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	<title>Happenstance and Serendipity</title>
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	<description>Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. - Søren Kierkegaard</description>
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		<title>September 12, 2009 - Eight Years and One Day Later.</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/236</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/236#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I watched &#8220;102 Minutes That Changed America&#8221; It reminded me how that day, and those right after, I was so confused. I was panicked. I was unsure of everything around me.  The memories that flooded back while watching that last night were overwhelming. I remember the woman who collapsed on the street, screaming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August 6th, 2009 - It&#8217;s a MAD world</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/226</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/226#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Charles -
Today marks the 57th anniversary of MAD Magazine. Well, today was the first day it was published back in 1952. I think I am going to go pick up a copy, you know, for old times sake. Maybe MAD&#8217;s Alfred E. Neuman is the greatest &#8220;self help&#8221; author of all time. He kind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August 4, 2009 - Total topical tantrum</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/223</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/223#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This tantrum totally trivializes the tragic thoughts that they transpired to tell. Today this theory tests the typical teachings tendered to teenagers. Tomorrow they tell their tales to target tribes thought to tenant towards the top tier. Then the time ticks. Tell them to take time to think.
Thank them.

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		<title>April 4th, 2009 - Two Years Ago Today</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/182</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/182#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the second anniversary of the passing of one of my very best friends, Jimmy Lombardi.  I remember being in my office and getting a phone call from his mother the day he died. I did not believe her. I could not believe her. I mean, this was Jimmy, the guy I just spoke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March 15th, 2009 - Kero One - He&#8217;s Big in Japan</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/147</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/147#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who know Kero One, you know he is an underground Hip Hop artist who, through his own dedication and hard work (talent too), has become a bit of a sensation in the world of Hip Hop.  His single, self released in 2003 on his own label Plug Label,  was discovered by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March 14th, 2009 - Picking Your Nose in Public.</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/144</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/144#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just went to get a cup of coffee and while sitting taking a nice relaxing sip, a man sitting across the way from me picked his nose. Now it wasn&#8217;t a scratch. It wasn&#8217;t to get at a little irritation. No, this was a dig for gold pick of the nose. And, he got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March 8th, 2009 - Spring Forward One Year</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/133</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/133#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year ago this weekend I was still in Hoboken. By that time I knew I was coming here, and I had not even gone on vacation to the Dominican Republic. Life has truly changed since and I almost don&#8217;t want to fathom what it will be like one year from now.  My grandmother turned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>November 18th, 2008 - Stand</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/96</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/96#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexmctighe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Alex,
Tell me, what made you wait so long to write? I&#8217;ll say this, I was worried you had decided to go it alone. I remember what you have been and will be going through, and I am glad you have written to me again.
I&#8217;d like to tell you that everything happens for a reason, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>November 17th, 2008 - A Grand Story</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/93</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/93#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Alexander,
 It has been too long since I last wrote you. I know you are very well aware of what I have been experiencing the last several months, but I felt it was time to reach out to you and seek some, if any, advice you can provide me. It is very confusing for me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How did it get to be July 31st already?</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/90</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/90#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here I am, a month since the last time I wrote. I&#8217;d say it was because I was way too busy to sit down and write, but honestly I could have found time I guess. It has been an eventful month.
But, the main reason I write now is to say this:
Sprint is the worst phone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 30th, 2008 - Ticket #107227</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/85</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/85#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The weather was perfect, the sun was low in the sky, ready to set. My friends and I had set up our blankets, bought our wine, made vodka &#8220;sangria&#8221; and all gathered on Santa Monica beach, right south of the pier to see the first of the summer concert series on the pier. The beach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 25th, 2008 - Soy Metafórico</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/80</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/80#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexmctighe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The great thing about my job is I get to work with some really cool people. It can make some of the crap I deal with seem trivial. Yesterday I had probably the best metaphorical conversation with someone that I have had in a long time. I thought I would share it with you.
