<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652</id><updated>2009-12-06T20:57:11.085-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The (TV) Show Must Go On...</title><subtitle type='html'>I'm Jackie and I watch TV.  I'm not proud.  Reviews, some recaps, TV news, reality television, primetime and beyond.  All from my own unique point of view, of course.  Stay tuned here for 'American Idol' talk.  Or should we get 'Lost' in 'Heroes'?  Bookmark the blog now as your source for live feed reports from inside the 'Big Brother' house!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2648</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-3192057241527075945</id><published>2009-12-06T19:59:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-06T20:54:22.767-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TAR'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Amazing Race'/><title type='text'>The Amazing Race 15 - Season Finale Blog Party Post</title><summary type='text'>Oh my ... what a shocker ... the finale is going to actually air on time here tonight! I'm a bit disappointed that it's only an hour as I'd like to see Phil interview the teams, but I'll take what I can get. I love the show so much!As it airs here on the East Coast, I'll update any major happenings in this entry. However, the real fun (and most of the information) will be in the comments. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3192057241527075945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=3192057241527075945' title='84 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/3192057241527075945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/3192057241527075945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/amazing-race-15-season-finale-blog.html' title='The Amazing Race 15 - Season Finale Blog Party Post'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>84</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-2379647495260956341</id><published>2009-12-06T07:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-06T07:25:10.138-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Various and Sundry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Plainfield'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vincent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Off Topic'/><title type='text'>That Was the Week It Was - 12/06/09</title><summary type='text'>It's Sunday once again. Don't these weeks go by way too fast? Of course, since it's Sunday, it's a time to reflect on the week gone by in words and photos I've taken. Later tonight, please stop by for the big Amazing Race season finale blog party post. I should have no problems with the new computer.That was my big happening this week -- for the first time, missing a review deadline on TV Squad, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/2379647495260956341/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=2379647495260956341' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/2379647495260956341'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/2379647495260956341'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/that-was-week-it-was-120609.html' title='That Was the Week It Was - 12/06/09'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hS1ha-5IY1w/Sxs2yHZSOSI/AAAAAAAAEik/6l17kwVf7vM/s72-c/ywca.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-5058576762933153613</id><published>2009-12-04T20:26:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T20:38:36.357-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog Announcements'/><title type='text'>I'm Alive</title><summary type='text'>My apologies for last night. I was so glad that Sydney called me so I could let you know I was okay. My computer is dead, my ex-computer doesn't want to work despite me working hours trying to fix it.  With the writing project deadline for AOL, I can't afford the time for the computer to sit in the shop. So, now ... a few hundred dollars later, I have a new cheapest computer I could find without </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/5058576762933153613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=5058576762933153613' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/5058576762933153613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/5058576762933153613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/im-alive.html' title='I&apos;m Alive'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-3715315104483208351</id><published>2009-11-29T20:00:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-29T20:59:41.118-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TAR'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Amazing Race'/><title type='text'>The Amazing Race - 11/29/09 Episode Blog Party Post</title><summary type='text'>I think the show is delayed slightly here -- I wasn't watching 60 Minutes, so I'm not sure.As it airs here on the East Coast, I'll update any major happenings in this entry. However, the real fun (and most of the information) will be in the comments. Everyone is welcome to join in. My actual show review will be posted over on TV Squad sometime late tonight.Okay, 8:04 PM ET and we're </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3715315104483208351/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=3715315104483208351' title='86 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/3715315104483208351'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/3715315104483208351'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/amazing-race-112909-episode-blog-party.html' title='The Amazing Race - 11/29/09 Episode Blog Party Post'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>86</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-8242971938659997269</id><published>2009-11-29T08:54:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-29T10:14:10.105-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Various and Sundry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Plainfield'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vincent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Off Topic'/><title type='text'>Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was 11/29/09</title><summary type='text'>It's Sunday morning. I hope you're having a pleasant and peaceful one. Of course, since it is Sunday, it's time for my off topic look back on the week past in words and photographs I've taken. On the whole, my week was a bit uneventful -- a shortened work week yet the time off from my day job ended up being consumed by a writing project. The weather here this week ranged from raw and rainy to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/8242971938659997269/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=8242971938659997269' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/8242971938659997269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/8242971938659997269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/off-topic-that-was-week-it-was-112909.html' title='Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was 11/29/09'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hS1ha-5IY1w/SxHiAae1c4I/AAAAAAAAEfo/1gO1gp8QonU/s72-c/IMG_9678a.