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		<title>Trevor Southey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I first discovered the figurative work of Trevor Southey through his startlingly warm illustrations for Carol Lynn Pearson&#8216;s poetry books many years ago. I was immediately taken in by their beauty and superb craftsmanship (something woefully lacking in so much &#8230; <a href="http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/09/02/trevor-southey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Another Anniversary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday we celebrated the sixth anniversary of our Canadian wedding. (In 2004, Toronto was the closest place to get married legally. Only two provinces in Canada allowed it and Massachusetts required residency.) At that time we had been together nearly &#8230; <a href="http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/29/another-anniversary/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/29/another-anniversary/</link>
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		<title>Reminder: Be kind, or be gone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t read it yet, we have a comment policy on this blog. I&#8217;ve reposted it below. Bottom line: Abusive comments, bullying, or comments said in a manner perceived by us to provoke anger or ill feelings will almost &#8230; <a href="http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/28/reminder-be-kind-or-be-gone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/28/reminder-be-kind-or-be-gone/</link>
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		<title>Decorating the Garage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the many benefits of having grandkids visit for several days is that we had extra help decorating a wall inside the garage. It was a great group project for Wednesday evening. We now have something special to remember &#8230; <a href="http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/27/decorating-the-garage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/27/decorating-the-garage/</link>
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		<title>Ground Zero Tolerance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have listened to many, many arguments about whether an Islamic group should be allowed to build on a site they already own and have used as a school for over two years. The fact that the site is in &#8230; <a href="http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/22/ground-zero-tolerance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/22/ground-zero-tolerance/</link>
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		<title>Boycott Target?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unless you have been in a coma recently, you probably know that retail company Target just gave over $150,000 to buy ads supporting ultra-conservative Republican candidate Tom Emmer in his run for governor in Minnesota. Emmer has some weird views; &#8230; <a href="http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/19/boycott-target/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/19/boycott-target/</link>
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		<title>Compare the Tax Cuts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are currently up for debate two opposing plans to cut federal income taxes. The GOP-backed plan to extend the Bush tax cuts of a decade ago, which are set to expire. A new Democrat-backed Obama-proposed tax cut. A Washington &#8230; <a href="http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/18/compare-the-tax-cuts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/18/compare-the-tax-cuts/</link>
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		<title>Tree Castle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the yard of a house a few blocks from us there is a wonderful old gnarly tree. It&#8217;s beautiful enough on its own, but when you get close you see nestled inside the crook of the tree another fine &#8230; <a href="http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/17/tree-castle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/17/tree-castle/</link>
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		<title>Drash: Shoftim</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The entire Torah (Five Books of Moses) is read from beginning to end each year in synagogues around the world. In order to do so, the Torah is divided up into portions. On virtually every Jewish calendar, you will see a notation on &#8230; <a href="http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/15/drash-shoftim/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/15/drash-shoftim/</link>
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		<title>Yard Wildflowers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last summer, while traveling by train from Portland to Seattle to do some business, I saw lots of amazing wildflowers alongside the tracks. So when spring planting time came, I decided to put wildflowers in a space that was covered &#8230; <a href="http://blog.buckandmike.com/2010/08/14/yard-wildflowers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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