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Origins of Marvel Comics superheroes. Next to it is what I call my "well-hung" wall of awards, which have all been in a box for 17 years.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image21.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My reference library of AP Style books, newspaper design, Thesaurus and Origins of Marvel Comics superheroes. Next to it is what I call my "well-hung" wall of awards, which have all been in a box for 17 years.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image20.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image19.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My old work space was the product of 17 years of photos, coffee stains and candy wrappers.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image18.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image17.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image16.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-10-05T18:26:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/09/19/why-not-start-your-day-with-a-flaming-pop-tart/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image15.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image14.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-10-03T14:57:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/09/11/seven-more-minutes-of-childhood-a-fathers-wish-on-9-11/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image13.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image1.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image12.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image11.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-09-19T17:45:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/09/08/my-pearls-of-writing-wisdom-are-now-totally-shucked/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image10.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image9.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image8.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Now available by clicking here! Or I can drive to your house with a copy...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-09-24T11:27:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/09/04/today-im-at-roberts-place-baring-my-soul/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image7.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-09-12T01:17:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/09/02/id-even-be-willing-to-settle-for-a-wallaby/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image6.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image5.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image4.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image3.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image2.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-09-14T19:46:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/30/step-one-to-romantic-cuisine-insert-beer-can-into-chicken-cavity/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image15.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-09-12T13:59:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/19/finding-the-good-in-rejection-especially-as-a-writer/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image14.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Keep your tank full; you don't want to run out of gas here.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-09-04T14:00:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/15/who-wore-it-better-dont-bother-answering-that/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image10.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption> </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image9.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I'm pretty sure he'll be using this on his re-election campaign poster.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image8.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image7.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image6.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image5.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image4.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-08-22T21:11:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/16/when-you-celebrate-your-50th-birthday-at-work/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image13.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Fortunately for me, we're too small a newspaper to have fact checkers</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image12.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image11.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-09-06T02:38:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/12/more-writing-wisdom-you-wont-actually-find-in-my-book/</loc><lastmod>2016-08-29T14:22:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/08/naturally-im-dressing-as-marilyn-monroe-to-help-fight-cancer/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image3.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-08-17T19:58:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/09/need-advice-on-having-a-vasectomy-dont-ask-a-man/</loc><lastmod>2016-08-18T22:25:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/06/because-she-gives-me-crazy-love/</loc><lastmod>2016-08-09T11:08:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/05/eight-years-ago-tomorrow-i-was-exactly-where-i-was-meant-to-be/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image2.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-08-09T02:27:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/04/so-i-made-a-mostly-serious-video-for-peace/</loc><lastmod>2016-08-13T16:53:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/03/i-hope-youll-join-me-for-some-peace-today/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-08-08T13:31:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/08/01/answering-your-painful-questions-about-my-softball-season-2/</loc><lastmod>2016-08-08T13:45:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/29/our-dempublican-national-convention-was-sort-of-overlooked/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image21.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image20.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image19.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-08-02T16:24:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/28/the-women-in-my-life-make-every-moment-matter/</loc><lastmod>2016-07-31T00:16:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/26/if-you-want-to-live-longer-youll-need-to-do-so-standing-up/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image18.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image17.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image16.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-31T00:32:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/21/freedom-of-the-press-not-freedom-from-responsible-journalism/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image15.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image14.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image13.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image12.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-31T00:31:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/08/dont-do-as-i-drink-and-other-lessons-my-father-unintentionally-taught-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Yep, that's me, learning about the dangers of smoking .</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-21T17:25:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/13/stepping-out-of-my-comfort-zone-and-into-the-black-box/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-21T14:34:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/15/marketing-genius-heres-a-chapter-thats-not-actually-in-my-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image8.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image7.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-20T18:35:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/19/my-kids-know-i-dont-have-a-clue-geographically-speaking/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image11.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-31T00:30:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/16/please-join-me-for-a-week-of-peace-and-i-dont-mean-the-kids-are-gone/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image10.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image9.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-22T15:02:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/12/how-to-survive-having-a-teen-driver/</loc><lastmod>2016-07-14T21:08:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/11/my-tips-for-celebrity-men-on-how-not-to-excite-women/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image6.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image5.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Settle down, ladies!
Um... ladies?
Hello? Hello? Anyone? </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image4.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-26T17:13:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/08/only-embracing-our-common-thread-can-keep-america-from-unraveling/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image3.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-31T16:23:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/02/when-your-quiet-morning-turns-into-top-gun/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-04T15:36:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/02/looking-for-some-fireworks-ideas-these-wont-help/</loc><lastmod>2016-07-06T13:29:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/07/01/hey-its-canada-day-today-eh/</loc><lastmod>2016-07-02T22:52:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/06/30/the-nedinator-special-anniversary-edition-no-one-asked-for/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image30.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I tried to get this in red, to match the thong...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image29.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Because nothing says "Terminator" like Chinese takeout.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image28.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The first thing we shot was this scene at Laurel Bay Gardens, starting at 6:30 a.m. My "Terminator" walk was just how I walk when I'm not awake yet... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image27.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>There were some actual bikers at the bar we filmed at. They bought us beer. But only after I put my clothes on. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image26.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The bike I was getting on actually belonged to the guy with the gun, who also happens to be our captain at Station 2, Pete "Boa" Warren. He also owns the scooter we ride away on. He said I held him a little too tightly...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image25.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Ted "The Biker Guy" Martin had a tough time keeping a straight face while talking to me in a thong. Especially when I did stretches before each take...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image24.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image23.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image22.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image21.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-03T00:18:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/06/24/a-year-ago-today-officially-the-strangest-15-minutes-of-my-life/</loc><lastmod>2016-06-30T16:16:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/06/21/warning-to-watsonville-this-week-ill-be-eating-all-your-fruit/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image20.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image19.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image18.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Most of Thgis movie was filmed in Watsonville. They don't mention that in the brochures.    </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image17.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Spring Break Road Sign with Dramatic Clouds and Sky</image:title><image:caption>Spring Break Road Sign with Dramatic Clouds and Sky</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-02T05:00:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/06/17/if-youre-a-writer-without-a-rejection-letter-youre-doing-something-wrong-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image16.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My "thumbs down,"  pointing to the file of rejection letters in my drawer. In firefighting, we call them "fuel load." </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image15.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-07-24T12:27:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/06/12/we-cant-let-hate-win/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image13.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-16T17:34:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/06/16/why-we-need-a-presidential-aptitude-test/</loc><lastmod>2016-06-21T14:10:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/15/want-to-be-a-better-father-get-a-bigger-grill-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Size does matter when flipping your meat. Uh... So to speak... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-16T02:12:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/06/14/there-shall-be-no-eye-rolling-on-fathers-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image14.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Child rolling her eyes</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-10T17:15:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/06/10/even-when-writing-fiction-honesty-is-the-best-policy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image9.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image8.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image7.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-10-17T18:55:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/06/08/no-matter-who-you-choose-everyone-wins/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image6.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image5.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image4.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-25T22:30:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/28/i-promise-this-is-the-last-time-im-going-to-be-sexy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image2.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-08T12:42:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/06/08/i-won-the-sexy-contest-and-naturally-people-are-scared/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image3.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-11T22:10:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/06/03/consequences-you-can-expect-from-some-horrible-pick-up-lines/</loc><lastmod>2016-06-08T14:26:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/31/my-commencement-address-assuming-i-ever-give-one/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image25.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-05T23:00:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/30/finding-the-meaning-in-little-flags-2/</loc><lastmod>2016-06-02T22:50:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/29/a-quick-update-on-my-sexiness/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image29.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Thinking Ned is sexy may be bad for your health.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image28.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image27.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image26.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-03T21:23:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/26/writing-is-like-weightlifting-if-youre-not-careful-youll-pull-something/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image24.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-19T17:30:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/16/speaking-of-ergonomic-chairs-does-anyone-know-a-good-chiropractor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image13.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image12.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image11.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I GOT it!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image10.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Maybe it was upside down?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image9.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Definitely not it</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image8.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Sometimes our cat does this on the arm of the couch</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image7.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This still doesn't seem right</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image6.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I think I'm on to something </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image5.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Maybe if I want to play Superman?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image4.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Maybe they come in different sizes and I'm too big?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-23T14:38:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/23/latest-trend-in-grad-gifts-has-parents-going-for-bust/</loc><lastmod>2016-06-10T23:55:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/22/its-going-to-take-more-than-bacon-for-me-to-be-sexy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image23.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-24T22:24:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/20/sometimes-being-an-astute-observer-has-its-drawbacks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image22.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image21.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image20.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image19.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image18.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image17.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image16.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-24T02:10:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/19/something-wickedly-wonderful-this-way-came-and-left-much-too-soon-3/</loc><lastmod>2016-05-30T04:22:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/17/apparently-im-not-the-only-one-who-finds-bacon-sexy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image15.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image14.