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		<title>A Plea to Stephen Colbert</title>
		<link>http://bigbluemess.com/2012/02/12/a-plea-to-stephen-colbert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friends and Family (the rest of you are off the hook again &#8211; yipppee!) I just want to thank you all for helping support The Institution Theater and Me &#8211; especially all of you past and present PBS folks.  It means a great deal to me and I know I owe you one.  You are now [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigbluemess.com&amp;blog=13056173&amp;post=1631&amp;subd=bdoughty&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DeAnne&#8217;s Vote and a Sam Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, I got a great email from my friend DeAnne. You should refer to her as HRH DeAnne, like we all do and if you could genuflect a bit or possibly approach on your knees, that would not only be a welcome gesture, but one that would be encouraged and save you from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigbluemess.com&amp;blog=13056173&amp;post=1624&amp;subd=bdoughty&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Support the Institution Theater!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Appeal to Friends and Family Remember when I worked for PBS and every few months I&#8217;d extend a hand to ask for your support?  I&#8217;d drag you into the studio to answer phones with promises of cheap pizza, soda, stale popcorn or maybe a even little BBQ. Those were the days of Austin City Limits tickets, galas, the auction, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigbluemess.com&amp;blog=13056173&amp;post=1344&amp;subd=bdoughty&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>7&#215;7</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bigbluemess.com/?p=1337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jacqueline over at Mature Student Hanging in There (or maturestudenthanginginthere) was kind enough to award me the 7&#215;7 Award earlier in the week.  Jacqueline is one of those who make bold claims like:  white powdery stuff falls from the sky and collects on the roads, rooftops and sidewalks (I still suspect this is a myth [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigbluemess.com&amp;blog=13056173&amp;post=1337&amp;subd=bdoughty&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Also Hate Square Dancing</title>
		<link>http://bigbluemess.com/2012/01/25/i-also-hate-square-dancing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bigbluemess.com/?p=1332</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“I was traumatized by square dancing.,” I declared in response to a friend who had innocently suggested we “allemande left” to get into a restaurant’s parking lot. I realized the moment she offered to let us “mosey left” instead that I had a story to share. There are actually a few social activities I absolutely [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigbluemess.com&amp;blog=13056173&amp;post=1332&amp;subd=bdoughty&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Quitting</title>
		<link>http://bigbluemess.com/2012/01/20/im-quitting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday after work started like most Tuesdays after work do &#8211; dinner and the dramatic announcement of “I think this is my last sketch writing class.”. “Yes, I’ll give myself this last class and then I will plan to be home before 10pm from here on out!” My friends never grow tired of this pronouncement [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigbluemess.com&amp;blog=13056173&amp;post=1323&amp;subd=bdoughty&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Resolutions and Mayans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to some exceptionally  lazy Mayans, who either ran out of large bits of stone or simply grew bored with chiseling, I’m left wondering if it’s really worth the effort to make any New Year’s resolutions.  I mean, we’re talking the end-of-days.  If I decide to exercise more and eat healthier how will that help [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigbluemess.com&amp;blog=13056173&amp;post=1317&amp;subd=bdoughty&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Jury Dance</title>
		<link>http://bigbluemess.com/2012/01/11/the-jury-dance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week one of my more soft-spoken co-workers popped into my cube, lowered her voice and said, “Beth, I need to ask you a question and I need you to take it seriously.” My curiosity was piqued; this isn’t someone who would normally seek me out for advice. I mean, I sit over here, she [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigbluemess.com&amp;blog=13056173&amp;post=1308&amp;subd=bdoughty&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>That&#8217;s One</title>
		<link>http://bigbluemess.com/2012/01/04/thats-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friends occasionally like to hear certain stories over and over again.  At least that’s what I tell myself as I see their eyes glazing over.  I know deep down that look expresses profound “enjoyment” and is in no way an indication that their minds are racing as they try to think up a polite [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigbluemess.com&amp;blog=13056173&amp;post=1302&amp;subd=bdoughty&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Ads in 2012!</title>
		<link>http://bigbluemess.com/2011/12/29/no-ads-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I learned something exciting and fun – that there are ads attached to my blog.  Who knew?  Well, apparently some of you did.  You’d think I’d know this, too since it is my blog, but I had no clue.  You see, when I view my blog it’s completely clean and ad free.  So, huge [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigbluemess.com&amp;blog=13056173&amp;post=1298&amp;subd=bdoughty&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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