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	<title>CYNTHIA J. PATTON &#187; 50th Birthday</title>
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		<title>The FUN List Revised</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in 2014, when I was figuring out what I wanted to do for Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash (read about that here), I managed—sadly—to omit fun entirely. Sure, launching a project or doing something new can be fun, but &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/03/the-fun-list-revised/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Good News, Bad News, Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the good news: my right thumb, which was struck with a mysterious but nasty infection last December, has fully recovered. After six months of physical therapy (following two months of antibiotics and bleach soaks), I can write with a &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/10/good-news-bad-news-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Third Draft of My Memoir is Done!!</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/05/the-third-draft-of-my-memoir-is-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[50th Birthday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Draft #3]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a long, strange spring. First I developed a bizarre thumb infection that rendered my right hand virtually useless. I was forced to take more antibiotics than I care to think about and soaked my bloated digit six times &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/05/the-third-draft-of-my-memoir-is-done/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cynthia&#8217;s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, March Update</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/04/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-march-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2015 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[50th Birthday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I described back in April 2014 (you can read the post here), I celebrated my 50th birthday with a year of activities, challenges, and FUN designed to honor this milestone. I called it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/04/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-march-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Unexpected Detour</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/03/an-unexpected-detour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Connie Post]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in November 2014, I launched my second push to complete the third draft of my memoir. My goal was to edit the first 100 pages and rewrite the second 100 pages. By the end of the year I planned &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/03/an-unexpected-detour/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cynthia&#8217;s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash&#8211;January/February Update</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/02/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-januaryfebruary-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I described back in April 2014 (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities, challenges, and FUN designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/02/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-januaryfebruary-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cynthia&#8217;s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash&#8211;November Update</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/11/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-november-update/</link>
		<comments>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/11/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-november-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I described back in April (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities, challenges, and FUN designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/11/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-november-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cynthia&#8217;s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash&#8211;October Update</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/10/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-october-update/</link>
		<comments>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/10/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-october-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I described back in April (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities, challenges, and FUN designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/10/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-october-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How The Worst Moments in Our Lives Make Us Who We Are</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/10/how-the-worst-moments-in-our-lives-make-us-who-we-are/</link>
		<comments>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/10/how-the-worst-moments-in-our-lives-make-us-who-we-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have writer Andrew Solomon. Solomon writes about politics, culture, and psychology and has spent his career telling stories of the hardships of others. His 2012 book, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/10/how-the-worst-moments-in-our-lives-make-us-who-we-are/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cynthia&#8217;s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash-September Update</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/09/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-september-update/</link>
		<comments>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/09/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-september-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I described back in April (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities, challenges, and FUN designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/09/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-september-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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