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-20T00:19:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/15/poetic-justice-could-mean-a-jail-sentence-for-my-poetry/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image.png</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-17T18:02:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/12/im-shucking-excited-over-my-new-book-cover/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I'm actually saving this for my first horror novel some day...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>A mixture of wisdom, inspiration and mistakes</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-09-12T02:54:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/10/it-takes-manliness-to-crawl-under-the-house-even-if-youre-screaming/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-13T14:01:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/05/im-not-exactly-sure-when-sexy-happened/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-10T19:19:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/05/03/but-on-a-serious-note-its-national-hamburger-month/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-10T14:04:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/04/29/this-photo-shoot-has-left-me-feeling-a-little-shellfish/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>After two hours under lights, an oyster really starts to stink.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The No. 3 vote from all of you, which is why I only sent Eric the top 2...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>When your photographer points out you've spent the better part of your morning holding an oyster.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>That moment in your career when you realize you're being upstaged by an oyster.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The eyeborw raise is my version of "Blue Steel."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Trying to look insightful (and failing)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-22T17:39:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/04/26/what-an-escaped-hamster-taught-me-about-crisis-management/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-11-12T19:20:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/04/22/i-swear-i-had-nothing-to-do-with-this/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Does this look like the face of a guilty person?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I hope this doesn't mean I'll have to wear a tiara.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>*cough cough*</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Standing in Old Town last year, before Sunday's big parade. Sadly, still no sign of Jax or Chibs from "Sons of Anarchy."</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-04T16:43:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/04/21/__trashed/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>And whatever these people are doing.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Free falling with Mother Nature.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Sack races for flower children of all ages.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I don't always celebrate Cinco de Mayo but... What am I saying? Of COURSE I always celebrate Cinco de Mayo!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-28T20:31:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/04/15/can-you-believe-it-theyre-letting-me-publish-another-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-19T22:59:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/04/14/theres-something-ive-been-meming-to-tell-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Swimsuit optional.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>And yes, that really is Stanley.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-17T15:20:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/04/12/ashes-to-ashes-dust-to-hey-not-so-fast/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-15T22:15:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/01/08/self-aware-leftovers-the-forgotten-victims-of-divorce/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc0009-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>_DSC0009 copy</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-10T23:18:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/04/07/my-friends-carbon-footprint-leaves-grass-clippings-everywhere/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-14T00:01:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/04/05/male-culture-makes-instilling-healthy-sexuality-in-our-sons-more-difficult/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-09T17:42:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/04/04/that-time-i-decided-to-quit-writing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-07T17:50:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/04/01/because-marvel-doesnt-have-an-aquaman/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-02T16:48:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/30/dignity-is-easier-to-swallow-with-a-little-hot-sauce/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-04T00:12:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/29/why-nasa-will-never-let-me-order-furniture/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-12T14:30:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/28/because-sometimes-breaking-into-print-requires-a-chainsaw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Because we all need a friend with a chainsaw</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-29T22:08:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/25/because-its-the-moments-that-matter-most/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2021-03-26T20:40:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/24/hurry-its-not-too-late-to-celebrate-frozen-food-month/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-05T13:53:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/22/parents-its-time-to-rally-for-having-spring-break-too/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-25T12:58:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/21/todays-my-day-to-bereal/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-23T19:20:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/18/monday-hasty-dawn-is-giving-me-the-chance-to-bereal/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-23T01:40:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/17/that-one-st-paddys-day-i-was-attacked-by-a-wooden-lion/</loc><lastmod>2016-03-22T00:22:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/16/if-abe-lincoln-could-update-his-famous-quote/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-18T18:49:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/15/no-youre-not-seeing-things-im-wearing-glasses-now/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-18T19:57:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/11/this-just-in-madman-in-charge-of-newsroom-for-the-week/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Just who does Bill thank he IS?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-19T22:16:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/08/because-the-women-in-my-life-make-every-day-worth-celebrating/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-21T20:43:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/07/im-glad-the-computer-help-line-doesnt-handle-suicide-prevention/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-13T17:06:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/05/that-time-an-elephant-gave-birth-in-my-hotel-room/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>You may not want to see this...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-13T17:51:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/04/you-owe-it-to-the-world-to-pursue-your-weirdness/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-06T16:02:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/02/05/see-im-just-as-in-the-dark-as-everyone-about-taco-bells-new-menu-item/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-03T00:22:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/03/01/proof-of-why-im-not-an-architect/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-03T17:11:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/02/24/some-oscars-have-already-been-handed-out-not-that-anyone-cares/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-28T02:11:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/02/22/dont-worry-ball-yankers-run-in-families-who-bowl/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-24T16:18:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/02/19/i-think-ive-been-watching-too-many-prison-shows/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-23T09:58:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/02/15/because-sometimes-being-goofy-is-worth-a-second-look/</loc><lastmod>2016-02-18T23:08:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/02/16/theres-no-upside-to-performing-a-diaper-change-in-roller-skates/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-02-27T22:16:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/02/12/men-the-key-to-romance-dont-be-afraid-to-look-foolish/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-15T21:36:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/02/11/9529/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-14T20:00:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/02/04/how-did-i-end-up-in-a-taco-bell-commercial/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-09T22:17:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/02/04/get-a-jump-start-on-your-taxes-and-depression/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-09T22:17:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/01/29/chewing-the-fat-with-the-surgeon-general-about-obesity/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-01-31T18:48:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/01/25/open-contempt-for-those-in-better-shape-is-first-step-to-a-healthier-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-12T22:28:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/01/22/how-i-got-started-as-a-columnist-or-why-the-suicide-rate-in-edtors-has-risen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Biff 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I keep a seperate file for rejection letters from my early dating years...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-18T15:23:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/01/20/impress-your-kids-freak-out-on-a-carnival-ride/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-06-18T15:23:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/01/18/remember-to-love-each-other-like-rufus-valentine-2/</loc><lastmod>2016-01-21T05:41:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/01/15/my-biggest-childhood-fear-being-bitten-by-a-radioactive-stink-bug/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-01-18T18:55:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/01/13/twenty-one-years-ago-today-something-went-incredibly-right/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-01-28T20:48:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/01/11/remote-controlled-rats-could-lead-to-stepford-husbands/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>On second thought, let's not wake him right now.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-01-13T00:01:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/01/08/evidence-in-my-fridge-supports-phenomena-known-as-gender-vision/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-01-12T17:34:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/01/07/ive-been-chosen-to-broker-peace-between-the-u-s-and-canada/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-01-11T19:47:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2016/01/04/how-married-men-can-benefit-from-watching-the-bachelor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-01-18T18:57:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/12/28/dont-forget-the-cat-when-taking-down-your-christmas-tree/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-01-05T07:35:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/12/24/a-christmas-cautionary-tale/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image38.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-12-27T23:43:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/12/23/be-aware-of-the-dangers-of-having-canadian-friends/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This should help me stay under the radar.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>A pen hockey stick! Those Canadians have EVERYTHING!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Talk about big things in tiny packages! [If my wife is reading this, please remain silent] </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>If not formy understanding of proper punctuation, Imght've been worries I had Marlie's scarf.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I have to admit, there is a likeness. At least around the hockey stick.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Note: One size fits all,even if it's metric!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>It seemed harmless enough</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I'm pretty sure I'm on the Homeland Security radar now. Thanks, Randall...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-01-04T00:36:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/12/22/sometimes-just-running-the-race-is-what-matters-most/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-12-23T22:07:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/12/20/teaming-up-with-my-wife-today-just-like-at-night-has-its-perks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Click this image and it will take you to tonight's show — it's like magic!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-12-27T16:11:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/12/20/today-im-at-my-wifes-mercy-and-thats-ok-with-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Click me! Click me! OUCH! 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Look over there! Is that a new Star Wars ornament?!?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Brainrants may be cool, but he still makes horrible coffee</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>There's nothing the satisfaction of knowing you are drinking responsibly, at least in terms of calories</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Yes, it's a pink spoon and I'm man enough to admit it.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Hear that? It's the sound of you getting skinnier! Without the diarrhea!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Only 70 calories because there's no flavor... I mean SUGAR added!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Given that Star Wars comes out Dec. 17, this qualifies as a holiday mug </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-30T22:02:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/25/apparently-a-blogless-day-and-a-deep-breath-is-what-needed/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-12-04T07:01:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/24/spring-never-officially-started-until-i-got-a-handshake-from-shiloh/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Given that Star Wars comes out Dec.17, this qualifies as a holiday mug </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-30T18:42:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/22/voting-has-opened-time-to-get-raw/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-24T22:40:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/22/tonights-performance-will-be-raw-and-not-that-funny/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Tonight, things get serious.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-30T18:39:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/20/your-thanksgiving-questions-answered-by-mr-knowitall/</loc><lastmod>2015-11-22T17:57:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/19/its-a-wonderful-life-er-i-mean-time-to-promote-your-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>How festive! And self promotional! Plus,you can click on the image to buy my book!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-22T23:19:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/17/its-official-lets-try-this-post-again-in-its-entirety-this-time/</loc><lastmod>2015-11-19T15:11:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/17/its-official-canadians-still-like-me-pretty-much/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-18T15:52:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/15/not-sure-this-will-help-me-with-the-canadian-vote/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-17T17:17:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/14/a-sneak-peek-at-my-24-hour-canadian-citizenship-plans/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-16T20:43:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/13/dont-let-thoughts-of-tofurky-ruin-your-nanowrimo/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-17T00:15:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/11/dont-let-your-thanksgiving-turkey-become-memorable-for-the-wrong-reasons/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-17T00:14:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/09/9089/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-17T02:40:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/09/care-to-join-me-in-limbo-theres-a-seat-open/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-11T13:57:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/09/your-decomposing-pumpkin-could-threaten-mankind-3/</loc><lastmod>2015-11-29T15:30:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/08/voting-has-opened-and-so-has-my-dos-eques/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-09T21:06:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/08/your-vote-could-save-humanity-another-an-ugly-crier/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-09T17:34:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/11/07/another-performance-that-took-me-90-seconds-or-less/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image4.jpg<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not me. Just so we're clear...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image67.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image66.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>See what I mean? 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let my offer of a grilled sirloin influence your vote at all...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-24T14:12:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/10/18/ill-shake-hands-or-kiss-something-for-your-vote-or-kiss-hands-and-shake-something/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image46.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image45.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image44.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image43.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image42.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image41.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image40.