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	<title>News From Hawkhill Acres &#187; humor</title>
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		<title>Plotting Polecats or Why You Should Be Wary of Cassowaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently searching for some information on wildebeests and found myself seriously sidetracked by a lurid illustration of a European Polecat &#8211; a relative of our Skunk. This depiction of Mustela Putorius was looking out from behind its black &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://lillhawkins.com/plotting-polecats-or-why-you-should-be-wary-of-cassowaries/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Life Without A Field Guide &#8211; Still</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(This is one of my favorite posts. It was one of those times when I didn&#8217;t really write so much as channeled thoughts from the warped soul of someone who was killed in their unschooled kid&#8217;s science experiment explosion. I &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://lillhawkins.com/life-without-a-field-guide-still/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When Your Biological Clock Goes Off, Sometimes You Should Hit the Snooze Button</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[family life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(It&#8217;s August and Tuesday so here&#8217;s something from the archives. I remembered it after I read 7 Signs It&#8217;s Time to Have a Second Child on Baby Center. The author of &#8220;7 Signs&#8221;, Mommy Shorts, says it sparked some controversy. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://lillhawkins.com/when-your-biological-clock-goes-off-sometimes-you-should-hit-the-snooze-button/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My $25,000 Antique Alarm Clock</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My neighbor, Bill, dropped in the other day in a bit of a swivet. He&#8217;d been to the bank and had a sorry tale to tell. &#8220;I almost got arrested,&#8221; he said, as I poured him a cup of coffee, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://lillhawkins.com/my-25000-antique-alarm-clock/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sex Ed &#8211; Coming to a Restaurant Near You</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling sex education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Warning: This is a little racier than my usual stuff, so don&#8217;t say I didn&#8217;t warn you.) Has anyone ever asked you how your kid is going to learn about sex if they don&#8217;t go to school? Well, several people &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://lillhawkins.com/sex-ed-coming-to-a-restaurant-near-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Help! I&#8217;m Stuck In First Grade and I Can&#8217;t Get Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If vertices give you vertigo, you'll understand why I'm failing math - in first grade. <a class="more-link" href="http://lillhawkins.com/help-im-stuck-in-first-grade-and-i-cant-get-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Conditional Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jackie Gleason]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I was a kid, my uncle Jerry used to show up at family gatherings with a six pack of beer and a bottle of whiskey. He never went home with them. This is why Uncle Jerry was the hit &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://lillhawkins.com/a-conditional-post/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Up On The Roof With a Rodent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, things starting going kind of swimmy on me. When I looked out the window at lunch, birds looked fuzzy and I could hardly tell a finch from a thrush. My cat, who was hunting in the field, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://lillhawkins.com/up-on-the-roof-with-a-rodent/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I Am NOT a Lily-Livered Pontoon</title>
		<link>http://lillhawkins.com/i-am-not-a-lily-livered-pontoon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia Does anyone else have &#8220;issues&#8221; with their spell checker? Mine keeps changing words on me. I write &#8220;poltroon&#8221; and it suggests &#8220;pontoon&#8221;, which is just silly. Pontoons don&#8217;t have livers as any rational person knows. Poltroons, however, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://lillhawkins.com/i-am-not-a-lily-livered-pontoon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Old Is That Salmon?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by nettsu via Flickr I should know better. Every time I go to a restaurant, I sit down near someone who makes me think that there may be a hidden camera and a reality show host hiding under the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://lillhawkins.com/how-old-is-that-salmon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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