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		<title>The Man Upstairs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter how I try to avoid it, I&#8217;ve always been captured by theoretical and ‘conceptual’ concerns. For example, I might begin to outline a story for a movie, then I would inevitably notice a pattern or insight emerging, then that would become the project.
Back in 2004 I thought I had a pretty good idea for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Basement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The process of writing this book can be traced back to one of my earliest memories. I was maybe five or six years old, give or take.
It was when I learned to be unafraid of the dark. At the same moment I learned about philosophy &#8212; about discovery, openness and enlightenment &#8212; though maybe I wasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Have Principles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Principles are intellectual landmarks for orienting our actions and decisions as well as our opinions of others. Principles aren&#8217;t to be upheld at all costs; principles are provisional, to be upheld until they don&#8217;t work anymore &#8212; then broken and reformed&#8230;
In fact, what we believe are our principles may not be (or probably aren&#8217;t) the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Purpose of Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago I spent a while trying to grasp &#8220;what it&#8217;s all about.&#8221; What I came up with &#8212; more or less &#8212; is that the purpose of life is to tell a good story. Whether or not that&#8217;s true, it&#8217;s the most effective way to manage and resolve a lot of problems.
Some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coming Soon</title>
		<link>http://thinkingalive.com/2009/03/coming-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new project by Brian Frank.
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