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		<title>Movie Fun Sunday . . . WALL-E</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A snowy Sunday afternoon in front of a blazing all natural gas fire included spending a couple hours with the Disney &#8211; Pixar movie Wall-E , delivered to my mailbox by via Netflix. Underlying themes include a love story between robots separated by 700 years plus a message of hope that humans, even though capable [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-172" title="wall-e-logo" src="http://martybird.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/wall-e-logo.jpg" alt="wall-e-logo" width="312" height="92" />A snowy Sunday afternoon in front of a blazing all natural gas fire included spending a couple hours with the <a title="Pixar Wall-E" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E" target="_blank">Disney &#8211; Pixar movie Wall-E</a> , delivered to my mailbox by via Netflix. Underlying themes include a love story between robots separated by 700 years plus a message of hope that humans, even though capable of trashing Earth, are a needed and vital part of its existence.</p>
<p>I prefer animated films that are light and fun, so Wall-E did not disappoint.  Excellent graphics and sound effects abound. Those sound effects have to carry the movie, since most of the &#8220;dialog&#8221; is robot beeps and squeaks among Wall-E and Eve. Other forms of communication include body language and facial expressions, which results in further engaging the audience.</p>
<p>Looking past the animated fun, some may see the film as a statement about the future of humans and the future of the earth. The earth is uninhabitable and humans have evolved into obese creatures fed a liquid diet, unable to walk on weakened bones caused by living in a near-gravity free environment.</p>
<p>I chose to put aside that part of the film and enjoy the more lighthearted aspects. I know the world has problems, I watch movies to get away from them for awhile! Wall-E is an excellent movie, just don&#8217;t think too hard about it.</p>
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		<title>The day after this day: Carpet Cleaning</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sad to say in my over 16 years of home ownership, I have only had the carpets cleaned once. In the first house I owned, the carpets were cleaned after I sold the house and moved out, in preparation for the new owners taking possession. The place I own now has not had the carpets [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sad to say in my over 16 years of home ownership, I have only had the carpets cleaned once. In the first house I owned, the carpets were cleaned after I sold the house and moved out, in preparation for the new owners taking possession. The place I own now has not had the carpets cleaned since I moved in when construction was complete about 7 years ago. Starting tomorrow, that is changing.</p>
<p>I might claim the &#8220;how was I supposed to know?&#8221; excuse but truth be told I know carpet cleaning service is supposed to be performed about every 2 years. Why do I procrastinate so?<img class="size-full wp-image-121 alignright" title="Sears Carpet Cleaning" src="http://martybird.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sears.gif" alt="Sears Carpet Cleaning" width="156" height="69" /></p>
<p>Sears Carpet Cleaning is arriving at my home at 8:00 am tomorrow and I&#8217;m well prepared. Most of my furniture is moved aside to non-carpeted areas so the job should be pretty easy. Best thing about this is that I&#8217;m using this event as motivation to take better care of my home. Generally I&#8217;m pretty good at keeping the house clean, but in the past few months I&#8217;ve let that chore rest. So here&#8217;s to motivation in 2009. Vacuuming every week, dusting, and keeping the furniture clean will do wonders. Right?</p>
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