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		<title>Characteristics of a good leader&#8230;or something&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wakingpain.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/characteristics-of-a-good-leader-or-something/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>g mcclure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m taking an SLA class this semester (Student Leadership Academy). The big overarching question that comes up inevitably in every class and in each discussion therein is this:
&#8220;What exactly is/makes a leader?&#8221;
And here are the answers that are inevitably thrown out in each class and in each discussion therein:
Honesty
Integrity
Open-mindedness
Organization
Strong-willed
A good listener
A good communicator
Down-to-earth
Reliable
Trustworthy
&#8230;
You get [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wakingpain.wordpress.com&blog=277184&post=368&subd=wakingpain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dork.</title>
		<link>http://wakingpain.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/dork/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Bowerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greg, you are a dork.
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		<title>Guest Appearing on the Colbert Report</title>
		<link>http://wakingpain.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/guest-appearing-on-the-colbert-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 01:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>g mcclure</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Everyday Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Do you know the enemy?,&#8221;
Green Day asked from my TV
in just the same meter I used
for those first two lines
and the same meter used
in a thousand lines
of a thousand punk songs
since punk music decided,
&#8220;Silence is the enemy!&#8221;
(Green Day screamed from my TV)
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		<title>En la entrada de una meretriz</title>
		<link>http://wakingpain.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/en-la-entrada-de-una-meretriz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>g mcclure</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Espanol / Spanish]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Venga, y llame a mi puerta,” me dijo.
“Venga a pasar el día conmigo.
“No tengo ningún lugar para ir,
“No tienes ningún lugar para ir.
“Venga hacerme compañía.”
“Venga, y llame a mi puerta,” me dijo.
“Tengo en ningún lugar para ser.
“Estoy muy cansada,
“Estás muy cansado.
“Te haré compañía.”
“Venga, y llame a mi puerta,” me dijo.
“No estoy dormida todavía.
“Esperé bastante.
“Esperó bastante.
“Venga [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wakingpain.wordpress.com&blog=277184&post=352&subd=wakingpain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>resentment</title>
		<link>http://wakingpain.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/resentment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>g mcclure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[have you ever knocked on the door of a color
and invited it in for wine and cheese
before offering a full course of intimacy
and a small cup of coffee to sooth the sting
of your violent careless advances
and selfdisclosures made prematurely
in short have you ever seen red
and let that prostitutes light go black
?
     [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wakingpain.wordpress.com&blog=277184&post=349&subd=wakingpain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>i didnt read the paper this morning</title>
		<link>http://wakingpain.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/i-didnt-read-the-paper-this-morning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>g mcclure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[its been a while since last i thought
of that scraggly man on the park bench
huddled under the new york times
that i threw in the garbage yesterday
but i bet you a nickel hes thought of me
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		<title>on a harlots porch</title>
		<link>http://wakingpain.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/on-a-harlots-porch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>g mcclure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[come and knock on my door she said
come spend the day with me
ive nowhere to go
youve nowhere to go
come keep me company
come and knock on my door she said
ive got nowhere to be
im awfully tired
youre awfully tired
ill keep you company
come and knock on my door she said
i wont yet be asleep
ive waited enough
youve waited enough
come [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wakingpain.wordpress.com&blog=277184&post=333&subd=wakingpain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>novem ûndecim</title>
		<link>http://wakingpain.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/novem-undecim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>g mcclure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[we were a dynasty nation
my brothers and i were
i the old the eldest
and they the twin heirs
we were kings among paupers
and more than mere men
we were taller
we were stronger
we were loved
we were lovers
children grew in our shadows
a  nation grew in our shadows
nothing grows now
now that my brothers are gone
i weep for their memories
and cry over [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wakingpain.wordpress.com&blog=277184&post=328&subd=wakingpain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lost Background Noise</title>
		<link>http://wakingpain.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/lost-background-noise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Bowerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lost in the background, Lost in the noise
Slowly beating into my mind, In this fog i can&#8217;t seem to find
Words, expressions, hopes, they mean nothing here.
Where control is everything
there&#8217;s everything to fear
So thoughtless to my mind
to my feelings, to my time
tearing inside me
you destroy me from my mind
drugging me until there&#8217;s nothing left
except the tears, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wakingpain.wordpress.com&blog=277184&post=325&subd=wakingpain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>forgeting the lizard</title>
		<link>http://wakingpain.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/forgeting-the-lizard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>g mcclure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i saw a lizard
in the water
in a fountain
in an atrium
in a building
in a city
in a state
in a country
in a world
in a solar system
in a galaxy
in the universe
and as i thought
about the universe
i forgot
about the lizard
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