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		<title>Service Battery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So yesterday I talked about decompressing and what it looks like for me as well as how it’s an integral part of rest. If decompressing is largely focused on giving your brain a break on the amount of information it receives, recharging is filling up your emotional gas tank. It’s doing something that gives you energy again.]]></description>
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		<title>Squished</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So this quarter has been tough. Not because Greek is exceptionally hard. Doing it as an intensive is just a bit demanding. Having one's brain so thoroughly focused on one thing all the time drains you. As a result, you need to do to things to keep yourself happy and avoid insanity: decompress and recharge. I'm realizing these two are very different things.]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 21:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Catalyst West was awesome. This week was actually pretty awesome as a whole minus last night's getting rear ended on the 5 Freeway. I've been collecting ideas for blog posts for about a week now. Had a moment of inspiration that spurred the whole thing. So, starting Monday morning, you should see regular posts from me.]]></description>
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		<title>Pacing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks into the New Testament Greek Intensive and things are pretty crazy. Like really crazy. It's a back and forth pattern of getting up really early and sleeping in really late. I've accidentally figured out that I remember more Greek for the quizzes if I study it all that morning before. What makes that even better is that I can get the homework done faster if I do it that morning as well. So this week, I've gotten up around 4 am after going to bed at 9 pm. It gives me plenty of time to do all my work for class and be fairly well rested. By the time I get home, I'm ready for a nap. And I'm not just talking a nap, but a naaaaap.]]></description>
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		<title>#OneWord2011: Grow</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So thanks to a genius idea from my friend @gritandglory, I'm joining in on a new way to look at New Year's resolutions. Let's be honest, they don't usually work. My original thought was to get so unspecific that it'd be nearly impossible for me to fail. Alece takes it to a new place with One Word 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Californiated Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 07:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a final project in one of my classes this quarter, I was tasked with doing a creative interpretation of a self portrait or self revelation. I set out to use the images of my life to create this portrait. I gathered all of the photos I've taken in California and created the image below (click to enlarge). The majority of the photos are from touristy forays, Ducks games, Disneyland and the like. In the end, however, they do a pretty good job of showing my life since moving to California, enjoy.]]></description>
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		<title>On Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really like music. I have 7,248 songs in my iTunes library. I listen to music while driving, doing chores, walking to class, etc. However, I don't think I absolutely love "popular music." There are some people who are just constantly moved by popular music—people who listen to lots of different artists and know a lot about music.]]></description>
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		<title>Divide And Conquer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've noticed this interesting phenomenon here at seminary. Very few people go to church together. Everyone seems to split up into smaller groups and attend niche churches. I think a big reason for this is the pressure we have to nail down our internship early.]]></description>
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		<title>Tick Tock</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;m having an issue with this blogging thing. I find myself inspired to blog somewhere between 12–6 pm PT. By the time I get it posted, it&#8217;s more like 5 pm PT which makes it 7 pm back home in Texas, 8 on the East Coast and 1 am or later in Europe. I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soccer Moms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mom was never a soccer mom—both literally and figuratively. She did drive a mini van for much of my childhood. Neither my sister nor I played soccer. I do remember the first time I played soccer in elementary school PE. I was talk and lanky for most of my childhood, so the PE coach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weasley</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quick post to share a photo from Halloween. I reprised my second best received (I couldn&#8217;t find my Tigger suit) costume ever. I&#8217;m not sure where I was looking in the picture. Call me Ronald. P.S. If you didn&#8217;t read and comment on my blog post yesterday, do it. Right here.]]></description>
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		<title>Deconstructing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mattred.com/?p=225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So during orientation in September, the most popular word we heard from the various people talking was &#8220;deconstruction.&#8221; I was deconstructing well before I got here in some aspects of my personal theology/ecclesiology/soteriology and several other -ologies. Is basically consists of lots of questions. Most of which I don&#8217;t have answers for yet. Lots of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The flirty elevator at the Fuller Library. She loves the first floor.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<title>Golden</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I live in California. Finally. I do have to remind myself a little bit every day. It's not hard. I walk outside and see foothills in the distance. Sometimes they're a little hard to see because of the smog, but they're there. The breeze is cool. It's in the 60s at night and in the morning.
