www.humorbation.comSee more at www.humorbation.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kvx3</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3704527510320475983/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/god-knows.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3704527510320475983'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3704527510320475983'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/god-knows.html' title='God Knows!!'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3827343357652019244</id><published>2011-12-19T14:16:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T14:16:07.811-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Is this ironic?</title><summary type='text'>go wellAmplify’d from www.humorbation.comSee more at www.humorbation.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kvvx</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3827343357652019244/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/is-this-ironic.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3827343357652019244'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3827343357652019244'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/is-this-ironic.html' title='Is this ironic?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-7276995596570416588</id><published>2011-12-19T13:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T13:01:11.323-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Would they see eye...</title><summary type='text'>...2 eye?Amplify’d from www.humorbation.comSee more at www.humorbation.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kvud</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/7276995596570416588/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/would-they-see-eye.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7276995596570416588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7276995596570416588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/would-they-see-eye.html' title='Would they see eye...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2229577050240851059</id><published>2011-12-19T12:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T12:01:17.149-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Calling a spade...</title><summary type='text'>...a spade?go wellAmplify’d from www.humorbation.comRead more at www.humorbation.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kvt9</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2229577050240851059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/calling-spade.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2229577050240851059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2229577050240851059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/calling-spade.html' title='Calling a spade...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3145445865758372618</id><published>2011-12-19T11:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T11:01:09.294-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Would you believe it?</title><summary type='text'>go wellAmplify’d from www.humorbation.comSee more at www.humorbation.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kvr6</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3145445865758372618/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/would-you-believe-it.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3145445865758372618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3145445865758372618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/would-you-believe-it.html' title='Would you believe it?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-9102336330854160298</id><published>2011-12-19T10:03:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T10:03:18.341-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Allergic to Humans?</title><summary type='text'>be wellgo wellAmplify’d from www.humorbation.comSee more at www.humorbation.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kvqe</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/9102336330854160298/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/allergic-to-humans.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/9102336330854160298'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/9102336330854160298'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/allergic-to-humans.html' title='Allergic to Humans?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-107063354250883198</id><published>2011-12-19T10:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T10:01:52.171-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Makes you think...</title><summary type='text'>go roundgo wellAmplify’d from www.humorbation.comSee more at www.humorbation.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kvqb</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/107063354250883198/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/makes-you-think.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/107063354250883198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/107063354250883198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/makes-you-think.html' title='Makes you think...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-1373752554833228562</id><published>2011-12-19T08:42:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T08:42:30.063-08:00</updated><title type='text'>one over the eight?</title><summary type='text'>Sometimes you've gotta stretch beyond your reachsometimes it's good to look before you leapIt's usually good to practice what you preachMaybe count your blessing before you go to sleepSoGo wellAmplify’d from animalspets.co.ukSee more at animalspets.co.uk See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kvon</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/1373752554833228562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/one-over-eight.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1373752554833228562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1373752554833228562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/one-over-eight.html' title='one over the eight?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-324672147311906176</id><published>2011-12-18T16:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-18T16:01:04.759-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pooh Corner</title><summary type='text'>The most important thing is...Amplify’d from www.goodreads.com            			"If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you."            			            			— A.A. Milne</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/324672147311906176/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pooh-corner_18.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/324672147311906176'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/324672147311906176'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pooh-corner_18.html' title='Pooh Corner'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4686555192046521083</id><published>2011-12-17T16:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-17T16:01:07.086-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pooh Corner</title><summary type='text'>A bit selfish, methinks - but sweet!Go wellAmplify’d from www.goodreads.com            			"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you."            			            			— A.A. Milne            			(Winnie-the-Pooh)          			            		Read more at www.goodreads.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ksws</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4686555192046521083/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pooh-corner_17.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4686555192046521083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4686555192046521083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pooh-corner_17.html' title='Pooh Corner'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-1023004013075689555</id><published>2011-12-17T12:32:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-17T12:32:51.684-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pooh Corner</title><summary type='text'>Gi wisely, go wellAmplify’d from www.goodreads.com            			"Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh?" he whispered."Yes, Piglet?""Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's hand. "I just wanted to be sure of you."            			            			— A.A. Milne            			(Winnie-the-Pooh)          			            		Read more at www.goodreads.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ksqd</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/1023004013075689555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pooh-corner.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1023004013075689555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1023004013075689555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/pooh-corner.html' title='Pooh Corner'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4581939028053262505</id><published>2011-12-17T07:21:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-17T07:21:43.074-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Undercover Lady Boy?</title><summary type='text'>Either way, I hope the change did them good!Go wellAmplify’d from www.youtube.comSee more at www.youtube.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ksde</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4581939028053262505/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/undercover-lady-boy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4581939028053262505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4581939028053262505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/undercover-lady-boy.html' title='Undercover Lady Boy?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4941893842086608698</id><published>2011-12-17T07:20:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-17T07:20:21.794-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm not half the man I used to be...</title><summary type='text'>...There's a panel hanging over me, Oh, I believe in Yesterday Go wellAmplify’d from www.youtube.comSee more at www.youtube.