<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Blogs will be Blogs...</title>
	<atom:link href="http://thegelf.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://thegelf.wordpress.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=MU</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<item>
		<title>Why you need to vote for Obama&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/why-you-need-to-vote-for-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/why-you-need-to-vote-for-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Election 2008]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Obama for President]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thegelf.wordpress.com/?p=326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t seen the latest poll, so I don&#8217;t know if the Presidential race is neck to neck right now or whether Obama has a lead, or maybe, regrettably, McCain. What I can&#8217;t figure out for the life of it is why anyone in their right mind would vote for McCain !?
John McCain, I&#8217;m sure, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/why-you-need-to-vote-for-obama/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/agelfert-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Arne</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thegelf.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/bt29087-1.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Someone with the Guts to Say: &#8220;Let&#8217;s Try!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/someone-with-the-guts-to-say-lets-try/</link>
		<comments>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/someone-with-the-guts-to-say-lets-try/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thegelf.wordpress.com/?p=321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out this video of Al Gore. I can&#8217;t help but think he&#8217;s the only guy brave enough to say what&#8217;s becoming ever more obvious, i.e. &#8220;We&#8217;re in deep trouble and the only thing to do is start changing things tomorrow.&#8221;

       ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/someone-with-the-guts-to-say-lets-try/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/agelfert-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Arne</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/dt9wZloG97U/2.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Basket Full of Goodies</title>
		<link>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/basket-full-of-goodies/</link>
		<comments>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/basket-full-of-goodies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thegelf.wordpress.com/?p=318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
       ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/basket-full-of-goodies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/agelfert-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Arne</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thegelf.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/apr6.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Conservation for Climbers</title>
		<link>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/conservation-for-climbers/</link>
		<comments>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/conservation-for-climbers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thegelf.wordpress.com/?p=316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(the following is from an email in response to thoughts about (environmental) conservation by outdoor loving rock climbers&#8230;)
The issue of conservation is a curious one when it comes to climbers. We like to think of ourselves as people who enjoy the outdoors and do their share of keeping it clean (Leave no trace). Compared to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/conservation-for-climbers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/agelfert-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Arne</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Appearance is Everything, right ?</title>
		<link>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/appearance-is-everything-right/</link>
		<comments>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/appearance-is-everything-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bernanke]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Greenspan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Perception]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bull Market]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bear Market]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thegelf.wordpress.com/?p=309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I read in Harper&#8217;s in the Page 1 &#8216;Statistics&#8217; yesterday that 66% of school children think people with glasses are smarter than those without. We all know that folks harbor similar stereotypes for people with(out) beards. Therefore, to soothe the financial turmoil, I suggest that Ben Bernanke shave off his beard and buy some Greenspan [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/appearance-is-everything-right/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/agelfert-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Arne</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thegelf.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/bear_bull2.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>DOW 10,500&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/dow-10500/</link>
		<comments>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/dow-10500/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thegelf.wordpress.com/?p=307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sticking to what I said the other day. DOW 10,500 - when we get there, the worst will be over&#8230;
       ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/dow-10500/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/agelfert-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Arne</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Internet &#38; Education: Learning Link by Link</title>
		<link>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/the-internet-education-learning-link-by-link/</link>
		<comments>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/the-internet-education-learning-link-by-link/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reading]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[World of the Web]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Internet Learning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Online Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[study]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thegelf.wordpress.com/?p=295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You read a lot about how much today&#8217;s high school and college students use the internet for studying and doing their homework. You read enthusiastic contributions about how much information the internet makes available to them as compared to a single, ratty textbook, and about the pitfalls of letting unsuspecting kids cherry-pick from a glut [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/the-internet-education-learning-link-by-link/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/agelfert-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Arne</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thegelf.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/bgoo1.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fannie and Fred in Dire Straits</title>
		<link>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/fannie-and-fred-in-dire-straits/</link>
		<comments>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/fannie-and-fred-in-dire-straits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[credut crunch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fannie May]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Freddie Mac]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thegelf.wordpress.com/?p=289</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The most encouraging economic news I&#8217;ve heard in recent days is that if Fannie May and Freddie Mac essentially went bankrupt (which it sounds like they will by next Thur), the US economy will be dead - execution style. There will be no loans issued whatsoever. There will be no money for nothing. Compared to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/fannie-and-fred-in-dire-straits/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/agelfert-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Arne</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Deep Economy - Bill McKibben</title>
		<link>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/deep-economy-bill-mckibben/</link>
		<comments>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/deep-economy-bill-mckibben/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[GrEEn Thinking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bill McKibben]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Deep Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Growth]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Quality of Life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thegelf.wordpress.com/?p=283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am currently reading &#8220;Deep Economy&#8221; by Bill McKibben. I recently stumbled across this book on amazon and ordered it immediately. Back on 1993 or 1994, I read BM&#8217;s &#8220;The End of Nature&#8221;. I wouldn&#8217;t go so far as saying that it gave my my green consciousness but it was fascinating and alarming reading about [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/deep-economy-bill-mckibben/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/agelfert-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Arne</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thegelf.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/deepeconomy.jpg?w=196" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ramblings about a Downtown Stroll</title>
		<link>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/ramblings-about-a-downtown-stroll/</link>
		<comments>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/ramblings-about-a-downtown-stroll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arne</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[GrEEn Thinking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arlington Texas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[city planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[downtown]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[walkable city]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thegelf.wordpress.com/?p=278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, all of us went to the Arlington, Texas 4th of July parade. The parade passes only about 1/2 miles from home every year, but doing it the American way, we piled in the car, and drove, it being hot and all, you know. Since most Arlingtonians are good Americans, they drove, too, and parking [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thegelf.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/ramblings-about-a-downtown-stroll/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/agelfert-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Arne</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thegelf.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/parade_route_2008.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>