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		<title>The Ski Boy as Elton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anchorage is all atwitter - Elton John is coming to town at the end of May. Through hook and crook and the beneficence of friends in Fairbanks who picked up tickets for the Anchorage performance at the Fairbanks Fred Meyer thereby avoiding the mobs at the Anchorage stores, we managed to score 6 tickets to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slatrat.com/index.php/2008/05/15/the-ski-boy-as-elton/</link>
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		<title>The Ice is Out and We Have a Winner!!!!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last evening, the Ski Boy and I returned home at 10:30 PM after an amazing concert by one of the world&#8217;s great musicians, the Latin trumpet and overall musical genius, Arturo Sandoval. Who by the way happens to be the answer to 8 down in today&#8217;s Sunday NY Time Crossword puzzle.
Anyhoo, by 10:30 PM last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slatrat.com/index.php/2008/05/11/the-ice-is-out-and-we-have-a-winner/</link>
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		<title>Almost!!!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oooh - it&#8217;s so close - the ice is almost out!!!!! Today is brilliantly sunny, sort of warm: 55 degrees, and windy. A large portion of the remaining ice went out today. But there is still a significant ice scrim at the west end.
Peter thinks as the sun moves around to the west this evening, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slatrat.com/index.php/2008/05/10/almost/</link>
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		<title>Red State Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[O.K. - this is somewhat profane and insults both republicans and democrats and their constituencies. But it is really funny - in a surprisingly charming way. And what makes it completely hilarious is that it&#8217;s spot on.




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		<link>http://slatrat.com/index.php/2008/05/09/red-state-update/</link>
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		<title>Pleo and the Dolphins!!!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now, for a brief break from the Ice Classic, here&#8217;s a great video of a Pleo at Seaworld. Roll ahead to the two minute mark and watch the Dolphins and Pleo.




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		<link>http://slatrat.com/index.php/2008/05/09/pleo-and-the-dolphins/</link>
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		<title>Not Much Progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is cold and gray - not conducive to a massive ice-out event. The ice is still in and doesn&#8217;t appear to be going anywhere soon. I now think that Mother&#8217;s Day: Sunday May 11, might be the day.
I know that Frankie is sure that she&#8217;s been robbed. Carol is positive that Peter and I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slatrat.com/index.php/2008/05/08/not-much-progress/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Getting Closer&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oooh - today was warm and windy. As a result, 1/3 of the Lagoon ice, all from the east end, is gone. Peter thinks that tomorrow or Friday are highly probable ice-out days.
Fortunately for me, we seem to have made it through today, May 7th, with the ice still intact. I would have had a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slatrat.com/index.php/2008/05/07/its-getting-closer/</link>
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		<title>May 6th and the Ice is Still Here</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s May 6th and the Lagoon is still very much iced in. However, the ice has now started the rotting process. So maybe it will go out prior to June.
Nicole, Sean, Sandra, and Gordon have all bitten the dust.
I have to say, I hope the ice doesn&#8217;t go out tomorrow. I&#8217;d have a huge [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slatrat.com/index.php/2008/05/06/may-6th-and-the-ice-is-still-here/</link>
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		<title>Ice Classic Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here it is Sunday May 4th and it certainly does not feel like spring. Today&#8217;s high was a mere 49 degrees and to be honest, it didn&#8217;t even seem that warm.
As far as the Ice Classic goes, the Ski Boy and I inspected the ice today. Initially, we didn&#8217;t think it was going anywhere for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slatrat.com/index.php/2008/05/04/ice-classic-update/</link>
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		<title>The Entries are In!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The entry deadline for the 7th Annual Westchester Lagoon Ice Classic has passed. All the entries are in and now we&#8217;re waiting for the ice to go out!!!!!
The prognostications range from Ted&#8217;s May 1st (ain&#8217;t gonna happen) to Elliot&#8217;s May 13th (is that his Grandpa&#8217;s birthday?). Susannah guessed May 17th but that one came in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://slatrat.com/index.php/2008/05/01/the-entries-are-in/</link>
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