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		<title>Jay&#8217;s first good haircut</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Hartnett</dc:creator>
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		<title>Even Jay knows a funny name when he hears one</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Hartnett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I have an essay appearing on The Millions about the experience of reading The Brothers Karamazov.  The essay is framed around a little joke that Jay and I came to share during the weeks I was reading the book.  Excerpt below. You can &#8230; <a href="http://growingsideways.net/2012/02/23/even-jay-knows-a-funny-name-when-he-hears-one/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=growingsideways.net&amp;blog=23878981&amp;post=1621&amp;subd=growingsideways&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The value of friction in everyday life, part 2: Embracing boredom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Hartnett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I wrote about how the concept of “friction”—things that slow us down and lead to inefficiency—can be applied to raising kids. I argued that while Jay and Wally create a lot of friction in my life, I don’t think &#8230; <a href="http://growingsideways.net/2012/02/21/the-value-of-friction-in-everyday-life-part-2-embracing-boredom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=growingsideways.net&amp;blog=23878981&amp;post=1600&amp;subd=growingsideways&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The value of friction in everyday life, part 1: Kids make it easier to steer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Hartnett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve read several articles in the last week that have set my mind racing.  The first was the series of essays by Walter Russell Mead that served as the basis for my recent post “A new version of the American &#8230; <a href="http://growingsideways.net/2012/02/20/the-value-of-friction-in-everyday-life-part-1-kids-make-it-easier-to-steer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=growingsideways.net&amp;blog=23878981&amp;post=1584&amp;subd=growingsideways&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A short post on my birthday</title>
		<link>http://growingsideways.net/2012/02/19/a-short-post-on-my-birthday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Hartnett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is my 31st birthday, though it hasn&#8217;t included any of the usual festivities.  Caroline has been in Vancouver for a research meeting since Friday morning and won&#8217;t be back until late tonight.  Jay, Wally, and I have managed pretty &#8230; <a href="http://growingsideways.net/2012/02/19/a-short-post-on-my-birthday/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=growingsideways.net&amp;blog=23878981&amp;post=1580&amp;subd=growingsideways&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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