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-4248732344449989777</id><published>2009-11-26T20:00:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-26T20:00:30.019-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor: Samoa'/><title type='text'>Survivor Samoa - Thanksgiving Day Episode Blog Party Post</title><summary type='text'>The show is beginning here on the East Coast. Tonight's show is the clips show with "exciting unseen before footage." You know how that goes. Any real action here will be in the comments section! Please feel free to join in with your thoughts while having fun with friends. Late tonight (or early tomorrow) my show review will be posted on TV Squad.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/4248732344449989777/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=4248732344449989777' title='30 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/4248732344449989777'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/4248732344449989777'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/survivor-samoa-thanksgiving-day-episode.html' title='Survivor Samoa - Thanksgiving Day Episode Blog Party Post'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>30</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-208197609226275071</id><published>2009-11-26T07:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-26T07:23:48.080-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Various and Sundry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog Announcements'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Off Topic'/><title type='text'>Happy Thanksgiving!</title><summary type='text'>Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Zoetawny made us this fine holiday graphic and, of course, I'm so thankful that she takes the time to do these for us. (She rocks, y'know!)I'm thankful for many things, but this blog community just might top the list. The regular readers/commenters are spread across the country. But we've become friends just as much as if we lived around the corner from each other. I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/208197609226275071/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=208197609226275071' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/208197609226275071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/208197609226275071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving.html' title='Happy Thanksgiving!'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-2884119192782492675</id><published>2009-11-22T20:00:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-22T21:25:48.223-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TAR'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Amazing Race'/><title type='text'>The Amazing Race - 11/22/09 Episode Blog Party Post</title><summary type='text'>Surprise, surprise ... the show has been delayed by football here in the NYC viewing area. 60 Minutes started about 30 minutes late, so we can expect TAR at about 8:30-ish PM ET.As it airs here on the East Coast, I'll update any major happenings in this entry. However, the real fun (and most of the information) will be in the comments. Everyone is welcome to join in. My actual show review will be</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/2884119192782492675/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=2884119192782492675' title='40 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/2884119192782492675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/2884119192782492675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/amazing-race-112209-episode-blog-party.html' title='The Amazing Race - 11/22/09 Episode Blog Party Post'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>40</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-1334955454058203868</id><published>2009-11-22T07:52:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-22T08:37:28.795-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Various and Sundry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Plainfield'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vincent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Off Topic'/><title type='text'>Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was - 11/22/09</title><summary type='text'>It's Sunday morning and time to take an off topic look back at my week in words and photographs I've taken. It's hard to believe that we're coming up on Thanksgiving this week. The next thing you know, it will be Christmas. Remember how the time used to drag when we were young? I recall it was an eternity waiting for the holidays or my birthday. I really think the time-space continuum has been </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/1334955454058203868/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=1334955454058203868' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/1334955454058203868'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/1334955454058203868'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/off-topic-that-was-week-it-was-112209.html' title='Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was - 11/22/09'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hS1ha-5IY1w/SwkqtqATD9I/AAAAAAAAEc8/LGcdMKn9Flw/s72-c/IMGP8844a.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-2845641780465593367</id><published>2009-11-19T19:59:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T20:54:39.283-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor: Samoa'/><title type='text'>Survivor Samoa - 11/19 Episode Blog Party Post</title><summary type='text'>The show is about to begin here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll update this post with any major happenings. However, the real action is in the comments section! Please feel free to join in with your thoughts while having fun with friends. Late tonight my show review will be posted on TV Squad.Reward, split into two teams -- Russell, Laura, Brett, Dave, and Natalie won. They get a flight to a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/2845641780465593367/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=2845641780465593367' title='69 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/2845641780465593367'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/2845641780465593367'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/survivor-samoa-1119-episode-blog-party.html' title='Survivor