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            <title><![CDATA[I Just Completed 18 Months of Retirement Budgeting]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 01:26:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Spouse’s List of Financial Things to do Before Death]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/retirement-with-100k-savings/a-spouses-list-of-financial-things-to-do-before-death-2cf74c6f7c32?source=rss-090ef8fac8f3------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*c9q9BOTn7Nt_6Zg2YAiL-w.png" width="1024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A Simple Plan to Help Your Loved One Through the Hard Times</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/retirement-with-100k-savings/a-spouses-list-of-financial-things-to-do-before-death-2cf74c6f7c32?source=rss-090ef8fac8f3------2">Continue reading on Retirement With $100K Savings »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:51:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[My 10-Most All-Time Favorite Songs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:54:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After 51 Years Is It Okay to Miss Your Mom?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@jegriffin_96324/after-51-years-is-it-okay-to-miss-your-mom-b7ad1eaec67f?source=rss-090ef8fac8f3------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Asu2EkSCIadJUGrB-z9qtA.png" width="1024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">As I Age, I Seem to Miss Her More</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@jegriffin_96324/after-51-years-is-it-okay-to-miss-your-mom-b7ad1eaec67f?source=rss-090ef8fac8f3------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:23:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Solution to the Reflecting Pool Debacle]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-left-is-right/a-solution-to-the-reflecting-pool-debacle-2212cef9db84?source=rss-090ef8fac8f3------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*h9kTiKDqK8ozkqUWan6gow.png" width="600"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">If flag blue just doesn&#x2019;t work, then change it!</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-left-is-right/a-solution-to-the-reflecting-pool-debacle-2212cef9db84?source=rss-090ef8fac8f3------2">Continue reading on The Left Is Right »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:08:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Was Going to Write About Trump, but Fuck it, I’m Going to Write About Him Anyway]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-left-is-right/i-was-going-to-write-about-trump-but-fuck-it-im-going-to-write-about-him-anyway-f526d0d66c21?source=rss-090ef8fac8f3------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1122/1*JJrrCefoSTfIGWTAye8zGg.png" width="1122"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Credit for this article goes to 8 shots of Grand Marnier&#x2026; neat</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-left-is-right/i-was-going-to-write-about-trump-but-fuck-it-im-going-to-write-about-him-anyway-f526d0d66c21?source=rss-090ef8fac8f3------2">Continue reading on The Left Is Right »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sometimes It’s Just Difficult to Write Anything]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Griffin]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:36:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Mid-Terms Are Coming! The Mid-Terms are Coming!]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-left-is-right/the-mid-terms-are-coming-the-mid-terms-are-coming-8e273b42e9b5?source=rss-090ef8fac8f3------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1402/1*-keTvhMyROGSO6YcfQFe2w.png" width="1402"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The Choice is Clear, But Are People Aware of the Consequences of Their Vote?</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-left-is-right/the-mid-terms-are-coming-the-mid-terms-are-coming-8e273b42e9b5?source=rss-090ef8fac8f3------2">Continue reading on The Left Is Right »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:40:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Electing the US Congress Fairly Without the Need for States to Draw Idiotic Maps]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 15:29:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sometimes You Just Have to Let it all Go and Tell Your Story]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-snippet">This is One of Those Times&#x2026; Dealing With Physical Ailments That Have Me Completely Overwhelmed</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@jegriffin_96324/sometimes-you-just-have-to-let-it-all-go-and-tell-your-story-6a8ce3c9a4c7?source=rss-090ef8fac8f3------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:06:44 GMT</pubDate>
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