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	<title>Comments on: Happy Birthday, PZ!</title>
	<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/</link>
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		<title>By: Jeff</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26003</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26003</guid>
		<description>happy bday to PZ  of course, And sean, I see you are once againq quoted in the paper of repute (NY times magazine, at least) on their big article on dark energy. Interested in your thoughts on the piece...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/11/magazine/11dark.t.html?pagewanted=1&#38;ei=5087%0A&#38;em&#38;en=1e3e87968de1df72&#38;ex=1173758400</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>happy bday to PZ  of course, And sean, I see you are once againq quoted in the paper of repute (NY times magazine, at least) on their big article on dark energy. Interested in your thoughts on the piece&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/11/magazine/11dark.t.html?pagewanted=1&amp;ei=5087%0A&amp;em&amp;en=1e3e87968de1df72&amp;ex=1173758400" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/11/magazine/11dark.t.html?pagewanted=1&amp;ei=5087%0A&amp;em&amp;en=1e3e87968de1df72&amp;ex=1173758400</a></p>
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		<title>By: Jennifer Ouellette</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26011</link>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Ouellette</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26011</guid>
		<description>Yes, PZ, I was a bit young in 1975, but by the time I was in high school the loop was still the thing to do on a Friday or Saturday night. Renton wasn't exactly a hopping place... :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, PZ, I was a bit young in 1975, but by the time I was in high school the loop was still the thing to do on a Friday or Saturday night. Renton wasn&#8217;t exactly a hopping place&#8230; <img src='http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: spyder</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26013</link>
		<dc:creator>spyder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26013</guid>
		<description>From my favorite Pronoia prognisticator and astrological wiznut;
this week's reading for our Pisces hero:
&lt;blockquote&gt;Molecular scientist Robert Bohannon knows a way to cram even more obscene gratification into a doughnut.  He has discovered the secret to infusing pastries with a non-bitter version of caffeine.  If his innovation is adopted by bakers, a doughnut would not only be able to have its usual sugary kick, but could also deliver the punch of two cups of coffee.  Judging from the current astrological omens, Pisces, I'd say you'll soon be able to find a healthy metaphorical equivalent to this pathological marvel for your own use.  In other words, you'll intensify your enjoyment of an already fine pleasure.

The following are Pisces paradoxes:
     a. People are more willing to accommodate your longings if you're not greedy or grasping.
     b. A good way to achieve your desires is to cultivate the feeling that you've already achieved them.
     c. Whatever you're longing for has been changed by your pursuit of it. It's not the same as it was when you felt the first pangs of desire. In order to make it yours, then, you will have to modify your ideas about it.
     d. Be careful what you wish for because if your wish does materialize it will require you to change in ways you didn't foresee.

     Review your own life and identify experiences that exemplify these four principles.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

And oh to be 50 again, you are so (relatively) lucky and youth filled.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From my favorite Pronoia prognisticator and astrological wiznut;<br />
this week&#8217;s reading for our Pisces hero:</p>
<blockquote><p>Molecular scientist Robert Bohannon knows a way to cram even more obscene gratification into a doughnut.  He has discovered the secret to infusing pastries with a non-bitter version of caffeine.  If his innovation is adopted by bakers, a doughnut would not only be able to have its usual sugary kick, but could also deliver the punch of two cups of coffee.  Judging from the current astrological omens, Pisces, I&#8217;d say you&#8217;ll soon be able to find a healthy metaphorical equivalent to this pathological marvel for your own use.  In other words, you&#8217;ll intensify your enjoyment of an already fine pleasure.</p>
<p>The following are Pisces paradoxes:<br />
     a. People are more willing to accommodate your longings if you&#8217;re not greedy or grasping.<br />
     b. A good way to achieve your desires is to cultivate the feeling that you&#8217;ve already achieved them.<br />
     c. Whatever you&#8217;re longing for has been changed by your pursuit of it. It&#8217;s not the same as it was when you felt the first pangs of desire. In order to make it yours, then, you will have to modify your ideas about it.<br />
     d. Be careful what you wish for because if your wish does materialize it will require you to change in ways you didn&#8217;t foresee.</p>
<p>     Review your own life and identify experiences that exemplify these four principles.</p></blockquote>
<p>And oh to be 50 again, you are so (relatively) lucky and youth filled.</p>
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		<title>By: frodo</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26005</link>
		<dc:creator>frodo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26005</guid>
		<description>Happy birthday PZ! Love your blog!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy birthday PZ! Love your blog!</p>
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		<title>By: Eclectic Floridian</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26012</link>
		<dc:creator>Eclectic Floridian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26012</guid>
		<description>I couldn't resist the urge to post this, sorry if it bothers anyone ... just struck me funny.

Two rules for men turning 50:
1) Never waste an erection.
2) Take care when you fart.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I couldn&#8217;t resist the urge to post this, sorry if it bothers anyone &#8230; just struck me funny.</p>
<p>Two rules for men turning 50:<br />
1) Never waste an erection.<br />
2) Take care when you fart.</p>
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		<title>By: PZ Myers</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26010</link>
		<dc:creator>PZ Myers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26010</guid>
		<description>ASTROLOGY!!?! Noooooo!


You were in Renton, Jennifer?  One of the traditions in my youth was to get in the car on a Friday or Saturday night and drive up to Renton, cruising the Loop and looking for babes. You were probably literally a babe in 1975, or perhaps not even that much. If it weren't for the unfortunate temporal displacement...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ASTROLOGY!!?! Noooooo!</p>
<p>You were in Renton, Jennifer?  One of the traditions in my youth was to get in the car on a Friday or Saturday night and drive up to Renton, cruising the Loop and looking for babes. You were probably literally a babe in 1975, or perhaps not even that much. If it weren&#8217;t for the unfortunate temporal displacement&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Alejandro Rivero</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26006</link>
		<dc:creator>Alejandro Rivero</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26006</guid>
		<description>It is noteworthy that they nowadays use the circular deploy for astrological charts. Kepler still used the babilonian square deploy when doing his official work of royal astrologer.

On other hand, have you checked it against a serious sky plot program for the same day?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is noteworthy that they nowadays use the circular deploy for astrological charts. Kepler still used the babilonian square deploy when doing his official work of royal astrologer.</p>
<p>On other hand, have you checked it against a serious sky plot program for the same day?</p>
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		<title>By: Joseph Smidt</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26004</link>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Smidt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26004</guid>
		<description>Happy Birthday to PZ.  I enjoy his blog.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Birthday to PZ.  I enjoy his blog.</p>
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		<title>By: Sean</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26009</link>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26009</guid>
		<description>We're all about the life-changing, Domenic.   I hope it was for the better.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;re all about the life-changing, Domenic.   I hope it was for the better.</p>
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		<title>By: Domenic Denicola</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26008</link>
		<dc:creator>Domenic Denicola</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/#comment-26008</guid>
		<description>That poem you linked to was amazing. I think it changed my life.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That poem you linked to was amazing. I think it changed my life.</p>
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