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ksd9</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4941893842086608698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/i-not-half-man-i-used-to-be.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4941893842086608698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4941893842086608698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/i-not-half-man-i-used-to-be.html' title='I&amp;#39;m not half the man I used to be...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-8843713799088133869</id><published>2011-12-16T13:56:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-16T13:56:35.597-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A particular perspective on life</title><summary type='text'>slightly jaundiced, nicely weirdgo wellAmplify’d from favstar.fm	          @donni’s (donni) best tweetsMost Favorited Tweets    Most Retweeted Tweets          	My pessimism has never failed me, but I'm sure someday it will.The best thing about telepathy is...I know, right?Can I legally change my name to the same name, but with a bigger font?Saw a werewolf at the bus stop this morning. Or possibly</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/8843713799088133869/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/particular-perspective-on-life.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8843713799088133869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8843713799088133869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/particular-perspective-on-life.html' title='A particular perspective on life'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-913010599939907299</id><published>2011-12-16T13:49:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-16T13:49:33.830-08:00</updated><title type='text'>YOU COULDN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH</title><summary type='text'>Daddy's Home!!Amplify’d from www.bannedinhollywood.comSee more at www.bannedinhollywood.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kqmg</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/913010599939907299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/you-couldn-handle-truth.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/913010599939907299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/913010599939907299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/you-couldn-handle-truth.html' title='YOU COULDN&amp;#39;T HANDLE THE TRUTH'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-1875216513188569715</id><published>2011-12-14T15:21:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T15:21:48.002-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Whiter Shade of Pale</title><summary type='text'>thinking inside the box?  go wellAmplify’d from www.pickchur.com1) See if the two boxes have the same exact shade of gray. 2) It's a NO right? 3) Now cover the middle area where the two boxes meet with your hand or fingers.See more at www.pickchur.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kexl</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/1875216513188569715/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/whiter-shade-of-pale.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1875216513188569715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1875216513188569715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/whiter-shade-of-pale.html' title='A Whiter Shade of Pale'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3110803930086565193</id><published>2011-12-14T15:16:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T15:16:11.796-08:00</updated><title type='text'>About Face</title><summary type='text'>The map is not necessarily the Territorygo wellAmplify’d from www.pickchur.comSee more at www.pickchur.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1kewu</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3110803930086565193/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/about-face.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3110803930086565193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3110803930086565193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/about-face.html' title='About Face'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3455948614704743548</id><published>2011-12-14T15:06:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T15:06:30.347-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Teaching Kids to Read</title><summary type='text'>Book 'em Dannogo wellAmplify’d from www.readingrockets.org	  				Teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle						A Chance to Read						Our PBS show looks at the reading challenges facing kids with disabilities, and what schools across the country are doing to help them find success. 						Watch show online  &gt;						Launching Young Readers  &gt;							            Professional Development </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3455948614704743548/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaching-kids-to-read.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3455948614704743548'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3455948614704743548'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaching-kids-to-read.html' title='Teaching Kids to Read'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-8682797723618935037</id><published>2011-12-14T14:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T14:59:26.749-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Engineering Flowchart | PickChur</title><summary type='text'>The Engineering Flowchart | PickChurwww.craftylistening.co.ukmyspace.com/craftylisteningMichael Mallows on FaceBookcraftylistening.blogspot.com</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.pickchur.com/pics/engineering_flowchart.html#.TukqSE_jcyM.blogger' title='The Engineering Flowchart | PickChur'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/8682797723618935037/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/engineering-flowchart-pickchur.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8682797723618935037'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8682797723618935037'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/engineering-flowchart-pickchur.html' title='The Engineering Flowchart | PickChur'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2955490274564224401</id><published>2011-12-14T14:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T14:57:55.828-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Varying Speed Illusion | PickChur</title><summary type='text'>Varying Speed Illusion | PickChurwww.craftylistening.co.ukmyspace.com/craftylisteningMichael Mallows on FaceBookcraftylistening.blogspot.com</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.pickchur.com/pics/speed_illusion.html#.Tukp4Fb9jys.blogger' title='Varying Speed Illusion | PickChur'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2955490274564224401/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/varying-speed-illusion-pickchur.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2955490274564224401'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2955490274564224401'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/varying-speed-illusion-pickchur.html' title='Varying Speed Illusion | PickChur'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-8620971410850968856</id><published>2011-12-13T16:38:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T16:38:55.833-08:00</updated><title type='text'>This is very funny and quite sad</title><summary type='text'>...and it's another word to the wiseseven minutes that'll go well in the course of your day(unless you are as blinkered as...well, you'll see)go wellAmplify’d from www.buzzfeed.comMormons Vs. Epic Black Guy            A Mormon's worst nightmare. This is entertaining even if you're not religious, he sure taught these guys a thing or two about their logic in this debate.                       Read </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/8620971410850968856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-is-very-funny-and-quite-sad.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8620971410850968856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8620971410850968856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-is-very-funny-and-quite-sad.html' title='This is very funny and quite sad'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-804455064964340703</id><published>2011-12-13T16:14:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T16:14:48.266-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A word to the wise</title><summary type='text'>Go wellAmplify’d from www.atozkidsstuff.comA wise old owl sat in an oak,The more he heard, the less he spoke;The less he spoke, the more he heard;Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?Read more at www.atozkidsstuff.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ka0d</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/804455064964340703/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/word-to-wise.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/804455064964340703'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/804455064964340703'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/word-to-wise.html' title='A word to the wise'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2250254387937616779</id><published>2011-12-11T14:59:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-11T14:59:12.310-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Thinking Like A Genius</title><summary type='text'>Problem Solving: Creative Solutionsgo wellAmplify’d from www.studygs.netThinking and recall series	Thinking like a genius	Problem solving: creative solutions                	"Even if you're not a genius, you can use the same 					strategies as Aristotle and Einstein to harness the power of 					your creative mind and better manage your future."                    The following strategies </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2250254387937616779/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/thinking-like-genius.