<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ed @ obsidianpotency.blog-city.com</title><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Ed) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 obsidianpotency.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:17:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Ed @ obsidianpotency.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Football Reputations</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/football_reputations.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/football_reputations.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=football%5Freputations</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hopefully I&#39;m only going to have to say this once.&nbsp; I am sick and tired of the mainstream sports media&#39;s treatment of the Washington Redskins.&nbsp; I know why they do it: they know the Redskins have a large fan base (6th-largest media m]]></description></item><item><title>AC Weekend</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/ac_weekend.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/ac_weekend.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ac%5Fweekend</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So I went to Atlantic City for the second time in my life this weekend, and stayed with Ed&#39;s brother Ryan and Joe Yang at two different hotels.&nbsp; It was a last-minute trip, but it had been quite some time since I got away without work being i]]></description></item><item><title>NYT weighs in on Biden</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/articulate.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/articulate.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:34:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=articulate</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The New York Times has now weighed in on the Biden comments, which I think can now be upgraded from 'comments' to 'controversy'.  You should probably click on the preceding link just for the amusement value of the cartoon-headline alone.]]></description></item><item><title>You&apos;re With Me, Leather</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/youre_with_me_leather.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/youre_with_me_leather.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=youre%5Fwith%5Fme%5Fleather</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The title of this entry is the name of one of the funniest running gags ever.&nbsp; When you click on that link, pay special attention to all the references at the bottom, plus the external links.&nbsp; This started off as a line by an off-camera (an]]></description></item><item><title>4 Years In The Black!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/4_years_in_the_black.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/4_years_in_the_black.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=4%5Fyears%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fblack</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four years ago today, I put up my very first weblog entry. Back then I used MovableType as my weblog provider, and the header/title was "[my first name]'s Obsidian Potency."  Eventually I would invite others to post along with me, and]]></description></item><item><title>2006</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/2006.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/2006.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 23:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=2006</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I last had an entry with this title in 2004, so I thought I'd revisit the year a bit from my point of view.

Worldwide, Saddam Hussein was executed in dubious circumstances (again, The Rob does a good job of elucidating how potentially harmful and]]></description></item><item><title>Pray For Ed</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/pray_for_ed.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/pray_for_ed.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pray%5Ffor%5Fed</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One of my best friends is having back surgery today, and I didn't get to talk to him beforehand.&nbsp; I'm praying for him, and I hope other OP readers will do their equivalent.]]></description></item><item><title>Win for Bo.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/win_for_bo.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/win_for_bo.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=win%5Ffor%5Fbo</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am not ashamed to admit that I am in tears right now.  My alma mater just lost one of its most beloved icons, and it's hard for me to even work.

To sports fans, Bo Schembechler was the equivalent of Penn State's Joe Paterno to Michigan fans]]></description></item><item><title>Doug and Dr. Eva; Kate and Jared&apos;s Halloween extravaganza (pics)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/doug_and_dr_eva.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/doug_and_dr_eva.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=doug%5Fand%5Fdr%5Feva</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last weekend, not only was there a slew of Halloween parties to attend - there was also a visit by Eva and Doug.]]></description></item><item><title>The Illusionist</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_illusionist.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/the_illusionist.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fillusionist</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I saw this movie back when I visited Ed in South Jersey on Labor Day weekend.  Contrary to some bad reviews, I thought it was quite entertaining. 
The Illusionist is basically a mystery movie with elements of the supernatural.  It takes place in lat]]></description></item><item><title>Snakes on a Plane</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/snakes_on_a_plane.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/snakes_on_a_plane.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=snakes%5Fon%5Fa%5Fplane</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I first heard about Snakes On A Plane about 10 months ago.  I read about it on Fark or something, and I was so amazed that it was actually going to happen that I had trouble believing it was real. 
But it was, and I began to tell people about it.  I]]></description></item><item><title>Ed and Regina&apos;s Wedding</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/ed_and_reginas_wedding.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/ed_and_reginas_wedding.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ed%5Fand%5Freginas%5Fwedding</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'm back!  I know it's been a while, but life has been hectic: new job, bachleor parties, weddings, and certainly a focus on the non-virtual aspects of my existence.

This past weekend was Ed and Regina's wedding.  This was to be my fourt]]></description></item><item><title>New Job! (in an old place)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/new_job_in_an_old_place.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/new_job_in_an_old_place.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fjob%5Fin%5Fan%5Fold%5Fplace</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I got a full-time job offer July 7, and I just found out that all the checks that needed to happen are finished and good!  It's a job in my field, doing similar work to what I did in South Africa.  And it's in D.C.  And it gives me a c]]></description></item><item><title>Inconvenient Truths</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/inconvenient_truths.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/inconvenient_truths.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2006 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=inconvenient%5Ftruths</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Recently, a friend of mine broke up with his girlfriend for...well, for reasons that just didn't make any sense on the surface.  Basically, she didn't trust him -- even though she had no reason not to trust him.  She also didn't feel like h]]></description></item><item><title>Sticking around for the 4th</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/sticking_around_for_the_4th.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/sticking_around_for_the_4th.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sticking%5Faround%5Ffor%5Fthe%5F4th</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As it turns out, I have both Monday and Tuesday off.&nbsp; Also as it turns out, I have no money whatsoever.&nbsp; So instead of going away for the weekend, I'll probably be going to the movies, a show or two and just generally laying low.&nbsp; I th]]></description></item><item><title>Festivities</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/festivities.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/festivities.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=festivities</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For the past couple of nights, I've spent time with family and friends - namely, my brother two nights ago and Rob last night.&nbsp; Both took me out to dinner, and my co-workers are apparently taking me out to lunch today.&nbsp; Tomorrow night I'll]]></description></item><item><title>My Shoe-Whoring</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/my_shoewhoring.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/my_shoewhoring.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2006 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=my%5Fshoewhoring</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So in case you didn't know already, I'm a guy.  But in a lot of ways, I'm kind of a girl.  I like girly drinks, even though I almost never order them in public.  I care about my clothes, and spend a lot of time choosing them...]]></description></item><item><title>What I Love The Most</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/what_i_love_the_most.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/what_i_love_the_most.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:54:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Fi%5Flove%5Fthe%5Fmost</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Well any man with a microphone can tell you what he loves the most."-- The White Stripes, "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"As you can tell by the above quote, I'm going to write about what I love the most.And what I love the mos]]></description></item><item><title>One of the Stupidest Comments Ever</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/one_of_the_stupidest_comments_ever_1.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/one_of_the_stupidest_comments_ever_1.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 06:04:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=one%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fstupidest%5Fcomments%5Fever%5F1</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I've been meaning to get this off my chest for a while.  I was watching the aftermath of the NFC Championship game on Fox a couple of weeks ago, and Terry Bradshaw stepped up to interview Paul Allen, CEO of Microsoft and owner of the Seattle Sea]]></description></item><item><title>Christmas and NYE</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/christmas_and_nye.htm</guid><link>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/christmas_and_nye.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://obsidianpotency.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=christmas%5Fand%5Fnye</comments><dc:creator>jcabana</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Christmas meant time with the fam as usual this year.  My cousin Mbuyoti decided very recently to come to the States to study; he is from southern Africa, and I first met him in South Africa last year...make that two years ago.  Anyway, I g]]></description></item></channel></rss>