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image38.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-19T06:26:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/10/17/nose-whistling-is-the-heart-and-soul-of-any-great-relationship/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-20T09:34:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/10/16/how-to-jumpstart-you-writing-without-any-permanent-damage/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-18T15:33:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/10/14/when-it-comes-to-strange-packages-from-canada-you-cant-be-too-safe/</loc><lastmod>2015-10-17T19:32:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/31/you-cant-be-too-careful-when-it-comes-to-packages-from-canada/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Think of how much time I could have saved if I just knew how to read French! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I don't speak fluent French, but I think I know "terrible soup" when I see it.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Kids, don't do this at home. Ever again.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>A firefighter's friend. Unless he drops it on his foot.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Standing outside of Station 2 with the Package of Mystery (white box)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I was taking no chances; as far as I knew, Canada may have stopped being our ally during my walk home...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-02-01T23:55:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/10/12/unofficially-i-think-i-made-it-through-thanks-to-all-of-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-13T14:12:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/10/12/men-consequences-you-can-expect-from-really-bad-pick-up-lines/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-26T23:54:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/10/11/the-voting-booth-is-now-open-performance-of-the-year-award/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-13T14:08:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/10/11/dont-worry-the-voting-hasnt-started-yet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-13T14:07:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/10/01/even-when-abuse-doesnt-leave-a-bruise-it-still-leaves-a-mark/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>With Lt. John Pitcher at this year's march. We may not agree on what's better, donuts or 5-alarm chili, but ending domestic violence is definitely common ground... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Domestic abuse unfortunately resides in every community, no matter its size — just like it's victims.   </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Representing my fellow fire department volunteers, along with Siuslaw Outreach Services executive director David Wiegan, assistant football coach Bob Teeter and team members, we march to show support for victims of abuse and the importance of awareness in every community. 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Period.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"F#$% THAT! I'll touch the fence at the risk of dying, but I'm sure as HELL not going to pay $200 if I do!"</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Still, it's  cheaper and faster than a vasectomy.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Because sometimes, deciding which end is not going to chew through your flesh is difficult.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>If you've already swallowed that box of nails, this won't matter much.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-09-30T00:26:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/09/25/selling-books-is-great-making-an-impression-is-even-better/</loc><lastmod>2015-09-28T13:20:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/09/21/things-have-a-way-of-working-out-unless-it-involves-me-and-the-gym/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The only way I'll do 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by Kim Ulmanis</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-08-17T16:45:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/08/10/when-it-comes-to-looking-ahead-look-no-further-than-your-behind-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-08-15T01:13:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/08/06/true-happiness-began-7-years-ago-for-me-when-she-became-my-wife/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-08-14T19:36:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/08/03/turning-49-doesnt-matter-much-when-you-dont-act-your-age-anyway/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>A 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Yeah, the DeHuff side of th family is a wild bunch... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My son and daughter, along with my Mom, moments before a wild squirrel attack.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Yes, those are my legs. Sorry about that...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-12-21T18:02:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/07/16/if-retirees-dont-stop-moving-here-we-may-have-to-blow-up-a-whale/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-08-25T15:08:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/07/13/five-ways-to-reduce-stress-with-random-weirdness/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-17T07:39:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/07/12/how-it-looks-being-on-the-radio/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-16T17:57:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/07/10/male-pattern-baldness-linked-to-excessive-ear-nose-hair-probably/</loc><lastmod>2015-07-14T18:22:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/05/10/finding-your-muse-shes-always-the-last-place-you-look/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-10T14:10:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/07/06/warning-dating-at-oxygen-bars-could-lead-to-heavy-breathing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-10T00:18:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/07/05/one-thing-i-do-that-always-turns-my-wife-on/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Yeah, being geeky together helps, too...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-09T14:28:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/07/04/need-ideas-for-your-own-exciting-fireworks-show-this-wont-help/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-08T11:37:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/07/01/big-screen-premiere-of-the-nedinator-blamed-for-drop-in-thong-sales/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Actual fried rice and logo not included</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Poster design by Adam Sendek. Because he rocks.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-05T22:25:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/29/im-expecting-a-call-from-james-cameron-any-minute/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-04T01:48:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/28/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation-which-was-saturday/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-01T14:21:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/24/its-official-the-strangest-15-minutes-of-my-life-which-is-saying-something/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>WAIT! I promise this will all make sense! At least when you consider the source...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-31T14:10:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/22/hey-snoring-is-the-sign-of-a-seasoned-journalist/</loc><lastmod>2015-06-29T17:21:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/21/dont-do-as-i-drink-and-other-lessons-my-father-unintentionally-taught-me-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Grabbing my dad a Budweiser and his fishing pole.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My father at age 48, the same age as I am. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-16T21:26:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/19/ive-been-busy-having-my-butt-kicked-this-week/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Cheers to all of you! But I'm not sharing my scone...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Hey Doc, how about putting on some gloves first?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Taken by my captain as I headed to work after things were under control. I was havinng a really good hair day before that...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Are you sure these aren't for horses?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-22T00:59:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/12/this-week-im-looking-for-your-nickels-worth-on-my-book-excerpt/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-19T16:20:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/11/not-being-taken-seriously-has-its-advantages/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-14T15:50:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/how-did-this-blog-happen/</loc><lastmod>2017-04-11T04:15:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/10/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-back-into-the-bat-cave/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-12T22:07:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/04/can-life-be-the-same-with-less-bacon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-11T22:23:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/08/time-to-mow-again-learn-cpr-first/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-17T14:26:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/05/want-to-keep-your-writing-fresh-start-with-regular-flossing-3/</loc><lastmod>2015-06-11T18:03:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/04/breaking-news-your-cat-will-probably-deny/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-11T21:34:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/03/40-years-ago-this-week-jaws-made-a-bed-wetter-out-of-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-11T22:25:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/02/fathers-day-gift-ideas-you-can-swear-by-and-so-will-dad/</loc><lastmod>2015-06-05T01:05:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/06/01/want-to-boost-your-daughters-self-image-dont-go-for-bust/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-14T05:37:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/05/29/graduates-dont-look-back-because-your-old-room-is-already-a-hot-tub/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-06-01T14:52:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/05/28/stressed-at-the-office-try-my-25-second-self-help-smashdub-video/</loc><lastmod>2015-06-11T18:20:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/05/24/finding-the-meaning-in-little-flags/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>By Ned Hickson/Siuslaw 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in case someone wants to re-tool the "Blues Brothers" franchise</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>As I mentioned, the carnival is bitter-sweet for me. Here's the sweet side </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Caught this on a passing truck. I'm sure the mud flaps are already in production, ladies</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>One of my favorite things about being on Bay Street for the parade is watching local families and bikers watch the parade together</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The biggest applause? It came when local soldiers came though  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Gayle is one of the owners of The Beachcomber, the bikers' favorite hangout on Bay Street. She is also in charge of the children's programs at th library. Yeah, she's pretty diverse </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This person lives here in Florence and rides his bike everywhere dressed like this, and not just for Rhody Days. He received applause on Bay Street, where he hung out for the remainder of the parade </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Probably my favorite moment this year, this young man was lovingly monitored by different members of the group throughout the parade.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>It isn't often that you get to see rainbows and leather together. Not even in "50 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my advanced copy of "50 Shades of Time-Traveling Vampire Love"</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-05-08T17:44:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/05/06/tomorrow-im-getting-personal-with-the-sisterwives/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-05-08T17:57:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/05/05/interview-with-self-proclaimed-best-selling-author-ima-knowitall/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-05-08T17:58:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/05/01/my-writing-wisdom-featured-in-new-documentary-obviously-its-a-short/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Alan 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Thomas</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-05-06T23:09:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/29/clearly-our-old-furtniture-was-a-crime-in-progress/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-05-01T17:16:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/27/giant-snakes-and-screaming-children-welcome-to-uncle-neds-daycare/</loc><lastmod>2015-05-01T17:17:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/24/get-ready-to-meet-ned-hickson-again/</loc><lastmod>2015-04-28T16:18:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/17/everyones-going-through-the-change-at-our-house/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My new work area. Did I mention we're going to keep an extra fridge in the garage? Did I also mention Dos Eques is cheaper by the palette? </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Putting the final piece in place, I suddenly realized I was on the wrong house... OK, not really. But looking at this photo,I have to wonder: Where did my mouth and chin go?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>To be precise, I used a meauring tape, which told me the width I needed was exactly 23 inches and two of those little lines... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I admit, this doesn't look anything like the lifting techniques in the safety handbook...  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Sorry, Gerlado. Apparently Al Capone didn't hide anything in here, either... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>As much as I like the look of wanes coating, a 2x4 running the length of the wall isn't exactly the feel we are going for...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Look what I found!! On a personal note, I've had three major life-changing moves over the years — moves that altered the course of things for the better: Moving from California to Oregon as a teen; moving into my first apartment in Texas; and moving back to Florence 20 years ago and buying our home. While pulling out the cabinets, I found this. I had to smile — it's always a good sign in my experience...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"Clean as you go" is a mantra that my father instilled in me since the days of potty training...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This reminds me: I still haven't seen the latest "Saw" movie yet. What are they one now, "Saw XV: A New Blade?"</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>There's nothing like the feeling of watching your plan come together. And by that I mean a health plan that includes a chiropraactor...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-04-24T23:24:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/24/some-weeks-my-life-is-a-blooper-reel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-04-29T22:38:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/15/being-the-parent-of-new-teen-driver-has-its-advantages-anyone-anyone/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-07-25T15:12:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/20/only-real-men-iron-clothes-at-3000-feet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-04-28T16:18:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/14/hurry-time-is-running-out-if-you-want-to-claim-your-dog-as-a-dependent/</loc><lastmod>2015-04-20T14:28:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/12/im-spending-time-in-arkansas-today-and-its-all-jolenes-fault/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-04-16T04:43:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/12/that-sound-you-hear-my-teen-getting-his-drivers-permit/</loc><lastmod>2015-04-20T14:31:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/10/want-to-keep-your-writing-fresh-start-with-regular-flossing-2/</loc><lastmod>2015-04-12T16:52:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/09/this-is-29-seconds-neither-my-cat-or-i-will-ever-get-back/</loc><lastmod>2015-04-14T00:08:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/03/31/sharing-my-secrets-to-incredible-two-word-acting/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-04-12T17:08:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/06/learning-to-accept-your-dogs-snoring-problem-could-save-your-life-2/</loc><lastmod>2015-09-30T21:49:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/03/when-schools-out-dont-let-your-writing-go-with-it/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-04-12T02:34:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/01/how-i-used-pink-wrapping-paper-to-improve-my-sons-memory/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption> Something I knew would make my high school freshman son feel "special." </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Something that Ikneew would make my high school freshman son feel "special."</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-04-06T00:11:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/04/01/sometimes-investigative-journalism-calls-for-a-wild-squirrel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>In search of 1999 — and the peanut butter sandwich Ieft there that same 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promise to wash our hands first.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>She's the sweetheart on the left</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I could LIVE on pasta! I would probably have to live on the commode, but still...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I often pour olive oil on my bacon because life is a gamble</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>If I'm reincarnated as an Italian, I want to be named Al Dante or Antonio Vermicelli 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think there's a reason he's missing part of his middle 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next to our journalistic Mecca... hey, is Ronald Reagan smelling my hair?