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	<title>Down South Perspective</title>
	<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp</link>
	<description>Allan Weisbecker's Official Weblog - the Down South Perspective</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>US Edition of Can&#8217;t You Get Along With Anyone? Coming October 1!</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/us-edition-of-cant-you-get-along-with-anyone-coming-october-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/us-edition-of-cant-you-get-along-with-anyone-coming-october-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Hi folks,
I thought the last message &#8212; the cryptic “something big is coming” &#8212; would be my last DSP, but as usual things are not working out the way I planned.
Delays with the “big” thing that is coming. So I thought I’d get back in touch.
And anyway, the “big” modifier came off wrong, in retrospect. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bandito Books</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/bandito-books/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/bandito-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 16:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks,
Know what &#34;nonpareil&#34; means?

I&#8217;m subscribed to the www.dictionary.com &#34;Word of the Day&#34; and that&#8217;s today&#8217;s word. Every day they send me a new word (it&#8217;s in their email&#8217;s subject box when I get up and fire up); if I don&#8217;t know what the word means I open the email and find out. 
If you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Appears I&#8217;ve Hit the Big Time&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/it-appears-ive-hit-the-big-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/it-appears-ive-hit-the-big-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Hi folks,
Well, it appears I&#8217;ve hit the big time.
Click here for proof.
I have never heard of Muleshoe, Texas, let alone been there, let alone lived there in the 1990s, or any other time.
When Wikipedia spreads bizarre rumors about you, in my view you&#8217;ve hit the big time. I mean Brad Pitt got nothing on my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HUYA Syndrome, and Then Some&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/huya-syndrome-and-then-some/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/huya-syndrome-and-then-some/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks,
Those of you who have read Can&#8217;t You Get Along With Anyone? may
  remember my HUYA (Head Up Your Ass) Syndrome. 
It appears that with my claim (in my last message) that the water where I
  am goes down counterclockwise I myself am a victim of it. My head was up my
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whereabouts Unkown</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/whereabouts-unkown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/whereabouts-unkown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks,
There are some scumbags (plus at least one scumbagette) out there who would
  like to know where I am, so let me get this out of the way:
Where I am the water goes down the drain counterclockwise. 

That&#8217;s it for now on my location.
For those of you who are curious about where I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Latest From Iraq</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/the-latest-from-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/the-latest-from-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Author's Corner</category>

		<category>Weis Blog</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Folks,
A lot of you got a kick out of the surfing rodents.  Here&#8217;s evidence that in spite of everything my sense of humor is intact regading world affairs as well&#8230;

Here&#8217;s the latest from Iraq.
I&#8217;ll be in touch.
Allan

    

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		<title>Surf Rats</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/surf-rats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/surf-rats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Author's Corner</category>

		<category>Weis Blog</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks,
Let&#8217;s lighten up and get surfy.

Have a look at this video clip . If you&#8217;ve been to Pavones you may recognize one or two of these surfers who are mentioned in my new book.
I&#8217;ll be in touch.
Allan




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		<title>Liars and the Lies They Tell</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/allan-gets-libeled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/allan-gets-libeled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Author's Corner</category>

