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		<title>Why do buses come in threes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A question that has been tumbling through my mind of late, is why do buses often arrive in threes? I know, it is totally random, but I&#8217;ve been trying to quantify the answer. Yes, there&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/why-do-buses-come-in-threes/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18648060&#038;post=4447&#038;subd=thekitchenmechanic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a very hard post to write, I received some sad news this morning. A friend died last night. She died by her own hand. And whilst it is by no means my fault,&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/sadness/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18648060&#038;post=4435&#038;subd=thekitchenmechanic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So last night was the day to use up all the bits and pieces in the house to start 40 days of fasting. That&#8217;s what pancake day is all about isn&#8217;t it? Well&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/lent-2/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18648060&#038;post=4422&#038;subd=thekitchenmechanic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New years challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote this a while ago, but forgot to post it, I know it is almost February, but better late than never. Last year I set myself the following challenges; Tweet less &#38;&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/new-years-challenges/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18648060&#038;post=4393&#038;subd=thekitchenmechanic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>He knows I love Mr Fox&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today has been hard, the last few days have been hard&#8230; who am I kidding, the last few weeks have been hard.  No single reason, perhaps it is just my brain, or the&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/he-knows-i-love-mr-fox/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18648060&#038;post=4397&#038;subd=thekitchenmechanic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lost and Found</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Number of pairs of spectacles not on the bed side table = 1 Number of children up showered, dressed and fed in time to scoot down the hill to school and nursery on&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/lost-and-found/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18648060&#038;post=4382&#038;subd=thekitchenmechanic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past few days and next few to come are full of special anniversaries. January the first was my blogs second birthday AND my parents fortieth wedding anniversary. Today is the second anniversary&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/anniversary/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18648060&#038;post=4381&#038;subd=thekitchenmechanic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 06:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sitting in my kitchen, it is 00:47 and I am waiting for the last &#8220;roll out&#8221; of the croissants I am making.  I have just made a divine apple sauce to&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com/2012/12/25/merry-christmas/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18648060&#038;post=4375&#038;subd=thekitchenmechanic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Kind Word</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was 02:30 when I read a message from a dear twitter friend saying they had, had a tough day and wanted to get it out of their system, but had no way&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/a-kind-word/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18648060&#038;post=4369&#038;subd=thekitchenmechanic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual vrs Reality</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the definitions I have found for the word Virtual is Existing in the mind, especially as a product of the imagination. Recently I have found myself living and interacting with people in&#8230; <a class="read-more" href="http://thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/virtual-vrs-reality/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekitchenmechanic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18648060&#038;post=4346&#038;subd=thekitchenmechanic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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