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-03-12T22:03:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/24/tips-to-jump-start-your-writing-unless-youre-in-arkansas-2/</loc><lastmod>2015-03-10T14:46:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/03/09/its-march-why-arent-you-celebrating-frozen-food-month/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-03-10T20:43:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2015/03/08/coordination-is-key-when-batting-with-a-cucumber-2/</loc><lastmod>2015-03-10T15:32:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/03/06/coordination-is-the-key-when-batting-with-a-cucumber/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/girl-points-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spring 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only thing keeping this from true perfection is the incorrect use of the possessive word "Sheriff's." The editor was probably too excited to notice it should have been "Sheriffs." 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this is the last copy folks...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Thanks anyway, Denise!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Jane bought three books, which she said she knew would be the perfect height to raise her computer monitor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>When I'm really nervous I tend to nod off.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Handing our donatioin (yes, it's from all of us) to Bob Teter of SOS this morning. 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I am putting mine on layaway...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I was prepared to throw myself on it to protect the newsroom if necessary. Or, at the very least, throw it into our editor's office.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Because I don't speak fluent French, I thought it said "Terrible Soup."</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-12-17T22:53:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/12/11/before-you-buy-that-christmas-gift-ask-mr-knowitall-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-12-26T03:34:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/06/27/even-when-making-stuff-up-honesty-is-still-the-best-policy-for-writers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-12-09T19:34:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/12/08/because-who-doesnt-sleep-better-on-a-pillow-of-bacon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-05-07T21:35:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/12/03/apparently-g-i-joe-is-not-match-for-barbies-mojo/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-12-11T16:05:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/12/01/a-gift-for-the-person-who-has-everything-including-flatulence/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-05-07T21:34:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/11/28/this-just-in-24/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-05-07T21:36:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/11/28/what-can-you-do-with-all-those-literary-leftovers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-05-07T21:38:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/11/26/when-planning-your-black-friday-shopping-dont-forget-bigfoot-3/</loc><lastmod>2014-12-15T22:34:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/08/why-do-we-write-ill-answer-that-as-soon-as-im-back-from-vacation/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Me in vacation mode. 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I really hope it as my wife.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>To protect the innocent, I will simply show my feet and leave the rest of this process to your imagination.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Heading to surgery with complete confidence, although my hair looks a little scared.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-17T21:55:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/11/15/six-examples-of-why-steve-buscemi-isnt-a-disney-princess/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-17T15:15:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/11/11/today-marks-16-years-as-a-columnist-and-my-editors-drinking-problem/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I also tried using my tongue. Man did that hurt.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Bat Boy's lawyers are still after me for this one.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I'm just glad I stopped carrying pencils in my pants.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>At least it promotes good hygiene. I also believe it sparked a short-lived comeback for shower caps. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>2014 (Hey, WTF what happened?!!)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>2006 (Also my Match.com photo)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Just kidding...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>2005  (Don't judge me)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>2003 (I think I was stress eating)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>2001 </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-11-12T15:56:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/11/12/surgery-is-safer-when-patients-come-with-instructions-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-16T02:22:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/07/thanks-to-alan-king-this-weeks-nickels-worth-is-on-me-literally/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Alan W. King (photo by Marlene Hawthorne Thomas)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-11T05:39:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/11/10/i-cant-say-thank-you-enough-but-its-worth-a-shot/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-15T18:34:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/11/07/why-i-wont-and-cant-be-funny-today/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-03-26T02:34:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/11/05/this-just-in-23/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Oops! Damn that Spellcheck!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>A little scary, but not the kind of headline that's going to cause a fervor.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-07T14:21:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/31/finding-a-publisher-its-a-lot-like-trick-or-treating/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image44.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-03T19:30:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/30/join-me-and-some-other-guys-for-a-rant-sisterwives-style/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image43.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image42.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image41.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image40.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-31T18:03:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/23/real-men-are-always-in-control-of-themselves-not-others/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-17T02:11:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/29/this-just-in-22/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Yeah, that should do it.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image38.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>If not for the hat, she would be through her new door even faster.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My accusatory finger points at the door in question, which didn't exist before last night. Unless I drink more often than I realized.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-31T13:49:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/27/no-pumpkin-carving-experience-is-complete-without-a-near-fatal-knife-wound-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-30T00:39:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/17/dont-panic-that-sound-you-heard-was-just-my-idea-flopping/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-01-06T14:31:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/22/this-just-in-21/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-27T20:42:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/18/symmetrics-that-will-give-you-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-18T23:16:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/16/special-report-ebola-virus-may-spread-faster-than-brad-angelina-sex-tape/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-17T12:31:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/15/subtle-signs-the-ebola-virus-is-spreading/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I was told it's like the "canary-in-a-cole mine" approach, except canaries won't get mad and bite your face.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Do they still hand these out after 10:30 a.m.?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-17T17:20:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/13/want-a-space-house-its-hard-to-make-a-down-payment-in-zero-gravity/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"Some party. Was it my directions?"</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2015-10-13T22:22:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/11/daily-life-facts-worth-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-14T18:17:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/10/this-weeks-writing-advice-wouldve-gotten-me-punched-by-eddie-rabbitt/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-14T17:47:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/08/if-the-jeans-fit-wear-them-at-least-until-your-legs-go-numb/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-20T14:16:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/06/even-shakespeare-probably-cant-help-make-csi-ashland-easier-to-swallow/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-10T03:57:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/04/group-halloween-costumes-worth-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-06T15:03:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/03/just-to-be-safe-wear-rubber-gloves-in-case-of-infectious-writing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-06T15:18:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/10/01/this-just-in-20/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-03T01:14:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/30/friendly-health-tip-for-the-guy-at-fred-meyer/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-02T14:35:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/29/your-investments-are-safe-thanks-to-me-and-other-financial-dunderheads/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image38.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-02T14:37:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/27/breaking-news-from-my-booth-at-the-book-fair/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Doing my best to keep a handle on the pandemonium.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-02T14:41:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/27/kids-coloring-books-that-will-give-you-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><lastmod>2014-09-28T05:04:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/26/who-knew-writing-could-actually-give-you-a-hernia/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>If nothing else, come for the live music!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I'm just glad the instructions had the words "Take Orally" in bold print.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-05T00:42:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/24/never-had-food-poisoning-make-sure-to-thank-a-humor-columnist-today/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"Remember to wash your hands after reading this."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>You'll be hearing from my lawyer!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-26T03:53:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/22/forget-meteors-and-zombies-giant-rabbits-are-worlds-biggest-threat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"What did you say I'll need this for?"</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Here comes Peter Cotton...Holy S@#T!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Silly Giant rabbits...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-28T05:06:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/20/passiveaggressive-problem-solving-worth-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-21T23:39:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/19/is-there-such-a-thing-as-too-much-climaxing-in-your-manuscript-jeez/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-10-09T19:15:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/18/its-official-everyone-wants-to-be-cool/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-18T18:29:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/17/once-the-food-in-your-refrigerator-becomes-self-aware-no-one-is-safe/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Yes, for a firefighter, he has very feminine hands.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>People often get us confused because we look so much alike, but Sean is on the right.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-19T13:02:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/15/as-tans-fade-for-oregonians-risk-of-being-mistaken-for-corpse-increases/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-27T19:01:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/13/six-pizza-inspired-inventions-worth-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-22T16:18:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/10/consequences-you-can-expect-from-horrible-pick-up-lines/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-13T00:18:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/11/seven-more-minutes-of-childhood-a-fathers-wish-for-his-daughter-the-morning-of-9-11-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-11-27T03:30:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/08/not-all-who-wander-are-lost-they-might-be-looking-for-their-car/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-26T18:25:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/06/childrens-photos-sure-to-give-you-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-08T15:35:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/05/every-writer-needs-perseverance-and-maybe-a-monkey/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Apparently, there are a lot of HICKS around here. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-11T14:31:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/03/remember-when-the-school-supply-list-was-just-a-pee-chee/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>How can we compete with this kind of quality?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-05T19:16:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/09/01/school-has-started-and-my-kids-have-become-pod-people/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Honey, I don't think the kids' alarms were set for school...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"Slip out of your pods and get ready for school!"</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"Slip out of your pods and go to school!"</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-02T13:53:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/30/weird-manicures-that-will-give-you-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-05T12:54:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/29/establishing-a-regular-writing-routine-will-shape-your-literary-thighs/</loc><lastmod>2014-08-31T16:24:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/27/then-theres-that-time-i-was-attacked-by-a-wooden-lion-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-08-28T22:27:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/25/parenting-teens-is-easy-once-you-embrace-being-an-embarrassment/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My son really hates it when I call for a price check. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-26T20:30:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/23/celebrity-make-overs-that-will-give-you-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-26T21:00:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/22/its-my-500th-post-but-i-swear-i-dont-feel-a-day-over-499-posts/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Where the magic happens. Or so I keep telling my editor...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-28T17:59:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/19/ice-water-in-my-veins-ummm-not-exactly/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>If you're not done in 8 seconds...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My son often looks like this when I have a bad idea.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Because I look like this when I get ideas, my son really hates when it happens.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Adam Sendek issues his challenge. Or maybe he just has challenging issues... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This would've been refreshing if we lived somewhere warmer</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-22T03:02:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/18/potty-train-your-child-using-the-jedi-knight-method/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"It surrounds us and keeps the galaxy together..." — Ben Kenobi, speaking on the importance of galactic Underoos.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-20T18:10:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/16/im-48-today-and-its-my-30th-class-reunion-way-to-rub-it-in-god/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The kind of excitement my birthday is generating.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-21T02:08:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/16/six-attempts-to-catch-the-sun-worth-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Help me get it between my fingers... the sun, I mean.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-16T15:26:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/15/writing-tips-that-will-help-you-jump-off-the-deep-end/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-20T18:13:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/14/another-awkward-moment-at-the-mall-thanks-to-rihanna/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Who knew Rihanna was so clingy?!?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Who knew Rihanna was so clingy?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-15T17:36:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/13/nanoo-nanoo-robin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-18T02:15:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/09/six-reasons-cats-deserve-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-11T11:05:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/06/because-my-wife-makes-every-moment-better/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My wife's actual Match.com photo. See why I was nervous?