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		<title>It&#8217;s pretty, but&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here some more pictures from my brief stay in the Arctic &#8211; I mean Boston&#8230; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; I loved this bit of yellow on the sidewalk. As a matter of fact, any bit of color in this weather made me giddy. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better left behind</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I wrote about the important things that my mother taught me, I was trying to highlight the positive aspects of the Haitian culture. Pretty easy, even though there are lots of cultural habits that bother me. However, when it came down to it I had a hard time coming up with 5 on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://balancedmeltingpot.com/2012/02/01/better-left-behind/</link>
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		<title>I came bearing snow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I made a trip to Boston and if you missed it, they got their first snow of the season right as I arrived. This is the Charles River&#8230; No joke. I had to verify that it was indeed the Charles. And this was day 2 in Dorchester&#8230; It stopped snowing, but all that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://balancedmeltingpot.com/2012/01/30/i-came-bearing-snow/</link>
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		<title>Does this ever happen at your house?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My daughter is in her room doing her homework and my son *should be* in the living room playing with his toys. I’m in my room trying to escape, ahem read. Daughter: Mooommmmyyyyyy, Kharl’s bothering me!!! Me: Kharl, leave Sissy alone. She’s doing her homework. Son: Okkaayyy!!! 2 minutes later… Son: Sissy! I have a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://balancedmeltingpot.com/2012/01/18/does-this-ever-happen-at-your-house/</link>
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		<title>Broccoli and bacon quiche</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, you know how I mentioned that I surrendered to the domestic gods during the holidays? Well, one of their tasks for me was baking. I’ve never considered myself much of a baker simply because you find so many desserts and pastries already made in the states. I finally decided to attempt some of my [...]]]></description>
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