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		<title>Kibble, iguanas, and catnip – oh, my!</title>
		<link>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2010/03/05/kibble-iguanas-and-catnip-%e2%80%93-oh-my/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People are boring.
This was the only conclusion I could reach after a recent visit to a pet supply store. Animal stuff is just so much more exciting than human stuff. And the clientele is pretty exciting too – large dogs dislocate their owners’ shoulders straining at leashes, small dogs launch themselves four feet in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tyranny Of Reality TV</title>
		<link>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2010/02/26/the-tyranny-of-reality-tv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It happens every year. I swear I’m not going to be seduced by the hyperbolic come-ons (“our most controversial audition ever!”) of American Idol, but every year I am anyway.
Currently, I’m watching American Idol, The Biggest Loser, Project Runway, and Survivor. Over the summer, I never missed an episode of So You Think You Can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Long Road to Quitting Smoking and the International Secret Society of Ex-Nicotine Addicts</title>
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		<comments>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2010/02/19/my-long-road-to-quitting-smoking-and-the-international-secret-society-of-ex-nicotine-addicts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over six months ago, I quit smoking. It sounds so casual when it’s written like that – but honestly, that wasn’t the case. The first time I tried was 17 years before I finally succeeded. In the meantime, I tested every method of quitting short of getting my jaws surgically wired shut…
Nicotine gum? Tried it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Advice Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2010/02/12/the-best-advice-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before he died many years ago, my father told me, “Count your blessings, young lady!” I can’t claim he meant it as any sort of deep and lasting legacy-ish statement. I was about 6, and he was probably trying to get me to eat my vegetables by reminding me how many unlucky children had no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go Nauru! (An American&#8217;s take on the Parade of Nations)</title>
		<link>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2010/02/05/go-nauru-an-americans-take-on-the-parade-of-nations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Winter Olympics are fast approaching, and that made me think of this essay. I wrote it a few years back for the Summer Olympics – but I think the sentiments are the same…
For my money, the greatest moments of any Olympics happen before the first shot has been put, the first dive drilled, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Hey! Why haven&#8217;t you been updating this blog?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2009/09/13/hey-why-havent-you-been-updating-this-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apologies to my devoted-yet-miniscule readership. I haven&#8217;t been updating this blog for the simple reason that I haven&#8217;t been writing. Why, you ask? See if you can guess:
1. I broke both arms in a freak fencing accident.
2. I won the lottery and have only just returned from a round-the-world cruise.
3. I quit smoking and have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Break out the worry beads!</title>
		<link>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2009/07/16/break-out-the-worry-beads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2009/07/16/break-out-the-worry-beads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, Meeting Darkness is done. Written, typed, proofread, edited (several times), and finalized.
And I just sent the full manuscript off to an agent (who&#8217;d read the first two chapters and said he&#8217;d be willing to look at the whole thing.) Now, it&#8217;s time for me to fret in earnest&#8230; What if he doesn&#8217;t like it? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apparently, I never learn</title>
		<link>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2009/07/01/apparently-i-never-learn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2009/07/01/apparently-i-never-learn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what have I been up to lately? Why have I forsaken all 3 of my regular blog readers?
Well, there are two reasons, actually.
Reason #1: I&#8217;ve been typing like mad to key in the finished manuscript of my second book, Meeting Darkness (did I mention that I&#8217;d settled on a title? And I like it!). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The trouble with adverbs</title>
		<link>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2009/06/07/the-trouble-with-adverbs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2009/06/07/the-trouble-with-adverbs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Stephen King, &#8220;the road to hell is paved with adverbs.&#8221; Ernest Hemingway used almost no adverbs. In fact, scores of English professors have noted that adverbs are a sure sign of lazy writing.
Oops.
I use them, I admit. Use them too much, probably. I often find there&#8217;s no better way to inject a bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What was that rule again?</title>
		<link>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2009/05/10/what-was-that-rule-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.katymcdermott.com/2009/05/10/what-was-that-rule-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 13:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not finished my first draft yet (still writing it &#8211; yes, in longhand &#8211; feel free to chortle at will), but I just reached the 2/3 mark. I know the time is fast approaching when I&#8217;ll need to key everything into Word, which begs the question: what will I do about those pesky grammar [...]]]></description>
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