<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xml:lang="en"><title>Latest entries from confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com</title><rights>Copyright 2009 confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com</rights><subtitle></subtitle><author><name></name></author><updated>2009-11-20T02:34:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/index.rss"/><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009:1</id><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-11-20:links.412191541</id><title>Political Philosophy Test</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/political_philosophy_test.htm"><![CDATA[The following are your scores. They are based on a gradual range of 0 to 12. For instance, a Conservative/Progressive score of 3 and 0 will both yield a result of social conservative, yet 0 would be an extreme conservative and 3 a moderate conservati]]></content><dc:subject>quiz</dc:subject><dc:subject>politics</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/political_philosophy_test.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-11-20T02:34:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-20T02:34:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-11-18:links.412191283</id><title>Appealing to People&apos;s Base Instincts</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/appealing_to_peoples_base_instincts.htm"><![CDATA[The other day while out driving, I was monitoring the Neal Boortz show, looking for ranty blogging fodder.&nbsp; And, as is almost always the case, I found what I was looking for.Because it was Veteran&#39;s Day, he was relating anecdotes with that t]]></content><dc:subject>rants</dc:subject><dc:subject>veterans</dc:subject><dc:subject>news</dc:subject><dc:subject>talk radio</dc:subject><dc:subject>boortz</dc:subject><dc:subject>politics</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/appealing_to_peoples_base_instincts.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-11-18T02:31:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-18T02:31:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-11-14:links.412190841</id><title>Largest Cruise Ship in the World</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/largest_cruise_ship_in_the_world.htm"><![CDATA[The ship pictured above is the Oasis of the Seas, which is currently the largest cruise ship in the world.Ship statistics:Length: 1,191 feet (compared to 882 1/2 feet for the Titanic)Tonnage: 225, 282 GT (compared to 46, 329 for the Titanic)Beam: 154]]></content><dc:subject>ships</dc:subject><dc:subject>news</dc:subject><dc:subject>opinion</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/largest_cruise_ship_in_the_world.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-11-14T18:12:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-14T18:12:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-11-10:links.412190111</id><title>Odds and Ends</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/odds_and_ends_18.htm"><![CDATA[I don&#39;t really have anything much to say.&nbsp; I&#39;ve been kind of down in the dumps in recent weeks as finances have become increaingly tighter.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#39;m hoping that finally paying my car off by the beginning of the year will help]]></content><dc:subject>music</dc:subject><dc:subject>weather</dc:subject><dc:subject>economics</dc:subject><dc:subject>miscellaneous</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/odds_and_ends_18.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-11-10T05:46:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-10T05:46:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-11-06:links.412189568</id><title>Crappy Customer Service</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/crappy_customer_service.htm"><![CDATA[The other day, I stopped in at a fast food joint to get something to eat.&nbsp; I gave my order to the person standing behind the cash register, who did not acknowledge the order in any way and made no move to enter it into the cash register.&nbsp; I]]></content><dc:subject>rants</dc:subject><dc:subject>life</dc:subject><dc:subject>customer service</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/crappy_customer_service.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-11-06T12:18:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-06T12:18:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-11-03:links.412189168</id><title>Religion Salesman</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/religion_salesman.htm"><![CDATA[It seems as if I have a homing device to attract the religious of all stripes.&nbsp; I don&#39;t know what it is; perhaps it&#39;s my air of disrepute that attracts them like moths to a flame.Recently, they hired a new guy at my place of employment,]]></content><dc:subject>religion</dc:subject><dc:subject>rants</dc:subject><dc:subject>life</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/religion_salesman.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-11-03T20:16:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-03T20:16:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-11-03:links.412189062</id><title>Checking In</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/checking_in_1.htm"><![CDATA[I&#39;ve not felt much like blogging lately.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#39;ve not had much to say and not felt much like making an effort to come up with something to write about.&nbsp; My blog subcription here is about to expire, and I seriously thought of lett]]></content><dc:subject>odds and ends</dc:subject><dc:subject>rants</dc:subject><dc:subject>personal</dc:subject><dc:subject>blogging</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/checking_in_1.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-11-03T00:27:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-03T00:27:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-10-30:links.412188664</id><title>Quiz From Goodreads</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/quiz_from_goodreads.htm"><![CDATA[When I get bored, I go over to Bookreads and answer some questions from their &quot;Never Ending Book Quiz&quot;.&nbsp; One question I came upon made me smile; it was as if it had been written especially for me.&nbsp;The quiz follows below:Which of t]]></content><dc:subject>libertine</dc:subject><dc:subject>quiz</dc:subject><dc:subject>trivia</dc:subject><dc:subject>goodreads</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/quiz_from_goodreads.