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		<title>To whom the rules do not apply</title>
		<link>http://chaosmerchant.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/to-whom-the-rules-do-not-apply/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even to the casual reader of this blog, it’s plainly apparent that relationships of various kinds are a topic that I spend a not-inconsiderable time thinking about.
In my more cynical moments, part of me wonders if men and women are really meant to last in any meaningful relationship. But then I look at a few [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chaosmerchant.wordpress.com&blog=1440178&post=288&subd=chaosmerchant&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pulling the rug&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever hear the expression &#8220;Having the rug pulled out from under you&#8221;?
I&#8217;ve lived that experience more than a few times. And this time, a follow up expression comes to mind.
&#8220;Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.&#8221;
Why? Because I&#8217;ve recently had the rug pulled out from under me&#8230; professionally&#8230; and worse, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chaosmerchant.wordpress.com&blog=1440178&post=179&subd=chaosmerchant&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wish I was Ocean Size&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[


 
I&#8217;m loathe to quote song lyrics or anything quite so trite&#8230; but this really suits my mood at the moment.
And why is this?
Simple. For the first time in 17 years, the original lineup of Jane&#8217;s Addiction has performed together&#8230; and even better, they are touring and recording…
But where it goes from being great to being [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chaosmerchant.wordpress.com&blog=1440178&post=180&subd=chaosmerchant&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can We vs Should We?</title>
		<link>http://chaosmerchant.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/can-we-vs-should-we/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the recurring themes in western literature is that of the creation rebelling against the creator.
Probably the most famous of these would be Mary Shelleys &#8216;Frankenstein&#8217;, but it is by no means alone&#8230; and nor was it the first. And it got me to thinking about where this all started.
See, recently Battlestar Galactica, without [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chaosmerchant.wordpress.com&blog=1440178&post=245&subd=chaosmerchant&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>6 months later.</title>
		<link>http://chaosmerchant.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/6-months-later/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so technically, it&#8217;s not quite six months since I wrote and posted something here&#8230; but calling this post &#8220;Almost six months later&#8221; just didn&#8217;t gel for me.
So, why the extended absence?
Essentially, we&#8217;re looking at a combination of factors. Work, limited hours in the day, various commitments&#8230; the list piles up. But a highlights package [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chaosmerchant.wordpress.com&blog=1440178&post=236&subd=chaosmerchant&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Professional hypcorisy.</title>
		<link>http://chaosmerchant.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/professional-hypcorisy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most irritating things in this world is hypocrisy.
Most sane people will find discomfort in the blatant conflict that arises between a persons words and actions that work in opposition to those words.
It happens all around us, all the time, in forms both large and small&#8230; and nothing embodies hypocrisy more completely than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chaosmerchant.wordpress.com&blog=1440178&post=216&subd=chaosmerchant&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When the glass is half full&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://chaosmerchant.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/when-the-glass-is-half-full/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s interesting watching the behaviours of people.
I work with an eclectic group, to say the least. The branch of the organisation I work for has over 100 people, so as you can imagine, there exists a diverse cross section of society even within our floor.
But regardless of what a persons background, it&#8217;s very interesting to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chaosmerchant.wordpress.com&blog=1440178&post=186&subd=chaosmerchant&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reality&#8230; And the perception of truth.</title>
		<link>http://chaosmerchant.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/reality-and-the-perception-of-truth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A series of events has transpired that leaves me questioning how I view the world and whether or not I see it for what it is&#8230; or if I view it through a set of rose coloured coke bottle lenses.
As the saying goes, &#8220;Pride goeth before a fall&#8221; and over the years I&#8217;ve always prided [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chaosmerchant.wordpress.com&blog=1440178&post=212&subd=chaosmerchant&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Legacies.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking about life, death and what we leave behind for those who follow us.
It&#8217;s not that I&#8217;m being particularly fatalistic, quite the contrary in fact. I&#8217;ve been thinking about the impact we each have on the people around us, the world we live in and history in general. Many would have us believe [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chaosmerchant.wordpress.com&blog=1440178&post=199&subd=chaosmerchant&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>For the love of the game.</title>
		<link>http://chaosmerchant.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/for-the-love-of-the-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post marks my 100th&#8230; a minor milestone in the land of blogging. Admittedly it would have been good to have it coincide with a year writing this blog. So, onto the shellacking&#8230;
I hear a lot of criticism about professional sports people and those who officiate in various sports.
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