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	<title>How to Publish a Book. Of Blues. Hopefully. &#187; Essence of Blues</title>
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		<title>Holdin&#8217; on While Goin&#8217; Down the Rabbit Hole</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat Finn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the hardest things I grapple with when dealing with them Books of Blues is the fine line between moving forward &#38; holding on. How can one go down the rabbit hole when they&#8217;re still holding on? Where was the line? Was there a line? Can you do both? Or is it an Either / [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Springs Eternal:  The Importance of Emotional Crashes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat Finn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent the last few days summarizing the emotional crashes in my life. I talked about the one that happened when my work project hit. Then I went on to point out other crashes: the one when the pirate ship left me, the one when the girl I thought was going to be The Girl [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dixie Whistlers &amp; the Roses That Grow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat Finn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On two occasions I crashed harder than the great crash of September 2003. The second one was a year before in September 2002. It started on the 23rd. A Monday. I went to get up and go to school and I couldn’t get out of bed. And then I couldn’t get out of bed on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lucky Charm &amp; the 6 Iron</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat Finn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last time I had a real hard emotional crash was in September 2003. It was the one my pirate friend helped me through. The moment it started I had to Tears-of-a-Clown it to the few hundred gamblers who were racing up to my footsteps so me and my co-workers could take care of their cars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luckily, I&#8217;ve Gone Through This Kind of Thing Before</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat Finn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a crisis of faith when the Google Panda 2.2 disaster hit my project. But it&#8217;s not my first Googley-Woogley issue I&#8217;ve dealt with. I do this for a living. The fact that everyone in the industry is going through uncharted waters together for the first time in years helps. Now I&#8217;m waiting on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes, Your Friends &amp; Family Make You Let Go</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat Finn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of yesterday&#8217;s Pandified disaster, I shivered and shook so much my cell phone was taken away from so I wouldn&#8217;t keep checking stats. I agreed under the premise that it was checked frequent in case family or friends call. It Just Dinged, Again. Another Shout Out Goes to Allyn Hane of Blogger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Can See Why Writers Drink</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat Finn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing is paradoxical. Great big universe of endless possibilities with the only limitation being one&#8217;s own imagination, and you have to be confined to a chair and write it all down on a little black box. Coupled with the overwhelming fear of not knowing how the project&#8217;s going to turn out or how it will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinging to My Guitar Before I Lose Myself Even Further</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 05:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat Finn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, I worked to play guitar with the thoughts that I&#8217;d play guitar for work &#8211; well, I&#8217;d write about playing guitar for work. I played with friends that I stumbled upon along the way. Some kept with it; some went away. And then a funny thing happened: I went away. When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guinea Pigs Ruin Feng Shui &#8211; Especially If the Owner No Longer Lives There</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat Finn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Lawyer and I crashed out a friend&#8217;s house on the lake last Friday evening. We woke up with the sun and headed back to his cabin to complete the nap.  Futons and couches called us like Sirens&#8230;That&#8217;s when the agony began. Here&#8217;s the Facebook recap&#8230; Nat Finn Praying the lawyer&#8217;s ex gf comes &#38; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legacy or Longevity? Still Undecided</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat Finn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since oldold man Finn woke up sick after our gulf-to-ocean-and-back road trip, I&#8217;ve been consumed by the question:  &#8220;Legacy or Longevity?&#8221; In a couple hours, I&#8217;m going to go back into Book of Blues. I&#8217;m finally in uncharted territories. I know where&#8217;s it&#8217;s going. I know how it&#8217;s gonna end. But I don&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
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