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-10-30T03:53:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-30T03:53:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-10-24:links.412188021</id><title>Book Review: Highest Duty</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/book_review_highest_duty.htm"><![CDATA[I was very much impressed with Chesley &quot;Sully&quot; Sullenberger when I first heard of the tragedy he and the rest of his crew averted back in January. After reading this book, I&#39;m even more impressed with him.&nbsp; Not just a recounting of]]></content><dc:subject>books</dc:subject><dc:subject>reviews</dc:subject><dc:subject>chesley sullenberger</dc:subject><dc:subject>news</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/book_review_highest_duty.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-10-24T18:01:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-24T18:01:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-10-22:links.412187741</id><title>What Do You Think I Fought For at Omaha Beach?</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/what_do_you_think_i_fought_for_at_omaha_beach.htm"><![CDATA[The following is a transcript of a WWII veteran speaking out for marriage equality in Maine.&nbsp; I think this man&#39;s words speak eloquently enough for themselves, so I&#39;ll not add any comments of my own, except to ask for your thoughts after]]></content><dc:subject>samesex marriage</dc:subject><dc:subject>equality</dc:subject><dc:subject>social justice</dc:subject><dc:subject>life</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/what_do_you_think_i_fought_for_at_omaha_beach.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-10-22T19:28:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-22T19:28:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-10-21:links.412187582</id><title>Another Stupid People Anecdote</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/another_stupid_people_anecdote.htm"><![CDATA[Late the other night, when making the turn for my street, I stopped to check the railroad tracks for any approaching trains, as I know they tend to pass behind my house at night more than during the day.This night, there was a train, lights blazing,]]></content><dc:subject>treains</dc:subject><dc:subject>idiocy</dc:subject><dc:subject>darwin award</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/another_stupid_people_anecdote.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-10-21T18:36:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-21T18:36:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-10-19:links.412187230</id><title>Malpractice Insurance and Health Care Reform</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/malpractice_insurance_and_health_care_reform.htm"><![CDATA[Last night I was listening to the radio and came upon yet another right wing talk show.&nbsp; I didn&#39;t recognize the woman&#39;s voice; all I knew was that it wasn&#39;t Ann Coulter, as I&#39;ve heard her voice, ad nauseum, on several different s]]></content><dc:subject>health care reform</dc:subject><dc:subject>politics</dc:subject><dc:subject>malpractice</dc:subject><dc:subject>rants</dc:subject><dc:subject>right wing talk radio</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/malpractice_insurance_and_health_care_reform.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-10-19T18:07:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-19T18:07:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-10-17:links.412186850</id><title>Is This 2009 or 1909?</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/is_this_2009_or_1909.htm"><![CDATA[Most people by now have heard of the justice of the peace in Louisiana who recently refused to marry an interracial couple.&nbsp; When I first heard the news, it boggled my mind, as I could not imagine such a thing happening anywhere in the United St]]></content><dc:subject>news</dc:subject><dc:subject>marriage</dc:subject><dc:subject>racism</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/is_this_2009_or_1909.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-10-17T17:10:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-17T17:10:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-10-13:links.412186251</id><title>A Musical Trip Down Memory Lane</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/a_musical_trip_down_memory_lane_1.htm"><![CDATA[Today&#39;s post won&#39;t fit well into the space available because of several oversize picture, so I direct readers to read this post over at my Vox blog:A Musical Trip Down Memory Lane.In this post, I reminisce about the various French horns I&#39]]></content><dc:subject>music</dc:subject><dc:subject>memories</dc:subject><dc:subject>personal</dc:subject><dc:subject>french horn</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/a_musical_trip_down_memory_lane_1.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-10-13T17:51:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-13T17:51:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-10-09:links.412185821</id><title>Thoughts On Obama And The Nobel Prize</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/thoughts_on_obama_and_the_nobel_prize.htm"><![CDATA[I woke up this morning to find that President Obama has been awarded the Nobel Prize, which left me scratching my head.Don&#39;t get me wrong, I voted for the guy and think he shows a lot of promise.&nbsp;&nbsp; But I think it&#39;s premature, to say]]></content><dc:subject>news</dc:subject><dc:subject>nobel prize</dc:subject><dc:subject>barack obama</dc:subject><dc:subject>opinion</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/thoughts_on_obama_and_the_nobel_prize.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-10-09T17:26:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-09T17:26:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-10-07:links.412185533</id><title>I Hate &quot;Alot&quot; A Lot</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/i_hate_alot_a_lot.htm"><![CDATA[I haven&#39;t done a language rant in awhile, so here goes.The offense of the day is:&quot;Alot&quot;This spelling abomination is used by people to mean &quot;a lot&quot;.&nbsp; It&#39;s a mistake I didn&#39;t see years ago, even by people with gener]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/i_hate_alot_a_lot.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-10-07T19:11:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-07T19:11:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-10-03:links.412184996</id><title>Misplaced Indignation</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/misplaced_indignation.htm"><![CDATA[This morning while idly surfing the net, I read one woman&#39;s rant about the latest sexual brouhaha du jour; that of David Letterman being blackmailed over the many sexual dalliances he&#39;s had over the years with women he&#39;d worked with.