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		<title>I can&#8217;t decide&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/17/i-cant-decide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophist6</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t figure out what I want to write about this morning. There is a lot of things to choose from though. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on DOMA, Prop 8, Affirmative Action, and Voting Rights before the end of their current session that ends near the end of June. These aren&#8217;t minor [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tolerantpeople.com&#038;blog=45191915&#038;post=1074&#038;subd=tolerantpeople&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Father&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/16/fathers-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophist6</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tolerantpeople.com/?p=1068</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If it wasn&#8217;t for Facebook and everyone posting pictures of their Dads; Fathers day would pass without me ever even realizing it. You see I never knew my father, and I was never even lucky enough to enjoy a step-father because well, my Mom made bad relationship choices and none of her dudes stuck around [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tolerantpeople.com&#038;blog=45191915&#038;post=1068&#038;subd=tolerantpeople&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Privacy is an illusion</title>
		<link>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/14/privacy-is-an-illusion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophist6</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently this is what my subconscious thinks because Stephanie said I was talking in my sleep (which I do a lot of) and that is what I said last night. Privacy is an illusion. I am guessing that the privacy thing and all the domestic spying is on my mind more than I thought it [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tolerantpeople.com&#038;blog=45191915&#038;post=1066&#038;subd=tolerantpeople&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back in the loop &#8211; and it feels like a noose</title>
		<link>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/13/back-in-the-loop-and-it-feels-like-a-noose/</link>
		<comments>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/13/back-in-the-loop-and-it-feels-like-a-noose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophist6</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After being out of commission for the better part of a week due to my stupid back deciding I needed a break; I have found that being out of the loop was quite nice. So I log into Facebook yesterday for a while and here are the stories I see: An 11 year old kid [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tolerantpeople.com&#038;blog=45191915&#038;post=1064&#038;subd=tolerantpeople&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Stupid Back</title>
		<link>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/11/my-stupid-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophist6</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tolerantpeople.com/?p=1062</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have neglected my little blog and all of the Internet for that last three days. Today is the first day I have managed to sit at my computer for even a few minutes. So this is just a teeny update to let you all know that I am still here, I just can&#8217;t sit [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tolerantpeople.com&#038;blog=45191915&#038;post=1062&#038;subd=tolerantpeople&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Big Brother is reading your emails!</title>
		<link>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/07/big-brother-is-reading-your-emails/</link>
		<comments>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/07/big-brother-is-reading-your-emails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophist6</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVERYBODY PANIC!!! Okay, I understand that privacy is a huge issue. Maybe it is my time in the Army that desensitized me to what having privacy means, but I honestly don&#8217;t really care who looks at my Facebook, this blog (obviously), my emails, or my phone calls. You know why I don&#8217;t really care? I [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tolerantpeople.com&#038;blog=45191915&#038;post=1059&#038;subd=tolerantpeople&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8216;controversy&#8217; over the Boy Scouts of America</title>
		<link>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/06/the-controversy-over-the-boy-scouts-of-america/</link>
		<comments>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/06/the-controversy-over-the-boy-scouts-of-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophist6</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay. I have actually been biting at the bit to write about this subject, but something happened on a personal note with an old and very dear friend over a comment he made about the decision facing the Boy Scout of America (BSOA) and he happens to be a devout Christian and and Eagle Scout, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tolerantpeople.com&#038;blog=45191915&#038;post=1051&#038;subd=tolerantpeople&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The sexual assault issue in the military</title>
		<link>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/05/the-sexual-assault-issue-in-the-military/</link>
		<comments>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/05/the-sexual-assault-issue-in-the-military/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophist6</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[***WARNING: POSSIBLE RAPE TRIGGERS*** The latest and greatest outrage is sexual assaults in the military &#8211; the problem with the &#8220;new&#8221; outrage is that this is not a new problem. Sexual assaults are simply part of being in the military. This is true for women, but it is also very true for men. I am [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tolerantpeople.com&#038;blog=45191915&#038;post=1049&#038;subd=tolerantpeople&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The mind of an addict</title>
		<link>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/04/the-mind-of-an-addict/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophist6</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephanie and I often have long conversations about my prior drinking habits and what we always come back to is the question, &#8220;Why?&#8221; I am sure that many people who deal with any kind of addiction is asked this question by loved ones. Why? Why do you continue to abuse something that is killing you? [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tolerantpeople.com&#038;blog=45191915&#038;post=1045&#038;subd=tolerantpeople&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How do you stay informed?</title>
		<link>http://tolerantpeople.com/2013/06/03/how-do-you-stay-informed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophist6</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone conducted a survey and found that people who watch Fox News are less informed about the world around them than those who don&#8217;t watch any news at all. Honestly, this doesn&#8217;t surprise me. Fox spends a majority of it&#8217;s time outside reality so how could someone who only watches that be informed about anything [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tolerantpeople.com&#038;blog=45191915&#038;post=1040&#038;subd=tolerantpeople&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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