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	<title>The Open Circle</title>
	<link>http://blog.jtey.com</link>
	<description>observational life critique</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>No Offense, but&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/19</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/19#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I confess: when people start their sentences to me with &#8220;No offense, but..&#8221;, I immediately take offense.  In fact, I take more offense than if I wasn&#8217;t given the little disclaimer.
For the party giving the disclaimer, who we shall refer to as &#8220;the offender&#8221;, the perspective is much different.  It seems that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bathroom Query</title>
		<link>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/18</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/18#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Social Obligations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What is the proper response to a knock on the bathroom door when you&#8217;re sitting on the toilet?  Is there a response that does not result in awkwardness?
Consider the following responses:
*knock knock*
 
&#8220;Hello..&#8221; 
&#8220;Yes?&#8221; 
&#8220;I&#8217;m in here!&#8221; 
 &#8220;Occupied!&#8221;
&#8220;*cough*&#8221;
You can&#8217;t help but feel awkward after responding with any of the above.  To help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch my stuff please</title>
		<link>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/15</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/15#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Social Obligations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I confess: when strangers ask me to watch their stuff while they&#8217;re gone, I don&#8217;t.
&#8220;Could you watch my stuff for a few minutes while I&#8217;m gone?&#8221;
Uhm, how &#8217;bout no?  (but I&#8217;ll say yes if that gives you a sense of security)
The stuff-owner might be thinking: is that really too much to ask? My thoughts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automotive Sheep</title>
		<link>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/9</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/9#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In this age of impatient driving, and lack of compassion for fellow motorists on the road, there is still one thing that brings automobiles down to their knees, so to speak:  emergency vehicles.  Even the souped up civic that was swerving and passing everyone will succumb to the sirens of a fire truck, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Archetypes</title>
		<link>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/8</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/8#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2006 18:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Archetypes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.jtey.com/2006/07/07/smoking-archetypes/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a smoker, you may fall into one or more of the following types:
Biter
These are the smokers who bite down on the cigarette with their teeth. They seem to be veteran smokers, who leave the cigarette in their mouth while talking to you. They let the ash build up on the end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neckties</title>
		<link>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/5</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/5#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Main]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.jtey.com/2006/03/17/tying-the-knot/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you really stopped and thought about neckties?
Somehow, a thin strip of fabric hanging from your neck is stylish. Of course, it is such an everyday thing to us, but when you stop and think about it, ties are one of the most peculiar pieces of clothing.
It&#8217;s tied around your neck very precisely, in one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-sneeze Etiquette</title>
		<link>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/4</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 16:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Social Obligations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.jtey.com/2006/06/30/post-sneeze-etiquette/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What I&#8217;m referring to, is the post-sneeze bless.  Is there a guideline for proper &#8220;Bless you&#8221; etiquette?  Do I have to mutter a &#8220;Thank you&#8221; after being blessed?  Or can I just sneeze in peace?  Sometimes, there is a &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221; after the &#8220;Thank you [for blessing me]&#8221;.
The post-sneeze bless is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holding Doors</title>
		<link>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/3</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jtey.com/archives/3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Social Obligations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.jtey.com/2005/11/08/holding-doors/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unless the person behind you is carrying cargo and can&#8217;t open the door themselves, holding doors open for people is highly inefficient, and wastes time.
Consider yourself taking your time walking to a door 10 metres away from you, and the person who is there now, decides to hold it open for you.  Now you [...]]]></description>
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