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	<title>Jimboland Jots</title>
	<link>http://www.jimboland.com</link>
	<description>musings from a gay Alabaman celebrating life in San Francisco</description>
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		<title>Milk - Gus van Sant&#8217;s biopic about Harvey Milk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official in San Francisco's history, elected as a Supervisor in 1977(similar to being on a city's governing Council, except San Francisco is a City and County). He was assassinated in 1978 by another Supervisor, Dan White, in a shocking and brazen murder, at the same time that the then Mayor San Francisco, George Moscone, who was known as an openly liberal and gay-affirming leader. Gus van Sant, the brilliant film director, spent much of 2008 filming his new biopic, Milk, in San Francisco.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/09/07/milk-gus-van-sants-biopic-about-harvey-milk/</link>
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		<title>Bill Maher - Hysterical Farewell to Bigot Jerry Falwell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Legendary homophobe, Jerry Falwell, thankfully died over a year ago. Here is Bill Maher&#8217;s farewell tribute to Falwell, who has recently been joined by Jesse Helms in the dustbins of history as one of the all-time colossal homophobes of the 20th century.

    
    
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		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/08/15/429/</link>
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		<title>Spinal Health is Personal-Social-Planetary Health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Straighten Up America is a great program put together by the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations and Life University and is part of a world-wide Straighten Up initiative. The salient points for spinal health are relevant to all of us, but these exercises are intended to be a part of healthy, active living; are designed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/08/14/spinal-health-is-personal-social-planetary-health/</link>
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		<title>Gay Men&#8217;s Culture, Missing Generations, and the Hunt for Love</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I infrequently find myself on Out.com, but found a dynamite article there, Has Manhunt Destroyed Gay Culture? Thanks to my friend, Mikey, for bringing it to my attention.
Gross, the author, has done an exceptional job of covering gay male culture&#8217;s move from meeting each other in our bars to meeting each other online, at personals [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/08/07/gay-mens-culture-missing-generations-and-the-hunt-for-love/</link>
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		<title>Six Feet of Sexy Green Eyes at The Eagle Tavern</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There he was, a friend of Garrett&#8217;s, in from Texas. Out with friends, I met him at a wicked beer bust at The Eagle Tavern, San Francisco&#8217;s legendary gay biker-leather-jeans bar, which is rockin&#8217; and rollin&#8217; with fun and festive goings-on every Sunday afternoon.
First thing I noticed, after the green eyes, was a most charming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/08/06/six-feet-of-sexy-green-eyes-at-the-eagle-tavern/</link>
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		<title>The Beauty of the Miao People of China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A former co-worker and friend, Richard, (thanks for sharing) has published a gallery of incredible photos taken on his last trip to China. He recently visited a village located two hours from Beijing, of a people called the Miao, and other places in Guizhou Province.
 Check out this beautiful gallery of the lovely people of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/08/05/the-beauty-of-the-miao-people-of-china/</link>
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		<title>Life Happiness Translates into Longevity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ScienceDaily (2008-08-05) &#8212; Happiness does not heal, but happiness protects against falling ill. As a result, happy people live longer. The size of the effect on longevity is comparable to that of smoking or not. This is concluded from an analysis of 30 follow-up studies published in the latest issue of the Journal of Happiness [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/08/05/life-happiness-translates-into-longevity/</link>
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		<title>Forget Gay Marriage - Bring on the Hoes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(NSFW) Awesome lesbian comedian, Karen Williams, tells it like it is, New York-style. Karen is witty, gives edgy social commentary wrapped in a deadpan face with flawless delivery: love her!
Check out her 8+ minute standup routine at this link over at Logo Online and have some laughs.

    
    
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		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/08/05/forget-gay-marriage-bring-on-the-hoes/</link>
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		<title>Captain James Kirk and a Big Prop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, tell me what you think this prop he&#8217;s holding looks like?
Yep, that&#8217;s what I thought, too!  


    
    
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		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/08/02/captain-james-kirk-and-a-big-prop/</link>
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		<title>Help the Honeybees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a dynamite little video setup by Haagen-Dazs to publicize the plight of our little honeybees: enjoy!
From an oral session of the Ecological Society of America and reported at ScienceDaily.com, this article describes the profound and catastrophic implications of the loss of our little bees, as they are constituted of 30,000 species and make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/08/02/help-the-honeybees/</link>
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		<title>Star Light, Star Bright, First Star Ever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Japanese and American scientists have determined that the very first star ever to emerge in our universe was about 1% of Earth&#8217;s sun&#8217;s size, but grew to about 100 times the size of Sol in about 10,000 years. Check out the article here.
 Relatedly, have you heard of the missing matter in the universe? Well, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/08/02/star-light-star-bright-first-star-ever/</link>
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		<title>Review of European Union&#8217;s Best Universal Healthcare Practices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MOMocrat, Donna Schwartz Mills summarizes the best practices of the Western EU nations of Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland in providing universal healthcare to each country's citizens, in her blog.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/08/01/review-of-european-unions-best-universal-healthcare-practices/</link>
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		<title>The Phoenix lander has discovered real ice and water on Mars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists excitedly declared back in May 2008 that we discovered honest-to-goodness H2O ice on the red planet, Mars. Apparently, the Phoenix lander's exhaust jets, visible at the top of the image, blew the Martian dust away to reveal what appears to be ice. Now, 31 July 2008, NASA reports that the Phoenix lander has discovered real water on Mars. The Phoenix mission has been extended because of this seminal discovery.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/31/the-phoenix-lander-has-discovered-real-ice-and-water-on-mars/</link>
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		<title>Brain Fitness Resources for Every Age</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alvaro Fernandez&#8217;s awesome blog and newsletter, SharpBrains, periodically publishes a list of resources for brain health and fitness, called Encephalon, which is the technical term for &#8220;brain&#8221;.