Samoa - 11/19 Episode Blog Party Post'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>69</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-310008908529203815</id><published>2009-11-15T20:00:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-15T20:55:18.089-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TAR'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Amazing Race'/><title type='text'>The Amazing Race - 11/15 Episode Blog Party Post</title><summary type='text'>Yikes, the show is actually starting on time here tonight. I might just faint.As it airs here on the East Coast, I'll update any major happenings in this entry. However, the real fun (and most of the information) will be in the comments. Everyone is welcome to join in. My actual show review will be posted over on TV Squad sometime late tonight.Pit Stop1. Megan and Cheyne -- won a red cedar sauna2</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/310008908529203815/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=310008908529203815' title='66 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/310008908529203815'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/310008908529203815'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/amazing-race-1115-episode-blog-party.html' title='The Amazing Race - 11/15 Episode Blog Party Post'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>66</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-4277576842066128792</id><published>2009-11-15T08:05:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-15T08:35:06.233-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Various and Sundry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Plainfield'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vincent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Off Topic'/><title type='text'>Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was 11/15/09</title><summary type='text'>Yep, yep, yep. It's Sunday and time for my off topic look back at the week in photos and words. I'm still not used to it getting dark so early in the evenings. But I guess winter is inevitable.This fall here has been rainier than usual, perhaps in keeping with our early summer. Since Thursday we've had a nor'easter -- the remnants of Hurricane Ida. We didn't get tons of rain here, but the wind </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/4277576842066128792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=4277576842066128792' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/4277576842066128792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/4277576842066128792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/off-topic-that-was-week-it-was-111509.html' title='Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was 11/15/09'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hS1ha-5IY1w/Sv_uFPdUJCI/AAAAAAAAEaQ/HVcXUCbeivQ/s72-c/IMG_9365a.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-8978464867631790790</id><published>2009-11-12T19:59:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T20:55:21.977-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor: Samoa'/><title type='text'>Survivor Samoa - 11/12 Show Blog Party Post</title><summary type='text'>The show is about to begin here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll update this post with any major happenings. However, the real action is in the comments section! Please feel free to join in with your thoughts while having fun with friends. Late tonight my show review will be posted on TV Squad.They split into teams for reward -- rock slide, picnic. Shambo, John, Kelly, Dave, and Monica </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/8978464867631790790/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=8978464867631790790' title='104 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/8978464867631790790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/8978464867631790790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/survivor-samoa-1112-show-blog-party.html' title='Survivor Samoa - 11/12 Show Blog Party Post'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>104</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-153510327060090535</id><published>2009-11-08T20:00:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-08T21:16:00.349-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TAR'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Amazing Race'/><title type='text'>The Amazing Race - 11/08 Episode Blog Party Post</title><summary type='text'>Surprise, surprise ... the show has been delayed by football here in the NYC viewing area. I believe 60 Minutes started about 20 minutes late, so we can expect TAR at about 8:30-ish PM ET.As it airs here on the East Coast, I'll update any major happenings in this entry. However, the real fun (and most of the information) will be in the comments. Everyone is welcome to join in. My actual show </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/153510327060090535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=153510327060090535' title='108 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/153510327060090535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/153510327060090535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/amazing-race-1108-episode-blog-party.html' title='The Amazing Race - 11/08 Episode Blog Party Post'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>108</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-618278500307738573</id><published>2009-11-08T08:31:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-08T10:57:02.997-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Various and Sundry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Plainfield'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vincent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Off Topic'/><title type='text'>Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was 11/08/09</title><summary type='text'>Yes, it's Sunday morning and, before I watch Sunday Morning on CBS, I'll share my week with you in words and photos I've taken. Often in my life I just plod along taking many things for granted -- halfway decent health, a roof over my head, bills paid, food eaten, etc. I'm definitely not a wealthy person as my life seems more along the lines of the old Rolling Stones song: "You can't always get </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/618278500307738573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=618278500307738573' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/618278500307738573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/618278500307738573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/off-topic-that-was-week-it-was-110809.html' title='Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was 11/08/09'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hS1ha-5IY1w/SvZLxkomQaI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/NpfnIpQdp0A/s72-c/IMG_9182a.