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	<description>Adventures on a Small Planet, Currently in Kiev, Ukraine</description>
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		<title>Watch Your Finger</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2010/06/28/watch-your-finger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a holiday weekend in Ukraine. Constitution day today. That means a long weekend. Nice. We went to the dacha, as has been the norm ever since early May, on the weekends. We usually spend the night, and last night was no exception. It was particularly fun because it was just the immediate family (my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Call</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2009/05/28/house-call/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 19:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, not like the TV show. We had a real house call. Strange, but true. Kinda like the &#8220;olden&#8221; days&#8230; It was time for Mikey&#8217;s HepB innoculation, and so we called the clinic. What do you know, they provide &#8220;house calls!&#8221; The doctor (pediatrician) showed up with his &#8220;black bag,&#8221; and a still-cold HepB vaccine, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicks who Spit</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2009/04/12/chicks-who-spit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve determined that Soviet culture either doesn&#8217;t mind, and maybe even encourages, spitting. Yep &#8211;&#62; whoever, wherever, whenever, whyever. Why is whyever not a word? It&#8217;s quite surprising to me because I was brought up in a culture where spitting was shunned &#8211; frowned upon. Only disgusting animals spit &#8211; like monkeys, camels, and snakes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome &#8211;&gt;  Michael Anthony Geller  </title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2009/03/26/welcome-michael-anthony-geller/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello World! My name is Michael Anthony Geller. I was born on March 18, 2009, which means I&#8217;m a Pisces, like my Dad. Though my parents desperately wanted me to turn upside down, I was insisting to sitting like a little Buddha in the cozy little womb I called home&#8230; and consequently, my birthday was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living in a toilet for a Living</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2009/02/12/living-in-a-toilet-for-a-living/</link>
		<comments>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2009/02/12/living-in-a-toilet-for-a-living/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sorry, but you couldn&#8217;t pay me enough to take this job. Sure, I understand that some people are so &#8220;down and out&#8221; that any job is a good job. Butt really, spending your days in a toilet? Even if it&#8217;s the beginning of your life and you are saving money to buy that new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s no hiding it anymore&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/12/26/theres-no-hiding-it-anymore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She&#8217;s pregnant, and everyone knows it. Shockingly, people are even offering their seat to my wife on the subway. I never thought anyone here would be so kind. Alas, I was wrong. I&#8217;ve seen it several times just in the last couple of days. Nice people&#8230;  that obviously know what it&#8217;s like to bear children. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/10/05/back-to-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, Fall is unofficial again. It&#8217;s back to Summer-Fall. It is supposed to rain a bit today, but it has been beautiful recently. Beautiful enough for some FANTASTIC Mushroom hunting &#8211;&#62; keep an eye out for a post coming to a nearby blog sometime soon. But today I wanted to touch on a fact of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Need of a Great Retinal Surgeon</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/10/03/in-need-of-a-great-retinal-surgeon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/10/03/in-need-of-a-great-retinal-surgeon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OMG! I can&#8217;t see. I am not sure what happened. Actually, I DO remember the last thing I saw&#8230; and I&#8217;m hoping it won&#8217;t leave permanent damage. **** If you&#8217;ve followed my blog for a while, you will know that I&#8217;ve been blinded once before: by the sight of my horrified mother in law running [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wooden Fork</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/10/01/wooden-fork/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;ve heard of wooden spoons. Particularly popular in midieval times&#8230; but wooden forks? Yeah, yeah&#8230; sure, sure&#8230; of course there are wooden forks, and wooden knives (I think). But have you ever used a wooden fork? No, not the big kind for mixing a large salad&#8230; and not the pseudo-fork that you use or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come On Baby Light My Fire</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/09/17/light-a-fire-walk-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so fires this week probably won&#8217;t catch. The fall weather has reared it&#8217;s rainy face. All week. Ugh! The picture below was taken last week, but it makes the point, regardless of our current weather situation. Fires are everywhere during the summer. The picture is taken FROM our balcony. The charred area was undoubtedly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembrance</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/09/11/nine-eleven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To all those that have lost their lives to the cold hands of tyrannical men… everywhere Let us reflect &#8211; consider the loss, the pain, the sorrow that ensued following that September day 7 years ago. Please, let’s consider what brought us to that point in our history, and how we can try to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tale of the Snakes</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/09/09/ewwww-snakes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live in the city. But in the summer months we spend quite a bit of time at our summer house. It’s about 45 km from our apartment, and serves many purposes, not the least of which is sanity and a sense of grounding with mother Earth.Needless to say, the summer house is a virtual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funeral for a Friend</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/09/07/funeral-in-troeschina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. It was a neighbor that passed away&#8230; No, I didn&#8217;t know him. In fact I don&#8217;t really &#8220;know&#8221; any neighbors, though I do recognize some. Anyhow, this post isn&#8217;t about me, it&#8217;s about the man that passed away &#8212; and how interesting and different Russians (Ukrainians) approach the passing and burial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smokes and Beers</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/08/04/smokes-and-beers-and-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw some kids buying cigarettes and beer yesterday. I swear, they couldn’t have been more than 15 years old – tops. There’s no reluctance by any salesperson to sell to “minors.” But then again, I’m not sure if there even is such a thing as a “minor.” I asked my wife, and she said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gettin&#8217; Sideways with a Sidecar</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/07/30/gettin-sideways-on-the-dnepr/</link>
