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		<title>My Wife and I Argue over our Travel Plans (Hey, I&#8217;m not Cheap but&#8230;)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 08:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t understand how women think. It’s been a mystery to me all my life and I expect it will continue to confound me ‘til the day I die. I had a perfectly reasonable idea for how our family should spend the holidays this year. It was practical, do-able and would have saved us a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Know When You&#8217;re a Hypochondriac</title>
		<link>http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=3526</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexcarrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are certain tell-tale signs that let you know if and when you&#8217;ve become a hypochondriac. The following is a brief list. There are many more indicators, but logging them would take an effort that might better go towards healing issues. 1)      You bought your first coffin when you were aged 20. 2)      You’re afraid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seductive Charm of a Tentative Touch</title>
		<link>http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=3441</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regal and relaxed; five foot six or so; in her early twenties; hair in a pixie cut; flawless light brown skin. Those were some of the phrases that came to Sylvia’s mind as the young woman floated into her store. Sylvia was alerted by the sound of a bell set off by the opening wooden screen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Borderline with Blemishes</title>
		<link>http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=3396</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexcarrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Ogden almost committed a crime today.” The angel Ecanus was talking with the angel Gavreel in heaven’s lounge area. They’d had a hard day monitoring their charges.  There were still hours to go, but they were stealing a few quiet moments. “Almost? Is that good news?” asked Gavreel. “In Ogden’s case, yes. I know we’re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Whipper Snapper Side-Swipe Caper</title>
		<link>http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=3387</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexcarrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prologue: 1987 “What’s $100,000?” she asked flippantly. “It’s $95,000 more than I’ve got,” was his answer. She was starting to drive him crazy. She had two pre-occupations, money and her research. On neither score, was she in any way practical. They’d been living together in a basement apartment for seven months while attending Queen’s University [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Two Scoops&#8221; Is Just Right &#8211; Now Available!</title>
		<link>http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=968</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexcarrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A collection of some of the stories appearing on this blog site. Mr. Carrick&#8217;s entertaining books are perfect for when you want to relax. They are also spot-on gifts for almost any occasion. To order &#8220;Two Scoops&#8221; Is Just Right for Kindle from Amazon,  please click here. &#8220;Three Scoops&#8221; Is A Blast! can be obtained by pressing  here. &#8220;Four Scoops&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Yin and Yang of Canadian Meteorology</title>
		<link>http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=3355</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexcarrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re experiencing a winter without snow in Toronto. Actually, it’s been a late 2011 and early 2012 without much of a winter. In technical terms, the days between December 21 and March 21 are marching by. But they’re scurrying along much quicker without my having to shovel snow and worry about skidding all over the road while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Priestess and Her Strobe Light Burden</title>
		<link>http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=3338</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexcarrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the exception of a section towards the end of this story, all of the events recorded below occurred in one special year. The season and the locales are noted in italics. ** Early spring, Barrie, Ontario, Canada: The first officer on the scene struggled to come up with a reaction. He thought it wasn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nostra and Damus</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexcarrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginnings oft times are brutal. Unfortunately, so are endings. In between is mostly a race. A mad dash to grow up, acquire knowledge and earn a living, whether honestly or not. Events spin out of control. The passing show’s a blur. On the final leg, if we’re lucky and fate hasn’t already intervened, we race [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foil&#8217;s Forsaken Folio</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexcarrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There once lived a king who loved the theater. His taste crossed all genres &#8211; romances, sophisticated comedies, broad farces and stomach-churning tragedies. He particularly liked historical pieces that featured his ancestors. Watching his predecessors parade around in crowns and tiaras while engaging in outrageous behavior was a self-centered delight. The royals’ peccadilloes were well [...]]]></description>
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