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	<title>Scribbles and Bits</title>
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	<description>&#34;You were silly like us; your gift survived it all...&#34; Auden in memory of Yeats</description>
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		<title>A Stingray Bit My Nipple, And Other Kindle Freebies</title>
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If you own a Kindle reader, don&#8217;t neglect to check for free books in the Kindle best-sellers category. Periodic browsing will reveal the 100 most popular current including a large number of freebies.
Right now you can find &#8221;Still Life with Murder,&#8221; by P.B. Ryan; &#8221;Freaks,&#8221; by Tess Gerritsen;  &#8221;The Art of the Commonplace &#8212; Agrarian [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ericback.com/wp/archives/2011/06/02/a-stingray-bit-my-nipple-and-other-kindle-freebies/</link>
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		<title>From the 70&#8217;s</title>
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One morning in May, an insurance salesman on his way to work on Wall Street was standing near the open doors of a New York subway car that had stopped at a station, when a short, well-dressed man entered the car, bumped into him, then abruptly left again. The insurance salesman instinctively felt for his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ericback.com/wp/archives/2011/01/03/from-the-70s/</link>
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		<title>Happy (US) Thanksgiving</title>
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American  thanksgiving is a huge event, and runs together, paradoxically, into  black Friday.  The traditions of the gathering of family, the shared  meal, and the religious overtones, mix and mingle with the parade,  non-stop football, scrutiny  of print and online ads for high-demand, limited quantity,  loss-leaders, and airport [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ericback.com/wp/archives/2010/11/26/happy-us-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<title>Arizona Party Politics</title>
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As a new voter I&#8217;m challenged to make sense of the American system and to effectively evaluate my choices of &#8221;Democrat,&#8221; &#8221;Republican,&#8221; &#8221;Libertarian,&#8221; &#8221;Green,&#8221; and &#8221;Independent.&#8221;
I&#8217;m wary of the Democratic Party for it&#8217;s characterization as the &#8221;Tax and Spend&#8221; party.  I&#8217;m especially wary of the Republicans because of the sad legacy of Reagenomics and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ericback.com/wp/archives/2010/08/20/arizona-party-politics/</link>
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		<title>Hur jag Tillbringade min Sommarsemester.</title>
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Jag kom hem från Salmon Arm, British Columbia på Mondag efter vistas med min brör och svägerska för en vecka. Det flyg var bra utan förseningar eller turbulens.
Jag hade mycka roligt med min släkt. Tony tillagade en stor mängd rökt lax en kväll och Jenny förberett en fantastisk potatissallad. Båda var de bästa jag någonsin [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ericback.com/wp/archives/2010/08/03/hur-jag-tillbringade-min-sommarsemester/</link>
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		<title>Naturalization Oath Ceremony 06/04/10</title>
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I first applied for permanent residency in 2003 through my employer and became a permanent resident in 2005 along with my immediate family members.  In January I applied for citizenship and today I was sworn in with 98 others from around the world at an oath ceremony in Phoenix.  It was a moving ceremony in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ericback.com/wp/archives/2010/06/04/naturalization-oath-ceremony-060410/</link>
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		<title>Oath Ceremony on Friday!</title>
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My family moved to the Phoenix, Arizona area in July of 1997.  Since then we have become permanent residents with the help of Banner Health, my employer since 2000.  My eldest son, and my wife recently became US citizens and this Friday, June 4th I&#8217;ll be appearing at the Phoenix USCIS center for my oath [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ericback.com/wp/archives/2010/06/02/oath-ceremony-on-friday/</link>
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		<title>New Hiking Trail in Finland: Piilola Trail</title>
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I came across this story via &#8221;Finland Live.&#8221; This new trail winds for 35 km through the boreal forests of northern Finland and Norway.  A complete description of this trail and others can be found in English at &#8221;Outdoors.fi&#8221;  www.luontoon.fi/news.asp?Section=5715&#38;Item=17766  One fascinating aspect of hiking in Finland is &#8221;everyman&#8217;s right,&#8221; which allows passage through all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ericback.com/wp/archives/2009/07/21/new-hiking-trail-in-finland-piilola-trail/</link>
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		<title>Finnish Poetry with English Translations</title>
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Here is a piece by Finnish Poet Risto Rasa
For more of his work visit his Finnish Poets page
You may also find contemporary Finnish poetry with translations into multiple languages at Electric Verses



Koira tulee illalla
kotiin.
Kun se kiertyy paikalleen
ja nukahtaa,
alkaa sen sydänlämpö levitä
huoneisiin
- Risto Rasa -

In the evening, the dog comes
Home.
When he curls up in his spot
And [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ericback.com/wp/archives/2009/07/11/finnish-poetry-with-english-translations/</link>
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		<title>Sarah Palin Moves On</title>
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Demonstrating an amazing facility for doublespeak, Sarah Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska late Friday afternoon.  Citing the mounting expenses and divided focus that has come from constantly defending her honor and family, she did not want to finish her term as a lame duck, she said.   Her rambling speech offered little more in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ericback.com/wp/archives/2009/07/06/sarah-palin-moves-on/</link>
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