I sort of feel like I'm on vacation. I sort of am...]]></description>
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		<title>First video on iPhone. #nhldraft</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Quest: Deus Ex Machina, an Epilogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deus ex machina is a literary device that introduces God or the gods into the plot to solve all of the problems at the story's conclusion. It's considered bad practice and the easy way out. It translates from Latin to mean "God in/from the machine." It's extreme form of divine intervention in storytelling. If deus ex machina is used in what ever story you are reading/watching/listening to, you feel a bit cheated in the end that your characters didn't have to earn their happy ending or work to triumph over evil.]]></description>
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		<title>The Quest: Story That Burns Like An Olympic Flame, But With Four Arms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People swear I'm part Canadian. I took six years of French and I love hockey. I thank Disney for that one. I don't know what I thought was so inexplicably cool about The Mighty Ducks. Maybe it was the Flying V—an impressive feat on screen, but maybe not the most practical hockey play. Maybe it was the coolness of Emilio Estevez. I don't know. Whatever the source, I've been hooked for 17 years, hockey pun intended.]]></description>
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		<title>The Quest: Vampires, Dragons and Greek Gods</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/the-quest-vampires-dragons-and-greek-gods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On to one of the oldest forms of story—the written word. By far, the best gadgety purchase of 2009 for me was my Amazon Kindle. I convinced myself that I didn't need one. I have an iPhone. There's a Kindle app. I was good to go. After a week of my thumb feeling really tired from swiping pages every 8 seconds when reading on the little screen, I decided I might benefit from the 6-inch eInk wonder.]]></description>
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		<title>The Quest: Why I Don&#8217;t Watch TV At Your House If Your TV Is Too Small</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/the-quest-why-i-dont-watch-tv-at-your-house-if-your-tv-is-too-small/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a TV addict. I have a tape somewhere of my second birthday. My parents came in to my bedroom toting a video camera. I think it was one of those over the shoulder numbers that used beta. So they wake me up in my crib with my fluffy red fro. I open my eyes, still filled with sleep,  and they say "Happy Birthday." I stare at them blankly. Cut to the living room. Camera is directed at the hallway. I come wandering out with my mom and head towards the front door. Then I turn and stop at the console television and say "TV! TV! TV!" motioning for them to turn it on. I sit down entirely too close and watch <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133295/" target="_blank">Maya The Bee</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The Quest: How I Got Here</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/the-quest-how-i-got-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'll see if I can make this relatively short. I was born in the West Texas minor city of Abilene. It's not too big, but not too small. My parents had their hands full with their two kids. Most of that was on my part. Hey, it's not my fault I have ADHD. I couldn't sit still. I asked a million questions and wouldn't shut up. Many would say not much has changed. Thankfully, my Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Pemberton, realized that I just needed to be challenged academically and had me tested for the gifted/talented program despite my affinity for eating the homemade peppermint play dough at "centers time."]]></description>
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		<title>The Quest: A Sort of Prologue</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a storyteller. I haven't always described myself as such. I mean I went to film school and all. That should have made it pretty obvious that I liked telling stories. I've recently been thinking a lot about what I want to do with my life and what I'm supposed to do with my life. Am I doing it now? If I'm not doing it now, what does it look like? Is it vocational or recreational? Why does it matter?]]></description>
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		<title>Ending Hiatus</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/ending-hiatus/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/ending-hiatus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skydiving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mattred.com/?p=114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello, my name is Matt, and it&#8217;s been 93 days since my last jump. I&#8217;ve been trying to get a jump in for a couple of weeks now. The weather has not cooperated much this fall/winter season. Since we returned to an El Niño weather pattern this fall, getting jumps in has been rather difficult. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Break</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/a-break/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/a-break/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skydiving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mattred.com/?p=108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I decided to skip a week between jumps. I went to Academy to buy an exercise ball on my mom&#8217;s suggestion. I ended up with two of these strange peanut shaped exercise balls. I&#8217;m able to suspend myself between them in what sort of looks like an arch. It&#8217;s definitely really uncomfortable. My back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jump #7</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/jump-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/jump-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skydiving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mattred.com/?p=106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I ventured out to the drop zone for another Friday jump. I was determined to get this one right. Things were running a little slow at the DZ, so I didn&#8217;t make it on the first load. I was paired with my usual instructor Greg, to go over the pre-jump checks. They were pretty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jump #5 &amp; Jump #6</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/jump-5-jump-6/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/jump-5-jump-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skydiving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mattred.com/?p=93</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well the weather cleared up Friday after all. It was a beautiful jump. So I made it out to the DZ at 10 to make it on the first load. My second instructor was running a bit late, so I was put on load 2. The DZ was a little busy so we got fly the TO instead of the Caravan.]]></description>
