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	<title>MistryWorks &#187; Poetry</title>
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		<title>Being liked</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacob Zuma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limerick]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was once a man named Jay Cobb who was anything but snob he knew little of finance, economics or romance but still wound up leading the mob! The smart often forget that being liked often gets you further in life than being smart.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>There was once a man named Jay Cobb<br />
who was anything but snob<br />
he knew little of finance,<br />
economics or romance<br />
but still wound up leading the mob!</p></blockquote>
<p>The smart often forget that being liked often gets you further in life than being smart.</p>
<p><a target=_blank" href="http://www.mistryworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Jacob-Zuma.jpg"><img src="http://www.mistryworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Jacob-Zuma.jpg" alt="Jacob Zuma photo" title="Jacob Zuma" width="284" height="309" /></a></p>
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		<title>Stimulating Rants</title>
		<link>http://www.mistryworks.com/314/stimulating-rants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DASO poster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interracial relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limerick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The loving embrace of a couple, mixed race caused such anxiety about impropriety &#8230; and they&#8217;re only at first base! Politics, sex and religion are topics that frequently inspire passionate, ill-considered responses. Perhaps it&#8217;s because identities are so closely tied to them. The question is how can you use this pattern for financial gain?]]></description>
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<blockquote><p>The loving embrace<br />
of a couple, mixed race<br />
caused such anxiety<br />
about impropriety<br />
&#8230; and they&#8217;re only at first base!</p></blockquote>
<p>Politics, sex and religion are topics that frequently inspire passionate, ill-considered responses. Perhaps it&#8217;s because identities are so closely tied to them. </p>
<p>The question is how can you use this pattern for financial gain?</p>
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		<title>Of Mice and Giants</title>
		<link>http://www.mistryworks.com/310/who-benefits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bryant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limerick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opportunity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was once a man named Bryant who was quite the corporate giant he had a fear mice which wasn&#8217;t very nice but it sure made him a great client! You&#8217;d be hardpressed to find a situation, no matter how dire, in which nobody benefited in some way. The corollary to this is of course [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote><p>There was once a man named Bryant<br />
who was quite the corporate giant<br />
he had a fear mice<br />
which wasn&#8217;t very nice<br />
but it sure made him a great client!</p></blockquote>
<p>You&#8217;d be hardpressed to find a situation, no matter how dire, in which nobody benefited in some way. The corollary to this is of course that there is an opportunity in every situation.</p>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Complicated</title>
		<link>http://www.mistryworks.com/260/its-complicated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Musings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative lifestyles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[complicated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limerick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[occams razor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There once was a girl John dated who claimed things were complicated it later turned out that without any doubt she found men were simply overrated! Most times, things are not as complicated as we make them out to be. In fact, what we really want rarely ever is anything but simple.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>There once was a girl John dated<br />
who claimed things were complicated<br />
it later turned out<br />
that without any doubt<br />
she found <em>men</em> were simply overrated!</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.mistryworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/giraffe-and-ostrich-its-complicated.jpg"><img src="http://www.mistryworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/giraffe-and-ostrich-its-complicated.jpg" alt="It&#039;s complicated photo" title="Giraffe and Ostrich... don&#039;t ask - it&#039;s complicated" width="400" height="300" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-266" /></a></p>
<p>Most times, things are not as complicated as we make them out to be. In fact, what we really want rarely ever is anything but simple.</p>
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		<title>My favourite senryu</title>
		<link>http://www.mistryworks.com/88/my-favourite-senryu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[haiku]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senryu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[sunshine or rain, an inspired world smiles upon its muse]]></description>
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<p>sunshine or rain,<br />
an inspired world<br />
smiles upon its muse</p>
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