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	<title>Robert Gerard Hunt</title>
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	<description>Stories.  Commentary.  Endorphins.               Updated every Friday.</description>
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		<title>Between The Lines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If the mixture of articles selected for inclusion in this weekend's USA Today meaningfully reflects a diverse population's collective interests, then ours is a nation of strange priorities. The current issue runs an unusually hefty 54 pages, thanks to a special section highlighting Super Bowl XLVI. The 14-page supplement, longer than any one of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://robertgerardhunt.com/2012/02/03/between-the-lines/</link>
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		<title>Wherefore Endorphins?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Creativity is an enticingly rewarding yet elusive pursuit. It seems to spring into existence like a strange and wondrous flowering plant, popping up in our gardens now and then regardless of whether or not we attempt to cultivate it. Those of us who appreciate the blooming presence of creative inspiration do all that we can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://robertgerardhunt.com/2012/01/27/wherefore-endorphins/</link>
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		<title>Pulling The Plug</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The news came while I was at work, courtesy of a text message from my wife. It was not unexpected. We had been discussing the issue for months, but it took a surprising amount of courage to see our decision through to its implementation. Staring at my phone, I sighed with the knowledge that what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://robertgerardhunt.com/2012/01/20/pulling-the-plug/</link>
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		<title>An App For That</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Look, Ma - no graph paper! My father-in-law was an engineer for General Tire, not long retired when we first met. His natural flair for design and problem solving demanded expression whether or not it was earning him a living, and thus he filled his leisure hours with an assortment of engaging projects, from fashioning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://robertgerardhunt.com/2012/01/13/an-app-for-that/</link>
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		<title>Wait, Wait</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You've been through this before. There is a valuable object that you must physically attain, but it's going to take a little bit of bureaucratic interaction to make it happen. An indeterminate amount of waiting may be involved. In this case, the treasured item is a West Campus parking pass for The Ohio State University, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://robertgerardhunt.com/2012/01/06/wait-wait/</link>
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		<title>A Year Without Chocolate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just kidding. Mugging for the camera this summer with my brother's chocolate cake. As 2010 drew to a close, I sat on the couch and watched revelers in Times Square while gobbling down handfuls of M&#38;Ms and despising my gluttonous nature. My chronic overindulgence inspired an end-of-year post in which I confessed a lifelong habit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://robertgerardhunt.com/2011/12/30/a-year-without-chocolate/</link>
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		<title>One More Endless Summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ready to "Do It Again"? Beach Boys Wilson, Marks, Johnston, Jardine and Love Christmas has apparently come early for music lovers in the form of last week's announcement that all of the surviving Beach Boys intend to reunite for a 50-city world tour next summer in recognition of the legendary band's 50th anniversary. That would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://robertgerardhunt.com/2011/12/23/one-more-endless-summer/</link>
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		<title>The Dark Sides Of The Room</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Forget the soft illumination of red safelights. THIS is what I used to see. I used to work in total darkness. Not all of the time, mind you, but I experienced the complete absence of light for an average of an hour every working day for a few years. And no, I wasn't sleeping. As [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://robertgerardhunt.com/2011/12/16/the-dark-sides-of-the-room/</link>
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		<title>I Wanted My MTV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you could honestly describe a 600-page nonfiction book as a thoroughly absorbing page-turner? Such length is usually the province of academic works requiring an investment of patience and concentration from the reader. Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum's I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution (Dutton, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://robertgerardhunt.com/2011/12/09/i-wanted-my-mtv/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Been Sounding For Weeks A Lot Like Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[December has barely begun, yet it already feels as though we have been subjected to Christmas music for an entire holiday season. Familiar tunes have permeated retail environments for weeks now, and commercial television has been hijacked by the relentless yuletide promotions of jewelers and department stores. The frenzied songfest will only intensify as the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://robertgerardhunt.com/2011/12/02/its-been-sounding-for-weeks-a-lot-like-christmas/</link>
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