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		<title>Jump #4</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/jump-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/jump-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skydiving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mattred.com/?p=90</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So I failed L1. It happens, but I don&#8217;t like things like that looming over my head. Knowing that winter (and cloudy skies) is nigh, I know that taking advantage of clear days is wise. With my to do list being short due to my project coordinator out one more day on vacation and Friday&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jump #3</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/jump-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/jump-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skydiving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mattred.com/?p=80</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I got up nice and early to drive to the DZ for ground school. I got there an entire 15 minutes before I had to be there. Which, for those that know me well, is kind of a big deal. I&#8217;m generally not an award-winning morning person. Ground school got off to a 30-minute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMS Business Cards?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/sms-business-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/sms-business-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mattred.com/?p=75</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a recent post by @adamwc, I&#8217;m trying out Contxts. With Contxts you can send an SMS business card. It&#8217;s cheaper than having cards printed, though I did just order a box of 500 a couple weeks ago. Give it a go by txting MRED to 50500.]]></description>
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		<title>Upgraded!!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/upgraded/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/upgraded/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mattred.com/2009/09/15/upgradef/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I can finally post from the iPhone again!! apparently WordPress MU version 2.8.1 had a few major bugs that wouldn&#8217;t let me post from my phone or tell me when an upgrade was available. So I missed a few versions. But it&#8217;s all good now! Hopefully I&#8217;ll blog more now!]]></description>
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		<title>New Server</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/new-server/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/new-server/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mattred.com/2009/07/10/new-server/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve moved my blog to a new server and switched to WordPress MU to make my life better. So far so good. I&#8217;m really liking things here. It&#8217;s a lot faster. I hope to do more blogging soon.]]></description>
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		<title>Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/portfolio/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/portfolio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mattred.com/?p=65</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Things are changing at mattred.com. mattred.com is now my portfolio site (currently under construction) and blog.mattred.com is my personal blog which you are currently reading.  Hope this clears things up.]]></description>
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		<title>To Do List</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/to-do-list/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/to-do-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/?p=52</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[- read more - blog more - listen to more music - enjoy summer I&#8217;ll keep y&#8217;all posted on how that goes.]]></description>
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		<title>GTD</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/gtd/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/gtd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 19:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/gtd</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is finally one of those days where I&#8217;m getting things done. Laptop hard drive checked. Oil changed. Wonder what&#8217;s next.. Hockey tonight. Both playing and watching. Go Ducks!]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Dog</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/bad-dog/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/bad-dog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/bad-dog</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay. So I&#8217;ve been a bad dog when it comes to blogging. I know I should really do more writing because I enjoy it, but I&#8217;ve been a bit busy taking care of the new addition to my household. Unlike me, Sydney has been a very good dog now that she&#8217;s potty trained. She had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Social Networking</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/on-social-networking/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/on-social-networking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The U]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uchurch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University United Methodist Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weblog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/on-social-networking-unews-live-university-united-methodist-church-san-antonio</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An article originally published in the November Encourager. On Social Networking &#124; u&#124;news live! &#124; University United Methodist Church &#124; San Antonio.]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver/Seattle 08: Day 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/vancouverseattle-08-day-1/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/vancouverseattle-08-day-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vacation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/?p=34</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is going to be short, I&#8217;ll write more as soon as I get a chance.  After church at Mars Hill downtown, I had lunch at 5 Spot in the Queen Anne area of Seattle.  After a stop by Jamba Juice and the bank, I departed for Vancouver.  Here&#8217;s my photos crossing the border:  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>T- Less Than 6 Hours!!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/t-less-than-6-hours/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/t-less-than-6-hours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Excitement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vacation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/?p=31</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My flight leaves in 5 hours 45 minutes.  I&#8217;m stoked.  I&#8217;m also getting tired.  Seeing as how I leave for the airport in 4 and a half hours, sleep seems like a bad idea. Blogging and photos will follow.  I&#8217;ll be just finishing the Ducks game in less than 24 hours.  Heck yes!!]]></description>
