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		<title>Try Try Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just about two years ago, I made a very strong effort to get my home recording studio reconfigured so that I could start to compose/record my own music. I had played keyboards in a band for a few years in the 90&#8217;s and used all Apple Macintosh products to write and record my own stuff.
I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lopakalounge.com/archives/1192</link>
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		<title>Is Dumb The New Black?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Remember back in the early 80&#8217;s when Wham! went from leather-clad Bad Boys to feather-haired Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go boys in tight Dolfin shorts?  The video for WMUBYGG sparked a popular fashion trend with those Katharine Hamnett over-sized t-shirts with large block letter slogans.  George Michael wears one in the WMUBYGG video that stated, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lopakalounge.com/archives/1179</link>
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		<title>Someone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ray prepared a fantastic dinner this evening.  Seared tuna fillets with mashed garlic sweet potatoes and a medley of sautéed carrots, yellow peppers and onions topped off with bread dipped in olive oil &#38; balsamic vinegar. After setting the table, I put on Pat Metheny&#8217;s &#8220;One Quiet Night&#8221; and poured some more wine.
As we ate dinner, I, for some reason, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lopakalounge.com/archives/1175</link>
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		<title>Mister Depression</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Depression showed up at my door a couple of months ago.  I hate him.  He hangs on like that dinner guest who doesn&#8217;t seem to realize that a dwindling fireplace, empty bottle of wine and frequent yawns from the host is very good indication that it&#8217;s time to leave.
Mr. Depression has overstayed his visit.
As [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lopakalounge.com/archives/1157</link>
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		<title>OK, I Deserved That</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning I returned to work after a fabulous week in South Beach Miami.  The weather there was warm and balmy.  Ray and I were splashing in the water on the beach, riding bicycles all over town, donning t-shirts, shorts and flip-flops while eating at outdoor cafés and to top it all off, went sailing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lopakalounge.com/archives/1142</link>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Have Fun Again In 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not even going to try to sugar coat it. A lot of 2009 sucked for me and I&#8217;m glad it&#8217;s over.
The highlight of my New Year&#8217;s Eve was watching the Blue Moon rise over the Mule Mountains just as the sun was setting in the West.
I was joyous to see the moon smiling down [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lopakalounge.com/archives/1128</link>
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		<title>The Shit Kicker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My father had been ill for quite a while.  He managed to live with his cancer for several years.  Over the past few months, things took a turn for the worse.  I have been traveling back to DC to see him.  The last few trips ended up with me caring for him &#8212; like caring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lopakalounge.com/archives/1120</link>
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		<title>From Page To Stage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, after blogging about meeting John Leguizamo and seeing him perform.  I was inspired by the experience and was thrilled to be contacted by Bisbee&#8217;s Obscure Productions shortly thereafter. They asked for my participation in their annual comedy show.  I decided to see if I could take blogging one step [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lopakalounge.com/archives/1107</link>
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		<title>Meh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I woke up an hour before the alarm went off this morning.  I laid in bed trying to shut off the dialog looping in my head.  The setting full moon illuminated the room.  I rolled over and latched on to Ray just as the kitty hopped up on the bed.  The white noise machine whirred away in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lopakalounge.com/archives/1098</link>
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		<title>Catch A Falling Star</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After four years of trying, I finally, finally caught a meteor with my camera.  With my Nikon D90 and a 50mm lens, I shot a 2.5 second exposure at f/1.8.  Orion&#8217;s belt is at the top of the photo.
Ray and I got up at 4:30 this morning, made coffee and set up in the backyard. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lopakalounge.com/archives/1094</link>
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