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		<title>Christmas 1963</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Comfort</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This pic is dated 1963, which means it was taken in Bolivia, the Christmas before my brother Dennis was born. (click to enlarge) Several things I like about this picture: The people in it, of course! My Grandpa Brown (Oscar), my Dad, my two older brothers (Rick and Ken) and me The simple toys! A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An old home movie (and a nice surprise!)</title>
		<link>http://mikecomfort.net/blog/2009/11/23/an-old-home-movie-and-a-nice-surprise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Comfort</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve seen lots of pictures of me when I was a kid, but never a home movie &#8212; until today! Long-time family friends Gerald and Margaret Lemmons recently gave my parents this short clip from their collection of old movies. It was 1965, and our family was visiting theirs in New York City. Yup. Here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Days of Reconnection! (With more to come&#8230;)</title>
		<link>http://mikecomfort.net/blog/2009/01/03/days-of-reconnection-with-more-to-come/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Comfort</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have had a very adventurous life, having lived for extended periods in many different places around the world. In each place, I have been blessed with the friendship of many special and wonderful people. Sadly though, as I moved from place to place, I lost contact with all or most of the special people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It was gone&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://mikecomfort.net/blog/2008/12/29/it-was-gone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Comfort</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I worked for Printistry for about 8 and a half years. Seven of those years were spent as the manager of the Tualatin Branch office (actually within the Durham city limits). My office and design studio were in an awesome old log house surrounded by large trees. It was a very nice setting, with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Christmas Past</title>
		<link>http://mikecomfort.net/blog/2008/12/19/a-christmas-past/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Comfort</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Left to right: Ricky, Kenny, Mikey, and Denny (as we were called back then!) This is a drawing I made at Christmastime twenty years ago (1988). It is from a picture of my three brothers and I, taken over forty years ago (1966 or 67?) in the jungle town of Caranavi, Bolivia. I am thankful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drawn Together</title>
		<link>http://mikecomfort.net/blog/2008/11/12/drawn-together/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Comfort</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was cold, dark and rainy outside last night. Nothin&#8217; decent on TV (a.k.a. no Blazer game)&#8230; need to do something besides Facebook&#8230; what to do? Deanne and I decided to draw our cat. Her sweet drawing is on the right. Yes &#8212; she is a trained artist also! This little-known fact got me thinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waxing Nostalgic Over Paste-Up</title>
		<link>http://mikecomfort.net/blog/2008/11/11/waxing-nostalgic-over-paste-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Comfort</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this somewhat old (February 2004) article today, and it was fun to revisit some of the obsolete paste up methods that I used to spend a lot of my day using! I drew blood many times while wielding my X-acto knife, and spent many hours cleaning out my Rapidographs. (Wax and pens [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My cars from &#8220;back in the day&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://mikecomfort.net/blog/2008/10/18/my-cars-from-back-in-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Comfort</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this stack of photos while cleaning my dresser today. They always take me back to some really good times&#8230; My first car was this 1964 Triumph Spitfire. I bought it when I was 16. I had money saved up from my paper route and my first real job as a floor-mopper and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>53 years. Woohoo!</title>
		<link>http://mikecomfort.net/blog/2008/10/01/53-years-woohoo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Comfort</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, 53 years ago, my parents made their promises to each other, for better or for worse. I have greatly benefited from that commitment.  My family has also been greatly blessed by their example of faithfulness and love. Thanks Mom and Dad! Here&#8217;s a sketch I made for their 50th Anniversary&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>WorldRider</title>
		<link>http://mikecomfort.net/blog/2008/08/07/worldrider/</link>
		<comments>http://mikecomfort.net/blog/2008/08/07/worldrider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Comfort</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I graduated from High School, and had no plans for college, a friend of mine, Paul Heibert, and I decided we were going to ride motorcycles from Oregon to Costa Rica where I was born. He was a few years older than me, and had a Moto Guzzi. I was ready to sell my [...]]]></description>
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