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	<title>Peter's Soapbox &#187; Personal</title>
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		<title>Shoulder Tension</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2010/03/01/shoulder-tension/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do humans have a tendency to &#8220;get into our shoulders?&#8221; I&#8217;ve been pondering this for a while now. When I first started practicing aikido, my sensei told me that I was &#8220;very much in my head.&#8221; These days, I feel like I&#8217;ve settled down from being in my head to more &#8220;in my shoulders.&#8221;
This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Everyday Enlightenment</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2010/02/20/book-review-everyday-enlightenment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think you need to read this book, you do, and if you don't think you need to read this book, you still probably do.]]></description>
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		<title>Melissa</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2010/01/06/melissa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been seeing someone. Since late in the fall of 2008, after my separation from my ex-wife had had time to really sink in, and I decided I was ready to move on. One day, quite out of the blue, I received a phone call, asking if I wanted to go out. Not having anything [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Single</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2010/01/06/im-single/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just got a letter from the Windsor County Family Court, ordering my divorce. A year and a half later, I&#8217;m finally free. I&#8217;d like to again thank all of my friends who were so supportive during this trying time, because it sure as hell wasn&#8217;t easy.
Love and peace to all. It&#8217;s a good day.
]]></description>
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		<title>All I Want for Christmas</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/12/12/all-i-want-for-christmas-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/12/12/all-i-want-for-christmas-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: this post is for the benefit of friends and family members who say they &#8220;have no idea what to get me.&#8221;
World peace. I&#8217;ll settle for a lot of aikido practice.
A car mount and charger for my iPhone 3Gs. My iPod recently vanished. I suspect the worst &#8211; that it fell out of my pocket [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heatbox and That 1 Guy Rock Higher Ground</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/11/13/heatbox-and-that-1-guy-rock-higher-ground/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/11/13/heatbox-and-that-1-guy-rock-higher-ground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I saw That 1 Guy at Higher Ground in Burlington, VT. Regulars of my blog may recall I saw That 1 Guy last year in the same venue. As with last time, he provided a great amount of entertainment. His stage presence (along with the Magic Pipe) is great, and he interacts wonderfully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What a Month!</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/11/10/what-a-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a month! I've been busy.]]></description>
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		<title>Sinister Retrograde Chain Suck</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/09/25/sinister-retrograde-chain-suck/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/09/25/sinister-retrograde-chain-suck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been trying to decide on my next mountain bike. I really like my old Tomac Six Shooter &#8211; a versatile, light, nimble all-mountain bike. However, for some of the trails I tackle, something a little heavier-duty is called for. I went to the local mountain bike store (one of my favorite hangouts, Green Mountain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Koshinage and Sensei Flashbacks</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/09/24/koshinage-and-sensei-flashbacks/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/09/24/koshinage-and-sensei-flashbacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, fighting a cold, I led our weekly Wednesday night Aikido basics class at the dojo here. For the second week in a row, we covered basics of koshinage (hip throw), and did drills to help build leg strength, as well as to build the kinesthetic memory and response which enables one to perform [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: The Power of Full Enagement</title>
		<link>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/09/11/book-review-the-power-of-full-enagement/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nikolaidis.com/2009/09/11/book-review-the-power-of-full-enagement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently finished reading The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz. As the subtitle indicates, &#8220;Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal.&#8221;  
I found this book particularly interesting and useful, as it bucks the current &#8220;getting things done&#8221; and other &#8220;time management&#8221; trends, and [...]]]></description>
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