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		<title>Family</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 03:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I wrote this for my son She used to be my babyBut she&#8217;s so much older nowShe&#8217;s got a baby sister to befriendAnd I&#8217;ve got myself a baby once again She used to be my babyBut she&#8217;s so much older nowShe&#8217;s got a baby brother to befriendAnd I&#8217;ve got myself a babyI&#8217;ve got myself a &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://doodlesofthemind.com/family/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Family"</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wrong Direction</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This song is dedicated to my Mom. Headed in the wrongHeaded in the wrong directionAnd it won&#8217;t be longWaiting around in summerIt&#8217;ll soon be fallWaiting around for summerEndlessly Direct anger and frustrationOn misleading informationA regrettable hesitationBut it&#8217;s pure occupationalDon&#8217;t get confrontationalWith them or me Where did all the summers go?We lost them allTrapped inside a &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://doodlesofthemind.com/wrong-direction/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Wrong Direction"</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>From a Town to a Community</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.&#8221; – Margaret J. Wheatley Settling Down For over a decade I have been a bit of a transient. At the end of my first major life chapter I was a divorced Dad sleeping on couches and traveling down to Maryland &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://doodlesofthemind.com/from-a-town-to-a-community/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "From a Town to a Community"</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Greta</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 03:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was singing the word Greta in a dream. When I woke up I wrote this down. Greta never met a girl that made her feel betterSo she packed up a bagGrabbed her favorite sweaterIt was a long necked, over head, comfy like you&#8217;re in bed, fluffy yellow sweater that always made her feel betterSo &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://doodlesofthemind.com/greta/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Greta"</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Never let you down</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Almost fell to my death off an icy cliff, proposed, and wrote this song but not in that order. We might be living in a world of madness But I&#8217;m feeling fine (You) might think about the anger and the sadness of a culture online Change is happenin&#8217; and it starts in our hearts But &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://doodlesofthemind.com/never-let-you-down/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Never let you down"</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Not dead yet</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I wrote this after contemplating giving up on songwriting. Maybe I should just stop singingWriting songs for me to hearMaybe I could stop pretendingMaybe if I wait one more yearMaybe I should just admit thatDreams are meant for when you sleepMaybe I&#8217;m supposed to sit hereIn a car glanced up at the rearview mirror of &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://doodlesofthemind.com/not-dead-yet/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Not dead yet"</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Smothers me with her love</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[About a lady I eventually married. When I wake up in the morning lightHer eyes twinkling and smiling brightCrouched over me like a catWaiting to pounce on me Morning kisses and morning hugsThere&#8217;s no escaping this kind of loveDon&#8217;t try to struggle or to wiggle outShe&#8217;ll hold tight to you She&#8217;ll keep you prisoner with &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://doodlesofthemind.com/smothers-me-with-her-love/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Smothers me with her love"</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Being fake is a now a full-time job</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 04:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have something to admit to you. I am tired. I am extremely tired. Yes. I admit that I drive from New Jersey to Maryland twice a week amounting to 12 hours in a car per week. I also get up at 5am to do this and get home generally around 930pm to then eat, &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://doodlesofthemind.com/being-fake-is-a-now-a-full-time-job/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Being fake is a now a full-time job"</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Selfless Love and Taxes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2017 05:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have a lot of opinions. They change of course over time. Sometimes they change due to conversations. Sometimes they change by experiences. Sometimes they change inside me and I am not really sure why they change at all. I just know they change, and that&#8217;s part of growing, and that&#8217;s what I think wisdom &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://doodlesofthemind.com/selfless-love/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Selfless Love and Taxes"</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How a bunch of business cards taught me all I needed to know about work</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Polished shoes. Sharp freshly pressed suit. A whistle on my lips and a spring in my step. I remember the first time I went into New York City for an interview out of college. Head in the clouds and ready to change the world. Now I would love to say over 15 years later that &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://doodlesofthemind.com/how-a-bunch-of-business-cards-taught-me-all-i-needed-to-know-about-work/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "How a bunch of business cards taught me all I needed to know about work"</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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