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		<title>I am moving!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes! I mean this blog is moving. Lock, stock and barrel.
It&#8217;s been a hard decision. I loved WordPress. I mean really really loved it. But I had issues with some of the functionality I wanted to put in like a Sitemap or an Archives page and eventually decided to create a space for myself on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perceptions maketh the person</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No. I am not all that literary. I just think saying stuff like that will make me look like one.  The reason for this morning muse is that my best friend Akay posted a recipe on her blog yesterday. One that takes tons of patience and an abiding love for the kitchen. From my viewpoint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from an ex-addict</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laksh</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lakshmusings.wordpress.com/?p=222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Passing by the kitchen at work used to be an ordeal for me a few weeks back when I was a newbie suffering withdrawal symptoms from giving up kaapi. It struck me pleasantly as I passed it today that it did not affect me as much. Standing by the coffeemaker to fill my tall glass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Indian Debate</title>
		<link>http://lakshmusings.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/the-great-indian-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laksh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Late yesterday evening we had a pleasant surprise. A good friend who had relocated to India was back in the area and stopped by for a couple of hours of chit chat and dinner. As we covered local gossip and work related news we took our plates and sat down for a home cooked meal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An apple a day&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An apple a day keeps the doctor away. If the doctor is smart put the apple away.
So went a comic take on the classic proverb when I was at college. As I turned on the ignition of my car at the parking lot of my primary care physician yesterday afternoon, I muttered to myself &#8220;Oh! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My first blog award ever! Yayy!!</title>
		<link>http://lakshmusings.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/my-first-blog-award-ever-yayy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laksh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Akay of Lemon and Chillies thinks I deserve a Nice Matters Award. According to her this award is given for the following reason.
&#8220;Nice Matters Award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Praying</title>
		<link>http://lakshmusings.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-art-of-praying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I ambled down the stairs awake but not quite alert and paused for a brief moment before my &#8217;swami ull&#8217; or praying space. I light a pair of oil lamps daily first thing after I am done brushing my teeth and before I treat myself to a steaming cup of tea. Today I felt lazy. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Story of Stuff - Massive Fodder for Thought!</title>
		<link>http://lakshmusings.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/the-story-of-stuff-massive-fodder-for-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lakshmusings.wordpress.com/?p=216</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is not always I get forwards that I bookmark to re-read later or spend more time on it. Today was one such day. A friend I hear from occasionally sent me a link to a teaser video. It looked a a topical glance like a cartoon. Wait. It even had a live girl talking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting room musings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I sat in the rather small waiting room of my hospital&#8217;s out patient lab I could not help muse about the behaviors of people when forced to share space with totally unknown strangers for a fair amount of time. When I took my seat after handing in my paperwork I saw there were about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Epiphany - A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This word has fascinated me many times. I heard it used by many people. I never quite got what it meant. Till yesterday. I had an epiphany. It feels good saying that.
I have to go back a bit to explain what I feel. Over the years there have been many things I have craved, coveted [...]]]></description>
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