		<category>Weis Blog</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Allan Gets Libeled&#160;
This message, and&#160;maybe several to follow, is directed at readers of my new book, Can&#39;t You Get Along With Anyone? A Writer&#39;s Memoir and a Tale of a Lost Surfer&#39;s Paradise. If you have not read the book, you may not be interested. Also, if you&#39;re planning on reading the book, the following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DSP: Spot the Dr. Strangelove Reference</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/dsp-spot-the-dr-strangelove-reference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/dsp-spot-the-dr-strangelove-reference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Hi folks,
I&#39;m working on a DSP you&#39;ll like, I figure, as it combines two interests many of you have voiced, surfing and writing. But give me a few days to get it together.
Meanwhile, just a little biz plus a challenge for those of you who have taste similar to mine in movies. A trivia question [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DSP: A Surfbum in El Salvador</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/dsp-a-surfbum-in-el-salvador/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/dsp-a-surfbum-in-el-salvador/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Hi folks,
Seems I&#39;ve lost about 5% of my subscribers over the past few weeks,   due to my straying into annoying areas, like 9/11 and Bob Woodward&#39;s   status as a sniveling, gaslighting toady. (I&#39;ve also gotten a lot of   encouragement, for which I&#39;m grateful.)
What follows are my final words on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What You Mean To Me</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/weis-blog/what-you-mean-to-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/weis-blog/what-you-mean-to-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Weis Blog</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ While writing and even while editing, it is not my habit to actively think of the reader. &#160;Can&#8217;t You Get Along With Anyone? was the exception.
This was especially the case during the edit. I thought of the reader, of you, a lot, and I worried. In fact, I worried so much that during my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>States of Denial, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/weis-blog/state-of-denial-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/weis-blog/state-of-denial-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Weis Blog</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A chapter (cut in the edit) from my new book, Can&#8217;t You Get Along With Anyone? A Writer&#8217;s Memoir and a Tale of a Lost Surfer&#8217;s Paradise 
STATES OF DENIAL (Part One) 
(I use this title as a plug for Bob Woodward&#8217;s new book: the least one writer can do for another: Bob would do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>States of Denial, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/weis-blog/state-of-denial-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/weis-blog/state-of-denial-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Weis Blog</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
STATES OF DENIAL (Part Two) In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. &#8211;George Orwell
Aside from Bob Woodward, there&#8217;s another journalist who used to have a modicum of integrity but who is now a sniveling toady of the powers that be: Christopher Hitchens. In the April, 2006 issue of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>States of Denial, Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/weis-blog/states-of-denial-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/weis-blog/states-of-denial-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Weis Blog</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is another chapter from CYGAWA that was cut in the edit and likewise re-titled to help Bob Woodward promote his new book.
STATES OF DENIAL (Part Three) War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. &#8211;George Orwell
Today as I write, March 20, 2006, is the third anniversary of the start of Bush&#8217;s Iraq war. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just &#8220;blabing&#8221; On, a DSP</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/just-blabing-on-a-dsp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/just-blabing-on-a-dsp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Hi folks,
It&#8217;s relentless, plus ridiculous.
Here&#8217;s the end part of one of my recent email exchanges, the last installment having arrived in my Inbox like 30 seconds ago (read from the bottom up):
&#8212; XXXX XXXX &#60;XXXXXX@gmail.com &#62; wrote: You&#39;re just blabing on and on
On 9/22/06, Allan Weisbecker &#60;acwdownsouth@yahoo.com&#62; wrote:
what did i do this time?
&#8212; XXXX XXXX [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: A Correction to My &#8220;On Jerkoffs&#8221; DSP Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/update-a-correction-to-my-on-jerkoffs-dsp-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/update-a-correction-to-my-on-jerkoffs-dsp-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Hi folks,
Boy did I screw up.
In my &#8220;debunking&#8221; of Popular Mechanics&#8217; &#8220;debunking&#8221; I   broke my own cardinal rule, i.e., PAY ATTENTION!
Let&#8217;s play Spot The Jerk Off&#8217;s Screw Up.
From my message yesterday:
Some of the lies in the Popular Mechanics piece do take outside fact checking. One example: They claim:
In      [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Jerk Offs, a DSP</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/on-jerk-offs-a-dsp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/newsletter-archive/on-jerk-offs-a-dsp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks,
People in the UK are starting to receive Can&#8217;t You Get Along With Anyone? (CYGAWA); with U.S. (and other countries) buyers it will take a bit longer, although some have already arrived at certain locales in the States. Hang in.
Knowing the book is actually getting read, I&#8217;m prompted to remind you: The book is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sept 11 DSP</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/site-news/sept-11-dsp-some-video-and-some-books/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/site-news/sept-11-dsp-some-video-and-some-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Site News</category>

		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some news about the book, a video to see and some boook recommendations
Hi folks,
There’s been a slight delay in the book shipping. In order to make it   financially feasible to send the books from the UK by airmail, Humdrumming   is using a bulk carrier/agent (airmailed individually, the books would have  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weisbecker Challenge Winners, and a New Website</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/site-news/weisbecker-challenge-winners-and-a-new-website/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/site-news/weisbecker-challenge-winners-and-a-new-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Site News</category>

		<category>Newsletter Archive</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Folks,
I write from September 4th, a holiday here in the States, Labor Day (which used to mean something, I think). Supposedly the “end of summer,” for the locals here at Montauk Labor Day really means the beginning of a more relaxed time (especially in the surf lineup), as the summer people go back west, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Last Page of My New Book</title>
		<link>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/the-last-page-of-my-new-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aweisbecker.com/dsp/authors-corner/the-last-page-of-my-new-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Author's Corner</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ April 14, 2006, 4 AM local time. I&#8217;m leaving this little Caribbean island on the dawn flight tomorrow, the 15th, as planned. If I don&#8217;t finish this book today I will do so when I get up very early in the morning, at &#8220;first chicken,&#8221; as the expression goes here. I want to finish [...]]]></description>
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