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		<title>Happy 80th Birthday, Dad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, I wrote a poem for my dad’s 70th birthday, which was published in a local anthology produced by former Livermore resident Karen Hogan. Although we never talked about the poem, I think my dad liked it. The &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/09/4473/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Vacation Redux</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s August, and while many kids are going back to school this week or next, my daughter just finished summer session. (Open Mind School operates year-round.) Katie has a three-week break before school starts up again. I’m embracing this topvpn.website &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/08/summer-vacation-redux-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Run to Win</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several weeks ago, I received an email with the subject line Run to Win, from a woman (or man?) with the unlikely name of Muthoni Wambu Kraal. Muthoni is the Vice-President of National Outreach and Training for Emily’s List, a &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/08/run-to-win/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A New Summer Camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than a year ago, Julie, my daughter’s Regional Center of the East Bay (RCEB) case manager, suggested that I enroll Katie in a special needs summer camp at Camp Krem near a Boulder Creek. Unlike Katie’s beloved Exceptional Needs &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/08/a-new-summer-camp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Won&#8217;t You Be My Neighbor?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Acceptance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Nate and I recently went to see the movie, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? If you haven’t heard of the film, it’s a documentary on Fred Rogers (aka Mr. Rogers). Nate and I both grew up watching Mr. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/07/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Amazing Firebird</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January 2017, my daughter’s incredible school partnered with the Circus Center, which is based in the former Polytechnic High School Gym in San Francisco (see photo above). From January to June, several members of the Circus Center staff traveled &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/07/the-amazing-firebird/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens at Camp Arroyo Stays at Camp Arroyo, Year 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, my daughter Katie attended Camp Arroyo, which is where the Exceptional Needs Network (ENN) holds its summer camp for special needs children in conjunction with the Taylor Family Foundation. This was her fourth year. The camp may be &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/07/what-happens-at-camp-arroyo-stays-at-camp-arroyo-year-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Katie&#8217;s at Camp Arroyo (Again)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon I drop Katie off at Camp Arroyo. This will be her fourth time at the Exceptional Needs Network’s summer camp for children with special needs. To say she is excited would be an understatement. I&#8217;m pretty excited too. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/07/katies-at-camp-arroyo-again-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A String of Firsts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, I coordinated Poetry Day at the Alameda County Fair. (I know, who knew?) in the morning, I hosted an open mic for all the poets whose work was accepted and displayed at the Fair, plus in the afternoon, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/06/a-string-of-firsts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Vacation</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/06/summer-vacation-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s June, and my daughter Katie has a one-week break before summer school starts. (Actually Open Mind School operates year-round, so unlike most public school programs, it will be regular school that happens in the summer months.) It might be &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/06/summer-vacation-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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