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2250254387937616779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2250254387937616779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/thinking-like-genius.html' title='Thinking Like A Genius'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3612199031290314894</id><published>2011-12-10T12:42:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T12:42:02.087-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Maslow's hierarchy of Interneeds</title><summary type='text'>Whose needs are they anyway?C'mon, you know he's right!!Log on, tune out, sod off! And go well!!Amplify’d from pleated-jeans.comSee more at pleated-jeans.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1jtwn</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3612199031290314894/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/maslow-hierarchy-of-interneeds.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3612199031290314894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3612199031290314894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/maslow-hierarchy-of-interneeds.html' title='Maslow&amp;#39;s hierarchy of Interneeds'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-5854670687065391919</id><published>2011-12-09T14:45:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-09T14:45:11.911-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Wordiness - more or less?</title><summary type='text'>They have been at a great feast of languages and stolen the scraps."—Shakespeare (Love’s Labour’s Lost, act 5, sc. 1, ll. 36-7)go wellAmplify’d from web.uvic.caWordiness, Wordiness, Wordiness ListThey have been at a great feast of languages and stolen the scraps."                —Shakespeare (Love’s Labour’s Lost, act 5, sc. 1, ll. 36-7)                The world has only so much space. When you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/5854670687065391919/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/wordiness-more-or-less.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5854670687065391919'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5854670687065391919'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/wordiness-more-or-less.html' title='Wordiness - more or less?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-7253361650390504523</id><published>2011-12-08T13:39:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-08T13:39:30.897-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Wonderful World</title><summary type='text'>and lucky us to live in it!  go wellAmplify’d from www.documentarydish.comAntarctica Family Robinson 5:00Wild Chronicles meets a family of explorers and naturalists who...Bottlenose Dolphin Gang Rumble 2:34Docile dolphins?  Sometimes these bottlenose dolphins seem to...Birds of the Gods 49:02Deep in the heart of New Guinea live unimaginably spectacular...Galapagos Volcanoes 5:39Recent volcanic </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/7253361650390504523/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/wonderful-world.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7253361650390504523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7253361650390504523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/wonderful-world.html' title='Wonderful World'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4272770801211355582</id><published>2011-12-08T09:08:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-08T09:08:02.544-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Buy Polar?</title><summary type='text'>Lovvely images, although it seems a bit sad for the bear...Amplify’d from www.pbh2.comThe Benefits Of Being A Polar Bear ZookeeperRead more at www.pbh2.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1jmj6</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4272770801211355582/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/buy-polar.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4272770801211355582'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4272770801211355582'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/buy-polar.html' title='Buy Polar?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-5150522779056176840</id><published>2011-12-07T13:48:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T13:48:25.756-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Times They Are a-changing</title><summary type='text'>The past is another country, they do things diferently there (they COULD spare a dime!) Go wellAugust 10th 2010Amplify’d from mises.orgThe Higher-Education Bubble Has PoppedA college degree once looked to be the path to prosperity. In an article for TechCrunch, Sarah Lacy writes, "Like the housing bubble, the education bubble is about security and insurance against the future. Both whisper a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/5150522779056176840/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/times-they-are-changing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5150522779056176840'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5150522779056176840'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/times-they-are-changing.html' title='The Times They Are a-changing'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-8792371068775778441</id><published>2011-12-07T13:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T13:34:40.663-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Jeckyl and Hyde</title><summary type='text'>It's difficult to choose! oh, well  go wellAmplify’d from lh5.googleusercontent.comSee more at lh5.googleusercontent.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1jjun</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/8792371068775778441/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/jeckyl-and-hyde.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8792371068775778441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8792371068775778441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/jeckyl-and-hyde.html' title='Jeckyl and Hyde'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2869482096531146195</id><published>2011-12-05T15:02:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T15:02:00.226-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Men at War; Children at Home</title><summary type='text'>Exposure to Violence (at home) and Combat (at war) show increased brain activity in two specific brain areas, which are associated with threat detection and implicated in anxiety disorders.Go wellAmplify’d from medicalxpress.comChildren exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat, new research has shown.In the first functional MRI </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2869482096531146195/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/men-at-war-children-at-home.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2869482096531146195'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2869482096531146195'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/men-at-war-children-at-home.html' title='Men at War; Children at Home'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4042121529221656414</id><published>2011-12-05T14:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T14:34:04.760-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Body Language</title><summary type='text'>Non-verbal CommunicationThe signs are there Go wellAmplify’d from www.jinxiboo.comAs we all know, communication is essential in society. Advancements in technology have transformed the way that we correspond with others in the modern world, yet when conversing face-to-face, it's not only speech we verbalize that matters. Body language is truly a language of its own. We all have quirks and habits </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4042121529221656414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/body-language.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4042121529221656414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4042121529221656414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/body-language.html' title='Body Language'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2506025429820771455</id><published>2011-12-05T14:23:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T14:23:01.195-08:00</updated><title type='text'>"Only those who dare to fail greatly...</title><summary type='text'>...can achieve greatly." ~ Robert F. KennedyRead 'em and reap! go wellAmplify’d from www.des.emory.eduBut They Did Not Give Up"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."~ Samuel Beckett  As a young man, Abraham Lincoln went to war a captain and returned a private. Afterwards, he was a failure as a businessman. As a lawyer in Springfield, he was too impractical and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2506025429820771455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/those-who-dare-to-fail-greatly.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2506025429820771455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2506025429820771455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/those-who-dare-to-fail-greatly.html' title='&amp;quot;Only those who dare to fail greatly...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-8565996441538256484</id><published>2011-12-05T14:13:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T14:13:54.225-08:00</updated><title type='text'>People Oriented?</title><summary type='text'>Here's a cornucopia of sites that might speak to your condition. Be well   Go wellAmplify’d from www.timelessinformation.comTimeless Information		People-oriented discussion that you may find usefulThe following is a list of self-improvement/self-help/personal development sites ordered by subscriber amounts, along with the Twitter page associated with each site and number of Twitter followers.# of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/8565996441538256484/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/people-oriented.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8565996441538256484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8565996441538256484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/people-oriented.html' title='People Oriented?