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		<title>Comment on Yes We Can</title>
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		<id>tag:carriejeans.com,2008-11-19:1546550</id>
		<author>
			<name>Amy</name>
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		<updated>2008-11-19T21:38:47Z</updated>
		<published>2008-11-19T21:38:47Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[I teared up--I was so afraid of getting my hopes up like I did in 2004 and then having them dashed.  It was such an incredible moment when they called the election for him.]]></content>
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		<title>Comment on Yes We Can</title>
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		<id>tag:carriejeans.com,2008-11-09:1518241</id>
		<author>
			<name>Alice</name>
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		<updated>2008-11-09T23:19:35Z</updated>
		<published>2008-11-09T23:19:35Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[Thanks for your election-reflection! Yes, it is a time for singing and rejoicing. I am so glad you are unstuck! For me, of this is a time of synthesis and fulfillment, as I have not seen such so many people engaged since Jack Kennedy called for the Peace Corps. Of course, this is even better, coming as it does after the assassinations of three iconic leaders, the Civil rights Movement, and subsequent years of national inertia and little hope on the part of citizens of making a difference. I wonder if, more than we realize, those years were a fallow time, when we were growing more than we knew into a people able to shake off our torpor and cynicism and respond to a moment in history when it hove into view.]]></content>
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		<title>Comment on Yes We Can</title>
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		<author>
			<name>Carol</name>
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		<updated>2008-11-08T13:44:50Z</updated>
		<published>2008-11-08T13:44:50Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[Wonderful reflection....Teresa and I were at the rally too!  She took some great pictures.  We went on a get out the vote drive this past Monday.  This has been an election full of "firsts".  The first time I ever donated to a political campaign.  The first time I ever went to a purely political rally.  The first time to volunteer for a political candidate.  The first, and this is the best one, the first time that my daughters were able to vote for the president of their country!!!]]></content>
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		<title>Comment on One Day You Finally Knew</title>
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		<id>tag:carriejeans.com,2008-10-30:1489143</id>
		<author>
			<name>Private Number Plate</name>
			<uri>http://www.reghunter.co.uk</uri>
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		<updated>2008-10-30T04:04:22Z</updated>
		<published>2008-10-30T04:04:22Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[Thanks for sharing the poem. :)]]></content>
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		<title>Comment on Good-bye Dear Friend</title>
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		<author>
			<name>Carrie</name>
			<uri>http://carriejeans.com</uri>
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		<updated>2008-10-12T12:13:23Z</updated>
		<published>2008-10-12T12:13:23Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[Wow, Don, what a great story.  I love that these dogs have chosen <i>you</i>.  Thank you for the fostering and volunteering you do.  As you can see, it makes a difference!]]></content>
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		<title>Comment on Good-bye Dear Friend</title>
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		<author>
			<name>Don McGibbon</name>
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		<updated>2008-10-12T11:04:46Z</updated>
		<published>2008-10-12T11:04:46Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[I cried when I read this because we share so much as our family was introduced to this wonderful breed of dog when one Sunday we went to the Sterling PetMart and the Virginia Rescue was there. We had previously owned Scotties and a Golden Retriever and several other breeds which had all passed and we loved them all. We had some large dog experience and we got educated that day with all the shepherds there for adoption. And that day a nice family came in with a shepherd they could no longer keep. I volunteered with the rescue that day and held the dog for a couple of hours while other people came up to him and asked questions about him. By the end of the day he had adopted me. It all happened so fast. I filled out adoption papers, went through the interview process and the home visit. We ended up adopting him and we have never been sorry. He was a highly trained seeing eye dog whose owner we think had passed and no one in the family wanted the dog. It was our gain and we had to teach him to play and become a household pet. He was about 7 when adopted. Over the next 4 years we had him we spoiled him as much as we could. In short he was a big part of our family life and he loved his daily routine. When he passed it was horrible as he died naturally at home of cancer. We fostered other dogs from the rescue during this time and went to a lot of events to find them forever homes. It is a very rewarding experience. Since Schultz we have adopted 2 others from the rescue. They all have a way of working their way into your heart. Some you can't let go and you never want them to leave you so they end up being inseparable from your daily lives. We have one left of 3 adopted ones now and they all get the white muzzle and they all have the mobility problems when they are older and they all leave us and go to the rainbow bridge where they wait for us. Now we are hooked and we keep looking for the next one that no one wants and we want to love them and spoil them too. I don't think we have ever found a shepherd we didn't like in spite of quirky behavioral issues. We have to realize They have all been though some trauma and a loving home with lots of TLC usually brings them back as they are a remarkable breed..do everything you can to attend adoption events because there is another one waiting to come home with you.. the adoption process is the worst period of time because you have to wait and hope the would be owner and the dog turn out to be compatible but it is SO worth it. My family and I wish you the best. Our current last shepherd is so much like your dog in looks and character.....I wish we could save them all....]]></content>
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		<title>Comment on Good-bye Dear Friend</title>
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		<author>
			<name>Willy</name>
			<uri>http://www.shepherdrescue.org</uri>
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		<updated>2008-10-12T06:55:05Z</updated>
		<published>2008-10-12T06:55:05Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[It's such an honor to have been adopted by a rescued dog, to know their appreciation for having been given a second (or third) chance, to experience their loyalty, love and dedication.  Thank you for sharing the joys of having Noah, and yes, the pain of losing such a treasured companion.  You have honored his memory so well.]]></content>
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		<title>Comment on Good-bye Dear Friend</title>
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			<name>Lea from VGSR</name>
			<uri>http://www.shepherdrescue.org</uri>
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		<updated>2008-10-11T16:38:46Z</updated>
		<published>2008-10-11T16:38:46Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[What a beautiful, heartfelt tribute to Noah.  Tears are streaming down my face right now.  You made me laugh and cry at the same time.  Thank you for opening up your hearts and home to this very special dog.  These dogs coming through rescue are truly amazing creatures.  <br /><br />Thank you also for loving him so much.  I am so glad you found each other. <br /><br />Yours in rescue,<br /><br />Lea]]></content>
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		<title>Comment on Good-bye Dear Friend</title>
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		<author>
			<name>Carrie</name>
			<uri>http://carriejeans.com</uri>
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		<updated>2008-07-18T12:37:31Z</updated>
		<published>2008-07-18T12:37:31Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[It's so good to hear from you, Bo.  I'm glad I found a way to let you know about your dear Noah.  And now I'm crying again!  <br /><br />It's all good.  We're all lucky to have found each other.  THANK YOU.<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />Carrie and family]]></content>
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		<title>Comment on Good-bye Dear Friend</title>
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		<author>
			<name>Bo Kimbrough</name>
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		<updated>2008-07-18T06:19:21Z</updated>
		<published>2008-07-18T06:19:21Z</published>
		<content type="html"><![CDATA[I don’t know what to say.  You are amazing…I read this late last night and cried.  Giving up Noah was very hard, especially for me.  I raised him from a dumb little puppy and loved him dearly.  Your document has given me peace in that we made the right decision on you and your family.  It has also brought back the guilt of letting him go and the pain of missing him being around.  Funny how much you realize things when it is often too late to share.  <br /><br />You are beautiful.  Thank you so much for all the time you put into this write-up.  I have passed it to my family and will keep it forever.  I only hope that you are going to get another friend.  That new addition is the lucky one.]]></content>
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