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-4585570510685950307</id><published>2009-11-05T19:59:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T20:55:30.320-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor: Samoa'/><title type='text'>Survivor Samoa: 11/05 Show Blog Party Post</title><summary type='text'>The show is about to begin here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll update this post with any major happenings. However, the real action is in the comments section! Please feel free to join in with your thoughts while having fun with friends. Late tonight my show review will be posted on TV Squad.Before we get started, I want to thank all the gals from the blog who went to Las Vegas for the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/4585570510685950307/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=4585570510685950307' title='51 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/4585570510685950307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/4585570510685950307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/survivor-samoa-1105-show-blog-party.html' title='Survivor Samoa: 11/05 Show Blog Party Post'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>51</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-8967065633839862694</id><published>2009-11-01T19:59:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-01T20:56:32.959-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TAR'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Amazing Race'/><title type='text'>The Amazing Race - 11/01 Blog Party Post</title><summary type='text'>Yikes, the show is actually starting on time here tonight. I might just faint.As it airs here on the East Coast, I'll update any major happenings in this entry. However, the real fun (and most of the information) will be in the comments. Everyone is welcome to join in. My actual show review will be posted over on TV Squad sometime late tonight.Pit Stop1. Sam ans Dan -- won a sand buggy2. Megan </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/8967065633839862694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=8967065633839862694' title='78 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/8967065633839862694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/8967065633839862694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/amazing-race-1101-blog-party-post.html' title='The Amazing Race - 11/01 Blog Party Post'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>78</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-1313831481002418539</id><published>2009-11-01T09:17:00.042-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-01T13:01:01.210-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Various and Sundry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Plainfield'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vincent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Off Topic'/><title type='text'>Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was 11/01/09</title><summary type='text'>It's Sunday morning and time to ramble through the past week in words and photos I've taken. Although it was a rather uneventful week in my life I certainly took a slew of photos I want to post here this week. Mind you, I don't think all that many are truly works of art or anything. A lot of them I just want to share with you.The weather has been iffy once again this week with lots of rain </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/1313831481002418539/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=1313831481002418539' title='18 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/1313831481002418539'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/1313831481002418539'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/off-topic-that-was-week-it-was-110109.html' title='Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was 11/01/09'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hS1ha-5IY1w/Su22s1PAd6I/AAAAAAAAEWA/KJNZQMRYXSI/s72-c/IMG_8948ab.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>18</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-8150363749730151040</id><published>2009-10-31T07:28:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-31T07:31:01.768-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Various and Sundry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Off Topic'/><title type='text'>Happy Halloween!</title><summary type='text'>I hope everybody has a spooktacular day! And, take a look at what Zoetawny made for us ... she rocks, y'know. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/8150363749730151040/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=8150363749730151040' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/8150363749730151040'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/8150363749730151040'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-halloween.html' title='Happy Halloween!'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-891817639411789612</id><published>2009-10-29T19:58:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-29T20:54:41.495-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor: Samoa'/><title type='text'>Survivor Samoa: 10/29 Show Blog Party Post</title><summary type='text'>The show is about to begin here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll update this post with any major happenings. However, the real action is in the comments section! Please feel free to join in with your thoughts while having fun with friends. Late tonight my show review will be posted on TV Squad.The guys of Galu elected Shambo their leader so they can use her. Galu won reward -- a sailboat/lunch</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/891817639411789612/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=891817639411789612' title='88 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/891817639411789612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/891817639411789612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/survivor-samoa-1029-show-blog-party.html' title='Survivor Samoa: 10/29 Show Blog Party Post'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>88</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-1913815470052573615</id><published>2009-10-25T19:59:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-25T20:59:07.677-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TAR'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Amazing Race'/><title type='text'>The Amazing Race Blog Party Post 10/25/09</title><summary type='text'>Yikes, the