<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Observationist</title><link>http://www.theobservationist.com</link><description>The Observationist.com Observing the World Around Us.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:53:16 -0500</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright: (C) The Observationist</copyright><ttl>1</ttl><item><title>Thanksgiving!</title><description>A history lesson on the Thanksgiving holiday. Many Americans are ignorant of their rich and storied past, and SafeTinspector is here to help them come to grips with their amazing heritage.</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=701</link><author>Joe Whited</author><category>Humor</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=701</guid><pubDate>2008-11-28 07:53:15</pubDate></item><item><title>Worldviews</title><description>Don't let the world answer some of life's most important questions such as: How do I know what's true?  What is truth?  How do I know who is telling the truth?  Who am I?  Where did I come from?  Why is the world in such a mess and what's the solution?  How do we fix it?</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=700</link><author>Rich H</author><category>Religion</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=700</guid><pubDate>2008-11-24 09:36:20</pubDate></item><item><title>Weekly Pulse: Do you like winter?</title><description>Question of the week: Do you like winter and what part of the world do you live in?</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=699</link><author>Jeremy Divis</author><category>Weekly Pulse</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=699</guid><pubDate>2008-11-18 21:17:59</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Being Gay a Choice</title><description>(aka how I became a lesbian)</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=698</link><author>Danarra Ban</author><category>Soap Box</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=698</guid><pubDate>2008-11-17 08:02:11</pubDate></item><item><title>Thoughts on Gay Marriage</title><description>What does marriage really mean and why are people arguing about it?</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=697</link><author>Danarra Ban</author><category>Politics</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=697</guid><pubDate>2008-11-13 19:43:49</pubDate></item><item><title>The Religious Right: What Now?</title><description>What part should religion play in the U.S. political system?</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=696</link><author>Jeremy Divis</author><category>Politics</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=696</guid><pubDate>2008-11-12 09:20:42</pubDate></item><item><title>Poll - Phrases and other Irritations</title><description>Oxford University has issued it's &quot;10 most irritating phrases list&quot;.  Sound familiar?</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=695</link><author>Dave L.</author><category>Weekly Pulse</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=695</guid><pubDate>2008-11-10 08:10:41</pubDate></item><item><title>Quickie Poll (s)</title><description>Does Obama gaining the Presidency 40 years after the civil rights movement show that racism is dead? What do you think of Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff? Will Colin Powell fit in this administration? 
</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=694</link><author>Tad Niemeier</author><category>Weekly Pulse</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=694</guid><pubDate>2008-11-08 20:13:11</pubDate></item><item><title>Racial Oppression</title><description>We are American's. When we can get to a place where we are not African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian-Americans, German-Americans, we will still have the racial divide. When will be able to look at the presidents and not see the color they are but what they have accomplished. When we can look at our friends and not see the color of their skin. 
</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=693</link><author>Tad Niemeier</author><category>Politics</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=693</guid><pubDate>2008-11-04 15:48:50</pubDate></item><item><title>Weekly Pulse: POTUS Party At My Place</title><description>Everyone is invited to my house for POTUS Party 2008.  Are you planning a party for next Tuesday?  Do you have any plans, other than voting, for next Tuesday?  If not, come on over to my place and we can watch the results come in.</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=692</link><author>Jeremy Divis</author><category>Weekly Pulse</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=692</guid><pubDate>2008-10-31 22:13:24</pubDate></item><item><title>Are you honestly going to vote for B.O.?</title><description>A friend of mine came into my office and handed me a generic bumper sticker.  The sticker said, &quot;Are you honestly going to vote for B.O.?&quot;</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=691</link><author>Jeremy Divis</author><category>Politics</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=691</guid><pubDate>2008-10-27 21:35:31</pubDate></item><item><title>Weekly Pulse: Stones In His Pockets</title><description>Last weekend my wife and I went to the &lt;a href=http://www.omahaplayhouse.com/default.aspx target=”new”&gt;Omaha Community Playhouse&lt;/a&gt; and watched &lt;a href=http://www.omahaplayhouse.com/performances.aspx?perfno=986 target=”new”&gt;Stones In His Pockets&lt;/a&gt;.  Do you have any goals?</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=689</link><author>Jeremy Divis</author><category>Weekly Pulse</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=689</guid><pubDate>2008-10-21 22:36:21</pubDate></item><item><title>Voting for Obama: From a young Republican</title><description>The election this year looks as though it will be a close one.  Barack Obama led in the polls early but lost that lead to John McCain after McCain's Vice President choice but after the debates Obama finally finds himself back in the lead by 5.5 points in the polls.  
</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=688</link><author> </author><category>Politics</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=688</guid><pubDate>2008-10-20 10:44:41</pubDate></item><item><title>Humor me, Please</title><description>With all the political fighting and the economy in the toilet we should liven things up a bit and laugh.  So enjoy the following videos and share some as well in the comments.</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=682</link><author> </author><category>Humor</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=682</guid><pubDate>2008-10-13 08:28:54</pubDate></item><item><title>Weekly Pulse: Gas Prices</title><description>I was driving to work this morning and noticed that gas was down to $2.85 a gallon.  I was trying to think back when gas was below $3 per gallon and it seems like it has been years.</description><link>http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=687</link><author>Jeremy Divis</author><category>Weekly Pulse</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.theobservationist.com/story.php?id=687</guid><pubDate>2008-10-10 09:47:45</pubDate></item></channel></rss>