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		<title>I am starting a new tradition for the day after Thanksgiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I am starting a new tradition. And, I&#8217;ll be the first to admit that it&#8217;s a strange tradition for someone who loves selling and marketing. While everyone else, apparently, goes into a month-long extravaganza of profligate spending, I choose to not buy and I will reduce my marketing so that I don&#8217;t add to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving was the best in many years</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, I celebrated Thanksgiving with family and friends and, for several reasons, it was the best Thanksgiving I&#8217;ve enjoyed in many years. I&#8217;ll remember and treasure it for a long time. My oldest granddaughter, Courtnie, recently moved into her new home and volunteered to host our Thanksgiving celebration. I&#8217;m sure it was a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I had a very Merry Christmas this year</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2009/12/26/i-had-a-very-merry-christmas-this-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a day late, but I wanted to take a moment and wish all of my family and friends a very Merry Christmas! I had a computer-free day, yesterday, and that&#8217;s very unusual for me. I spent the day with my daughter and her family and had a wonderful time. There are many holidays and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Yule!</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2009/12/21/happy-yule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the Winter Solstice has arrived (well, it will around 1:47 pm EST), we can rest assured that the sun will start coming back north and all the little green things will stick their heads out of the ground in only a few more weeks. Even though Winter officially starts today, I feel just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I am very grateful for all that I have &#8211; even in a bad year</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2009/11/28/i-am-very-grateful-for-all-that-i-have-even-in-a-bad-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not going to lie about it. 2009 has been a very difficult year for me, but it could have been much worse. My home is not the home of my dreams, but it gives me a place to live until I can earn enough to buy or build the home I dream of. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas 2005</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2005/12/26/christmas-2005/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had a great time at our Christmas get-togethers yesterday. I posted some Christmas 2005 Photos on Flickr and you&#8217;re welcome to view them if you are interested. I had a very good visit with Mom in the nursing home, where she&#8217;s recovering from a broken leg, and then visited my daughter and her family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Carols Under the Stars &#8212; A Nice Surprise</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2004/12/05/christmas-carols-under-the-stars-a-nice-surprise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few minutes ago, I heard someone drive up into our driveway, so I went to investigate. It turned out to be some of the youth from the Grape Creek Baptist Church, just up the road. They brought some chocolate-covered cherries to Mom and wanted to sing Christmas carols to her. What they didn&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Admission Is Free To September 4 Heritage Walk and Festival in Murphy, NC</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2004/09/03/admission-is-free-to-september-4-heritage-walk-and-festival-in-murphy-nc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Admission Is Free To September 4 Heritage Walk and Festival in Murphy, NC Historic Murphy, North Carolina What began in 2001 with fewer than 100 souls braving the pouring rain to take a &#8220;heritage walk&#8221; through historic Murphy has blossomed into a 4th annual series of events coming Saturday, September 4, 2004. Last year over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th Annual Heritage Walk &amp; Festival &#8212; Murphy, NC &#8212; Sept. 4, 2004</title>
		<link>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2004/07/31/4th-annual-heritage-walk-festival-murphy-nc-sept-4-2004/</link>
		<comments>http://johndilbeckandfriends.com/2004/07/31/4th-annual-heritage-walk-festival-murphy-nc-sept-4-2004/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2004 03:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The one day event will be held on Saturday, September 4 from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm at the Old L&#038;N Depot, Railroad Street Park and the Pocket Parks in the historic town center of Murphy. Produced by Heritage Partners of Cherokee County, the annual event began in 2001 with the Heritage Walk and a [...]]]></description>
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