The 50th issue is out and ready to sharpen our brains.

    
    
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		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/31/brain-fitness-resources-for-every-age/</link>
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		<title>Simple Instructions for Life and Living</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a strong proponent of positive psychology, an emergent field that has the potential to actually transform personal lives, relationships, and collective living. Below is a graphic from a recent article by Bridget Grenville-Cleave about how to live that well sums up my life philosophy.


    
    
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		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/30/simple-instructions-for-life-and-living/</link>
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		<title>Highlights for Children the Evil Version</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many of you, I&#8217;ve enjoyed the Highlights magazines in countless waiting rooms pretty much all of my life. This creative person has created a parody that does a good job of using the graphical art style along with witty rewrites of the texts. Some of it is cynical and some of it gave me [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/30/highlights-for-children-the-evil-version/</link>
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		<title>The Austrian Hills are Alive Once Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check this out: the von Trapp villa has been renovated and will reopen as a high-end hotel in Salzburg, Austria. They even have a website here.
This is the legendary family story told by Rodgers and Hammerstein in the classic film, The Sound of Music, starring a young Julie Andrews. Apparently, Austrians have for decades resented [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/26/the-austrian-hills-are-alive-once-again/</link>
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		<title>Critical Mass San Francisco in the Castro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the last Friday of every month, hundreds of bicyclists roam the City to highlight the need for non-polluting transport. This is done all over the USA and started in SF. The  cyclists are always a fun crowd and this time came through the Castro.


    
    
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		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/25/critical-mass-san-francisco/</link>
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		<title>The Best Practical Money Management Advice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this article from Yahoo! Finance, people succinctly share the smartest advice or tip they received from another person on money lessons, which include:

Don&#8217;t save too much
Swear off debt
Sell for the right reason
Don&#8217;t follow the herd
Always get it in writing
Be frugal but not stingy
Know where your money goes
Create your own opportunities
Don&#8217;t get too good at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/25/the-best-practical-money-management-advice/</link>
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		<title>Major climate initiative unfolding in western North America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the Western Climate Initiative (WCI), several American and Canadian states are leading the way for the nations of North America to address climate change. Where the federal government of the USA has failed so miserably in nearly every possible aspect of addressing climate change, the WCI looks exceptionally promising in leading the way for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/25/major-climate-initiative-unfolding-in-western-north-america/</link>
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		<title>A Map and Models for Positive Psychology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The emergent field of positive psychology offers a novel way to look at one&#8217;s life, society, and relationships. Check out the below image map and the link here for current models of positive psych.


    
    
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		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/25/a-map-and-models-for-positive-psychology/</link>
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		<title>When Batman Was Gay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[History of Batman and Robin and a clearly homoerotic relationship present throughout all of the pre-McCarthy Era publishings.  Learn how the McCarthy hysteria investigations made Batman hetero.

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		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/24/when-batman-was-gay/</link>
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		<title>20 Ways To Train Your Brain For Peak Performance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These are creative, fun, and effective. My recommendation is that you try a few of them and work your way through the list. Then, observe how your mind becomes healthfully stimulated.
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		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/23/20-ways-to-train-your-brain-for-peak-performance/</link>
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		<title>My Favorite Things by Pomplamoose Music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This duo is talented, both musically and creatively. Cute pianist!
Well worth enjoying and sharing with others, they shall go far if they create for joy and for others and forego commercialization.

    
    
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		<title>Farewell, sweet Estelle - and Sophia, too</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The media is reporting that Golden Girls actress, Estelle Getty, has passed away after suffering from severe dementia for a prolonged period. Ms. Getty worked for decades in obscurity while raising a family until her break in 1985 with the smash television series, Golden Girls.

I will always remember Ms. Getty as her Golden Girls character, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/22/farewell-sweet-estelle-and-sophia-too/</link>
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		<title>A sweet friend, a sexy man, and an awesome hike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While heading out on a 6 mile hike in San Francisco, my friend, Eric, and I met this sexy man on our way through the Castro. He was visiting San Francisco and just happened to be wearing faerie wings: thanks to Dan for participating in the magic of the day.

 
 
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		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/22/a-sweet-friend-a-sexy-man-and-an-awesome-hike/</link>
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		<title>101 Tips for Detoxifying Your Body and Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Laura Milligan has created an exhaustive, highly resourceful list of 101 tips for detoxification of one&#8217;s life and body. The list is holistic, including resources for every sphere of life and for the body.

Wellness is a complex dimension of human life for and in which any action taken in one area of the wellness wheel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/19/101-tips-for-detoxifying-your-body-and-life/</link>
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		<title>A brief history of the famous Doctor Who original theme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled on Doctor Who in 1975, while I was a nursing student in Chicago. This series birthed a lifelong love of British comedy, science fiction, and fantasy.
In 1963, Ron Grainer of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, wrote the score for the theme that Delia Derbyshire realized, using truly avant-garde experimental methods and sounds to create [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/18/a-brief-history-of-the-famous-doctor-who-original-theme/</link>
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		<title>Chris &#038; Don: A Love Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Christopher Isherwood met Don Bachardy in 1953, when gay men were demonized and hunted in a rarefied McCarthyist era of horrific repression. An out middle-aged man and his lover that was 30 years younger occasionally raises an eyebrow now, but then it was viewed as perverted and exploitative.
It was neither, it was about love, companionship, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/18/chris-don-a-love-story/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s All Because the Gays are Getting Married</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Satirical video about how gay marriage is destroying straight marriage's "sanctity", which is a load of crap.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jimboland.com/2008/07/16/its-all-because-the-gays-are-getting-married/</link>
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