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-8797362867542369709</id><published>2011-12-05T13:41:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T13:41:42.649-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Autism and Apps</title><summary type='text'>this is fascinating and should be of interest to anyone working with children who have autism or Aspergers.Do read!!!go wellAmplify’d from www.cbsnews.com Apps for Autism October 23, 2011 12:10 PM Autistic people whose condition prevents them from speaking are making breakthroughs with the help of tablet computers and special applications that allow them to communicate, some for the first time. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/8797362867542369709/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/autism-and-apps.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8797362867542369709'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8797362867542369709'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/autism-and-apps.html' title='Autism and Apps'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-7523753933480916079</id><published>2011-12-04T02:49:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-04T02:49:06.085-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A HOT Topic!!!</title><summary type='text'>Amplify’d from www.crystalinks.comSpontaneous human combustion (SHC) is the alleged burning of a person's body without a readily apparent, identifiable external source of ignition. The combustion may result in simple burns and blisters to the skin, smoking, or a complete incineration of the body. The latter is the form most often 'recognized' as SHC. There is much speculation and controversy over</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/7523753933480916079/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/hot-topic.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7523753933480916079'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7523753933480916079'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/hot-topic.html' title='A HOT Topic!!!'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4886149451178176381</id><published>2011-12-04T02:48:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-04T02:48:29.595-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Watch this and leap...</title><summary type='text'>...or, in my case, weep!!!Amplify’d from redux.comSee more at redux.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1jbo0</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4886149451178176381/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-this-and-leap.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4886149451178176381'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4886149451178176381'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/watch-this-and-leap.html' title='Watch this and leap...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3299775997676929937</id><published>2011-12-02T12:56:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-02T12:56:39.208-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Home and dry?</title><summary type='text'>This has got to be useful!! Stay dry  go wellAmplify’d from www.vidaddict.comNeverWet waterproof spray demoRead more at www.vidaddict.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1j99u</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3299775997676929937/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/home-and-dry.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3299775997676929937'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3299775997676929937'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/12/home-and-dry.html' title='Home and dry?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4573885174050474161</id><published>2011-11-25T13:45:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-25T13:45:05.428-08:00</updated><title type='text'>It's all Greek to me..</title><summary type='text'>...but you never know when one of these might be just the thig you need!Estne volumen in toga,Is that a scroll in your togago wellAmplify’d from handylatin.pen.ioHandy Latin PhrasesRevelare pecunia!Show me the money!Mihi ignosce. Cum homine de cane debeo congredi. Excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog.Vescere bracis meis.Eat my shorts.Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4573885174050474161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/it-all-greek-to-me.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4573885174050474161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4573885174050474161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/it-all-greek-to-me.html' title='It&amp;#39;s all Greek to me..'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-7234343947479414698</id><published>2011-11-25T05:24:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-25T05:24:38.069-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Inspirational Story: Minimally Conscious State</title><summary type='text'>Just watched Extraordinary People on Channel 5 (Sky).Sarah Scantlin was hit by a drunk-driver and in a coma for 13 days and in a minimally Conscious State for 20 years, unable to move her body in any way.Amazingly, she 'woke up' and, with lots of help, love, speech-therapy, and self-belief, she has confounded all experts by learning to talk, walk, study ... in 2007 she fed herself  for the first </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/7234343947479414698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/inspirational-story-minimally-conscious.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7234343947479414698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7234343947479414698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/inspirational-story-minimally-conscious.html' title='Inspirational Story: Minimally Conscious State'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3437234543533906684</id><published>2011-11-25T04:23:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-25T04:23:02.966-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Story of Stuff</title><summary type='text'>Reality or Rubbish?go wellAmplify’d from www.archive.orgFrom its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3437234543533906684/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/story-of-stuff.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3437234543533906684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3437234543533906684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/story-of-stuff.html' title='The Story of Stuff'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-5315104997583286189</id><published>2011-11-24T08:17:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T08:17:27.403-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Jeckyl and Hyde?</title><summary type='text'>Depends which way you look at it!go wellAmplify’d from www.r-e-l-i-c.comSee more at www.r-e-l-i-c.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1iwhx</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/5315104997583286189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/jeckyl-and-hyde.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5315104997583286189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5315104997583286189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/jeckyl-and-hyde.html' title='Jeckyl and Hyde?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-1093594766876940708</id><published>2011-11-22T14:42:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T14:42:26.067-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Spam Box</title><summary type='text'>Temporary e-mail addresses that will forward all incoming mail to your usual e-mail address.Go wellAmplify’d from spambox.us		     		With this service you can create a temporary e-mail address that will forward all incoming mail to your usual e-mail address.				Simply enter your e-mail address and the life time of your spambox and we will generate you a temporary @spambox.us e-mail.						     		</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/1093594766876940708/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/temporary-e-mail-addresses-that-will.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1093594766876940708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1093594766876940708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/temporary-e-mail-addresses-that-will.html' title='Spam Box'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-1500620627524030305</id><published>2011-11-21T16:51:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T16:51:45.153-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Oy YOU!!!</title><summary type='text'>say what?Amplify’d from www.buzzfeed.com21 Scathingly Witty Insults By Famous People   See more at www.buzzfeed.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ip27</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/1500620627524030305/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/say-what-amplify-from-www.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1500620627524030305'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1500620627524030305'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/say-what-amplify-from-www.html' title='Oy YOU!!!'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-7653996976308515993</id><published>2011-11-21T16:33:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-21T16:33:24.291-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What does the future hold?</title><summary type='text'>What does the past teach?What does the present remind us of?go wellAmplify’d from www.mypicturemania.comSee more at www.mypicturemania.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ip1e</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/7653996976308515993/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/what-does-past-teach-what-does-present.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7653996976308515993'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7653996976308515993'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/what-does-past-teach-what-does-present.html' title='What does the future hold?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-817357976122849035</id><published>2011-11-18T15:41:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-18T15:41:18.115-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hunter s Thompson ...