 Me: &#8220;Well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 16th, 2008 - Your Wish is Taken for Granted.</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/73</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/73#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Alexander,
    I hope the future is well. I am having an amazing time in Los Angeles. It sure has been a quick two and a half months. I woke up this morning and honestly felt like I had been here much longer. It makes me think a lot about what I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 10th, 2008 - Lost and Found</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/71</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/71#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[????????I have be spending a bunch of time going through piles of junk I have saved over the last several years. You would think I was a crazy old man with the boxes of stuff I have kept. Let&#8217;s hope I never become one. Most of it is paperwork for things, you know, bills, statements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 3rd, 2008 - The Trip Home - Greek Wedding Included</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/62</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/62#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexmctighe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Second day back from New York and I am sitting in my apartment after a very long day at work.  Interestingly enough, I am glad to be back in LA. I was worried I would have this sense of anxiety about the return being that it was my first trip back. However, the trip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 24th, 2008 - Memorial Day Weekend</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/54</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/54#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 20:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Dear Charles,
 I hope you, Neal, Mama and Papa are having a great Memorial Day weekend. Has Papa cranked up the tunes through the house? I always loved the long weekends where Mama and Papa would do things around the house, Neal and I would ride our bikes all over, and we would have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 19th, 2008 - Patience and Time.</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/60</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/60#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Alex,
Greetings from yourself.  I hope all is well in LA. I am sure you are fine, but I think it might be time for a little feedback from my end, something that can help you get to where I am now. You see, life, as you already know, can throw a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 15th, 2008 - Hot Sun</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/58</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/58#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 01:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is finally Thursday. This has been a long, stressful week. Hunter S. Thompson said it best: I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they&#8217;ve always worked for me. I am heading to the beach tonight to hang out, have some beer, and watch the sun set over the ocean. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 14th - Wires and Boxes</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/55</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/55#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 03:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sitting in my apartment, in the &#8220;office&#8221;. Wires and boxes are around me, lots of things I need to get to. The rest of the apartment looks great, but I just can&#8217;t seem to finish this room. Every time I start I get annoyed with it and stop. I am in my seventh [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 21st, 2008 - Change.</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/51</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/51#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Alex,
I assume it is only a few weeks into our journey to LA. Only I know what the future holds for you. Sorry buddy, I can&#8217;t tell you, it would ruin the fun. But, let me say this, you&#8217;ll love being in Los Angeles. You&#8217;ll have your ups and downs like everyone else, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 15th, 2008 - Goodbye New York and Hoboken</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/47</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/47#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Diana, who lives here in Los Angeles, read that moving to a new place is one of the most stressful life changes anyone can make in their life. I have to agree. Though I am happy with my choice to move here, it has been an up and down roller coaster of emotions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 1, 2008 - I am in LA&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/49</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/49#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well - it is not an April Fool&#8217;s joke, I am in Los Angeles. I moved in on Sunday and spent my first day at work, today. This is a beautiful city and I am happy I am here. However, I still feel these deep pangs of &#8220;what the hell am I doing?&#8221; But, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 21st, 2008 - George Antheil - Ballet Mecanique</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/46</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/46#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
This is my Great Uncle George Antheil&#8217;s world famous Ballet Mecanique being performed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
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		<title>February 20, 2008 - The Announcement</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/45</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/45#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be posting again soon, when I have time, but I want those of you who are wondering to know, I am moving to Los Angeles. I will be at the end of March. The one phrase, &#8220;Holy Shit!&#8221; is going through my head, over and over.
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		<title>February 4th, 2008 - Convinzione</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/44</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/44#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted change and excitement and to shoot off in all directions myself, like the colored arrows from a Fourth of July rocket.
- Sylvia Plath 
Only two months ago, if you asked me, &#8220;Alex, what will you be thinking about on February 4th, 2008?&#8221; I would not have answered, &#8220;We&#8217;ll if you want to know, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 29th, 2008 - LOLcat</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/42</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/42#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 Can you say redonkulous?
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		<title>January 28th, 2008 - Paralyzing the Progress</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/40</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/40#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Alex,
There will come a time in your life where certain actions will paralyze your progress.  You&#8217;ll sit in a chair, or at your desk, or in your car, and contemplate how are you going to make the next step. If I remember well, you have actually been in that place recently. Too often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 25th, 2008 - Lupe Fiasco - Superstar</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/38</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/38#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>January 21st, 2008 - Trip to Burlington, VT</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/37</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/37#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got back from Burlington, Vermont. I spent a great three days with my friends Joe and Adam and their band Bill Owen&#8217;s Five. They got an awesome gig playing at Nectar&#8217;s. They opened for a band called Blue Method, who jammed out as well. We all rented a private vacation home in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Owens Five at Nectar&#8217;s - Burlington, VT</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/36</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/36#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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IMG_3273.JPG, originally uploaded by Alexander van Hoboken.
 	My friend&#8217;s band, Bill Owens Five, played an amazing show at the world famous Nectar&#8217;s in Burlington, VT. (Think Phish). We stayed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 16th, 2008 - Gremlins</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/35</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/35#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Alex,
Thank you for the letters you wrote.  Mama thinks it is nice you still think of me. I took your advice and bought a Gremlin for my birthday. I hope you still have it, I want to keep it forever.  Do you still like the movie? I love it, especially the Gremlin. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 14th, 2008 - Olive Garden is Frightening</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/34</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/34#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am home, spending quality time watching bad TV. I just saw what I believe to be the most frightening commercial ever. It is for the Olive Garden. In it there is this couple, who, for some reason, is way too excited to be at Olive Garden. The waitress, who I will call the Devil, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 11th, 2008 - Drama</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/33</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/33#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>January 8th - Bus Ride Home</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/32</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/32#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Alexander,
On the way home today I had to stand on the bus. It is unnaturally warm for this time of year, and I was uncomfortable to say the least. As I stood there I could see everyone on the bus. Each person not looking at anyone. Each person living in a little world all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 8 - Lupe Fiasco</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/31</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/31#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>January 8th, 2008 - Music List</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/30</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/30#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a list of music I want.
