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		<title>Little Things That Matter a Mighty Lot &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/little-things-that-matter-a-mighty-lot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coloring Elephant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little drops of rain on trees gladdening my tired heart. Hungry bunnies chewing away, making me smile their way. The sudden cackle of birds, taking me by surprise. The little jump my tummy does,when a special one comes visiting my thoughts. The fragrance of a simple repast, left lingering on my hands. The love I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8003543&amp;post=1011&amp;subd=thethoughtfultrain&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How far back can you remember?</title>
		<link>http://thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/how-far-back-can-you-remember/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coloring Elephant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early memories &#8230; What is it about them that brings a slow comforting smile to our faces? When my mom and dad talk about their childhood days, they have this soft smile on their faces &#8211; as though remembering something tender. The things they did as children, the era that was, their childhood friends &#8211; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8003543&amp;post=986&amp;subd=thethoughtfultrain&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s so great about being educated?</title>
		<link>http://thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/whats-so-great-about-being-educated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coloring Elephant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the last couple days, I have been thinking &#8211; why all the hullabaloo around education? What was the original need for education? I am pretty sure it wasn&#8217;t for fat paychecks. Seeking education began when a need for knowing more to help more arose . Almost everybody is educated to some extent in today&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8003543&amp;post=955&amp;subd=thethoughtfultrain&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sixer!</title>
		<link>http://thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/sixer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coloring Elephant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, But they came down with a Sachin and gave him to me forever! Okay okay, that was crazy! But what can you expect on a 6th anniversary if your sweetheart is not sharing the day with you? Madness, right? For the light [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8003543&amp;post=951&amp;subd=thethoughtfultrain&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Latest Craze: Short Story Writing</title>
		<link>http://thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/the-latest-craze-short-story-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coloring Elephant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Literary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always wanted to write stories. But it is just difficult to write at length about an imaginary person. Anyhow, here is one  short story I fabricated  for you to garland or brickbat! Please feel free to let me know what you really think! Awakenings It always waited for her happy moments to taunt [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8003543&amp;post=926&amp;subd=thethoughtfultrain&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So long, friends!</title>
		<link>http://thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/so-long-friends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coloring Elephant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nostalgia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In two days I am off! To the place I call home. Where warm hearts abound. Good food at every corner. Shopping sessions beckons. Where one laughs till one&#8217;s stomach hurts. To see those endearing faces. To hot coffee on dewy mornings. To noisy streets. And nosy neighbours.  (How I have missed them! ) The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8003543&amp;post=919&amp;subd=thethoughtfultrain&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Munni..</title>
		<link>http://thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/munni/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coloring Elephant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Munni Mother of two: She was a young thing &#8211; only 12. Yet, it was rather a common sight to see her play the little mommy to my two girls. The youngest among our brood of 6 and might I add &#8211; the prettiest? When she came into our life, it was an unexpected ray [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8003543&amp;post=905&amp;subd=thethoughtfultrain&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Awards, Tags and a Catch!</title>
		<link>http://thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/895/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coloring Elephant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something special about an award &#8211; isnt there? And when sometimes the same award comes  to you from different quarters, you get that spring in your step that can very well land you on Cloud Number 9! Thanks so much LEB, Appu, Shivya, Swaram, and Varun for all the lovely awards. I have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8003543&amp;post=895&amp;subd=thethoughtfultrain&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Urge</title>
		<link>http://thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/the-urge-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coloring Elephant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is it about books that drives me nuts? The whole process begins with someone dropping a recco, looking it up on Shelfari, GoodReads, Biblio.com, eyeballing all the reviews,  and giving me a high which I fear is more than the one from reading the book itself. My &#8220;I plan to read&#8221; list keeps getting longer and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8003543&amp;post=893&amp;subd=thethoughtfultrain&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Storytime &#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/storytime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coloring Elephant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lila&#8217;s Happiness On a bright summer morning, Lila was skipping along on her way to school. Flowers blooming everywhere, the sun smiling down and the glistening leaves after last night&#8217;s rainfall added a special charm to that day. &#8220;Just perfect for outside fun&#8221;- thought Lila. Watching Lila from afar were her parents. Taking care of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtfultrain.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8003543&amp;post=859&amp;subd=thethoughtfultrain&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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