</title><summary type='text'>...writing just after Nixon's death and pulling no punches about a man who lacked an iota of decency, morality, loyalty or any of the virtues that might offer even a suggestion of humanity.Above all else, though, the following is GREAT writing.go wellAmplify’d from www.theatlantic.com			From Rolling Stone, June 16, 1994HE WAS A CROOKby Hunter S. ThompsonMEMO FROM THE NATIONAL AFFAIRS DESKDATE: </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/817357976122849035/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/httpwwwtheatlanticcompastunboundgraffit.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/817357976122849035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/817357976122849035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/httpwwwtheatlanticcompastunboundgraffit.html' title='Hunter s Thompson ...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-1213287089959969521</id><published>2011-11-15T07:25:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-15T07:25:59.004-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Write a Novel</title><summary type='text'>An interesting approach to getting a book written.I don't think it has to be fiction only.go wellAmplify’d from www.ehow.com								How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method							The snowflake method of writing a novel is a scientific approach to writing a book and was invented by Randy Ingermanson, an award-winning author of fiction. This method shows how to write a novel that resembles </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/1213287089959969521/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/interesting-approach-to-getting-book.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1213287089959969521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1213287089959969521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/interesting-approach-to-getting-book.html' title='How to Write a Novel'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-1006000327458403860</id><published>2011-11-15T06:52:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-15T06:52:57.258-08:00</updated><title type='text'>NLP Kids</title><summary type='text'>An Excellent resource for anyone who lives, works, suffers from or delights in the company of children or teens.I've never met Judy, but I called her because what she's doing is quite inspiring, so I want to let people know about her work.Go wellAmplify’d from www.nlpkids.co.ukNLP For Parents And Kids							I have just had three sessions of NLP with Judy. It was a wonderful experience, which put </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/1006000327458403860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/excellent-resource-for-anyone-who-lives.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1006000327458403860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1006000327458403860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/excellent-resource-for-anyone-who-lives.html' title='NLP Kids'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-8382645154841069212</id><published>2011-11-06T10:43:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-06T10:43:29.892-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Better red than Dead (boring)</title><summary type='text'>Read on,go wellAmplify’d from www.onlineschools.org100 Essential Reads for the Lifelong LearnerWhether you are just starting out in college or are a more experience learner with years under your belt, there is always more knowledge waiting to be discovered. One great way to do that is to read. This list provides 100 books to expand your knowledge and help you keep learning. From literature to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/8382645154841069212/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/better-red-than-dead-boring.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8382645154841069212'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8382645154841069212'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/better-red-than-dead-boring.html' title='Better red than Dead (boring)'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-7090641464124295811</id><published>2011-11-06T09:14:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-06T09:14:37.775-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Unlike True Admiration, which, because it is free of conscious will always has the option of silence, envy's imitiation of admiration clamours for public acknowledgement; the more stinging the envy, the more ardently must the envious one dramatise hirself as an admirer whose passion overshadows and shames the more reticent responses of others. http://amplify.com/u/a1gyrr</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/7090641464124295811/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/unlike-true-admiration-which-because-it.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7090641464124295811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7090641464124295811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/unlike-true-admiration-which-because-it.html' title=''/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4032145006195288040</id><published>2011-11-03T17:52:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T17:52:03.959-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Who'da Thunk it?</title><summary type='text'>.... Because we're worth it!  Go well ('cos you really are!)Amplify’d from www.dumpaday.comSee more at www.dumpaday.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1gky4</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4032145006195288040/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/who-thunk-it.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4032145006195288040'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4032145006195288040'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/who-thunk-it.html' title='Who&amp;#39;da Thunk it?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-813314015581601323</id><published>2011-11-03T03:28:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T03:28:22.875-07:00</updated><title type='text'>dead serious!</title><summary type='text'>Our general squeamishness about dying and death results in many  post-mortem problems, family squabbles and alienation. The dead or dying person's wishes might be unmet because they are unknown because we are too timid or superstitious to say to each other, "What would you like to have happen when you die? Each year, 76,000 Britons aged 25 - 74 have cancer-related deaths! The following is about </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/813314015581601323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/dead-serious.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/813314015581601323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/813314015581601323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/dead-serious.html' title='dead serious!'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-1146119233360992240</id><published>2011-11-02T04:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-02T04:36:57.717-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Warrior Genes &amp; Gang Warfare</title><summary type='text'>Not only is this is fascinating, it also raises questions about work done with  boys (and girls?) before they become gang members.Research also reveals that many psychopaths are successful enough to be in positions of Leadership - four times as many as the general population! -  which hides their psychopathy.  Psychopaths can be superb at reading people, getting inside their skin, building </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/1146119233360992240/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/warrior-genes-gang-warfare.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1146119233360992240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1146119233360992240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/warrior-genes-gang-warfare.html' title='Warrior Genes &amp;amp; Gang Warfare'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2183666148439903196</id><published>2011-11-02T04:11:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-02T04:11:32.697-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Evil occurs when empathy's missing</title><summary type='text'>What makes some people evil?Or maybe enables any of us to treat others badly?95 percent of the thousands of people [... ] studied release oxytocin when they receive a positive social signal. Oxytocin-releasers include having someone trust you with their money, being touched, and even watching an emotional movie. Five percent of those [...] tested do not release oxytocin after such stimuli. These </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2183666148439903196/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/evil-occurs-when-empathy-missing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2183666148439903196'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2183666148439903196'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/evil-occurs-when-empathy-missing.html' title='Evil occurs when empathy&amp;#39;s missing'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2262823390492251151</id><published>2011-11-02T03:58:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-02T03:58:50.276-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reigniting The Joy of Learning</title><summary type='text'>Crafty Listening for anyone invovled in teaching or educationLike for like funding for independent schools.go wellAmplify’d from www.craftylistening.co.uk Crafty Conversations Curiosity : the Essence of WonderResponsiveness : instead of reactiveAssertiveness : rather than aggressiveFocus : On Self and Others simultaniouslyThoughtfulness : Functional IntelligenceYES! A positive attitude (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2262823390492251151/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/reigniting-joy-of-learning.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2262823390492251151'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2262823390492251151'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/reigniting-joy-of-learning.html' title='Reigniting The Joy of Learning'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-5723700357024710330</id><published>2011-11-01T16:27:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-01T16:27:02.084-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Did you Know...