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		<title>October</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/october/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/october/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamba Juice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[October]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/?p=28</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[October has arrived and I have not blogged since August.  Oops.  It&#8217;s been busy times.  I tend to not use my computer at home very much anymore.  The arrival of October means that I leave for Vancouver/Seattle in less than 63 hours.  Woo hoo.  On another note, I had Jamba Juice today.  Always a good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympicing</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/olympicing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/olympicing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[archery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[badminton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basketball boxing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beijing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canoeing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diving]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fencing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[field hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gymnastics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michael phelps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modern pentathlon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rowing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shooting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[softball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swimming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[synchronized swimming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[table tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taekwondo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[triathlon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volleyball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water polo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weightlifting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wrestling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/?p=26</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I know I haven&#8217;t blogged anything lately.  I&#8217;ve been watching too much of the Olympics.  I&#8217;ll post something thoughtful after Sunday night.  Michael Phelps rocks.  I think all men have a man-crush on him.]]></description>
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		<title>Vantage Point</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/vantage-point/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/vantage-point/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative suite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graphic design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photoshop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Show & Tell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The U]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/?p=22</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So I got to spend some time playing with the Vantage Point tool in Photoshop CS3 today.  It&#8217;s pretty stinkin&#8217; sweet when you get it figured out.  I was able to warp our map graphic for the new sermon series this fall, University For Life, that launches a new approach to explaining our vision map. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thievery</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/thievery/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/thievery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/thievery</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So I love my TV. I watch it all the time. Between hockey and the countless shows I watch live or DVR, I spend many hours a week using my cable which also supplies my Internet. So I&#8217;m willing to pay for it. I&#8217;ve been a loyal Time Warner customer for 6 years now in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Addicted to WordPress = New Church Blog</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/addicted-to-wordpress-new-church-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/addicted-to-wordpress-new-church-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The U]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[u|news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/?p=15</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I continue to grow fonder and fonder of WordPress.  Were our church website less complicated, I&#8217;d consider finding a way to using WordPress as our CMS since we don&#8217;t have one.  Since that&#8217;s not an option, I quickly decided, after several unexpected problems surfaced this morning, to power our news feed on the church website [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Twitter And Social Implications</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/on-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/on-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disneyland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orange County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mattred.com/?p=12</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a fan of Twitter for a few months now.  It&#8217;s an easy-to-use, fun way of keeping up with friends new and old.  I already snagged an account for the church so that we could have the name we wanted.  I&#8217;m not sure exactly how we are going to use it or publicize that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Link: &quot;Deafening Silence&quot;</title>
		<link>http://blog.mattred.com/link-deafening-silence/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mattred.com/link-deafening-silence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great post by Chad: http://chadjarnagin.com/2008/07/deafening-silence/]]></description>
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		<title>The H in ADHD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For my first official post on my blog dubbed eADHD, I thought it wise to list the characteristics unique to the H in ADHD.  For those of you that know me.  Many of these will sound very familiar. Hyperactivity: Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat. Often gets up from seat when [...]]]></description>
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