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              <title>We interrupt the n3rdl0ve hiatus to bring you this:</title>
              <link>http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/510953</link>
              <description><![CDATA[ And no, it was not an electric stapler.<br/><br/><a href="http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/510953">read more...</a> ]]></description>
              <pubdate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:04:00 -0500</pubdate>
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              <title>Closed for the season.</title>
              <link>http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/367463</link>
              <description><![CDATA[ some of you (shannon & matt) may be wondering about the recent lack of posts to the n3rdl0ve blog. perhaps an explanation is due. i was hired quite suddenly in late august to teach english composition at a local college called bryant & stratton. ever since i've started wor...<br/><br/><a href="http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/367463">read more...</a> ]]></description>
              <pubdate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:42:00 -0400</pubdate>
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              <title>Billion dollar satellites and Tupperware</title>
              <link>http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/270947</link>
              <description><![CDATA[ Recently we had our first experience with that ultimate nerd sport, geocaching. If you haven't heard of geocaching, this popular t-shirt slogan sums it up: "I use billion dollar satellites to find Tupperware in the woods. What's your hobby?" Geocaching is in essence modern...<br/><br/><a href="http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/270947">read more...</a> ]]></description>
              <pubdate>Wed, 5 Sep 2007 21:27:00 -0400</pubdate>
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              <title>Chatting with the EPA</title>
              <link>http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/255571</link>
              <description><![CDATA[ Yesterday I posted on the success of Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Rahm Emanuel in preventing BP from *increasing* dumping of pollutants into Lake Michigan.However, companies like BP continue to dump into Lake Michigan. Which got me wondering: what can we do to clean up Lake M...<br/><br/><a href="http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/255571">read more...</a> ]]></description>
              <pubdate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:47:00 -0400</pubdate>
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              <title>BP dumping update</title>
              <link>http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/253933</link>
              <description><![CDATA[ Good news came via e-mail the other day: according to Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Rahm Emanuel, fuel giant BP has backed down from its plans to dump tons of filth into Lake Michigan. After Durbin and Emanuel gathered over 50,000 signatures on their petition, "on Thursday [Au...<br/><br/><a href="http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/253933">read more...</a> ]]></description>
              <pubdate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:42:00 -0400</pubdate>
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              <title>Nerdiness</title>
              <link>http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/241234</link>
              <description><![CDATA[ The results aren't exactly scientific, and I'm not sure I agree with the testing methods, but according to nerdtests.com Steve and I are 95 percent and 65 percent nerdy, respectively. I attribute my lower score to the fact that nerdiness was mostly judged according to comp...<br/><br/><a href="http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/241234">read more...</a> ]]></description>
              <pubdate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:59:00 -0400</pubdate>
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              <title>Dumping in Lake Michigan</title>
              <link>http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/236791</link>
              <description><![CDATA[ Just found out this morning that petroleum company BP has been allowed by the EPA and the state of Indiana to dump "up to 1,584 pounds of ammonia and 4,925 pounds of industrial solids into Lake Michigan every single day," according to a petition at Get Active sponsored by ...<br/><br/><a href="http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/236791">read more...</a> ]]></description>
              <pubdate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:05:00 -0400</pubdate>
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              <title>Where's George?</title>
              <link>http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/231176</link>
              <description><![CDATA[ Apparently Steve thinks this is old news, but it's news to me. Yesterday I was shopping when I noticed one of my five dollar bills was marked with money graffiti. Along the top of the back side of the bill, hand-written in red ink, it said, "Please report sightings of this...<br/><br/><a href="http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/231176">read more...</a> ]]></description>
              <pubdate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:28:00 -0400</pubdate>
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              <title>Book store promotion</title>
              <link>http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/228832</link>
              <description><![CDATA[ In the back-to-school spirit so many stores embrace this time of year, our online book shop, Mysterion Books & Music, is offering free shipping from now through Labor Day on all purchases over $10. Visit Mysterion Books at mysterionbooks.com and check out our selection.In ...<br/><br/><a href="http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/228832">read more...</a> ]]></description>
              <pubdate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:01:00 -0400</pubdate>
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              <title>Volunteer Trees</title>
              <link>http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/228833</link>
              <description><![CDATA[ I've often thrown around the phrase "volunteer trees," much to the annoyance of those around me. In case you don't know, volunteer trees are seedlings and saplings that spring up around large, mature trees. IOW, they're real trees that can be a nuisance to any gardener who...<br/><br/><a href="http://virb.com/heatherzydek/blog/228833">read more...</a> ]]></description>
              <pubdate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:53:00 -0400</pubdate>
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