</title><summary type='text'>....Amplify’d from www.citehr.comHere are some interesting, but true facts, that you may or may not have known.  1.	The Statue of Liberty's index finger is eight feet long.2.	Rain has never been recorded in some parts of the Atacama Desert in Chile.3.	A 75 year old person will have slept about 23 years.4.	Boeing 747's wing span is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. The Wright </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/5723700357024710330/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/did-you-know.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5723700357024710330'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5723700357024710330'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/did-you-know.html' title='Did you Know...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-7351742795999055717</id><published>2011-11-01T03:16:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-01T03:16:28.575-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This man and his work</title><summary type='text'>should be interesting to anyone involved in counselling, coaching or other such professions. Dr Gray's Brooklyn Project gives some idea of what can be done for less money, in less time, with less effort and stress for client and practioner.Check him out andgo wellAmplify’d from richardmgray.home.comcast.netGRAY MATTERSRichard M. Gray, Ph.D.Richard M Gray, Ph.D. isAssistant Professor in the School</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/7351742795999055717/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/this-man-and-his-work.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7351742795999055717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7351742795999055717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/11/this-man-and-his-work.html' title='This man and his work'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-7881166999699103185</id><published>2011-10-31T15:28:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-31T15:28:16.220-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lots of Clean for all and sundry</title><summary type='text'>I am looking forward to the imminent Clean Business Exchange - only £45! - because I expect to learn a lot from various workshops and will enjoy sharing my own ideas in the session on 'Clean and Crafty Action Learning'Curious Responsive Assertive Focused Thoughtful Yes!Crafty Attributes (listed above)Well-formed OutcomesThree Headline Questionsand more, all Cleanly ProcessedFor managers, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/7881166999699103185/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/lots-of-clean-for-all-and-sundry.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7881166999699103185'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7881166999699103185'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/lots-of-clean-for-all-and-sundry.html' title='Lots of Clean for all and sundry'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4424833576306661410</id><published>2011-10-28T11:38:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-28T11:38:44.448-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Beer and Ice Cream Diet</title><summary type='text'>(with Pizza)Amplify’d from astro.berkeley.eduBeer and Ice Cream DietAs we all know, it takes 1 calorie to heat 1 gram of water 1 degreecentigrade. Translated into meaningful terms, this means that if you eata very cold dessert (generally consisting of water in large part),the natural processes which raise the consumed dessert to bodytemperature during the digestive cycle literally sucks the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4424833576306661410/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/beer-and-ice-cream-diet.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4424833576306661410'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4424833576306661410'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/beer-and-ice-cream-diet.html' title='Beer and Ice Cream Diet'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-421771315712277190</id><published>2011-10-27T05:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-27T05:36:24.674-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>To be part of a group of innovators exploring new uses for Clean in business, the CBE is for you or anyone using or planning to use Clean in any organisation, whether as an employee, a consultant or self-employedExperienced speakers include Michael Mallows &amp; James Lawley, for a high-energy event, practical ideas, new learning and great networking opportunities.Previous participants said:"This was</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/421771315712277190/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/to-be-part-of-group-of-innovators.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/421771315712277190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/421771315712277190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/to-be-part-of-group-of-innovators.html' title=''/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-324792201457854942</id><published>2011-10-22T13:21:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T13:21:29.140-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Be a more productive writer</title><summary type='text'>go wellAmplify’d from www.columbia.edu Write every day. .    Commit to writing at least 90 minutes each day. (Write for 15 minutes if you think you have no time so you don’t miss a day and continuity.) 3.    Write without taking a break. After 1½ to 2 hours, allow yourself to take a break from writing – switch to a non-writing task that moves your project forward (such as reading, looking up </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/324792201457854942/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/be-more-productive-writer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/324792201457854942'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/324792201457854942'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/be-more-productive-writer.html' title='Be a more productive writer'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-868799544672615277</id><published>2011-10-21T12:52:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-21T12:52:45.197-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reading between the line?</title><summary type='text'>Well, one good turn deserves another go wellAmplify’d from www.odditycentral.comIn one of the most impressive advertising ideas I have ever seen, Singapore-based art director and designer Chan Hwee Chong uses a single long line to create spiral recreations of famous artworks.In an inspired advertising campaign for Faber-Castell, designer Chan Hwee Chong demonstrates his unbelievable talent by </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/868799544672615277/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/reading-between-line.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/868799544672615277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/868799544672615277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/reading-between-line.html' title='Reading between the line?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-8989670528973734053</id><published>2011-10-20T16:23:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-20T16:23:56.986-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Differential Association...</title><summary type='text'>and criminal behaviour.go wellAmplify’d from en.wikipedia.orgDifferential associationIn criminology, Differential Association is a theory developed by Edwin Sutherland proposing that through interaction with others, individuals learn the values, attitudes, techniques, and motives for criminal behavior.The Differential Association Theory is the most talked about of the Interactionist theory of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/8989670528973734053/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/differential-association.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8989670528973734053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8989670528973734053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/differential-association.html' title='Differential Association...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2068718665954721937</id><published>2011-10-20T15:39:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-20T15:39:29.449-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What a tangled web...</title><summary type='text'>go well'nuff sed!!Amplify’d from thumbpress.comSee more at thumbpress.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1f6qh</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2068718665954721937/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-tangled-web.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2068718665954721937'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2068718665954721937'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-tangled-web.html' title='What a tangled web...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-8231148869686802166</id><published>2011-10-17T15:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-17T15:59:29.644-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Go see what the boys ...</title><summary type='text'>...in the back room will have, and tell them I'm having the same!!go wellAmplify’d from xaxor.comSee more at xaxor.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1exl6</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/8231148869686802166/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/go-see-what-boys.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8231148869686802166'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8231148869686802166'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/go-see-what-boys.html' title='Go see what the boys ...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-5273861334529374011</id><published>2011-10-16T01:53:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-16T01:53:15.283-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Recycled Ink Cartridges</title><summary type='text'>After a disastrous and costly experience with refillable cartridges, I avoided them for years. Then I was pointed in the direction of Rubber Frog and have used them for years.Thought I'd bring them to your attention.  