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My wife's actual Match.com photo</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>See why I was nervous? Yowza!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-04T14:12:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/04/larger-brained-humans-will-only-lead-to-big-heads-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-08-13T18:56:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/02/six-pregnancy-photos-worth-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-05T20:14:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/08/01/your-writing-muse-is-always-the-last-place-you-look/</loc><lastmod>2014-09-15T00:16:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/25/active-descriptions-are-key-to-believable-characters-activia-descriptions-are-not/</loc><lastmod>2014-11-24T22:42:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/30/another-visit-from-the-weinermobile-leaves-me-feeling-inadequate/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image43.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-12T13:19:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/29/out-of-sheer-frustration-i-made-a-meme/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image42.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-12T06:23:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/28/lets-face-it-scientists-some-genes-are-meant-to-be-folded/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image41.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-13T18:48:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/26/six-provocative-doodles-worth-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><lastmod>2014-07-27T22:27:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/24/as-you-might-expect-im-celebrating-this-milestone-with-a-face-plant/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image40.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-12T06:23:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/23/in-the-event-of-a-sharknado-find-the-nearest-catfish-noodler/</loc><lastmod>2014-07-25T13:41:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/21/my-tips-for-tim-mcgraw-on-how-not-to-excite-women/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This is just like most of my public appearances, except without the women. Or security. Or anything, really...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-09-10T15:41:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/19/six-headlines-worth-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image38.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Probably a small exhibit</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-07-22T00:08:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/18/if-youre-a-writer-without-a-rejection-letter-youre-doing-something-wrong-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-09-04T14:36:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/16/my-firefighter-fitness-test-shows-im-getting-older-and-faster-say-what/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>A few of the nearly 50 members of our local volunteer fire department during our annual Hamburger Feed fundraiser. And no, we don't raise the funds to buy hamburgers...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I shaved HOW many minutes off my time?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption> </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-25T14:06:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/14/being-on-a-roll-is-good-unless-youre-skating-downhill/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-25T14:04:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/15/dont-mess-with-the-master-when-it-comes-to-fake-poo/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"Our guarantee of freshness is on every can." </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>In addition to giving it a nice glistening appearance, I pooled some of the oil in the "natural" pockets of rubber for added effect.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>An empty container of my 15-year-old's favorite lunchtime snack, cleaned and looking like new.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>It takes an artist to bring this rubber poo to life. Or maybe just somebody weird.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-25T14:05:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/12/six-state-laws-that-will-give-you-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-07-16T00:18:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/11/convince-readers-to-take-a-leap-of-faith-instead-of-a-flying-leap/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-24T14:16:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/09/this-just-in-19/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I'm not sure if he is smiling or reacting to a cavity search. And I'm not talking about his teeth... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Because somewhere between love and madness there's probably a felony conviction...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Because somewhere between love and madness there's probably a felony conviction...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-06T17:07:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/07/all-cultures-agree-on-worlds-worst-smell-not-counting-frat-houses/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-21T06:37:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/05/please-root-for-me-at-the-world-soccer-cup/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I think my biggest challenge will be passing the ball to myself.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-07-09T14:15:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/05/six-more-reasons-for-a-long-awkward-pause-this-saturday/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-07-07T13:30:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/03/a-few-questionable-observations-at-the-mall/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>No mouths? Quite possibly the world's most perfect children.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I suppose it sounds better than "Dry Seal."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>These two trios were positively made for each other. Possibly even in the same Chinese factory. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>If I were a mannequin, I would totally hang out with these guys. Actually, I'd probably hang out with them after a few drinks.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>See the guy on the far right? The way he's staring, maybe the store should be named "Forever a Felony."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My favorite part about visiting a mall? Meeting new friends!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-20T00:09:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/07/02/todays-fireworks-about-as-exciting-as-burning-my-old-socks/</loc><lastmod>2014-07-03T20:15:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/06/30/science-proves-dark-gravity-makes-push-starting-your-car-even-harder/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-08-16T06:26:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/06/28/six-reasons-this-morning-needs-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-30T13:47:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/06/25/one-persons-mold-is-another-persons-meat-substitute/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>As this ad from the UK demonstrates, eating Quorn will make you three times larger than most athletes.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Based on these samples, I'm not sure if I should cook them or try extracting dinosaur DNA.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Am I the only one uncomfortable with the term "Naked Chik'n?"</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-30T13:33:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/06/23/future-of-human-evolution-could-be-in-hands-of-our-noses/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-30T14:18:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/06/21/six-reasons-saturday-mornings-are-time-for-a-long-awkward-pause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-23T14:56:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/06/20/alligators-erotica-and-other-interview-styles-part-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Eden Baylee</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-23T14:55:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/06/18/search-for-nuggets-believed-to-cause-stress-in-chickens/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Note: This is NOT actually Drew Carry's head; and yes, he used to look like 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image borrowed from Ross Murray's private collection of Andy Warhol's "Early Failures" collection.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-05T21:43:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/28/apparently-one-fiddler-on-the-roof-actually-played-a-trombone/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Smartly-cuffed jeans accented by pasty-white ankles contrasting dark ankle socks...  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Well-pressed, breathable shirt detailed with Native American imagery... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Well-coiffed hair teased by the Oregon breeze</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Not every chimney sweep plays a fiddle...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-19T14:33:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/27/parents-lung-capacity-is-key-when-choosing-an-inflatable-toy/</loc><lastmod>2014-12-26T03:41:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/25/gone-in-60-minutes-or-why-i-wont-be-cast-in-a-fast-furious-movie/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-16T00:35:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/23/writing-is-a-lot-like-weightlifting-except-without-the-abs/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-29T16:49:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/16/if-you-want-to-be-a-writer-you-really-need-to-talk-to-someone-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-09-12T05:42:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/23/kevin-spacey-pays-it-forward-during-a-nacho-bar-interview/</loc><lastmod>2014-05-28T06:46:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/20/at-your-request-and-embarrassing-photo-of-me-in-a-cowboy-hat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I still have the same hat. And unfortunately, the same 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collect Pepsi logos, so you'll just have to trust me on this...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Rose Marie as "Uhura" should've been reason enough to stop production.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Skippy the Rabid Squirrel's last known location.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-23T20:21:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/11/mothers-day-cards-have-no-rhymes-for-episiotomy-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-05-14T20:50:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/05/dude-wheres-my-blog-tour-oh-right-its-at-mywritingprocess/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Talented writer, domestic violence survivor, mother and self-professed journal addict</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Writer, blogger, grandma, alligator wrestler</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-09T23:51:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/09/remembering-a-writing-mentor-who-probably-never-knew-it/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>A mentor every writer should've been lucky enough to have. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-11T21:36:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/07/another-example-of-why-i-will-eventually-get-fired/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-09T18:27:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/06/motherly-insights-include-how-to-control-children-with-a-jalapeno/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-23T19:53:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/05/04/nine-days-in-a-mental-hospital-its-time-for-our-family-vacation/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-23T19:49:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/29/remembering-the-journalistic-icon-known-as-our-newsroom-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image41.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This is why you should never enlist the 4H club to help with the entertainment.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image40.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This is from a syndicated religion feature that runs in our newspapers. Subscription rates increased by 75 percent the week this ran. Amen.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Apparently, there's more danger involved than I realized. Or maybe I'm not doing it right...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image38.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The only thing keeping this from true perfection is the incorrect use of the possessive word "Sheriff's." The editor was probably too excited to notice it should have been "Sheriffs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I'm hoping if anyone from The World reads this they won't be sore. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Raising my mug to The Door from my vantage point behind my desk — and hoping no one uses the commode this morning.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-05T15:27:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/25/join-hundreds-of-journalists-who-use-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image38.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door is Oregon's equivalent to a  journalistic Smithsonian. Pretty much. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-29T05:57:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/05/21/come-gather-at-the-feet-of-the-door-if-doors-had-feet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door, in all its journalistic glory, as long as no one is flushing on the other side.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-29T05:54:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/04/23/this-week-on-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/our-actual-door-copy1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our actual door</image:title><image:caption>The Door in all it's glory.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/the-world-probes-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The World probes copy</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-29T05:50:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/25/keeping-your-story-focused-is-a-lot-like-taking-an-eye-exam/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-09T23:41:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/28/just-like-justin-timberlake-and-sexy-im-bringing-may-day-back/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I don't always celebrate Cinco de Mayo, but when I do... What am I saying! Of COURSE I always Celebrate Cinco de Mayo!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-05T23:36:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/27/that-time-i-organized-an-escaped-hamster-posse/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-10T16:55:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/22/on-deck-for-the-next-mywritingprocess-blog-tour/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Coming to a blog near you! (Unless we break down)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-27T16:21:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/22/photo-suggests-lee-harvey-oswald-meant-he-was-a-patsy-not-patsy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I light of this evidence, the declaration of "I'm a Patsy!" takes on a whole new meaning</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"I'm a Patsy, damn it!"</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>What's this?!? Seriously, what IS that thing on the plate?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Man or woman, this person needs a concealed weapon permit for those guns</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>A face only a mother could love, unless it's your father</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I've seen smaller necks while watching the WWF</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>If you ever watched Bosom Buddies, this photo has no real shock value.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-28T20:59:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/20/more-often-than-not-the-easter-bunny-wears-boxer-shorts/</loc><lastmod>2014-04-28T18:24:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/17/sad-breaking-news/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Sadly, more than 100 families in Harrisburg, Ore. have opted to sell their "huge" children rather than pay for a health club membership.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-28T18:26:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/15/photo-from-the-box-reveals-evidence-of-possible-liberace-seance/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I'd be willing to bet that one of these guys is named George...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>How do I know it's MY shirt? Because, mercifully, they only made one of these horrible shirts before the designer was fired and later found work at Aeropostale...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>After ruling out that he was wearing an iPod or hearing device, it was clear that we were dealing with a late 1980s fashion sense...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-07T23:17:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/13/sitting-in-your-kindergarteners-chair-may-require-an-extraction/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-07T23:04:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/11/a-nickels-worth-from-the-most-outlandish-tale-about-anxiety-and-depression-ever-told/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-20T22:44:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/11/home-insurance-premium-up-thank-my-clumsy-dog/</loc><lastmod>2014-04-13T23:48:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/08/while-you-were-sleeping-i-was-dragging-a-dead-cow/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I think it's safe to rule out Navy Seal  reunion.  </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-08T21:13:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/09/a-gift-from-the-hook-or-why-i-tell-him-i-dont-celebrate-christmas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-13T23:40:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/about/jolly-lobster-award/</loc><lastmod>2014-04-09T15:56:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/28/i-need-to-actively-clarify-my-passive-writing-advice/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image52.