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		<title>I&#8217;m Selling Cars</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ladd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a change! Now I get to help sell cars. I see a Ford in my future. How about you?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickladd.com&#038;blog=2455556&#038;post=1629&#038;subd=rickladd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Like to Mix and Match</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ladd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A somewhat feeble attempt at explaining why I've decided to mix my blog posts all together, regardless of whether they're personal, political, professional, or whatever. So sue me.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickladd.com&#038;blog=2455556&#038;post=1614&#038;subd=rickladd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Say What? When Did That Happen?</title>
		<link>http://rickladd.com/2012/05/08/say-what-when-did-that-happen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 02:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ladd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More ranting from an old man who clearly isn't ready for it. How the hell did 65 years pass so quickly and why did I miss so much of it . . . or, more accurately, why does it sometimes feel that way?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickladd.com&#038;blog=2455556&#038;post=1606&#038;subd=rickladd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Less Than Auspicious Anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 02:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ladd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I approach the two-year anniversary of my retirement from Pratt &#38; Whitney Rocketdyne, I am going to look back on what's transpired and how I've had to rethink, re-purpose, and readjust my approach to dealing with it all.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickladd.com&#038;blog=2455556&#038;post=1602&#038;subd=rickladd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Double-Edged Sword</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 01:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ladd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On seeing a motivational poster averring that greater challenges bring greater triumphs, I was reminded they can also bring greater heartache. This is a personal story of a major personal disappointment in my life that I believe illustrates the point.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickladd.com&#038;blog=2455556&#038;post=1593&#038;subd=rickladd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More of That Lifelong Learning!</title>
		<link>http://rickladd.com/2012/04/30/more-of-that-lifelong-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ladd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another nice lesson completed as I diligently work on figuring out what I want to be when I grow up. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickladd.com&#038;blog=2455556&#038;post=1587&#038;subd=rickladd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What I&#8217;m In2</title>
		<link>http://rickladd.com/2012/04/27/what-im-in2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ladd</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Systems Thinking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A return to the In2:InThinking Forum, conducted last weekend by Pratt &#38; Whitney Rocketyne and my former colleagues, serves as a reminder of just how lucky I've been to know these people. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickladd.com&#038;blog=2455556&#038;post=1571&#038;subd=rickladd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This is NOT Your Grandparent&#8217;s Brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ladd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This RSAnimate video exposes the concept depicted in the graphic as unrealistic and somewhat shallow. What do you think the differences are in our two brain hemispheres?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickladd.com&#038;blog=2455556&#038;post=1561&#038;subd=rickladd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Business and Social Intercourse</title>
		<link>http://rickladd.com/2012/04/14/social-business-and-social-intercourse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ladd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preparing for a presentation I'm giving at the AOCS Annual Meeting this month, I found good reason to revisit a wonderful TED Talk by Matt Ridley, as well as read (for the first time) the essay I, Pencil referred to in the talk.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickladd.com&#038;blog=2455556&#038;post=1553&#038;subd=rickladd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes It Feels Like Borrowed Time</title>
		<link>http://rickladd.com/2012/04/13/sometimes-it-feels-like-borrowed-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ladd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although not superstitious, I was a bit taken aback to discover I would reach the exact number of days my father enjoyed on this Earth on a Friday the 13th. As expected, I survived and now celebrate the fifth anniversary of having outlived the old man. He would be proud. I'm just happy to be here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rickladd.com&#038;blog=2455556&#038;post=1539&#038;subd=rickladd&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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