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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.olivia.com/Connect/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Topics</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/47081/ShowForum.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>Olivia Connect Community Beta (Version: 1.7 Build: 2)</generator><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/87461.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:13:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:87461</guid><dc:creator>evergreen</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/87461.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=87461</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;YES!!!!!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/05/15/california-court.html?ref=rss"&gt;http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/05/15/california-court.html?ref=rss&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/85375.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:53:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:85375</guid><dc:creator>evergreen</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/85375.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=85375</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Where is everyone? Not all on an Olivia vacation, I know!&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;JoCindy has been having computer problems so she's not able to post. Where's everyone else?&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/82382.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:44:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:82382</guid><dc:creator>brewmax</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/82382.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=82382</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Yes, retirement at 43 would have been lovely!&amp;nbsp; Sigh....&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Doing what you love and enjoy has to be a good second choice though!&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Post deleted</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/82301.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:34:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:82301</guid><dc:creator>evergreen</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/82301.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=82301</wfw:commentRss><description>This post has been deleted by the author</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/82299.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:08:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:82299</guid><dc:creator>artgirl</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/82299.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=82299</wfw:commentRss><description>I always wanted to retire when I was 43.&amp;nbsp; It's been my eta for retirement.&amp;nbsp; But I already feel like I'm retired and doing all of the things that I love.&amp;nbsp; It's amazing.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/82120.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:45:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:82120</guid><dc:creator>JoCindy</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/82120.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=82120</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;I love Linda Ellerbee.&amp;nbsp; There is a woman who has been through much but has kept her humor in tact.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;That is my thought for the&amp;nbsp;day.....to always try to keep my humor in even the most difficult situations...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/82045.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:08:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:82045</guid><dc:creator>evergreen</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/82045.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=82045</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;&lt;FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffcc33;"&gt;"If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck?"&lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN class=toplinksm&gt;Linda Ellerbee &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=toplinksm&gt;Saw that quote &amp;amp; my thought for the day? &amp;nbsp;How true!&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/81065.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:14:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:81065</guid><dc:creator>brewmax</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/81065.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=81065</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;My thought for the day comes from an excerpt of something&amp;nbsp;written by Paul Beattie:&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#9933ff&gt;When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart,&lt;BR&gt;I can sense my basic humanity,&lt;BR&gt;And then I know that all men and women are my brothers and sisters.&lt;BR&gt;Nothing but my own fear and distrust can separate me from the love of friends.&lt;BR&gt;If I can trust others, accept them, enjoy them,&lt;BR&gt;Then my life shall surely be richer and more full.&lt;BR&gt;If I can accept others, this will help them to be more truly themselves,&lt;BR&gt;And they will be more able to accept me.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80941.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:51:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80941</guid><dc:creator>brewmax</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80941.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80941</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;A title="P1000049 by brewer1010, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24228665@N08/2296265874/"&gt;&lt;IMG height=375 alt=P1000049 src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/2296265874_ba42c9b877.jpg" width=500&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;My thought for the day is that Spring is on it's way and so are my hummers, returing home from their incredible journey!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Soon, it will be&amp;nbsp;time for me to set up their feeders and then sit back and watch the "dance" in the air begin. When I play classical music in the backyard it seems as if they have choreographed their movements to it - so amazing and entertaining!&amp;nbsp; Have you ever seen their nests (so teenie-tiny, about half the size of those yummy Cadbury cream eggs I see out in preparation for Easter now!)&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80887.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:32:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80887</guid><dc:creator>LisaDarling</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80887.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80887</wfw:commentRss><description>THAT is one adorably darling little puppy</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80880.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:54:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80880</guid><dc:creator>artgirl</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80880.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80880</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;br&gt;Ahhhhhh!  Brewmax!  That is so deliciously yummy!  What a cute little pooper!  baby girl!!!

JoCindy, I used to show so much but burned out.  It's exhausting having exhibits.  I only make art rarely now for commissions and for gifts.  People's homes are my galleries!  This piece is in the rehearsal studio of some brilliant classical musicians who own more of my art than anyone should!!!  So, I refer to their studio as my gallery.

&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artgirl/46671700/" title="loft by good morning stradivari, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/46671700_8d18aad170_o.jpg" alt="loft" height="375" width="500"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80877.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:44:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80877</guid><dc:creator>brewmax</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80877.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80877</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;A title="P1020351 by brewer1010, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24228665@N08/2295177484/"&gt;&lt;IMG height=375 alt=P1020351 src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2295177484_3a4923f54f.jpg" width=500&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;artgirl, thought you'd appreciate this photo of our new friend, "Grace"!&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80876.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:36:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80876</guid><dc:creator>JoCindy</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80876.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80876</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Artgirl,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;WOW, these keep getting better &amp;amp; better !&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Do you show at gallerys or have your own?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80874.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:26:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80874</guid><dc:creator>brewmax</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80874.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80874</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks, artgirl!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;And I would SO love a road trip, especially in a convertible!&amp;nbsp; Bring it on!&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Thought for the Day</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80873.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:03:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:80873</guid><dc:creator>artgirl</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/80873.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=47081&amp;PostID=80873</wfw:commentRss><description>haha.  Now I want to see Thelma and Lo....I mean Jill and Bremax in a convertible in the winter singing.  I just want to see it.  lol!

Thanks Brewmax!  You've asked for it now!  I have lots of art....and lots of photos of it...

&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artgirl/230452118/" title="half of the story by good morning stradivari, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/82/230452118_fc89f304f2.jpg" alt="half of the story" height="500" width="240"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artgirl/38688701/" title="my new artist photos by Paul Couvrette!!!! by good morning stradivari, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/38688701_469c3bb746_b.jpg" alt="my new artist photos by Paul Couvrette!!!!" height="512" width="1024"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artgirl/38688700/" title="my new artist photos by Paul Couvrette!!!! by good morning stradivari, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/38688700_8de1cdd60a.jpg" alt="my new artist photos by Paul Couvrette!!!!" height="411" width="500"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>