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		<description>This is life after my son, Joel Anthony Thorn, was killed.</description>
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			<title>Life Without Joel</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:09:12 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Today is day 154 without Joel. Friday, October 16, 2009. I have thought about this project off and on for the past few months. I have struggled with emotional breakdowns and black depression since May 15, the day Joel died, and have decided to write my t&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/life-without-joel-1&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today is day 154 without Joel. Friday, October 16, 2009. I have thought about this project off and on for the past few months. I have struggled with emotional breakdowns and black depression since May 15, the day Joel died, and have decided to write my t&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/life-without-joel-1">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Thursdays and Fridays</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:38:06 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Thursdays and Fridays are the worse days for me. Although I am not as manic about it in the last few weeks, in the beginning all I could do was watch the clock and try to imagine where Joel was on May 14 and 15. I tried and tried to map a time line of hi&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/thursdays-and-fridays&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thursdays and Fridays are the worse days for me. Although I am not as manic about it in the last few weeks, in the beginning all I could do was watch the clock and try to imagine where Joel was on May 14 and 15. I tried and tried to map a time line of hi&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/thursdays-and-fridays">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>The First Days Without Joel</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:47:18 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Friday, May 15, was the worst day of my life. I have felt pain and sorrow throughout my life. Pain over lost girlfriends, pets that have died. We all have. But nothing comes close to what I felt (and what I still feel) when I was told my son had been kil&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/the-first-days-without-joel&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Friday, May 15, was the worst day of my life. I have felt pain and sorrow throughout my life. Pain over lost girlfriends, pets that have died. We all have. But nothing comes close to what I felt (and what I still feel) when I was told my son had been kil&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/the-first-days-without-joel">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Hunting</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:32:34 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Trooper Bill took me and Brandon down to Zolfo Springs to hunt feral hogs Friday as planned. The weather has turned her finally. Our first cold front. We traveled Hwy 17 South. We went over the spot where Joel was killed. I saw the little cross a strange&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/hunting&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Trooper Bill took me and Brandon down to Zolfo Springs to hunt feral hogs Friday as planned. The weather has turned her finally. Our first cold front. We traveled Hwy 17 South. We went over the spot where Joel was killed. I saw the little cross a strange&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/hunting">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>God Hates Me</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:39:55 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Everything I touch turns to shit. The one thing I was so very proud of and thought I had done an admirable job was raise a beautiful and happy family. But God hates me and he has taken that from me as well. Well, I hate him back. If he is there. He has n&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/god-hates-me&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Everything I touch turns to shit. The one thing I was so very proud of and thought I had done an admirable job was raise a beautiful and happy family. But God hates me and he has taken that from me as well. Well, I hate him back. If he is there. He has n&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/god-hates-me">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Dreams of lightbulbs and boiling oil</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:38:43 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>I had a strange dream this morning. I dreamed I was boiling oil in a cooker plugged in an outlet inside the freezer. For some reason I was moving the cooker and it splashed hot oil onto my left hand and burned a straight line in it. I pulled the plug so&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/dreams-of-lightbulbs-and-boiling-oil&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I had a strange dream this morning. I dreamed I was boiling oil in a cooker plugged in an outlet inside the freezer. For some reason I was moving the cooker and it splashed hot oil onto my left hand and burned a straight line in it. I pulled the plug so&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/dreams-of-lightbulbs-and-boiling-oil">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Gangs, Drugs and Alcohol, I thought keeping him from the big three would keep him safe.</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:43:55 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Gangs, Drugs and Alcohol, I thought keeping him from the big three would keep him safe. I was wrong. Joel never touched drugs or alcohol. He didn&#039;t consume anything that was bad for him. Things on his list included soft drinks, Mcdonald&#039;s, tobacco, alc&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/gangs-drugs-and-alcohol-i-thought-keeping-him-from-the-big-three-would-keep-him-safe&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Gangs, Drugs and Alcohol, I thought keeping him from the big three would keep him safe. I was wrong. Joel never touched drugs or alcohol. He didn't consume anything that was bad for him. Things on his list included soft drinks, Mcdonald's, tobacco, alc&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/gangs-drugs-and-alcohol-i-thought-keeping-him-from-the-big-three-would-keep-him-safe">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>We lost, a wonderful young man, fellow forum member ( ReelSkinnyJr ) and my friend.