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It’s been all about shopping and piling onto my workload so I can make more money to shop more.  Got to jam pack the bottom of that Christmas tree. No?

But earlier this week I got to thinking</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Turning our thoughts to giving</title><link>http://yourbiz.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/30/477648.aspx#489064</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:43:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:489064</guid><dc:creator>Eman</dc:creator><description>Eve,&lt;br&gt;I remember the good times and I remember the bad. &amp;nbsp;I may have been young but charity was obvious when it arrived to help our family of 9. &amp;nbsp;With a struggling pair of great parents we as kids were oblivious to this but I was an observer even as a youth. &amp;nbsp;I know that the hepl my parents received in a couple of down cycles for them hepled keep their heads heald high when filling the table with food for the holidays. &amp;nbsp;That seems so long ago but I never fogot and try to hepl whereever I can. &amp;nbsp;What you are reporting on and doing in your community is true social Gold!&lt;br&gt;Thanks</description></item><item><title>Turning our thoughts to giving</title><link>http://yourbiz.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/30/477648.aspx#532962</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:04:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:532962</guid><dc:creator>Robert A. Moses, Amherst, New York</dc:creator><description>I have a Christmas wish I would like to share with everyone. &amp;nbsp;Random acts of kindness happen every day everywhere in the world....Can't we just share these random acts as local and world news and maybe more people will see, here, believe and actually share more acts of kindness (It is contagious &amp;amp; feels great)</description></item></channel></rss>