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-09T05:14:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/07/that-time-my-daughter-found-nemo-then-ate-him/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image51.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Disturbing photo courtesy of my friends at The Grimm Report </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image50.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-12-05T14:47:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/05/i-dont-really-do-the-award-thing-unless-its-weird/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>CeeLee</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-07T22:20:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/06/if-the-jeans-fit-wear-them-until-your-legs-go-numb/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-11T05:47:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/about/freshly-pressed-posts/</loc><lastmod>2017-01-20T15:03:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/04/do-publishers-really-give-a-tweet-about-a-writers-social-media-presence/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-10T14:36:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/03/when-it-comes-to-maintaining-my-yard-the-luck-stops-here/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-08T22:09:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/04/01/photo-from-the-box-re-opens-case-of-missing-hillbillies/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Apparently, investigators believe some members would have aged better than others .</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Pointing at a random newspaper archive in "The Morgue" for added drama.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Russell Hitchcock, lead singer of Air Supply. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Mystery hillbilly</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Have you seen us? This group of hillbillies was last seen near a country road they thought would take them home. Possibly to West Virginia. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-05T22:33:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/30/family-travel-is-easy-with-the-help-of-a-licensed-forklift-operator/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image54.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-02T02:00:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/28/my-chance-to-do-stand-up-except-sitting-down/</loc><lastmod>2014-03-30T03:58:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/29/then-theres-that-time-i-was-attacked-by-a-wooden-lion/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Enjoy the jacket, Wooden Lion! I doubt you can get the hood over your FAT HEAD! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>On no! Did you lose something Wooden Lion?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>So much for gratitude Mr. Wooden Lion. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>If you've never been sucker-punched by a wooden lion, I don't recommend it. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I almost felt sorry for him.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I struck what I felt was an equally threatening cat-like stance. I only scared myself.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I hate to think of what could've happened if I'd gone for a hug instead. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>In retrospect, I probably should have warned him about the knuckle bump.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>And in that moment, I made a friend for life. Or at least someone needed some firewood. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>After winning his trust, the lion let me examine his paw.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-31T03:30:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/29/tax-terms-that-can-help-cover-your-assets/</loc><lastmod>2014-03-29T23:24:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/23/static-in-your-marriage-can-lead-to-poor-tv-reception/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image49.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-29T22:43:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/29/stressed-out-you-can-probably-sue-someone-for-that/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image47.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-31T14:15:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/21/writers-battle-passive-voice-like-a-jedi-except-for-yoda/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image48.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-28T16:47:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/16/a-womans-ability-to-remember-is-only-equalled-by-oh-heck-i-forget/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image46.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-27T19:42:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/14/celebrating-a-year-of-somewhat-questionable-writing-advice/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image45.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-16T18:25:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/11/this-just-in-18/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image44.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My editor when she isn't happy about something.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image43.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This should boost online subscriptions.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image42.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Boring, right?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image41.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>As a professional, it's my job to solve problems like this. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-16T05:55:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/11/when-it-comes-to-looking-ahead-look-no-further-than-your-behind/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image40.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-17T04:17:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/09/who-knew-navigating-heavy-traffic-meant-being-in-the-right-hemisphere/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image38.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-16T19:07:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/07/the-night-my-rump-was-roasted-a-hindsight-retrospective/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Yes, my children, I hope you are lucky enough to marry someone who brings you this much crazy joy.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The only woman besides my wife who messes with my hair.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Maybe I'll do a cookbook next time instead. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My editor's enthusiasm abruptly ended once 1) she discovered I would be staying in the newsroom and 2) We were out of artichoke dip again. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Can you count the number of product placement items in this photo?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>So much for family friendly, eh ladies?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My fire station captain still can't accept the time his hose went limp when it mattered most. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"When Ned first walked into the station I said to myself, 'That guy's hair is too good to be a firefighter.'" </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Stories about me my wife felt comfortable talking about in mixed company. Or at least before a couple of drinks. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I probably don't need to explain this one. I'm just glad it was flushed.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2015-05-26T03:03:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/28/i-know-the-olympics-are-over-but-heres-one-last-horrible-writing-analogy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image42.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-07T14:36:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/04/i-can-explain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-08T22:39:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/03/04/photo-from-the-box-reveals-link-to-harry-potter-hunger-games/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Is this an early audition by two of today's most recognized movie franchise stars?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>By the way, this didn't help convince my kids to eat their vegetables </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The placement of these exotic plants was clearly intentional</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Daniel Radcliffe, as he appears today. Or 10 years ago. Or when he's 40</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Josh Hutcherson as he appears today, which is often sweaty</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This is either a time stamp or the strangest print pattern ever </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>An early audition by two of today's most recognized movie franchise 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hope to blink soon.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-01T23:33:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/28/some-oscars-have-already-been-awarded-not-that-anyone-cares/</loc><lastmod>2014-03-03T18:10:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/26/aggressive-nba-fan-behavior-diffused-by-sock-puppets/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image40.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-03T18:09:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/25/i-admit-it-im-not-sure-why-i-dressed-up-for-a-radio-interview/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-03T18:08:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/23/coordination-is-key-when-batting-with-a-cucumber/</loc><lastmod>2014-03-12T17:20:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/21/sorry-everyone-i-owe-you-all-a-nickels-worth/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image38.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-06T19:14:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/19/this-just-in-17/</loc><lastmod>2014-03-13T13:10:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/18/photo-suggests-existence-of-car-stealing-leprechaun/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Leprechauns are so full of themselves.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>A Leprechaun check, written in disappearing ink of course!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Red Camero belonging to the Masons...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Tall Leprechaun...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>In our newspaper's morgue, pointing for dramatic effect.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Like the Scotch tape holding this photo together, the evidence is clear</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Seems like a fairly ordinary traffic stop, right?  </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-21T16:38:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/17/caught-on-video-proof-of-why-ill-never-be-a-pole-dancer/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-21T23:11:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/16/rising-injury-rate-causes-olympic-committee-to-question-met-life-sponsorship/</loc><lastmod>2014-02-17T03:37:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/14/even-a-writers-muse-needs-romance/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I found this heart in my hair paste this morning; a gift from my Muse. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-06T20:07:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/12/aiken-says-hes-measure-of-a-man-congress-needs/</loc><lastmod>2014-02-16T03:34:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/11/evidence-found-in-our-newsroom-suggests-rose-looked-nothing-like-kate-winslet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>What appears to be a woman with a digital camera gave me a moment of pause...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Look at those eyes of love. You can almost hear her saying, "Sketch me, Jack."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>A photo of "Rose" captures a happier moment aboard the S.S. Titanic</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-16T03:35:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/09/men-time-is-runing-out-if-you-want-to-avoid-being-a-love-dunce-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-02-12T20:59:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/06/new-olympic-events-promise-even-fewer-viewers-for-biathlon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-08T05:22:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/04/let-the-winter-games-begin-before-i-get-sued/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-06T22:00:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/05/is-pluto-a-planet-or-whiner-this-and-four-other-questions-i-answered-for-the-hook/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-10T13:59:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/03/lawn-mowing-frenzy-linked-to-distracted-reader/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Submitted by an anonymous member of the HATSOL Surveillance Team imbedded on Capitol Hill. Or possibly just in bed, we're not sure which...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>A new law may prohibit my book from being read while driving a riding mower.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-08T23:55:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/02/according-to-this-review-my-book-could-be-the-next-magic-8-ball/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Robyn Lawson, aka ""Blog Woman!" consults my book for its wisdom. Keep looking, Robyn...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-08T23:31:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/02/02/theres-no-shame-in-admitting-you-havent-seen-janet-jacksons-breast/</loc><lastmod>2014-02-13T14:18:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/31/if-youre-a-writer-without-a-rejection-letter-youre-doing-something-wrong/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Here is my collection of rejection letter, which my "thumbs down" is pointing to.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-02T00:07:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/24/this-weeks-writing-tip-likely-contains-influenza-blowback/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-31T17:45:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/29/that-time-i-was-interviewed-by-suz-jones-while-her-cat-ate-my-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Catnip ink is cheaper, but there are drawbacks.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-31T13:59:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/28/like-speed-skating-our-olympic-preview-continues-because-we-cant-stop/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-29T23:36:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/27/evidence-shows-even-grimm-actresses-need-humor-between-takes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-02T04:57:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/26/an-observation-at-my-fridge-reveals-gender-vison/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-28T13:36:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/26/at-a-newspaper-every-roll-is-crucial-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-01-27T03:48:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/23/this-review-explains-why-my-book-is-a-must-have-for-any-bathroom/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-26T23:19:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/22/reasons-even-a-straight-man-can-benefit-from-watching-the-bachelor/</loc><lastmod>2014-01-23T16:08:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/21/winter-olympics-preview-or-20-reasons-to-be-a-summer-olympian/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-27T00:57:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/17/do-you-feel-a-draft-its-time-to-revise-your-manuscript-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-01-22T21:18:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/20/worlds-smartest-looking-dog-praises-my-book-denies-any-treats-involved/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Literary critic Nicholas H. Sheltie personally presents the Distinguished Dookie Award</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-27T00:58:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/19/online-banking-bringing-zimbabwe-and-snakegut-alabama-closer-together-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-01-24T03:59:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/18/guest-post-what-would-life-be-without-regret/</loc><lastmod>2014-01-19T04:47:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/16/unidentified-canadian-man-dog-also-canadian-caught-with-copy-of-my-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-21T16:54:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/13/were-you-mesmerized-fell-asleep-watching-the-golden-globes-too/</loc><lastmod>2014-01-16T21:59:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/14/that-time-i-found-stephen-king-hiding-in-our-newsroom/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Who knew Stephen King had a musical side?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-20T14:19:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/12/setting-things-straight-with-the-american-chiropractic-association-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-01-14T14:11:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/09/phase-two-of-my-book-promo-plan-anonymous-surveillance-photos-of-recipients/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>16 years-worth of my humor columns all in one place!