</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:01:30 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>A few years ago I was downhearted as to the state of the younger generation. I saw little hope for them. That was before I met Joel (ReelSkinnyJr) he restored my hope.When I met him he was 15 years old. He had hopes and dreams of being a pilot and was ve&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/our-friend-dale-wrote-this-about-joel&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A few years ago I was downhearted as to the state of the younger generation. I saw little hope for them. That was before I met Joel (ReelSkinnyJr) he restored my hope.When I met him he was 15 years old. He had hopes and dreams of being a pilot and was ve&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/our-friend-dale-wrote-this-about-joel">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Finally took out the boat. Mixed emotions.</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:23:16 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>The boat has been stuck in our lawn since a week or so before Joel died. I was going to rewire the trailer and had big plans for us over the summer. Joel loved The Mosquito Lagoon. To go there would require night travel and I didn&#039;t want to go down I-4 w&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/finally-took-out-the-boat-mixed-emotions&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The boat has been stuck in our lawn since a week or so before Joel died. I was going to rewire the trailer and had big plans for us over the summer. Joel loved The Mosquito Lagoon. To go there would require night travel and I didn't want to go down I-4 w&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/finally-took-out-the-boat-mixed-emotions">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Feeling depressed today</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:52:00 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>I dropped Brandon off at school this morning and watched him walk away. I realized that next Thursday it will have been six months since I dropped off Joel in the same spot and watched him walk away. It was the last time I saw him alive.&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/feeling-depressed-today&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I dropped Brandon off at school this morning and watched him walk away. I realized that next Thursday it will have been six months since I dropped off Joel in the same spot and watched him walk away. It was the last time I saw him alive.<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/feeling-depressed-today">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>182 days = 6 months</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:07:27 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Friday the 13th of November, how apt. You&#039;ve been gone six months, 182 days. It&#039;s hard to believe it&#039;s been so long. Half a year and my heart still aches for you. If only I had known I would loose you, I would have held you one more time. I would have sp&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/182-days-6-months&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Friday the 13th of November, how apt. You've been gone six months, 182 days. It's hard to believe it's been so long. Half a year and my heart still aches for you. If only I had known I would loose you, I would have held you one more time. I would have sp&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/182-days-6-months">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Obsessing Again Today</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:14:15 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Friday, again. Obsessing about tires this morning. All too expensive and I&#039;d rather not spend money on rubber. Comparing brand after brand for over an hour and just a waste of time. Then I looked at the clock. Nine Twenty-Seven. My heart sank into the pi&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/obsessing-again-today&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Friday, again. Obsessing about tires this morning. All too expensive and I'd rather not spend money on rubber. Comparing brand after brand for over an hour and just a waste of time. Then I looked at the clock. Nine Twenty-Seven. My heart sank into the pi&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/obsessing-again-today">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>The First Warm Days Of  '010</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:59:42 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>“The first warm days of ‘010,” The Old Man wrote in his journal. “I launched my craft in the Little Manatee River. The tide was low but supposed to come in all day. This was important to me as it has been a very long time since I was on the river and I f&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/the-first-warm-days-of-0110&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[“The first warm days of ‘010,” The Old Man wrote in his journal. “I launched my craft in the Little Manatee River. The tide was low but supposed to come in all day. This was important to me as it has been a very long time since I was on the river and I f&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/the-first-warm-days-of-0110">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Fishing Without Joel, A Poem</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:17:29 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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God
It has been so long
I’ve forgotten how it feels
To touch the water beneath me
To hear the splash around me
The salt and sun beat down
To warms my broken soul
And keep my perspective whole
And every time I make that cast
I pray
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God
It has been so long
I’ve forgotten how it feels
To touch the water beneath me
To hear the splash around me
The salt and sun beat down
To warms my broken soul
And keep my perspective whole
And every time I make that cast
I pray
