<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395561390065100596</id><updated>2011-11-27T15:16:58.587-08:00</updated><title type='text'>emptying the bucket</title><subtitle type='html'>a blog about living in Rossford, Ohio, being an agnostic, cultural Christian, maintaining the activated sludge process, getting an ulcer every time the Michigan State Spartans lose, and wondering if I'll ever be happy for more than 5 minutes.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://emptyingthebucket.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4395561390065100596/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emptyingthebucket.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>turd herder</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01674749801020262637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.petoskeymichigan.net/petoskeypic01.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395561390065100596.post-7281907214512879191</id><published>2007-07-18T11:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-18T12:18:48.769-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hey Mr. Little League Coach, get a frickin' clue...</title><summary type='text'>Another Little League Baseball season is quickly drawing to a close, and no....I'm not bitter. This year, for the first time, I had two sons playing Little League, thereby doubling my misery. With 2007 nearly in the books, it's time for my annual rant.1.) Mr. Coach, your primary function is to ensure that the children have fun AND LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE GAME PROPERLY. Teaching them what to do - </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://emptyingthebucket.blogspot.com/feeds/7281907214512879191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4395561390065100596&amp;postID=7281907214512879191' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4395561390065100596/posts/default/7281907214512879191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4395561390065100596/posts/default/7281907214512879191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emptyingthebucket.blogspot.com/2007/07/hey-mr-little-league-coach-get-frickin.html' title='Hey Mr. Little League Coach, get a frickin&apos; clue...'/><author><name>turd herder</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01674749801020262637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.petoskeymichigan.net/petoskeypic01.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395561390065100596.post-3135208927966828268</id><published>2007-07-15T14:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-15T15:14:42.212-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The simple solution to Toledo's trash problem...</title><summary type='text'>For reasons beyond the ability of my 1 gallon bucket to comprehend, the City of Toledo can't seem to get out of its own way. From the mayor who came up with the idea of moving deaf people near the airport comes the latest in government innovation: a "garbage fee" followed shortly thereafter by a policy to not pick up garbage on holidays. The city, in the midst of a budget crisis, has decided that</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://emptyingthebucket.blogspot.com/feeds/3135208927966828268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4395561390065100596&amp;postID=3135208927966828268' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4395561390065100596/posts/default/3135208927966828268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4395561390065100596/posts/default/3135208927966828268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emptyingthebucket.blogspot.com/2007/07/simple-solution-to-toledos-trash.html' title='The simple solution to Toledo&apos;s trash problem...'/><author><name>turd herder</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01674749801020262637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.petoskeymichigan.net/petoskeypic01.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395561390065100596.post-249445727889704364</id><published>2007-07-15T07:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-15T08:03:26.060-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What is up with Cedar Creek Church?</title><summary type='text'>Cedar Creek, if you were wondering, is a megachurch in suburban Toledo, OH. Started a little over 10 years ago by a Sears advertising exec. turned pastor, it has consistently been among the fastest growing churches in North America. My family and I began attending Cedar Creek almost 5 years ago, shortly after the church moved into it's facility in Perrysburg Township.As I grew up in a small </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://emptyingthebucket.blogspot.com/feeds/249445727889704364/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4395561390065100596&amp;postID=249445727889704364' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4395561390065100596/posts/default/249445727889704364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4395561390065100596/posts/default/249445727889704364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://emptyingthebucket.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-is-up-with-cedar-creek-church.html' title='What is up with Cedar Creek Church?'/><author><name>turd herder</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01674749801020262637</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.petoskeymichigan.net/petoskeypic01.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395561390065100596.post-6198073230383962942</id><published>2007-07-15T07:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-15T07:36:26.099-07:00</updated><title type='text'>"emptying the bucket....."</title><summary type='text'>Bucket = brain. The running joke at work is that communication with our boss must be limited. His bucket has only so much capacity, and any time something is added his bucket will overflow and something else will be lost. This blog is a forum for me to "empty my bucket". Whatever happens to be taking up space - the very space I need to remember where I put my keys - is fair game. 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