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  "html": "<p>Even though I've been in a whiny, self-pitying mood, there <i>is</i> a reason I got into all of this to begin with:</p>\n<div align=\"center><a href=\" http:=\"\" www.decafbad.com=\"\" gallery=\"\" lil-kid-me=\"\" aax?full=\"1&quot;\"><img src=\"http://www.decafbad.com/imagery/lil-kid-me/aax.sized.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I have to keep this always in mind.  And yes, that is authentic - from first grade, I believe.  And there's another like that for second, and third, and...</p>\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<p>shortname=ooocah</p>\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments archived-comments\"><h3>Archived Comments</h3>\n<ul class=\"comments\">\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221083405\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://algorhythm.org\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=546b2f1947278db93fa8f7c734876111&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://algorhythm.org\">Shawn</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221083405\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-11-05T02:35:19\">2002-11-05T02:35:19</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">That is priceless. And I thought my \"electrical engineer\" at the age of 9 was impressive. Though truth be told, I bombed out of EE and went comp sci. ;)</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221083407\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.unix-girl.com/blog/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0d63870c7ad759b3736e7a8b2a3ad108&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.unix-girl.com/blog/\">kasia</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221083407\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-11-05T03:20:23\">2002-11-05T03:20:23</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">That's really cute.. in first grade I didn't even know what computers were..\nOn a side note.. that is one sexist way to have kids pick what they want to be.. \"Just in case your gender role is not yet burned into your brain..\"</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221083409\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.cwinters.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=3b6e72f9630a3f04d447a39e806d6862&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.cwinters.com\">Chris Winters</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221083409\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-11-05T10:53:46\">2002-11-05T10:53:46</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">...and that they have 'Mother' for girls but not 'Father' for boys: nice.</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221083411\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://taint.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=fe9d74bd0efac599f868b3894c1345f4&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://taint.org/\">Justin Mason</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221083411\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-11-05T14:29:51\">2002-11-05T14:29:51</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Astronaut, in my case.\nIn fact, in the Irish equivalent of first grade, I wanted to be an astronaut so much I spoke with an american accent  (well, what I thought was one -- ie a bad impression of Dallas).  It must have been hilarious...</div>\n\n\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n</div>\n\n\n",
  "body": "Even though I've been in a whiny, self-pitying mood, there <i>is</i> a reason I got into all of this to begin with:\r\n<br /><br />\r\n<div align=\"center><a href=\"http://www.decafbad.com/gallery/lil-kid-me/aax?full=1\"><img src=\"http://www.decafbad.com/imagery/lil-kid-me/aax.sized.jpg\"></a></div>\r\n<br /><br />\r\nI have to keep this always in mind.  And yes, that is authentic - from first grade, I believe.  And there's another like that for second, and third, and...\r\n<!--more-->\r\nshortname=ooocah\r\n\r\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments archived-comments\">\r\n            <h3>Archived Comments</h3>\r\n            \r\n        <ul class=\"comments\">\r\n            \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221083405\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://algorhythm.org\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=546b2f1947278db93fa8f7c734876111&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://algorhythm.org\">Shawn</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221083405\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-11-05T02:35:19\">2002-11-05T02:35:19</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">That is priceless. And I thought my \"electrical engineer\" at the age of 9 was impressive. Though truth be told, I bombed out of EE and went comp sci. ;)</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221083407\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.unix-girl.com/blog/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0d63870c7ad759b3736e7a8b2a3ad108&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.unix-girl.com/blog/\">kasia</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221083407\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-11-05T03:20:23\">2002-11-05T03:20:23</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">That's really cute.. in first grade I didn't even know what computers were..\r\n\r\nOn a side note.. that is one sexist way to have kids pick what they want to be.. \"Just in case your gender role is not yet burned into your brain..\"</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221083409\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.cwinters.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=3b6e72f9630a3f04d447a39e806d6862&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.cwinters.com\">Chris Winters</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221083409\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-11-05T10:53:46\">2002-11-05T10:53:46</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">...and that they have 'Mother' for girls but not 'Father' for boys: nice.</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221083411\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://taint.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=fe9d74bd0efac599f868b3894c1345f4&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://taint.org/\">Justin Mason</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221083411\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-11-05T14:29:51\">2002-11-05T14:29:51</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Astronaut, in my case.\r\n\r\nIn fact, in the Irish equivalent of first grade, I wanted to be an astronaut so much I spoke with an american accent  (well, what I thought was one -- ie a bad impression of Dallas).  It must have been hilarious...</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        </ul>\r\n    \r\n        </div>\r\n    ",
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