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		<title>TAT Final Week &#8211; CO rockies, UT paradise, NV deserts, and broken bones.</title>
		<link>http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/trans-america-trail-final-week-co-ut-nv-dad-breaks-bones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bridgman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s been one hell of a ride through Colorado, Utah and Nevada. I made such a big deal about the beauty of New Mexico, but believe it or not it just kept getting better. Truly stunning. I remember Dad &#8230; <a href="http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/trans-america-trail-final-week-co-ut-nv-dad-breaks-bones/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>TAT Day 7 to ? &#8211; Between Little Rock and a Hard Place</title>
		<link>http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/trans-america-trail-day-7-between-little-rock-and-a-hard-place/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bridgman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the title didn&#8217;t already clue you in, I&#8217;m starting to lose track of the days. It&#8217;s hard to remember what day of the week it is, let alone how many days we&#8217;ve been on the trail. Every day is &#8230; <a href="http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/trans-america-trail-day-7-between-little-rock-and-a-hard-place/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>TAT Day 4, 5 and 6 &#8211; Goodbye TN, Hello Mississippi Mud</title>
		<link>http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/tat-day-4-5-6-goodbye-tn-hello-mississippi-mud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/tat-day-4-5-6-goodbye-tn-hello-mississippi-mud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bridgman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are completely and utterly exhausted. I&#8217;ll get into more details later, but after a few days of rain, wrecks, and a couple 11 hour days on the saddle, we needed to hole up for a day. So from the &#8230; <a href="http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/tat-day-4-5-6-goodbye-tn-hello-mississippi-mud/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>TAT Day 2 &amp; 3 &#8211; Dad Gets Stuck and Unexpected Detours</title>
		<link>http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/trans-america-trail-day-2-3-dad-stuck-detour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/trans-america-trail-day-2-3-dad-stuck-detour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bridgman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sit tight and grab a beverage, this may end up being a long post and we&#8217;ve got some great video. It&#8217;s hard to believe how much has happened in the first two days! A lot of people knock (or even &#8230; <a href="http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/trans-america-trail-day-2-3-dad-stuck-detour/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>TAT Day 1 &#8211; Heading Down to Tennessee</title>
		<link>http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/trans-america-trail-day-1-ennessee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/trans-america-trail-day-1-ennessee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bridgman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to my good friend &#8220;JT&#8221; Talmadge, getting from our hometown in PA to the trail in Jellico, TN was in air conditioned luxury. Borrowing a flat bed snowmobile trailer from our awesome local Yamaha dealership (B &#38; B Yamaha), &#8230; <a href="http://www.mikebman.com/2011/08/trans-america-trail-day-1-ennessee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Announcing the New NerdFitness.com!</title>
		<link>http://www.mikebman.com/2011/02/announcing-the-new-nerdfitness-com/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikebman.com/2011/02/announcing-the-new-nerdfitness-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bridgman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Projects]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Custom Wordpress theme]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most enjoyable projects I&#8217;ve worked on lately was a site that has helped myself and countless other nerds do the impossible &#8211; stay in shape! Steve Kamb is a writing maniac who has taken the ultimate plunge &#8230; <a href="http://www.mikebman.com/2011/02/announcing-the-new-nerdfitness-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Complimentary Comps #2 &#8211; 4ColorUSA.com</title>
		<link>http://www.mikebman.com/2010/12/complimentary-comps-2-4colorusa-com/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikebman.com/2010/12/complimentary-comps-2-4colorusa-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bridgman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mikebridgman.com/?p=65</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;ve decided to keep my &#8220;Complimentary Comps&#8221; posts short and sweet. Why? Because I&#8217;m talking about companies who need a major facelift &#8211; so I&#8217;d like to avoid beating them into the ground with what they (probably) already know. &#8230; <a href="http://www.mikebman.com/2010/12/complimentary-comps-2-4colorusa-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Complimentary Comps #1 &#8211; Foxycart.com</title>
		<link>http://www.mikebman.com/2010/11/complimentary-comps-1-foxycart-com/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikebman.com/2010/11/complimentary-comps-1-foxycart-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bridgman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first &#8220;Complimentary Comps&#8220;, my design exercise offering free makeovers for sites I use and care about. I had to choose Foxycart.com because their site initially gave me the idea for this series &#8211; or at least, I &#8230; <a href="http://www.mikebman.com/2010/11/complimentary-comps-1-foxycart-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Complimentary Comps &#8211; My Offer to Help Beautify the Web</title>
		<link>http://www.mikebman.com/2010/11/complimentary-comps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikebman.com/2010/11/complimentary-comps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bridgman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mikebridgman.com/?p=52</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a web designer I routinely find myself using sites that are perfectly functional, but are not a pleasure to look at. Sometimes it&#8217;s simply a choice of font that drives me up the wall, or more often than not &#8230; <a href="http://www.mikebman.com/2010/11/complimentary-comps/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Country Plugin &#8211; My first add-on for ExpressionEngine</title>
		<link>http://www.mikebman.com/2010/10/expressionengine-country-plugin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mikebman.com/2010/10/expressionengine-country-plugin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bridgman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago at Openmotive we explored using EE&#8217;s built-in IP to Nation module to detect a user&#8217;s country. That module is designed to output a flag or country code, and allows you to block users from certain countries. &#8230; <a href="http://www.mikebman.com/2010/10/expressionengine-country-plugin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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