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                                            <![CDATA[<p>Another barrage of original and interestong thoughts</p>
<h3>Chapters</h3>
<ul><li>(00:00:00) - Choking on a Lifesaver</li><li>(00:00:28) - Donor Feet</li><li>(00:05:05) - Happy Easter! What's An Easter?</li><li>(00:06:15) - She Nearly Died on the Altar...</li><li>(00:10:58) - A Week to Prepare for the Asteroid</li></ul>]]>
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<ul><li>(00:00:05) - The Book I Will Never Stop Reading</li><li>(00:01:58) - A Few Words That Completely Explain My Life</li><li>(00:04:40) - I Had A Beautiful Hand While On Vacation</li><li>(00:10:06) - Henry David Thoreau</li></ul>]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>The Iranian National Anthem was composed by a 19-year-old zealot</p>
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<ul><li>(00:00:05) - The Real Reason Iran's National Anthem Needs Change</li><li>(00:06:19) - Hello, How Are You?</li><li>(00:09:10) - The Greatest Fear Of All</li></ul>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[... ice fishing in Minnesota & breast implants]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>Driving a rent-a-car and doing donuts on 30 feet of solid ice and the jerk in my bar who thought buying his girlfriend $4,000 breasts entitled him to owning all of her, too.</p>
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<ul><li>(00:00:03) - I've Been Thinking</li><li>(00:01:27) - The Worst Things You Can Do With Your Girlfriend's Boobs</li><li>(00:05:44) - This Is About My Death In Minnesota</li></ul>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[I Been Thinkin' ... about Christmas!]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>Notice anything different about me? Well, for starters, I have a new name that nore accurately reflects what I've bu8t my career upon. And that's thinkin'!</p>
<p>Most if you will see little difference. I think this is the format -- me reading -- that will allow for the most regularity.</p>
<p>We'll find out together.</p>
<p>This debut centers on one of my favorite Christmsas stories, a case of mistaken idenity while out getting gas</p>
<p>Merry Christmas!</p>
<h3>Chapters</h3>
<ul><li>(00:00:04) - Christmas Jokes and My Favorite Christmas Story</li><li>(00:00:20) - Filthy Tweet of the Week</li><li>(00:02:12) - A Merry Little Christmas For An Old Friend</li><li>(00:06:06) - Living on a Limo</li><li>(00:08:16) - Wonders Christmas Time: A Paul McCartney Song</li></ul>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Notice anything different about me? Well, for starters, I have a new name that nore accurately reflects what I've bu8t my career upon. And that's thinkin'!
Most if you will see little difference. I think this is the format -- me reading -- that will allow for the most regularity.
We'll find out together.
This debut centers on one of my favorite Christmsas stories, a case of mistaken idenity while out getting gas
Merry Christmas!]]>
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<p>Most if you will see little difference. I think this is the format -- me reading -- that will allow for the most regularity.</p>
<p>We'll find out together.</p>
<p>This debut centers on one of my favorite Christmsas stories, a case of mistaken idenity while out getting gas</p>
<p>Merry Christmas!</p>]]>
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Most if you will see little difference. I think this is the format -- me reading -- that will allow for the most regularity.
We'll find out together.
This debut centers on one of my favorite Christmsas stories, a case of mistaken idenity while out getting gas
Merry Christmas!]]>
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