show is actually starting roughly on time here tonight. Football only delayed the start of 60 Minutes by a few minutes.As it airs here on the East Coast, I'll update any major happenings in this entry. However, the real fun (and most of the information) will be in the comments. Everyone is welcome to join in. My actual show review will be posted over on TV Squad sometime late </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/1913815470052573615/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=1913815470052573615' title='37 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/1913815470052573615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/1913815470052573615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/amazing-race-blog-party-post-102509.html' title='The Amazing Race Blog Party Post 10/25/09'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>37</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-2520795341458482713</id><published>2009-10-25T09:33:00.020-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-25T11:58:27.586-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Various and Sundry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Plainfield'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vincent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Off Topic'/><title type='text'>Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was - 10/25/09</title><summary type='text'>Another Sunday morning, another off topic look at the past week in photos I've taken and words. My cough is better this week but I've been SO sleepy! Friday night after I came home from work, I curled up on the couch after dinner to watch the weekly mini-marathon of Criminal Minds on A&amp;E. I'm talking 8 PM. I woke up at 4 AM and went to bed. This morning I slept past 9 AM. I usually wake up my own</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/2520795341458482713/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=2520795341458482713' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/2520795341458482713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/2520795341458482713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/off-topic-that-was-week-it-was-102509.html' title='Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was - 10/25/09'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hS1ha-5IY1w/SuRhSb5BFHI/AAAAAAAAERg/uesAmMce5MA/s72-c/IMG_8947a.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-7539431868475684864</id><published>2009-10-22T19:58:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T20:52:30.420-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Survivor: Samoa'/><title type='text'>Survivor Samoa Blog Party Post - 10/22/09</title><summary type='text'>The show is about to begin here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll update this post with any major happenings. However, the real action is in the comments section! Please feel free to join in with your thoughts while having fun with friends. Late tonight my show review will be posted on TV Squad."Good" Russell passed out during reward as shown in the promos. To Commercial.Jeff decided no one </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/7539431868475684864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=7539431868475684864' title='54 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/7539431868475684864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/7539431868475684864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/survivor-samoa-blog-party-post-102209.html' title='Survivor Samoa Blog Party Post - 10/22/09'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>54</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-3242802600392364379</id><published>2009-10-18T19:57:00.013-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-18T22:10:46.444-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TAR'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Amazing Race'/><title type='text'>The Amazing Race DELAYED 10/18 Blog Party</title><summary type='text'>It's almost time the show SHOULD start but football is still on here in the NYC area. That means that once the football ends, we still have 60 Minutes to go until they air TAR. I hate this.Once it starts, as it airs here on the East Coast, I'll update any major happenings in this entry. However, the real fun (and most of the information) will be in the comments. Everyone is welcome to join in. My</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3242802600392364379/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=3242802600392364379' title='51 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/3242802600392364379'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/3242802600392364379'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/amazing-race-delayed-1018-blog-party.html' title='The Amazing Race DELAYED 10/18 Blog Party'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>51</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20709652.post-3486292245129979997</id><published>2009-10-18T08:54:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-18T12:02:26.527-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photography'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Various and Sundry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Plainfield'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vincent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Off Topic'/><title type='text'>Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was 10/18/09</title><summary type='text'>Yes, it's Sunday morning and an off topic look back at the week in photos I've taken and in words. Once again, I have no "I'm thrilled by this" photographs. The weather has been icky this week here. Right now we're in our second nor'easter in a row. For those of you on the left coast, that's a storm with heavy northeast winds and rain (or snow) heading up the coast and socking the area with a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3486292245129979997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20709652&amp;postID=3486292245129979997' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/3486292245129979997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20709652/posts/default/3486292245129979997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jackiestvblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/off-topic-that-was-week-it-was-101809.html' title='Off Topic - That Was the Week It Was 10/18/09'/><author><name>Jackie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04663476742017818885'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hS1ha-5IY1w/StsPKVw_hwI/AAAAAAAAEPI/UXmkdlxLp6A/s72-c/IMGP8564a.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>11</thr:total></entry></feed>