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Here is an example of a typical reaction to someone receiving a copy of my book. (Couch sold separately)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-11T21:08:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/08/that-time-three-minutes-ago-when-i-didnt-know-my-book-was-on-amazon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-12T15:30:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/07/remote-controlled-rats-husbands-could-mark-beginning-of-brave-new-world-and-yes-im-scared/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-09T17:07:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/05/hello-my-name-isnt-larry-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-07-16T13:32:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2014/01/01/my-2013-year-in-review-or-why-im-moving-to-sydney/</loc><lastmod>2014-01-06T14:38:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/31/dont-forget-to-remove-the-cat-when-taking-down-your-christmas-tree/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-08T23:37:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/27/exciting-tips-on-how-to-fail-at-your-new-years-writing-resolutions/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-03T20:18:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/29/full-contact-bowling-could-get-more-men-to-yell-at-their-tvs-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-12-31T18:53:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/26/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-ill-meet-you-in-customer-service/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-31T17:42:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/24/special-delivery-a-cautionary-christmas-tale/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-26T16:16:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/23/im-sorry-colleen-you-won-a-copy-of-my-book-can-we-still-be-friends/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-20T17:25:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/20/one-of-the-biggest-mistakes-in-my-life-the-time-i-quit-writing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My kids, on top of the playhouse I was building during the summer of 2006, while we rebuilt our lives.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-27T16:13:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/22/santa-summit-prompts-greenland-no-fly-zone-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-12-30T14:34:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/16/join-me-for-a-blog-hop-and-watch-me-pull-a-muscle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-22T05:21:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/01/14/contemplating-life-without-training-wheels/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/canoscan-lide-70.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Life without training wheels</image:title><image:caption>My daughter, age 7, surveying the parking lot across from our home, moments before we removed the training wheels from her bike.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-20T13:00:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/13/if-you-cant-find-time-to-write-then-make-time-or-i-swear-ill-send-you-a-fruitcake/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-19T23:35:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/15/men-are-from-napa-women-are-from-macys-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-12-30T14:25:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/17/hold-on-to-that-knob-its-time-to-revisit-the-door-in-our-newsroom/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Teachers showing their support for The University of Oregon Ducks and Oregon State University Beavers. Yes, those really are our team names...   </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I know this is the Northwest, but if this pubic spawning includes salmon, I may never eat fish again...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-30T14:27:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/19/before-you-buy-that-christmas-gift-ask-mr-knowitall/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-21T19:38:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/06/reasons-why-im-horrible-at-promoting-my-book/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This book could be YOURS simply by leaving a comment! Or mailing me cookies...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The face that launch a thousand birdcage liners.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-16T05:31:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/12/okay-so-maybe-fruitcake-doesnt-threaten-humanity-but-its-still-fruitcake/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-16T17:30:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/10/this-just-in-16/</loc><lastmod>2013-12-13T19:19:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/10/sorry-i-am-running-late-but-i-have-a-burning-excuse-no-its-not-that-kind-of-burning/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"Are you on your way to a fire or something?!" YES, actually...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-11T18:22:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/09/this-just-in-15/</loc><lastmod>2013-12-16T14:31:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/08/share-in-something-viral-without-the-need-for-antibiotics/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-12-09T18:46:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/08/the-people-have-spoken-the-world-is-full-of-fruitcakes-3/</loc><lastmod>2013-12-10T00:34:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/05/this-weeks-edition-of-the-box-is-special-because-its-two-days-late/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>As an investigative journalist, you can't overlook even the smallest detail.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My first instinct is that these people are a little overdressed for swingers.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"Skippy" the rabid, blindfolded squirrel in his natural habitat. Pretty much.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-08T07:22:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/04/i-know-the-box-was-absent-yesterday-but-i-have-a-note-from-my-mother/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Yep, that's me yesterday. You can tell I'm sick; look at my hair...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>After my deadline, fighting the flu, preparing for my firefighter skills test and the likelihood of vomiting..</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-06T00:44:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/12/01/before-flushing-remote-controlled-toilet-duck-behind-steven-seagal-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-12-07T05:03:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/29/coming-out-to-the-ones-you-love-about-your-alternative-writing-lifestyle-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-08T00:50:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/28/accompaniments-for-deep-fried-turkey-should-include-a-fire-extinguisher-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-12-01T00:25:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/27/its-time-to-separate-thanksgiving-fact-from-fiction-with-the-help-of-mr-knowitall/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-30T18:09:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/26/the-walking-dead-may-trip-over-this-weeks-edition-of-the-box/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Police warn that if you encounter this woman fondling your hair, and she appears to be sleeping or in a zombie-like state, it's best not to wake her.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>After remaining motionless for nine hours, Blanch Beauregard succumbed to an itch on her chin. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Deciphering these types of subtle clues takes years of training. And a local Rite Aid.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>They say never wake a sleepwalker, even if they are a stranger and fondling your hair.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-27T17:27:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/24/when-planning-your-black-friday-shopping-dont-forget-bigfoot-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-11-26T16:36:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/21/dirty-diaper-football-another-good-reason-to-use-disposables/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-23T23:52:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/03/21/on-our-newsroom-door-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-11-20T00:23:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/04/02/its-time-once-again-for-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/frohnmayer-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Frohnmayer copy</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/our-actual-door.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our actual door</image:title><image:caption>Yes, this is our actual newsroom door.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-20T00:22:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/19/the-box-offers-more-proof-the-elderly-cant-be-trusted/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>In the Siuslaw News archives, also known as "The Morgue," demonstrating how pointing adds an extra element of drama to an otherwise meaningless moment... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Timeline: Established!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>First rule of journalistic investigation: Do not be fooled by appearances. Especially when there are way too many stuffed animals involved... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Each week, "Skippy" helps us select a photo from The Box. At least, as long as we have health coverage. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-26T02:49:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/17/coming-soon-to-a-group-meeting-near-you-my-shameless-self-promotional-tour/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The final cover art, inspired by a familiar image, which I took years ago of my son (in yellow with his back to camera) and his friends.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>As you can see, I'm positioning myself for potential sponsorship from Swanson's.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-19T20:33:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/17/so-youre-cooking-your-first-thanksgiving-turkey-dont-lose-your-giblets/</loc><lastmod>2013-11-19T13:25:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/15/for-writers-it-isnt-always-easy-to-find-the-end/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-26T05:03:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/15/this-just-in-14/</loc><lastmod>2013-11-19T06:34:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/13/take-it-from-me-you-cant-outrun-static-electricity/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-11-05T21:58:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/12/the-mystery-of-the-box-continues-just-take-my-word-for-it/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"You are, and forever shall be, my sapling."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>They say a photo is worth a thousand words. "They" haven't seen this one.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"Skippy" the wild, blindfolded squirrel in his natural habitat. At least on Tuesday mornings...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-15T00:56:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/10/your-decomposing-pumpkin-could-threaten-mankind-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-11-12T18:11:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/08/dont-become-your-own-expendable-character-utilize-writer-survivor-skills/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-01-07T14:54:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/01/regular-writing-can-shape-your-literary-thighs/</loc><lastmod>2013-11-08T13:24:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/07/if-calling-customer-service-doesnt-help-try-the-suicide-hotline/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-11T13:59:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/05/today-proves-the-box-is-part-of-a-higher-power-or-someone-was-high/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>though it hasn't officially confirmed by The Vatican yet, I am confident this photo bomb by Jesus will set the news media on fire. Or maybe just me...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I'm not sure if "Skippy" bites. Actually, I'm not even sure if he's a squirrel. Or a "he."</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-07T14:27:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/29/excuse-me-but-i-really-need-to-get-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image40.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I'm guessing a man was behind the brainstorming session for this cover design...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The cover to our highly anticipated annual section that celebrates our local Women in Business with a cover photo of women who don't actually live or work here...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image38.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door... sentinel of journalistic history and protector of olfactory senses prior to flushing.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-04T22:02:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/11/03/rule-number-one-to-coaching-kids-never-ever-forget-the-jelly-donuts/</loc><lastmod>2013-11-07T02:07:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/31/this-just-in-13/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image46.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Our newsroom staff, in its entirety, not counting The Sorting Hat.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image45.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>As a journalist and volunteer firefighter, sometimes I can't remember where I'm at or, in this case, why I'm even on the phone.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image44.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"Peggy" shows off her new breasts, which were the only ones covered under our company's Cosmetic Surgery plan. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image43.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>"Misty," our front desk girl, after kicking out Geraldo Rivera and Keith Morrison at the same time. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image42.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Our editor, with the expression she usually has after one of our conversations.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-04T15:42:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/31/nose-whistling-is-the-heart-and-soul-of-any-relationship/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image41.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-07T15:37:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/27/todays-halloween-costume-is-tomorrows-therapy-session-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-10-29T00:54:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/25/giving-a-good-interview-means-revealing-yourself-and-other-reasons-i-wont-be-in-playgirl/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-28T00:56:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/24/this-just-in-12/</loc><lastmod>2013-10-31T15:35:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/23/no-pumpkin-carving-experience-is-complete-without-a-near-fatal-knife-wound/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-25T13:58:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/22/getting-to-the-bottom-of-another-random-moment-from-the-box/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>As Geraldo Rivera would say, "I think the evidence speaks for itself."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>In search of 1999, or that peanut butter sandwich I stashed the same year.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>After getting the blindfold on Tippy the wild squirrel last week, I've decided it's just easier to leave it on.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-31T15:44:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/20/study-reveals-male-pattern-baldness-doesnt-include-ears-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-10-28T13:26:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/18/to-be-heard-above-the-crowd-a-writer-needs-to-establish-their-voice/</loc><lastmod>2013-10-28T21:23:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/17/now-that-ive-tackled-my-freezer-im-ready-for-mt-everest/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-21T20:56:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/15/another-random-moment-from-the-box-of-unclaimed-photos/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Looking through our newspaper's morgue, which will probably never have it's own CSI spin-off.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Warning: This week's mystery image from The Box may cause drowsiness. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Box, home to old unidentified photos that have remained unclaimed. Probably for good reason.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-21T00:30:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/13/investigating-the-latest-crisis-flamin-hot-cheeto-addiction-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-10-14T15:38:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/11/writers-who-dont-talk-to-themselves-scare-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-19T23:16:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/10/invisible-man-denies-being-no-show-on-capitol-hill-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Image courtesy of my friends at The Grimm Report</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-11T17:04:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/08/its-time-to-close-the-door-so-lets-open-the-box/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Box, home to 30 years of unidentified and unclaimed photos submitted to Siuslaw News, usually while attached to a rock.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door, a sentinel of journalistic  milestones and witness to the occasional kidney stone, is closed pending any new developments, i.e. screw-ups..</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-09T21:24:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/06/consumer-warning-beware-of-dangerous-superheated-pickles/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-11T12:11:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/05/as-an-author-you-cant-be-everything-to-everyone-unless-you-have-a-fog-machine/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Once I stopped thinking about my wife in her underwear (or whatever), things went smoothly at my "Author Reading." </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>As you can imagine, the corners went very fast...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Hurry and sign up NOW for something that doesn't exist yet!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-15T23:03:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/12/part-two-my-interview-with-self-proclaimed-best-selling-author-ima-knowitall/</loc><lastmod>2013-10-04T23:36:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/28/following-up-with-self-proclaimed-best-selling-author-ima-knowitall/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image41.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-03T23:46:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/03/08/finding-your-voice-unless-youre-william-hung/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/typewriter-at-mic.