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	<title>Halfthoughts</title>
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	<description>By Eric Priezkalns.  About anything, everything and nothing.</description>
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		<title>The Reign of Forty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a message of sympathy to anyone (who shall, and should, remain nameless) finding they have turned 40 years of age. Imagine it set to the tune of &#8216;Ring of Fire&#8217; by Johnny Cash&#8230; Life is a burning flame [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://halfthoughts.com/2012/02/04/the-reign-of-forty/</link>
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		<title>Outer Confines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rob Nield, editor of Re:Move wants to film a short story by Iain M. Banks. That would be the same Iain Banks who helpfully uses his middle initial, M, to signal if he is writing very popular science fiction stuff, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://halfthoughts.com/2012/01/28/outer-confines/</link>
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		<title>Preston Dirges and the Infinite Everythink</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Orwell was a pussy. Anybody could manage doublethink. A politician, a Nazi soldier, a customer services representative, a spouse. They all engage in doublethink as a matter of course. At some time approximately halfway through the twentieth century, doublethink became [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://halfthoughts.com/2012/01/21/preston-dirges-and-the-infinite-everythink/</link>
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		<title>5 Unfortunate Reasons Why Ron Paul Will Not Be President</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1988, Ron Paul did not become the President of the USA. He did not become President in 2008. And in 2012, he probably will not become President&#8230; according to most pundits. But Paul has previously said that he seeks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://halfthoughts.com/2012/01/14/5-unfortunate-reasons-why-ron-paul-will-not-be-president/</link>
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		<title>Who Makes Jobs? Maybe Newt, Maybe Not</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The political right faces a key challenge when arguing for small government. Some voters are motivated to support politicians who promise that good things will happen after they are elected. So far, so obvious. An equally obvious example of a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://halfthoughts.com/2012/01/08/who-makes-jobs-maybe-newt-maybe-not/</link>
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		<title>The New New Year with num-Eric</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Plus ça change&#8230; this morning I consulted Samuel Pepys to see what he was thinking about, 350 years ago to the day. It turns out Sam was planning to do his year end accounts, and was worried about whether he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://halfthoughts.com/2011/12/31/the-new-new-year-with-num-eric/</link>
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		<title>Writing a Carol for Everyone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is no festival for literally everyone, which is a shame. Christmas does pretty well; its popularity extends beyond the two billion people who call themselves Christians. On the other hand, I can sympathize with those Christians who feel dispossessed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://halfthoughts.com/2011/12/24/writing-a-carol-for-everyone/</link>
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		<title>Removed from Re:Move</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I wrote that I never wanted to write another word about my short film, Re:Move. That was an exaggeration. I can think of one more thing that is worth sharing. The film was a lot of fun to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://halfthoughts.com/2011/12/17/removed-from-remove/</link>
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		<title>Regarding Re:Move</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To heck with convention. I made a short film and I want to let people see it. Which they should, because it is good. So here it is. It is called Re:Move and it was premiered at the Doha Tribeca [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://halfthoughts.com/2011/12/09/regarding-remove/</link>
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		<title>Miliband&#8217;s PMQs: few Q&#8217;s, few A&#8217;s, and no P&#8217;s and Q&#8217;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Political bloggers should never write about the big topics. When they do, they come off as vain and oafish. (Fortunately I am vain and oafish, so like many a politician, I will flout my own rule.) Politicians spout plenty of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://halfthoughts.com/2011/12/03/milibands-pmqs-few-qs-few-as-and-no-ps-and-qs/</link>
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