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		<title>My new favorite Chanukah song</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2010/12/my-new-favorite-chanukah-song</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, we&#8217;ve been lighting the menorah (or hannukiah, if you prefer) in celebration of the Jewish holiday Chanukah. Doing so has been an inconsistent family tradition, hinging primarily on whether dad remembers to buy candles. A friend of mine who is learning Hebrew as part of his training with the Foreign Diplomatic Service sent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you want your kids to live up to who you wish you&#8217;d been?</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2010/11/do-you-want-your-kids-to-live-up-to-who-you-wish-youd-been</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I admit it. I love the hit comedy Modern Family. The storylines are hilarious, the characters are endearingly flawed, and the themes &#8211; surprisingly &#8211; really make me think. The clip below, from episode 2 of the current season, epitomizes everything I love about this show (more after the video).
Beyond the laugh out loud [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cutie learns to use the phone</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2010/10/cutie-learns-to-use-the-phone</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Naturally, with four girls (plus Mommy), learning to communicate happens early on in our house. So Cutie is almost overdue for figuring out to use the phone. Watch as she mimics her family&#8230;almost.
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		<title>Grover&#8230;on a cow?!</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2010/10/grover-on-a-cow</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2010/10/grover-on-a-cow#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sesame Street take on the &#8220;Old Spice guy&#8221; is absolutely perfect. I love the spoof and perfect blend of hilarity and learning content.
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Do Drugs&#8230;and Drive (German PSA video)</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2010/07/dont-do-drugs-and-drive-german-psa-video</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2010/07/dont-do-drugs-and-drive-german-psa-video#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never mind that this is in German, there&#8217;s enough understandable words that you&#8217;ll hopefully be chuckling as much as I was by the end&#8230;
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		<title>The Dad Life! [video]</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2010/07/the-dad-life-video</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2010/07/the-dad-life-video#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to my buddy Josh (a fellow dad) for sending along a link to this hilarious video. I relate to it on so many levels&#8230;
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		<title>Cutie smiles for the camera [video]</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2010/06/cutie-smiles-for-the-camera-video</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the funnest (yes, I said funnest) things about raising kids is the hilarious stuff they do &#8211; unintentionally. &#8220;Cutie&#8221; (as I&#8217;ll call our littlest one) has somehow picked up on the social norm to smile whenever a camera is present. In fact, if she even so much as glimpses a camera nearby, she&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Swagger Wagon</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2010/05/the-swagger-wagon</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 13:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a proud owner of a Sienna minivan, I found this video massively funny. I hope one day Rebecca and I get the rapping chops these two have. Enjoy&#8230;
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		<title>Getting Daddy in Trouble? [parental solidarity]</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2010/04/getting-daddy-in-trouble-parental-solidarity</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2010/04/getting-daddy-in-trouble-parental-solidarity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During one recent night hanging out with my kids, I had a wonderful opportunity to evaluate the strength of my parenting relationship with Rebecca and I owe it to my 5-yr-old daughter (Z*).
I was alone with the four kids and had begun prodding them to begin their evening bedtime routine. This amounts to little more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A much-needed Star Trek mid-week laugh [video]</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2010/03/a-much-needed-star-trek-mid-week-laugh-video</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2010/03/a-much-needed-star-trek-mid-week-laugh-video#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having just finished the 2009 Star Trek movie last night (yes, it took us three nights to watch it), this &#8220;alternate ending&#8221; struck my funny bone today&#8230;
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		<title>Rube Goldberg would be PROUD! [video]</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2010/03/rube-goldberg-would-be-proud-video</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2010/03/rube-goldberg-would-be-proud-video#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The guys from OK Go have done it again, combining a great pop tune with a video that I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll watch more than once. This video for their song &#8220;This Too Shall Pass&#8221; is an homage to one of my favorite childhood hobbies of creating crazy &#8220;Rube Goldberg&#8221; machines (though at least they arguably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction &amp; destruction: the short lifespan of a gingerbread house</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2009/12/construction-destruction-the-short-lifespan-of-a-gingerbread-house</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2009/12/construction-destruction-the-short-lifespan-of-a-gingerbread-house#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday afternoon&#8230;


Monday evening&#8230;

Yes, we&#8217;re a family that doesn&#8217;t mess around when it comes to enjoying our holiday treats &#8230; even if they&#8217;re meant to be decorations!  
Thank goodness for pre-baked gingerbread house kits that let us focus on the building, decorating, and eating instead of the baking! Costco has the best kit we&#8217;ve seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unbelievably cool costume!</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2009/11/unbelievably-cool-costume</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2009/11/unbelievably-cool-costume#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it&#8217;s waaaay after Halloween at this point, I couldn&#8217;t pass up the opportunity to share this video of the coolest costume I&#8217;ve ever seen!!!
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		<title>The Arlington Rap</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2009/08/the-arlington-rap</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2009/08/the-arlington-rap#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so I&#8217;m not always the first to pick up on Internet memes, but this one made me laugh out loud! And you don&#8217;t have to be from Arlington &#8211; if you&#8217;re from any suburb, you should get most of the humor!
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		<title>Best wedding entrance EVER!</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2009/07/best-wedding-entrance-ever</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2009/07/best-wedding-entrance-ever#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This should get a few of you smiling&#8230; I applaud both the spirit and guts to pull this off!
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		<title>You&#8217;re FAMOUS!</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2009/05/youre-famous</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2009/05/youre-famous#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 20:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A post today at one of my favorite blogs &#8211; Stuff Christians Like &#8211; really spoke to my heart. I enjoy the author&#8217;s sarcastic wit combined with heart-felt authenticity. I highly recommend reading the post in its entirety after you read the excerpt below:
I’m already famous. God knew me in the womb. He knows how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bible + old technology spoof = Friday hilarity!</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2009/05/bible-old-technology-spoof-friday-hilarity</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2009/05/bible-old-technology-spoof-friday-hilarity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 19:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<title>My doppelganger?</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2009/05/my-doppelganger</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2009/05/my-doppelganger#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 12:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t watched American Idol since season 2 (and my realization that there is very little &#8220;reality&#8221; in reality TV). So I was surprised when someone told me I looked just like one of the Season 8 contestants, Danny Gokey. I attributed it to &#8220;I just have one of those faces&#8221; until&#8230;another person told me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go ahead&#8230;&#8221;Lie to Me&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2009/04/go-aheadlie-to-me</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2009/04/go-aheadlie-to-me#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently started watching &#8220;Lie to Me,&#8221; a crime-drama series centered around Dr. Cal Lightman, an expert at detecting lies or hidden truths by observing body language and microexpressions through the Facial Action Coding System, which he uses to help various clients (many in law enforcement). The character is based on the real-life Paul Ekman, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A remedy for suitors (thinking ahead)</title>
		<link>http://www.theroades.com/2009/04/a-remedy-for-suitors-thinking-ahead</link>
		<comments>http://www.theroades.com/2009/04/a-remedy-for-suitors-thinking-ahead#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was out mowing the lawn this evening (seconds before it began to rain&#8230;which is forecasted to last the next two days) when I saw two teen boys walk by. Now, these guys were probably fine, upstanding youth. Nonetheless, I had a humorous and irrational flashforward to the day when boys are going to start [...]]]></description>
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