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		<title>The real magician is light itself</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 13:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my walk in the forest yesterday I looked up and saw this. The tall person noticed me looking and he looked too. After a long silence he returned his gaze to me and told me that seeing this reminded him of something the American photographer and painter Edward Steichen once said, “I knew, of course, &#8230; <a href="http://bassasblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/the-real-magician-is-light-itself/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bassasblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=22845593&#038;post=8302&#038;subd=bassasblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities fed up with trees parking on sidewalks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my walk through the neighborhood today I noticed this. Last year, the same street looked like this. Yes. The municipal authorities are obviously fed up with trees parking on the sidewalks and have taken measures to prevent it. It clearly works as I did not see any illegally parked trees on my way home.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bassasblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=22845593&#038;post=8294&#038;subd=bassasblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It was hanging by a thread!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my walk through the neighborhood today I saw this concrete post. It was hanging by a thread. I pointed it out to the tall person and asked him why the post had wilted. He shook his head and said he didn&#8217;t know but added that perhaps someone had tried to knock it down but &#8230; <a href="http://bassasblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/27/it-was-hanging-by-a-thread/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bassasblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=22845593&#038;post=8286&#038;subd=bassasblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Georgian dog learns to talk!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was blowing raspberries in the yard this morning. The tall person heard me and told me that at around 5 months, a child will start blowing spit bubbles  &#8211; or raspberries  &#8211; a skill that helps it learn how to move its mouth, tongue, and lips together, and later be able to form words. He &#8230; <a href="http://bassasblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/georgian-dog-learns-to-talk/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bassasblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=22845593&#038;post=8279&#038;subd=bassasblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blue-eyed crocodile eats gas pipe!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my walk through the neighborhood today I saw this. Yes, a blue-eyed crocodile about to eat a gas pipe. I pointed it out to the tall person and he smiled and said that it reminded him of something that Steve Irwin, the famous Australian wildlife expert, once said about crocodiles, &#8220;There are 23 species. Seventeen &#8230; <a href="http://bassasblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/blue-eyed-crocodile-eats-gas-pipe/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bassasblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=22845593&#038;post=8272&#038;subd=bassasblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I didn&#8217;t see any camels</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my walk through the neighborhood today I saw this on top of a low stone wall. Yes, a tiny oasis. I pointed it out to the tall person and asked if it was real or just a mirage. He smiled and told me it was real. He explained that a mirage is a naturally occurring optical &#8230; <a href="http://bassasblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/i-didnt-see-any-camels/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bassasblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=22845593&#038;post=8268&#038;subd=bassasblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Knockout gas used in neighborhood!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my walk through the neighborhood today I saw this. Yes. Clearly, a potent knockout gas has been used in my neighborhood. I held my breath as I walked quickly past. The tall person later said that he felt sleepy but as it was nearly midnight I did not associate it with this incident.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bassasblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=22845593&#038;post=8263&#038;subd=bassasblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The dangers of practicing soccer in a confined space</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my walk through the neighborhood today I saw these ladies in a shop window. I pointed them out to the tall person and asked why the ladies had lost their heads. He paused for a moment and then smiled. Perhaps, he suggested, the ladies had not used the correct technique for heading a soccer &#8230; <a href="http://bassasblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/the-dangers-of-practicing-soccer-in-a-confined-space/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bassasblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=22845593&#038;post=8254&#038;subd=bassasblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Somebody stole my street!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my walk through the neighborhood today I found this. Yes. Someone has stolen my street! I pointed it out to the tall person and he said that perhaps road builders from another neighborhood had run out of road and needed part of ours. Hmm. I understand that it is sometimes necessary to borrow things &#8230; <a href="http://bassasblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/somebody-stole-my-street/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bassasblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=22845593&#038;post=8249&#038;subd=bassasblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Artist&#8217;s muse waits patiently for paint</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my walk through the neighborhood today I found a row of still life subjects waiting patiently for paint. I think they have been waiting for a long time. I pointed them out to the tall person and asked him why no one had painted these wonderful subjects. He shook his head sadly and agreed &#8230; <a href="http://bassasblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/artists-muse-waits-patiently-for-paint/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bassasblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=22845593&#038;post=8231&#038;subd=bassasblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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