		<comments>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/07/30/gettin-sideways-on-the-dnepr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holy cow, man&#8230; I knew it was possible, but I didn&#8217;t think it would really happen. I mean, I had felt the bike lean before, but&#8230; So we head out from our friends&#8217; house where we had dinner, and cruise towards the &#8220;ring road&#8221; that semi-encircles Kiev. It&#8217;s a beautiful summer evening, probably around 22°C [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crazy Russian Drivers</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/07/05/crazy-stupid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seriously&#8230;. That&#8217;s 2 for 2. Two days in a row, right out in front of my apartment building, there were 2 dumb-ass accidents. It&#8217;s a very typical 3 second incident. 1) We hear cars accellerating more than they should be. 2) We hear tires screeching for about 1 second (maybe even a horn). 3) We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cold showers AND no electricity, time to ride.</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/07/03/no-hot-water-and-no-electricity-i-love-kiev/</link>
		<comments>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/07/03/no-hot-water-and-no-electricity-i-love-kiev/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh Joy, I woke up this morning around 6am for some strange reason. Especially strange because I was helping my wife with a report until almost 3am. I looked at the clock &#8211; and it was off. I looked at my cable box &#8211; and it was off. Needless to say, all the electricity was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cold Showers in June</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/06/27/hot-water-gets-turned-off-every-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well&#8230; they turned off the hot water. Yep. OFF. Like none, non-existent, nothing comes out, nada. And in typical Russian (Ukrainian) style, there was NO NOTICE. Where we live, there are no hot water heaters. It is all centralized, and gets pumped into the buildings. Sure, a few people may have heaters (electric, on-demand water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here You Age Quicker &#8212; 2 Days For 1</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/01/31/2-for-1-aging-getting-older-faster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve found myself to become more irritable as of late. The frustrations of life are setting in. The real issue is that I think this is &#8220;shrugged off&#8221; by native Ukrainians. They have always had to deal with the BS, the change, the insecurity, the lack of judgment, the inequality, the mud, the smell, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toothpaste Etiquette</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/01/30/toothpaste-etiquette-in-kiev/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure why, but I&#8217;m continuing on, somewhat, with my bathroom post&#8230; I&#8217;m really not a scrooge&#8230; or a cynic&#8230; or even a clean freak (far from it); but I cannot seem to shake the need (desire) to fill in the rest of the world on everyday life in Ukraine. I&#8217;m sure it happens [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Close Quarters in the Loo</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/01/24/close-quarters-in-the-loo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps not the most appetizing of topics, but it is certainly worthy of some discussion. If you are easily offended, you may want to skip this post. Our family, as all other families in these Soviet style apartment blocks must do, shares the use of a central bathroom. It is actually divided into the loo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boil thy milk</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/01/21/boil-thy-milk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some unexplained reason, we boil our milk (again, this is occurring in our household, and I cannot generalize such statements to include other domiciles &#8212; though I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised). Or perhaps, we are like the Munsters. Definitely not the Cleavers. The strangest part is that MIL (mother-in-law) heat sterilizes it as soon as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee or Tea?</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/01/19/coffee-or-tea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a common question in the States in between or after meals. Here in Ukraine, the common warmed drink is tea. Perhaps not surprisingly called Chai (чай) in this part of the world. There are multitudes of flavors of teas at the open markets and the supermarkets. Some of them (extremely inexpensive ones) taste a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Your Saliva, Thanks.</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/01/08/keep-your-saliva-thanks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was within the first few family dinners in my new Ukrainian home, and quickly discovered the meaning of &#8220;family-sytle.&#8221; All food on the table is shared, grabbed, and picked at freely. I think to myself, &#8216;this is great, I love to eat with my fingers.&#8217; However, the word &#8220;freedom&#8221; in the context of casual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Kills &#8211; but they don&#8217;t read English, unfortunately</title>
		<link>http://www.snottyfeller.com/blog/2008/01/01/smoking-kills-but-they-dont-read-english-unfortunately/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Snotty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ridiculous, selfish, stupid, macho, sexy, stupid, cool, classy, stupid, suave, elegant, and still&#8230; stupid. They just don&#8217;t get it. Granted, it&#8217;s not all that different in Ukraine than in other parts of Europe (and the rest of the world) &#8212; but I thought there was some 100th monkey effect with some things we humans do. [...]]]></description>
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