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	<title>Matthew Dean</title>
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	<description>Artist, humorist, and geek</description>
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		<title>Personal sites are hard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been struggling with building my personal website  for a long time. I&#8217;m sure a lot of people have stuggled with this, but I always feel like I have my fingers in so many pies, that narrowing a focus for &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/2012/01/personal-sites-are-hard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Story of Thanksgiving, Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 5 of the Holiday Story Series Look, I was a bit rude when I started telling you the Story of Thanksgiving before. I probably said some things and used some language that I shouldn&#8217;t have, and I&#8217;m sorry. I &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/2011/11/the-story-of-thanksgiving-part-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Two Men Dying</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We only have six minutes until the oxygen runs out,&#8221; said Barry. &#8220;Six minutes?&#8221; said Don. &#8220;You mean six minutes until our lives are completely over?&#8221; &#8220;That&#8217;s right,&#8221; said Barry. &#8220;Well, maybe not six minutes on the dot, and we &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/2011/11/two-men-dying/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mason, Book 1, Chapter 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first chapter of a work in progress, a book based on MASON, the college film my friends and I made. Chapter 1 When walking the earth, the first thing to go is your shoes. &#160; Roland’s shoes &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/2011/11/mason-book-1-chapter-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Story of Thanksgiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 4 of the Holiday Story Series Most people think there&#8217;s some kind of association of Thanksgiving with pioneers and stuff. Those people don&#8217;t know what they&#8217;re talking about, and you should probably tell them so. In fact, it would &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/2011/11/the-story-of-thanksgiving/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Original student films!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1999, I made a movie with some friends called &#8220;Mason&#8221;. It&#8217;s horrible. You should watch it.  Here&#8217;s the original and &#8220;DVD commentary&#8221; version (with co-producer Geoff Owens). Original &#8220;DVD Commentary&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>5 Minutes of Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making and editing films is one of my passions, so I jumped on the opportunity to replace a kiosk PowerPoint presentation of inspirational messages (over still pictures) with this. It was also a great excuse to try out Apple&#8217;s Motion. &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/2011/10/5-minutes-of-inspiration/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Put Away Your Shoes</title>
		<link>http://matthewdean.me/2011/06/70/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=70</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Film / Video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[LYRICS: She&#8217;s a girl with twinkle eyes And wears a smile like summertime He&#8217;s a man, guitar in hand, Who sings deep and it sounds so fine She laces up her shoes and turns around And begins to walk away &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/2011/06/70/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Featured Author: Me</title>
		<link>http://matthewdean.me/2011/06/featured-author/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=featured-author</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accolades]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out my Featured Author article on Tim Ellis&#8217;s blog!]]></description>
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		<title>What is Love?</title>
		<link>http://matthewdean.me/2010/06/what-is-love-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-is-love-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I created a short film about and starring puppets, as a gift for Valentine&#8217;s Day.  It&#8217;s awesome.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjzNtS2goZ8]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Rock Eddies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, folks.  Yesterday, I was at an awards show in Calgary for Big Rock called the Eddies.  Along with some cohorts, I submitted a beer commercial for their contest, which didn’t win, but was one of the finalists.  Some of &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/2010/06/the-big-rock-eddies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Story of Easter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Flash Fiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 3 of the Holiday Story Series The holiday of Easter is confusing to some, with it&#8217;s combination of the resurrection story and chocolate eggs and bunnies. These things seem to be completely separate. Or ARE they&#8230; You see, there &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/2009/04/the-story-of-easter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Story of Valentine&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://matthewdean.me/2009/02/the-story-of-valentines-day/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-story-of-valentines-day</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 2 of the Holiday Story Series Many people believe that the origins of Valentine&#8217;s Day are a little hazy. There were several martyrs named Valentine, who were later declared to be saints. But the real story of Valentine&#8217;s Day &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/2009/02/the-story-of-valentines-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Story of Christmas</title>
		<link>http://matthewdean.me/2008/12/the-story-of-christmas/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-story-of-christmas</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 1 of the Holiday Story Series Mary, a virgin, was living in Galilee of Nazareth and was engaged to be married to Joseph, a Jewish carpenter. While Mary was still engaged to Joseph, she miraculously became pregnant, and eventually &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/2008/12/the-story-of-christmas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pedometer</title>
		<link>http://matthewdean.me/2007/11/pedometer/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pedometer</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today as I was standing in line at Starbucks, About to order an eggnog latte. A man in a motorized wheelchair Came up behind me. I realized I was wearing a pedometer And I felt weird.]]></description>
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		<title>She Loved Waffles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 18:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She loved waffles. She was a waffle-lover. She would dream of them while she slept and while she was awake; their golden crispy edges dancing tantalizingly, their little grids of waffle-bumps repeating infinitely, their alluring scent drifting through the air, &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/1996/01/she-loved-waffles/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ode to Silly Putty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1996 18:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[O glorious, globous goo, You don&#8217;t know how much I love you. Pinkish substance, stretching mass, Imprint yourself upon my mind. You are quite silly, O Silly Putty. You stay with me through clean and muddy. Show me backwards newspaper &#8230; <a href="http://matthewdean.me/1996/01/ode-to-silly-putty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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