If you wish to get it for me, I would appreciate it.

Pinback
Sea Wolf
Stars
Vampire Weekend
Okkervil River
The Futureheads
The Morning Benders
Noah &#38; The Whale
Shout Out Louds
Arckid
Rilo Kiley
Kate Nash
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Radiohead
Tegan and Sara
Battles
Modest Mouse
The Rumble Strips
Mew
MGMT
Rogue Wave
White Stripes
Goldfrapp
The Appleseed Cast
Lupe Fiasco
Wilco
LCD Soundsystem
TV on the Radio
White Rabbits

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		<title>January 7th, 2008 - There will be Blood and Sculpture and Beer</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/29</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/29#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I did it. I went to the MoMa by myself. I traveled through the entire museum and experienced some of the greatest art the world has to offer. I do suggest to anyone who can, go to the Museum of Modern Art soon. At the risk of sounding a bit over emotional, it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 4th, 2008 - Art and Apples</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/28</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/28#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Chas.,
So, next week you go back to school. Are you ready for the rest of the year? What grade are you in now? Don&#8217;t be sad the Christmas break is over, you will have a spring break coming soon and you get three months off in the summer. What I would give to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 2nd, 2008 - Back to Work!</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/27</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/27#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first day of work is always the hardest after a long break. (I was out of work for 11 days straight) I spent most of the day contemplating - what is it that I actually do? Now, I&#8217;d tell you all what I do, but I assume (for the worst) that my company may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 1st, 2008 - Animation by Cyriak Harris</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/26</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/26#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>December 31st, 2007 - Indian Food and Dog Poop</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/23</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/23#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Alexander,
The last day of 2007 is here. Do you remember how it went? I&#8217;d like to be prepared. I am going to a &#8220;party&#8221; at a bar in Manhattan called Johnny Utah&#8217;s. Not sure what to expect. One of those last minute impulsive choices.  It has a mechanical bull to ride. I am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December 30th, 2007 - La Di Da</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/20</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/20#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sitting here with my brother Neal in my apartment in Hoboken. Drinking Hoegaarden and contemplating our next move. We ran out of beer, I think we need to buy more.  Listening to Flaming Lips &#8220;At War with the Mystics&#8221;, Band of Horses &#8220;Cease to Begin&#8221;, Spoon &#8220;Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga&#8221;, Eddie Vedder &#8220;Into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hoboken at Night</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/22</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Hoboken at Night, originally uploaded by Alexander van Hoboken.
 	Taken on the 4th of July from the roof of my building. 6 Second exposure.
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		<title>Roses in Gouda Netherlands</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/21</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/21#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Roses in Gouda Netherlands, originally uploaded by Alexander van Hoboken.
 	I took this photo in Gouda, Netherlands in June.  Neal and I are going through my photos from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December 27th, 2007 - Tongue</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/19</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/19#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Chas.,
  Did you have a good Christmas? I can not remember what you got in 1985. I am sure it was a lot of toys and things to &#8220;expand&#8221; the mind. I had a good Christmas. Got some things I needed and things I didn&#8217;t. Just remember to never take any of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December 26th, 2007 - Purge</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/18</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/18#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interestingly, my mother has been going through pictures we have, getting rid of ones she feels are not memorable or meaningful enough to keep. She goes through these purging phases. Though I agree with her choices so far, (I don&#8217;t think we need a picture of a neighbor we did not even know) it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December 25th, 2007 - Binge</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/17</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/17#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am way ahead of the game today. The whole family got up early and we have opened presents, ate breakfast, and now we are preparing for the day of gluttony.  My brother brought up some of my father&#8217;s prized wines that he never drinks. If it were not for a holiday like Christmas, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December 24th, 2007</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/15</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/15#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Alexander,
    It is about time I wrote you. I know you are worried about me, but I don&#8217;t understand why. I had figured you would know the outcome of all this already, but it still seems like you are insecure in the choices I have made and will make. Give me a little bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December 23rd, 2007</title>
		<link>http://mctighe.org/archives/14</link>
		<comments>http://mctighe.org/archives/14#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Chas.,
So, Charlie, I turned 31 years old today. The sum of all my actions has culminated into someone I can&#8217;t quite recognize. Happy Birthday to me. I hope all is well back in 1985. Hey, tell all your friends that on your birthday back in 1947, the first demonstration of the transistor was made [...]]]></description>
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