That yo&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/fishing-without-joel-a-poem">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>The Joel A. Thorn Memorial Fishing Gathering</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:59:18 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>The date is set for May 8th at E. G. Simmons Park in Ruskin, FL. Admission is by donation. No one will be turned away if you can not make one. This is a family oriented fishing tournament. There will be points awarded and winning prizes. Joel was an avid&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/the-joel-a-thorn-memorial-fishing-tournament&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The date is set for May 8th at E. G. Simmons Park in Ruskin, FL. Admission is by donation. No one will be turned away if you can not make one. This is a family oriented fishing tournament. There will be points awarded and winning prizes. Joel was an avid&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/the-joel-a-thorn-memorial-fishing-tournament">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Into The River</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:05:48 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Into the river. My life seems brighter. As the boat glides into the Little Manatee River, my spirit lifts with the diaphanous mist over Moby Bay. Blackened mackerel are on the palate. And they are back even though it’s been a very cold-hardened winter. S&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/into-the-river&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Into the river. My life seems brighter. As the boat glides into the Little Manatee River, my spirit lifts with the diaphanous mist over Moby Bay. Blackened mackerel are on the palate. And they are back even though it’s been a very cold-hardened winter. S&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/into-the-river">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>A Year Without Joel</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 18:43:37 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>A year without Joel Saturday, May 15, marked a year since Joel died. Although I still feel the two days of the week, Thursday and Friday, make this mark. The date moved by one day to Saturday and will continue to move each year. But Saturday didn’t f&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/a-year-without-joel&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A year without Joel Saturday, May 15, marked a year since Joel died. Although I still feel the two days of the week, Thursday and Friday, make this mark. The date moved by one day to Saturday and will continue to move each year. But Saturday didn’t f&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/a-year-without-joel">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Passing The Cheque..... The End of an Era.</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:46:35 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>I visited with Allyson Moskowitz from the Bethany Center late last week and she gave me a tour of their wonderful facility. The Bethany Center provides counseling for children who have lost a loved one. They have several activity areas suited for differe&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/passing-the-cheque-the-end-of-an-era&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I visited with Allyson Moskowitz from the Bethany Center late last week and she gave me a tour of their wonderful facility. The Bethany Center provides counseling for children who have lost a loved one. They have several activity areas suited for differe&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/passing-the-cheque-the-end-of-an-era">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Fishing Without Joel (revised)</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:43:40 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>GodIt&#039;s been so long nowI&#039;ve forgotten just how it feelsTo touch the waterBeneath meTo feel the splash around me
 
The salt and sun beat downTo warm my broken soulAnd keep my perspective wholeBut still my heart breaks me
And every time I make that cas&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/fishing-without-joel-revised&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[GodIt's been so long nowI've forgotten just how it feelsTo touch the waterBeneath meTo feel the splash around me
 
The salt and sun beat downTo warm my broken soulAnd keep my perspective wholeBut still my heart breaks me
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			<title>It's Over</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:03:07 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>It’s Over Into the edge of the world without you, I watched as the school bus pulled away. The familiar sting as I fight back the tears so those near wouldn’t know. I’m thinking of you. This cool morning air and hillsides silver with dew. Heart’s Eas&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/it-s-over&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It’s Over Into the edge of the world without you, I watched as the school bus pulled away. The familiar sting as I fight back the tears so those near wouldn’t know. I’m thinking of you. This cool morning air and hillsides silver with dew. Heart’s Eas&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/it-s-over">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>We lost our beloved Aussie Saturday</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:34:28 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Aussie was a wonderful companion to us for nearly nine-and-a-half years. She loved to ride in the boat but wasn&#039;t very good for fishing because all she wanted was to have fun. So I picked my days, just like I did when my boys were young, knowing I wouldn&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/we-lost-our-beloved-aussie-saturday&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Aussie was a wonderful companion to us for nearly nine-and-a-half years. She loved to ride in the boat but wasn't very good for fishing because all she wanted was to have fun. So I picked my days, just like I did when my boys were young, knowing I wouldn&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/we-lost-our-beloved-aussie-saturday">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>What Is This Strange Feeling?