No, I'm not on commission!  ;~)go wellAmplify’d from www.rubberfrog.com</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/5273861334529374011/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/recycled-ink-cartridges.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5273861334529374011'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5273861334529374011'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/recycled-ink-cartridges.html' title='Recycled Ink Cartridges'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-746374142449463338</id><published>2011-10-15T08:21:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-15T08:21:56.063-07:00</updated><title type='text'>There is no need to be sarcastic...</title><summary type='text'>... but where's the fun in that!   Some smart Alec responses to well-meaning signs.    Go wellAmplify’d from www.happyplace.comSee more at www.happyplace.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1eu46</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/746374142449463338/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/there-is-no-need-to-be-sarcastic.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/746374142449463338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/746374142449463338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/there-is-no-need-to-be-sarcastic.html' title='There is no need to be sarcastic...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-6466902095528483333</id><published>2011-10-15T08:14:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-15T08:14:24.152-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Books DO Furnish a Room!!</title><summary type='text'>... but consider the kid brother!!!  (Of course it's not funny!)  Go wellAmplify’d from lolsnaps.comSee more at lolsnaps.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1eu3z</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/6466902095528483333/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/books-do-furnish-room.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6466902095528483333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6466902095528483333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/books-do-furnish-room.html' title='Books DO Furnish a Room!!'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-1988506414653463511</id><published>2011-10-14T13:18:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-14T13:18:00.622-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Monday Morning Blues?</title><summary type='text'>Have pity on these guys - and stop whinging!And go wellAmplify’d from blog.jimmyr.comDangerous JobsSee more at blog.jimmyr.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1equm</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/1988506414653463511/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/monday-morning-blues.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1988506414653463511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/1988506414653463511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/monday-morning-blues.html' title='Monday Morning Blues?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-6832835305921214267</id><published>2011-10-14T12:51:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-14T12:51:33.495-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Web Development</title><summary type='text'>from Microsoftgo wellAmplify’d from drdobbs.com	Microsoft Web Dev TV	 	See more at drdobbs.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1eqq4</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/6832835305921214267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/web-development.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6832835305921214267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6832835305921214267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/web-development.html' title='Web Development'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3335301606811622122</id><published>2011-10-14T12:12:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-14T12:12:01.534-07:00</updated><title type='text'>3 Relationship Mistakes you</title><summary type='text'>...didn't know you were making! (From Laurie Gerber)Interesting and insightful post.go wellAmplify’d from www.huffingtonpost.comOnce I had a client with a bad habit. I made her keep track and she found she was complaining to friends, several times a day. It seems like if we aren't busy putting others down to make ourselves feel better, then we are busy putting ourselves down to supposedly make </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3335301606811622122/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/3-relationship-mistakes-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3335301606811622122'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3335301606811622122'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/3-relationship-mistakes-you.html' title='3 Relationship Mistakes you'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-573993432216704585</id><published>2011-10-14T06:32:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-14T06:32:58.876-07:00</updated><title type='text'>the Care Leavers' Association</title><summary type='text'>This is an excellent resource for people of any age who've been 'in care', in 'A Home' or 'Looked After Children'.I am of that ilk - aged 10 - 15 - and had both joyful and miserable experiences along the way, all of which taught me a great deal about life, love, laughter, loss and lots more.Later in life, I ran an Adolescent Therapeutic unit in North London for eight years. The 150 or so young </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/573993432216704585/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/care-leavers-association.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/573993432216704585'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/573993432216704585'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/care-leavers-association.html' title='the Care Leavers&amp;#39; Association'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-712567536662064577</id><published>2011-10-14T06:02:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-14T06:02:59.988-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Poison, Puke, Pain.</title><summary type='text'>The following article/research has implications for teachers, managers, innovators, entrepeneurs, parents, mediators, coaches, teams, and anyone else who has the desire or responsibility to influence other people.If we intend to introduce people to new ideas and different approaches to problem-solving, mediation, negotiation, and many other creative ways of connecting and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/712567536662064577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/poison-puke-pain.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/712567536662064577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/712567536662064577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/poison-puke-pain.html' title='Poison, Puke, Pain.'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-4359744029128338711</id><published>2011-10-12T08:17:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-12T08:17:39.028-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Is our children Learning?</title><summary type='text'>They sure is!!!Amplify’d from www.globalone.tvA student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair, April 26. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything in our environment. In his project he urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/4359744029128338711/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/is-our-children-learning_12.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4359744029128338711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/4359744029128338711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/is-our-children-learning_12.html' title='Is our children Learning?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-5068425184597644902</id><published>2011-10-12T08:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-12T08:01:46.557-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Is Our Children Learning?</title><summary type='text'>A student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair, April 26. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything in our environment.In his project he urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the chemical "dihydrogen monoxide."Amplify’d from </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/5068425184597644902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/is-our-children-learning.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5068425184597644902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5068425184597644902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/is-our-children-learning.html' title='Is Our Children Learning?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-6953705985418182647</id><published>2011-10-12T06:19:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-12T06:19:19.345-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happiness; A Trivial Pursuit?</title><summary type='text'>Well, I think so when, in pursuit of happiness, we discount and dismiss the healthy experience and expression of other human feelings and emotions.The following tips are useful and beneficial in many  different contexts, not just at work.I hope you goGo WellAmplify’d from www.trainingzone.co.ukCan you train people to be happier at work?    Posted by Martin Addison in Soft skills on Wed, 10/12/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/6953705985418182647/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/happiness-trivial-pursuit.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6953705985418182647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6953705985418182647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/happiness-trivial-pursuit.html' title='Happiness; A Trivial Pursuit?'