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		<title>Day One 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>evoljennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was a good day. Every day should be a good day when you have opportunity and the ability to choose to make it a good day. I threw a party last night and I was achy from cleaning yesterday, &#8230; <a href="http://theimagelab.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/day-one-2008/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theimagelab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9352972&#038;post=289&#038;subd=theimagelab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today was a good day. Every day should be a good day when you have opportunity and the ability to choose to make it a good day. I threw a party last night and I was achy from cleaning yesterday, but it was worth the effort to see my friends together at the end of the holiday season.</p>
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		<title>He&#8217;s Officially Not Evil Anymore</title>
		<link>http://theimagelab.wordpress.com/2006/07/01/hes-officially-not-evil-anymore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2006 14:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>evoljennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It actually makes me really happy that Bill Gates, who so many people used to think was evil incarnate, just isn&#8217;t evil. The donation of Warren Buffet this week to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was an act of &#8230; <a href="http://theimagelab.wordpress.com/2006/07/01/hes-officially-not-evil-anymore/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theimagelab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9352972&#038;post=120&#038;subd=theimagelab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It actually makes me really happy that Bill Gates, who so many people used to think was evil incarnate, just isn&#8217;t evil.</p>
<p>The donation of Warren Buffet this week to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was an act of truly caring for humanity and giving back to it.</p>
<p>I want to publicly thank them all for giving me some hope for the future.</p>
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		<title>A Big AHA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 07:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>evoljennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always struggled with the fact that the work I do seems a bit &#8216;touchy-feely&#8217; to business folks. But today I learned about some secret sauce that makes it quantifiable. There are actually methods and models to prove that a &#8230; <a href="http://theimagelab.wordpress.com/2006/04/07/a-big-aha/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theimagelab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9352972&#038;post=99&#038;subd=theimagelab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve always struggled with the fact that the work I do seems a bit &#8216;touchy-feely&#8217; to business folks. But today I learned about some secret sauce that makes it quantifiable. There are actually methods and models to prove that a good Customer Experience has a significant effect on the bottom line. It can be about profit and doing things that delight customers. That has always just been a gut instinct but now I&#8217;ve got numbers and proof to back me up.</p>
<p>way cool.</p>
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		<title>Listening to the GumptionStream&#8212;I Mean GumptionRadio</title>
		<link>http://theimagelab.wordpress.com/2005/12/15/listening-to-the-gumptionstream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>evoljennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Possum Dixon&#8230;followed by Fever from Pink Panther&#8217;s Penthouse Party Mix and the beats go on. It&#8217;s the beginning of something. I can listen to a music stream that I create from anywhere on the network via a web app. Hmmmmmmmmm. &#8230; <a href="http://theimagelab.wordpress.com/2005/12/15/listening-to-the-gumptionstream/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theimagelab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9352972&#038;post=66&#038;subd=theimagelab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Possum Dixon&#8230;followed by Fever from Pink Panther&#8217;s Penthouse Party Mix and the beats go on.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s the beginning of something. I can listen to a music stream that I create from anywhere on the network via a web app.</p>
<p>Hmmmmmmmmm. <a href="http://www.gumption.com/blog">The possibilities&#8230;&#8230;.</a></p>
<p>There is more to this story. I feel it will unfold in the near term. I&#8217;m not sure how it will unfold. I do know it will be a great adventure.</p>
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		<title>Monday Again</title>
		<link>http://theimagelab.wordpress.com/2005/05/16/monday-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 21:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>evoljennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, today sucked. It was just one of those rough days. I had a rough time gettting started. I wasn&#8217;t feeling good. My energy was low. I needed my B12 shot. I&#8217;m one of the lucky few that doesn&#8217;t absorb &#8230; <a href="http://theimagelab.wordpress.com/2005/05/16/monday-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theimagelab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9352972&#038;post=26&#038;subd=theimagelab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, today sucked. It was just one of those rough days. I had a rough time gettting started. I wasn&#8217;t feeling good. My energy was low. I needed my B12 shot. I&#8217;m one of the lucky few that doesn&#8217;t absorb B12 into my blood through normal means so I have to get an injection of it every month. As I approach needing the next dose, I often start to slow down and have low energy. So that was going on. </p>
<p>And I wanted to have a good attitude. I tried and made it through for awhile. Then I just gave up. </p>
<p>Tomorrow has GOT TO BE better.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s to hoping for better in the morning.</p>
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