</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:56:57 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>I bought a guitar on e-bay about a month ago. It was supposed to be a Zion Radicaster. It turned out the only thing that really was Zion was the neck. The body was a strat copy made of cheap plywood. The tremolo was cheap and the sustain block was made o&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/what-is-this-strange-feeling&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I bought a guitar on e-bay about a month ago. It was supposed to be a Zion Radicaster. It turned out the only thing that really was Zion was the neck. The body was a strat copy made of cheap plywood. The tremolo was cheap and the sustain block was made o&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/what-is-this-strange-feeling">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>2 years</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 10:10:50 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>This morning when I awoke I could see the light entering the sky through the cracks in the blind behind the head of our bed. I could tell by the amount of light mixing with darkness that it was about the same time I dropped Joel off at school; the last t&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/2-years&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This morning when I awoke I could see the light entering the sky through the cracks in the blind behind the head of our bed. I could tell by the amount of light mixing with darkness that it was about the same time I dropped Joel off at school; the last t&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/2-years">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>This Is What My Brain Says To Me All Day Every Day</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:39:28 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>This is what spins in my head every waking moment of every day and every night. It doesn&#039;t matter what I&#039;m doing or not doing. I&#039;ll write it exactly as it comes to me: Where is my Joel?Why did you leave?Why didn&#039;t you turn around?Where are you?Why die&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/this-is-what-my-brain-says-to-me-all-day-every-day&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is what spins in my head every waking moment of every day and every night. It doesn't matter what I'm doing or not doing. I'll write it exactly as it comes to me: Where is my Joel?Why did you leave?Why didn't you turn around?Where are you?Why die&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/this-is-what-my-brain-says-to-me-all-day-every-day">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>How We Spent Our Son's 21st Birthday</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:28:31 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Saying Goodbye - Setting Him Free.Last Sunday was my son&#039;s birthday. He would have been 21. His name is Joel A. Thorn. We spent many hours on our boat, the &quot;Reel Skinny&quot;, fishing the South Shore and other areas in and around Tampabay. We made many friend&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/our-son-s-21st-birthday&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Saying Goodbye - Setting Him Free.Last Sunday was my son's birthday. He would have been 21. His name is Joel A. Thorn. We spent many hours on our boat, the "Reel Skinny", fishing the South Shore and other areas in and around Tampabay. We made many friend&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/our-son-s-21st-birthday">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>A Poem For Joel</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:11:54 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>This was sent to me by an internet friend I know only as, &quot;Ranger&quot;. It is a poem he wrote for Joel.   For JoelDrifting pleased in observation.Time distracts weak spirits,that&#039;s how we get ghosts.Look for me high, though, floating forever aware in the&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/a-poem-for-joel&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This was sent to me by an internet friend I know only as, "Ranger". It is a poem he wrote for Joel.   For JoelDrifting pleased in observation.Time distracts weak spirits,that's how we get ghosts.Look for me high, though, floating forever aware in the&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/a-poem-for-joel">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Heather Ann Bartlett A.K.A. Heather-Ann, A.K.A. Queen Heather</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:45:41 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Heather-Ann Bartlett. The last person to see my boy alive as she spewed her venomous words on him. She wrote in her MySpace blog - &quot;I said things to him before he left that I didn&#039;t mean to say.&quot;  They typically walked across the PE field together befo&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/heather-ann-bartlett-a-k-a-heather-ann-a-k-a-queen-heather&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Heather-Ann Bartlett. The last person to see my boy alive as she spewed her venomous words on him. She wrote in her MySpace blog - "I said things to him before he left that I didn't mean to say."  They typically walked across the PE field together befo&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/heather-ann-bartlett-a-k-a-heather-ann-a-k-a-queen-heather">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>A Little Silver Bracelet Could Have Changed The Outcome</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:22:55 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>It&#039;s hard to believe that something as small as a silver bracelet could have saved Joel.  It was about 3:30 in the afternoon May 14th that I headed home from Lakeland  High School after searching for Heather&#039;s Senior Guidelines papers. Brandon was due&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/a-little-silver-bracelet-could-have-changed-the-outcome&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's hard to believe that something as small as a silver bracelet could have saved Joel.  It was about 3:30 in the afternoon May 14th that I headed home from Lakeland  High School after searching for Heather's Senior Guidelines papers. Brandon was due&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/a-little-silver-bracelet-could-have-changed-the-outcome">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>For Joel on His Deathday</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:10:15 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description> 
