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<title><![CDATA[1 year old !]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/1-year-old/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[            . One year ago, while I was volunteer teaching at the International Rescue Committee, re]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[            . One year ago, while I was volunteer teaching at the International Rescue Committee, re]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Naked wind of Menorca, Part 1]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/naked-wind-of-menorca-part-1/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/naked-wind-of-menorca-part-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are times during travel when a place is so stimulating and refreshing that one is able to appr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There are times during travel when a place is so stimulating and refreshing that one is able to appr]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[The first two weeks in Palma...]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/the-first-two-weeks-in-palma/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/the-first-two-weeks-in-palma/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[an afternoon walk along the Paseo Maritimo, Palma de Mallorca. Near the residence at the Universidad]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[an afternoon walk along the Paseo Maritimo, Palma de Mallorca. Near the residence at the Universidad]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[My Oyster (updated)]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/my-oyster/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/my-oyster/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brushing over sailing terms before heading to Palma At the beginning of a new chapter in a life, alo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Brushing over sailing terms before heading to Palma At the beginning of a new chapter in a life, alo]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Segovia... ]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/segovia/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/segovia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The clouds were perfect, medieval and eerie on this day&#8230; Alcázar of Segovia. A beautiful castl]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The clouds were perfect, medieval and eerie on this day&#8230; Alcázar of Segovia. A beautiful castl]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Café solo con nubes]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/cafe-solo-con-nubes/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/cafe-solo-con-nubes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It is a cool, drizzly day in Madrid.  The sounds of the city, jack hammers, saws, sirens, the occasi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It is a cool, drizzly day in Madrid.  The sounds of the city, jack hammers, saws, sirens, the occasi]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[.  Spray Paint, Signage &amp; Light]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/mi-zona-a-cursory-iphone-photo-tour-of-madrid-3-spray-paint-signage-light/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/mi-zona-a-cursory-iphone-photo-tour-of-madrid-3-spray-paint-signage-light/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Montera por la tarde. A mirror of myself today... A sign depicting emminent eld]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Montera por la tarde. A mirror of myself today... A sign depicting emminent eld]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Political Pelotas, Part 1: El Clásico]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/political-balls-part-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/political-balls-part-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Even a certified schizophrenic cannot be a fan of both. It cannot be avoided.  As in some other coun]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Even a certified schizophrenic cannot be a fan of both. It cannot be avoided.  As in some other coun]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Conversation and Taste]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/conversation-and-taste/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/conversation-and-taste/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[More great Paella and Tinto de Verano in Malasaña One rainy evening in the summer of 1994, sitting c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[More great Paella and Tinto de Verano in Malasaña One rainy evening in the summer of 1994, sitting c]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[A long-winded note of unprecedented importance...]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/03/13/a-long-winded-note-of-unprecedented-importance/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/03/13/a-long-winded-note-of-unprecedented-importance/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some turtles went on a picnic.  It took them ten days to get there, and when they arrived, they real]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some turtles went on a picnic.  It took them ten days to get there, and when they arrived, they real]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Xavi's Linguistic Abyss  Part 3]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/xavis-language-abyss-part-3/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/xavis-language-abyss-part-3/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[PARENTAL ADVISORY: The following contains material not suitable for those with a lack of imagination]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[PARENTAL ADVISORY: The following contains material not suitable for those with a lack of imagination]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Mi Zona: Looking Up]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/mi-zona-looking-up/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/mi-zona-looking-up/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Teatro Lara]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Teatro Lara]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Mi Zona: a Cursory iPhone Photo Tour of My Madrid.  Part 2, Venturing out. ]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/mi-zona-a-cursory-iphone-photo-tour-of-my-madrid-part-2-venturing-out/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/mi-zona-a-cursory-iphone-photo-tour-of-my-madrid-part-2-venturing-out/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My street... &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A poster for an upcoming show by Mechanismo.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[My street... &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A poster for an upcoming show by Mechanismo.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Mi Zona: a Cursory iPhone Photo Tour of My Madrid.  Part 1  Malasaña and Chueca]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/mi-zona-a-cursory-iphone-photo-tour-of-malasana-chueca-part-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/mi-zona-a-cursory-iphone-photo-tour-of-malasana-chueca-part-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Ron Quemado. Rum, coffee, sugar, and fire. At the amazing Galician seafood restaurant Riveira]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[&nbsp; Ron Quemado. Rum, coffee, sugar, and fire. At the amazing Galician seafood restaurant Riveira]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Xavi's Language Abyss, Part 2.  "Proxima Estación..."]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/xavis-language-abyss-part-2-proxima-estacion/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/xavis-language-abyss-part-2-proxima-estacion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the late afternoon of January 29th, 2011, Xavi found himself being dragged behind a running, slob]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the late afternoon of January 29th, 2011, Xavi found himself being dragged behind a running, slob]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[One among many...]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/one-among-many/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/one-among-many/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Click here: Then click  HERE (another flash of an isolated perspective of a cityscape through the ey]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Click here: Then click  HERE (another flash of an isolated perspective of a cityscape through the ey]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Plaza de Castilla]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/plaza-de-castilla/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/plaza-de-castilla/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today I decided to take in a little of the industrial, urban side of Madrid. And after walking aroun]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today I decided to take in a little of the industrial, urban side of Madrid. And after walking aroun]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Xavi's Linguistic Abyss, Part 1]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/xavis-language-abyss-part-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/xavis-language-abyss-part-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Xavi&#039;s fellow sojourner enjoying a rainy Sunday in Plaza Santa Ana. There once was a marginally]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Xavi&#039;s fellow sojourner enjoying a rainy Sunday in Plaza Santa Ana. There once was a marginally]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[pigs, acorns and happy meals]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/pigs-acorns-and-happy-meals/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/pigs-acorns-and-happy-meals/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are few times when I will blatantly or generally discredit my own home culture and upbringing.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There are few times when I will blatantly or generally discredit my own home culture and upbringing.]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[El Parque del Buen Retiro]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/el-parque-del-buen-retiro/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/el-parque-del-buen-retiro/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[La Puerta de Alcalá It is easy to miss the historical implications of monuments in a foreign city. ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[La Puerta de Alcalá It is easy to miss the historical implications of monuments in a foreign city. ]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/581/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/581/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Deep in the throes of travel and frantic with the responsibilities of relocation, I have spent most]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Deep in the throes of travel and frantic with the responsibilities of relocation, I have spent most]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[...in the tripas]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/in-the-tripas/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/in-the-tripas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Walking through the active Saturday night Gaslamp quarter, after work, I decided I wanted a vodka an]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Walking through the active Saturday night Gaslamp quarter, after work, I decided I wanted a vodka an]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Memory ]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/memory/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/memory/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today, as I walked home from a long day of work, in my head a collection of uncounted little episode]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today, as I walked home from a long day of work, in my head a collection of uncounted little episode]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Expectations and evaluations]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/expectations-and-evaluations/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/expectations-and-evaluations/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The view from my &quot;office.&quot; I am an obvious masochist.  And no, not in that way.  It seems]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The view from my &quot;office.&quot; I am an obvious masochist.  And no, not in that way.  It seems]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Madrid on my mind]]></title>
<link>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/madrid-on-my-mind/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://casualnotebook.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/madrid-on-my-mind/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Gran Vía When I was a student in college, pursuing my third major, Creative Writing, it was drilled]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Gran Vía When I was a student in college, pursuing my third major, Creative Writing, it was drilled]]></content:encoded>
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