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		<title>It&#8217;s just like riding a bicycle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twelve miles southeast of Boise is a dam on the Boise River called the Lucky Peak Dam.  In addition to providing we Boiseans with recreational opportunities, the dam also produces a modest amount of electrical power and helps control flooding in our city.  Riding a bicycle home from the dam is a really beautiful journey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Don&#8217;t Want to Pray for Him.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am beyond furious and my sponsor is out of town.  It happened again.  I finally got last week&#8217;s paycheck cashed on Wednesday and today this week&#8217;s check bounced.  Obviously, in spite of what my employer says, I need to find a new job. It isn&#8217;t a surprise to me though.  Whenever something terrible is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Hate Confrontation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate confrontation, but I&#8217;m afraid I find myself in a position where I have to have one.  With my boss. My paycheck bounced. I&#8217;m trying to save up some money so that I can declare bankruptcy and my paycheck is bouncing.  I can&#8217;t stand it.  My student loan and my car payments are due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trying new things increases my optimism.</title>
		<link>http://thelastchancetexaco.com/principles/courage-principles/trying-new-things-increases-my-optimism/</link>
		<comments>http://thelastchancetexaco.com/principles/courage-principles/trying-new-things-increases-my-optimism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I seem to have to try things over and over before I actually incorporate the experience into knowledge.Â  One of the things I learned in treatment was that trying new things increases my optimism. I put new brake pads on my scooter yesterday. I&#8217;ve never seen a brake pad in my life. After that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 7 Words You Shouldn&#8217;t Say</title>
		<link>http://thelastchancetexaco.com/living-in-recovery/the-7-words-you-cant-say/</link>
		<comments>http://thelastchancetexaco.com/living-in-recovery/the-7-words-you-cant-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living in Recovery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[#1. &#8220;This would make a great reality show.&#8221; What&#8217;s weird is that &#8220;Baby Borrowers&#8221; is actually pretty cool. Some of these teenagers are horrible people. Horrible. The good news is that their boy or girlfriends get to find out. The absence of cash and prizes certainly brings out a different quality in people. I honestly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stark Raving Sober</title>
		<link>http://thelastchancetexaco.com/living-in-recovery/stark-raving-sober/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all, thank God for the steps! I wouldn&#8217;t be able to tell this story without them. I wouldn&#8217;t because I would be trapped in the story; sucked in to the familiar familial drama of the tree from which this nut fell. Last Friday night I had dinner with my sister and her two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love Is Not All</title>
		<link>http://thelastchancetexaco.com/living-in-recovery/love-is-not-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living in Recovery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Love can not fill the thickened lung with breath, Nor clean the blood, nor set the fractured bone; Yet many a man is making friends with death Even as I speak, for lack of love alone. &#160; Edna St. Vincent Millay &#160; I&#8217;m moving. At the end of the month I&#8217;m moving. And I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THIS IS MY LIFE</title>
		<link>http://thelastchancetexaco.com/living-in-recovery/this-is-my-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living in Recovery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I keep this list of stuff I'd like to do on a web site called 43Things.com - kind of a social networking site for the purpose driven life, even if the purpose is pointless or silly. One of the things that's on the list is 'pick a theme song for myself'. Well, I think I've found it.]]></description>
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