 It&#039;s hard to believe it&#039;s been another year without Joel. Brandon and I wanted to make our own tribute to him to show how Joel enriched our lives in the short time we had with him. We recorded this at Brandon&#039;s High School studio. The wonderful video&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/for-joel-on-his-deathday&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ 
 It's hard to believe it's been another year without Joel. Brandon and I wanted to make our own tribute to him to show how Joel enriched our lives in the short time we had with him. We recorded this at Brandon's High School studio. The wonderful video&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/for-joel-on-his-deathday">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>The Wretched</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:32:16 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description> The Wretchedthe clouds will part and the sky cracks openand god himself will reach his fucking arm throughjust to push you downjust to hold you downstuck in this hole with the shit and the pissand it&#039;s hard to believe it could come down to this back&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/the-wretched&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Wretchedthe clouds will part and the sky cracks openand god himself will reach his fucking arm throughjust to push you downjust to hold you downstuck in this hole with the shit and the pissand it's hard to believe it could come down to this back&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/the-wretched">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>23 Today</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2014 18:05:28 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>You would&#039;ve been 23 today. We all loved you. Why did you have to take it so far?&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/23-today&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[You would've been 23 today. We all loved you. Why did you have to take it so far?<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/23-today">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Why?</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 23:03:42 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Why couldn&#039;t you have just stayed with me?&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/why&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Why couldn't you have just stayed with me?<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/why">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Cast Out</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2015 00:17:27 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Fucked. And Dead.
 Days with beautiful skys smashed into pieces. Fucked and taken from me.
 Nothing.
 I hate.
 I Fuck.
 I Fuck Everything I touch. Flames Stripping Everything.
 I HATE You and Everything.&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/cast-out&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fucked. And Dead.
 Days with beautiful skys smashed into pieces. Fucked and taken from me.
 Nothing.
 I hate.
 I Fuck.
 I Fuck Everything I touch. Flames Stripping Everything.
 I HATE You and Everything.<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/cast-out">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Close your eyes</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 22:40:01 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Close your eyes and feel what serendipity sent. Open a door and your eyes open And gaze into another If only I knew what serendipity meant.&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/close-your-eyes&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Close your eyes and feel what serendipity sent. Open a door and your eyes open And gaze into another If only I knew what serendipity meant.<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/close-your-eyes">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>No End in Sight</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:49:07 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>There is no stopping this pain I miss you and want so much for you to be alive Once so full of life - And we watched that wisk away You taught me so many things I wish you could have seen who you were Before you let go And never grew to know&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/no-end-in-sight&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There is no stopping this pain I miss you and want so much for you to be alive Once so full of life - And we watched that wisk away You taught me so many things I wish you could have seen who you were Before you let go And never grew to know&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/no-end-in-sight">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Oh, My Son.</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2017 20:58:00 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>Oh, my son. Where were you today. Now. 8 years ago. I widh I knew.&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/oh-my-son&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Oh, my son. Where were you today. Now. 8 years ago. I widh I knew.<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/oh-my-son">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>13 Reasons Why</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 11:35:08 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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						<description>&quot;13 Reasons Why.&quot;
  
 April 16th, 2009
 &quot;These past months have been incredible. I have an amazing girlfriend, amazing friends who have taken the place of my family. I no longer love my mother like I did and have no respect for my dad and can&#039;t believ&amp;hellip;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/13-reasons-why&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt; blogged on &lt;a href=&quot;http://b2evolution.net/&quot;&gt;b2evolution&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["13 Reasons Why."
  
 April 16th, 2009
 "These past months have been incredible. I have an amazing girlfriend, amazing friends who have taken the place of my family. I no longer love my mother like I did and have no respect for my dad and can't believ&hellip;<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://lifewithoutjoel.com/blog6.php/13-reasons-why">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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