&nbsp]]></content><dc:subject>opinion</dc:subject><dc:subject>sex</dc:subject><dc:subject>david letterman</dc:subject><dc:subject>roman polanski</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/misplaced_indignation.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-10-03T17:30:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-03T17:30:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-09-30:links.412184683</id><title>One Piece at a Time</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/one_piece_at_a_time.htm"><![CDATA[When I saw this picture, I was immediately reminded of the old Johnny Cash song, &quot;One Piece At a Time&quot;:Well, I left Kentucky back in &#39;49An&#39; went to Detroit workin&#39; on a &#39;sembly lineThe first year they had me puttin&#39; whee]]></content><dc:subject>photos</dc:subject><dc:subject>humor</dc:subject><dc:subject>music</dc:subject><dc:subject>tastelessness</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/one_piece_at_a_time.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-09-30T16:55:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-30T16:55:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-09-28:links.412184388</id><title>More Faulty Logic</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/more_faulty_logic.htm"><![CDATA[While talking with a coworker recently, he stated that he was against health care reform because Nazi Germany had a nationalized, or &quot;socialized&quot;, health care system.Oh, where to begin with this blockheaded black and white thinking?First of]]></content><dc:subject>logic</dc:subject><dc:subject>stupidity</dc:subject><dc:subject>politics</dc:subject><dc:subject>history</dc:subject><dc:subject>conservatives</dc:subject><dc:subject>news</dc:subject><dc:subject>life</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/more_faulty_logic.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-09-28T12:58:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-28T12:58:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-09-27:links.412184249</id><title>Faulty Logic</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/faulty_logic.htm"><![CDATA[The other night I was changing stations while listening to the radio in the car.&nbsp; I happened upon a station where they were talking about a survey of Americans who had been married at least once and it said that out of that groups, 76% had been]]></content><dc:subject>logic</dc:subject><dc:subject>religion</dc:subject><dc:subject>marriage</dc:subject><dc:subject>life</dc:subject><dc:subject>statistics</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/faulty_logic.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-09-27T05:55:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-27T05:55:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-09-23:links.412183886</id><title>Telling It Like It Is</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/telling_it_like_it_is.htm"><![CDATA[This morning I was browsing on the Yahoo home page where I saw the title of an article &quot;10 Ways to Make Your Boss Happy&quot;.&nbsp; Rolling my eyes, I went to read the article but found out it was a video, which I cannot run on my slow, crappy]]></content><dc:subject>work</dc:subject><dc:subject>humor</dc:subject><dc:subject>sarcasm</dc:subject><dc:subject>cynicism</dc:subject><dc:subject>lists</dc:subject><dc:subject>rants</dc:subject><dc:subject>life</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/telling_it_like_it_is.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-09-23T17:40:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-23T17:40:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-09-19:links.412183246</id><title>Stealth Bidding</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/stealth_bidding.htm"><![CDATA[I&#39;m an occasional shopper on Ebay&nbsp; Most of the time I prefer to use the &quot;Buy It Now&quot; function if the price is right, so I don&#39;t have to dick around with others trying to get the same item.&nbsp; Sometimes, however, I&#39;ll bid]]></content><dc:subject>ebay</dc:subject><dc:subject>bidding</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/stealth_bidding.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-09-19T04:59:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-19T04:59:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-09-17:links.412183064</id><title>The Holiday Season</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/the_holiday_season.htm"><![CDATA[Ever since I was a kid, I&#39;ve considered the last four months of the year as &quot;the holiday season&quot;. &nbsp; Starting with Labor Day, the holiday season includes Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and ends on New Year&#39;s Day. Despite th]]></content><dc:subject>personal</dc:subject><dc:subject>holidays</dc:subject><dc:subject>summer</dc:subject><dc:subject>rambling</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/the_holiday_season.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-09-17T19:20:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-17T19:20:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-09-16:links.412182786</id><title>What Do You Need Most?</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/what_do_you_need_most.htm"><![CDATA[You Need Freedom You need to have full control of your life. You must make your own choices and decisions.Your confidence and self-esteem comes from being independent. It&#39;s very important that no one tells you what to do.You don&#39;t do well wit]]></content><dc:subject>personality</dc:subject><dc:subject>quiz</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/what_do_you_need_most.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-09-16T03:19:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-16T03:19:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com,2009-09-13:links.412182357</id><title>Memories in a CD</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/memories_in_a_cd.htm"><![CDATA[Lately, I&rsquo;ve been turning to the library to fill in the gaps in my music collection. I&rsquo;ve been borrowing CDs to take home to upload into my Windows Media Player and will, at some point, load selected songs into my MP3 player.&nbsp; Money]]></content><dc:subject>music</dc:subject><dc:subject>memories</dc:subject><dc:subject>dave brubeck</dc:subject><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://confessionsofalibertine.blog-city.com/memories_in_a_cd.htm"/><dc:creator>--W--</dc:creator><author><name>--W--</name></author><updated>2009-09-13T17:28:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-13T17:28:00Z</published></entry></feed>