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-3403559818766528904</id><published>2011-10-12T03:53:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-12T03:53:45.127-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Barrel of....</title><summary type='text'>“If you want to catch a trout, don't fish in a herring barrel”                                                                                    Ann Landers “There is little choice in a barrel of rotten apples.”                                                                                   Shakespeare“I do not know if you remember the tale of the girl who saves the ship under mutiny by </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/3403559818766528904/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/barrel-of.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3403559818766528904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/3403559818766528904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/barrel-of.html' title='A Barrel of....'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2825458926724994570</id><published>2011-10-11T10:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-11T10:01:25.346-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What's a nice gull like you...</title><summary type='text'>... doing in a space like this?  Going well, I hope!Amplify’d from www.rgbpicture.comSee more at www.rgbpicture.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ef3w</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2825458926724994570/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-nice-gull-like-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2825458926724994570'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2825458926724994570'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-nice-gull-like-you.html' title='What&amp;#39;s a nice gull like you...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-5739961963832449354</id><published>2011-10-11T08:03:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-11T08:03:11.028-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's face it</title><summary type='text'>Go wellAmplify’d from www.womansday.com50 Cent—Things Fall ApartIt’s hard to imagine the usually buff 50 Cent losing copious amounts of weight, but he did just that by adhering to a liquid diet. Taking on the role of a football player battling cancer for the film, he dropped 54 pounds in just nine short weeks. In addition to his regimented diet, the rapper/actor ran on a treadmill for three hours</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/5739961963832449354/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_8666.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5739961963832449354'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/5739961963832449354'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_8666.html' title='Let&amp;#39;s face it'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-7518130048909423200</id><published>2011-10-11T08:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-11T08:01:02.544-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's face it</title><summary type='text'>Go wellAmplify’d from www.womansday.com50 Cent—Things Fall ApartIt’s hard to imagine the usually buff 50 Cent losing copious amounts of weight, but he did just that by adhering to a liquid diet. Taking on the role of a football player battling cancer for the film, he dropped 54 pounds in just nine short weeks. In addition to his regimented diet, the rapper/actor ran on a treadmill for three hours</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/7518130048909423200/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_6126.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7518130048909423200'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7518130048909423200'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_6126.html' title='Let&amp;#39;s face it'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-7998404232720499332</id><published>2011-10-11T06:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-11T06:01:17.106-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's face it</title><summary type='text'>go wellAmplify’d from www.womansday.comChristian Bale—The MachinistThe handsome Brit normally weighs around 185 pounds, but dropped a shocking 63 pounds to play insomniac Trevor Reznik. Bale has said he eliminated almost all foods (according to 		People, he subsisted on coffee, cigarettes and an apple a day) and ended up shedding over 20 pounds more than was required. Photos courtesy of Wire </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/7998404232720499332/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_820.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7998404232720499332'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/7998404232720499332'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_820.html' title='Let&amp;#39;s face it'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2067979591333172793</id><published>2011-10-11T00:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-11T00:01:18.977-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's face it</title><summary type='text'>go wellAmplify’d from www.womansday.comCharlize Theron—Monster The typically toned Charlize Theron beefed up for her part as prostitute and serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster. Theron is said to have eaten doughnuts to pack on 30 pounds. She also had her eyebrows completely plucked out and her hair “fried” and thinned. To alter her complexion, layers of latex were added to her face and she </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2067979591333172793/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_11.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2067979591333172793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2067979591333172793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_11.html' title='Let&amp;#39;s face it'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-500118569319118142</id><published>2011-10-10T22:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-10T22:01:20.320-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's face it...</title><summary type='text'>... go wellAmplify’d from www.womansday.comJared Leto—Chapter 27 The normally buff and hunky Leto packed on the pounds to play John Lennon assassin Mark David Chapman. Rumor has it he forced himself to eat mostly unhealthy foods, including lots of ice cream, in order to gain close to 67 pounds. By the end of filming he has said it became difficult for him to even walk to the set due to the pain </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/500118569319118142/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_9786.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/500118569319118142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/500118569319118142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_9786.html' title='Let&amp;#39;s face it...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-6777321502025744484</id><published>2011-10-10T20:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-10T20:01:24.894-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's face it...</title><summary type='text'>... Tom HanksAmplify’d from www.womansday.comMovie stars have been known to do just about anything in the pursuit of looking good, but being beautiful isn't the only motivation in an actor’s life. Some are so committed to their craft they will dramatically alter their appearance when a part calls for it. Whether they’ve had to lose a significant amount of weight or build up massive muscles to be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/6777321502025744484/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_10.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6777321502025744484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/6777321502025744484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it_10.html' title='Let&amp;#39;s face it...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-2772536003753061981</id><published>2011-10-10T16:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-10T16:01:16.432-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's face it...</title><summary type='text'>Go wellAmplify’d from www.womansday.comGerard Butler—300Butler has never been hard on the eyes, but after preparing for his role as King Leonidas in the movie 300, he reached new heights of dreaminess. The star conditioned for four months, working out with trainers Franco LiCastro and Mark Twight, who created the “300-rep Spartan workout” to get a defined six-pack and rock-hard body. The sessions</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/2772536003753061981/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2772536003753061981'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/2772536003753061981'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/let-face-it.html' title='Let&amp;#39;s face it...'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854221947088060169.post-8053166920680472187</id><published>2011-10-10T14:44:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-10T14:44:18.946-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Life is really simple,</title><summary type='text'>...but we insist on making it complicated!Neglect of what is good in me; want of thoroughness in study; failure to do the right when told me; lack of strength to overcome faults, these are my sorrows.ConfuciusAmplify’d from www.someecards.comSee more at www.someecards.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1ee4o</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/feeds/8053166920680472187/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-is-really-simple.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8053166920680472187'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4854221947088060169/posts/default/8053166920680472187'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://craftylistening.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-is-really-simple.html' title='Life is really simple,'/><author><name>michael mallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08616545218314439899</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
