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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The baby watch continues. Mama Avocado is 5 days overdue. The list of things to worry about in my life is growing, rapidly and dramatically, but nothing worries me more than the following decision&#8211;should we circumcise the baby? We didn&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://bigavocado.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/the-turtle-neck/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigavocado.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18267134&amp;post=596&amp;subd=bigavocado&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avocado fan club, I&#8217;d like to begin by apologizing for my extended absence over the past couple months. I&#8217;ve been busy. Doing stuff. Also: Doing things. I have fielded numerous calls (one) and received countless messages (also one) inquiring as &#8230; <a href="http://bigavocado.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/press-conference/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigavocado.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18267134&amp;post=586&amp;subd=bigavocado&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Dog! My brother&#8217;s getting married.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting married is a piece of cake. Only a few things need to fall in place for a relationship to turn into a &#8220;forever&#8221; type a thing. First, find a girl and fall in love with her. Next, propose. Then &#8230; <a href="http://bigavocado.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/hot-dog-my-brothers-getting-married/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigavocado.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18267134&amp;post=555&amp;subd=bigavocado&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Shitty Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In anticipation of this post, my parents both dug graves, got in, and proceeded to roll. There are some stories better left untold. However, my filter for such things is currently broken, so without further ado: The story of me &#8230; <a href="http://bigavocado.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/a-shitty-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigavocado.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18267134&amp;post=525&amp;subd=bigavocado&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 14:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Big Avocado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I took the dog for a walk the other day. I had to go pick up dinner, and it was a little far for Lucy to walk, so I brought a kid-carrier on my chest. With kid comes diaper &#8230; <a href="http://bigavocado.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/aw-sht/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigavocado.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18267134&amp;post=478&amp;subd=bigavocado&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 14:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a mama&#8217;s boy. I&#8217;m good with admitting that. Years of conditioning have made me the man I am today. She molded me into the work of art you all know as The Big Avocado. Her words of wisdom have &#8230; <a href="http://bigavocado.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/mothers-day-tribute/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigavocado.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18267134&amp;post=493&amp;subd=bigavocado&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently informed the world via blog that my wife and I were expecting another child. I like to save my family’s most intimate moments for the internet so that all might share in the experience: friends, family, friends of &#8230; <a href="http://bigavocado.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/midwife-crises/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigavocado.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18267134&amp;post=467&amp;subd=bigavocado&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Be My Guest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the very first installment of “Be My Guest.” My first guest writer is a young lady named Smash. She’s significantly meaner than she looks. The following piece reflects her opinions, not mine. Enjoy! Look! That’s me with Steve! &#8230; <a href="http://bigavocado.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/be-my-guest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigavocado.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18267134&amp;post=452&amp;subd=bigavocado&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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