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Typewriter at mic</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-03T13:26:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/04/05/writers-develop-a-tough-skin-but-dont-forget-to-moisturize/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/writing-moisturizer-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Writing moisturizer copy</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-03T13:24:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/02/this-just-in-11/</loc><lastmod>2013-10-06T05:04:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/02/what-says-thirsty-better-than-a-sweaty-humor-columnist/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-03T23:21:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/10/01/suffering-from-postal-identity-crisis-on-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Top clarify, we don't do hair.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I'm not sure if they are referring to our name or our delivery speed.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>It's a good idea to at least get the right newspaper, even if it's misspelled.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Possibly from a marijuana grower.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Yes, this is a cover sheet from Morley Safer.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Apparently, they thought we were a law journal... </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door (of Shame, Blame and Brilliance): Sentinel of journalistic history and guardian of our commode since 1971.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-03T23:22:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/04/12/do-you-feel-a-draft-its-time-to-revise-your-manuscript/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/do-you-feel-a-draft.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Do you feel a draft?</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-07T07:25:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/04/19/emails-from-readers-and-why-i-probably-need-more-disclaimers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/neds-mailbox-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ned's Mailbox copy</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-30T15:42:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/29/latest-iphone-still-no-match-for-nokia-flaming-cell-phone/</loc><lastmod>2013-10-07T19:13:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/28/the-excitement-over-my-book-is-tangible/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Humor at the Speed of Life cover</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Another piece of my multi-pronged marketing strategy to build excitement about my book. As you can see, the excitement is tangible...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-28T22:39:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/28/2206/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-02T13:00:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/27/getting-started-as-a-columnist-or-why-i-avoid-rhode-island-2/</loc><lastmod>2014-08-29T19:00:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/26/media-fervor-intensifies-over-new-addition-to-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I guess I never realized there was that much danger involved...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>In his letter, Jay Bozievich announces his plan to run for reelection as Lane County Commissioner. And after reading the first paragraph, I doubt he'll have any trouble with that.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door: Sentinel of journalistic history, barrier to the commode.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-30T04:19:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/25/yes-i-pretty-much-did-my-own-stunts-for-this-book-cover/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-28T22:03:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/24/you-homes-underbelly-is-no-place-to-be-manly/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-28T21:26:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/24/in-case-youre-looking-i-moved-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This is my brain on caffeine and AC/DC. See? Nothing.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-25T21:32:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/22/dont-push-the-belly-button/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-23T23:06:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/20/zombie-apocalypse-or-writing-world-survival-skills-are-essentially-the-same/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-22T17:11:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/17/this-just-in-10/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>You be the judge: Is this NOT George Lucas?!?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-24T16:53:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/17/after-today-dick-cheney-will-probably-blow-up-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My guess is that whoever added this didn't keep their job long after that. Or was possibly promoted to senior editor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The article, as it appeared in the Register-Guard newspaper. I especially like the added touch of having a tank behind Dick Cheney. Was that for effect or just part of his security detail?  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door: Guardian of historic journalism; protector of commode privacy...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-19T14:06:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/16/no-it-doesnt-bother-me-my-dog-has-more-selfie-requests-than-i-do/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption> "To all my fans, especially that little sheltie next door." — Stanley</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-19T20:10:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/15/most-men-will-never-have-to-butcher-a-cow-while-wearing-high-heels-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-09-28T21:21:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/14/learning-to-accept-your-dogs-snoring-problem-could-save-your-life/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-06T21:16:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/10/keith-morrison-barbara-walters-and-others-continue-to-seek-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This kind of astute conclusion only comes with years of journalistic experience. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door (of Shame, Blame and Brilliance) is both sentinel of sacred journalistic history, and protector of commode users.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-11T16:04:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/11/seven-more-minutes-of-childhood-a-fathers-wish-for-his-daughter-the-morning-of-9-11/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-16T01:35:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/10/magic-mirror-latest-judge-to-join-the-voice/</loc><lastmod>2013-09-10T22:27:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/08/getting-tuna-off-the-school-lunch-menu-is-every-kids-dream/</loc><lastmod>2013-09-19T00:27:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/06/occasionally-you-need-to-write-naked-or-at-least-out-of-your-comfort-zone/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Writing naked is a great way to challenge yourself. It can also get you a private cubicle.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-12-09T15:51:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/05/son-going-ape-for-girls-starts-early/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-01T19:11:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/03/keith-morrison-latest-reporter-to-knock-on-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I think that last part, which was noted by Misty, our receptionist, could be important...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door in our newsroom: Sentinel of journalistic history, protector of bathroom privacy.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I think the last part, which was noted by our receptionist, is kind of important.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-08T04:29:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/09/01/first-step-to-becoming-a-man-requires-a-plunger-and-a-box-of-fruit-loops/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-06T22:24:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/30/four-members-every-good-writers-group-should-avoid/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-01T20:24:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/28/outlook-for-future-of-education-looks-just-pee-chee/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Education Secretary Arnie Duncan promises no child's will get left behind when it comes to getting a Pee Chee folder.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-29T17:27:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/27/geraldo-rivera-cant-reach-the-door-fast-enough/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Sometimes, a picture isn't worth the thousand words...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door in our newsroom: preserving journalistic history,  as well as restroom privacy.  </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-28T17:43:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/25/computer-acting-up-backhand-it-with-an-anti-static-wrist-strap-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-09-01T06:14:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/20/this-just-in-9/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio, along with his two assistants, ponders my hard-hitting question regarding the very real threat of an attack on our state's helium reserves.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-24T17:39:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/20/journalists-drawn-to-mystery-of-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Maybe they were playing "One of These Things Is Not Like the Others?" </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door in our newsroom: 
History sentinel and commode shield.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-27T17:13:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/20/steroid-investigation-expanded-to-include-john-henry/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-20T13:49:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/18/snoring-is-just-one-sign-of-a-seasoned-journalist/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-20T16:16:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/16/its-my-47th-birthday-and-the-excitement-is-tangible/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Standing next to The Door in our newsroom, which is the only thing here older than me... wait, is Ronald Reagan smelling my hair? </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>As you can see, these kids who crashed my birthday party can barely contain their enthusiasm.  </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-20T12:24:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/15/apparently-the-laws-of-physics-dont-apply-to-our-familys-laundry-basket/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-04T04:50:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/13/barbara-walters-anderson-cooper-back-away-from-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>If she were a reporter digging for the truth, no one would ask for her sources.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The image as it appeared in our newspaper, destined for greatness on The Door</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door, sentinel of journalistic history since the 1970s; preserver of privacy to the restroom.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-15T20:57:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/11/insurance-premium-up-you-can-thank-my-clumsy-dog-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-12T22:24:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/09/if-you-want-to-be-a-writer-you-really-need-to-talk-to-someone/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-13T22:45:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/07/television-for-cats-just-one-more-reason-not-to-have-cable/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cat with remote</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cat hates Meow TV</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-09T16:19:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/06/anderson-cooper-latest-to-seek-handle-on-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Where are my soccer Balls</image:title><image:caption>It's our job to fix these kinds of things. That doesn't mean we don't laugh at them first.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door, serving as journalistic sentinel and restroom door.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-13T17:11:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/04/through-self-hypnosis-you-can-become-a-better-golfer-unless-you-think-youre-a-chicken/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-12T17:27:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/02/this-just-in-8/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>If he has IBS, this is going to be a very long day.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-11T17:07:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/08/02/admittedly-ive-been-resting-on-my-freshly-pressed-laurels/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door: Sentinel of journalistic history since the 1970s; protector of privacy to the restroom.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-15T14:15:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/31/if-you-cant-fix-it-with-gum-or-duct-tape-its-not-a-real-vw-bus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The image from my most popular post for 2013, which was also Freshly Pressed. Apparently, a lot of people like VW vans.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-09-29T15:54:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/30/this-just-in-7/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-03T21:09:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/30/one-groups-quest-brings-them-to-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Work for Beer</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>B&amp;G Club kids at The Door</image:title><image:caption>After perusing The Door, everyone agreed on a favorite clipping...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Talking at B&amp;G Club</image:title><image:caption>It was clear my presentation to members of the Boys &amp; Girls Club had them enthralled. Or was it a stray nose hair?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-27T17:11:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/28/geographically-speaking-i-have-no-idea-what-im-talking-about/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-02T14:54:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/26/humor-columnist-and-firefighter-sometimes-my-two-worlds-collide/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-02T04:15:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/25/journalism-in-action/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Freshly painted street</image:title><image:caption>Only the trained eye of a journalist, or average five-year-old, could recognize this is a freshly painted street. It's what we do. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-25T20:26:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/24/why-national-hot-dog-day-always-leaves-me-feeling-inadequate/</loc><lastmod>2013-07-29T04:07:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/23/journalists-cant-wait-to-be-shown-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door: Cultural mecca; journalistic icon; restroom door.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-27T17:12:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/05/07/its-time-once-again-to-visit-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-22T23:18:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/22/cold-medicine-the-key-to-true-introspection-2/</loc><lastmod>2013-07-29T04:09:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/22/to-celebrate-the-completion-of-my-book-i-decided-to-get-sick/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My whereabouts since Saturday night. Well, here and kneeling in front of the commode. (No photo available)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-26T21:30:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/19/like-exercise-regular-writing-can-shape-your-literary-thighs/</loc><lastmod>2013-07-22T19:09:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/16/1712/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image16.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-22T17:51:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/16/even-major-news-outlets-are-asking-for-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Not to put to fine a point on it...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door in our newsroom. No, really...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-18T06:40:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/15/on-vacation-at-the-keyboard/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>This is what I look like in deep thought. Or trying to get something out of my tooth. Or when there's a fly in the library.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-20T16:55:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/14/impress-your-friends-and-family-freak-out-on-a-carnival-ride/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Squirrel Cages</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-16T23:29:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/11/the-verdict-is-in-we-the-jury-are-free-to-go/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-15T15:10:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/11/i-was-picked-first-for-jury-duty/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-15T15:07:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/09/this-post-proves-even-god-likes-to-use-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The Door which spellcheck appropriately enough keeps suggesting I call The Odor.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-10T18:15:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/07/answering-your-painful-questions-about-my-softball-season/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-11T23:17:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/05/why-this-weeks-nickels-worth-on-writing-isnt-worth-a-dime/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>My Engine 2 crew, in position for July Fourth;  all dressed up and no where to go — which wasn't a bad thing...  </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-03T21:01:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/05/this-just-in-6/</loc><lastmod>2013-07-06T17:32:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/01/02/why-radio-is-dying/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/eclipse-on-radio-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Eclipse on radio copy</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-02T23:20:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/02/wimpy-fireworks-take-excitement-out-of-having-facial-hair/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-03T17:20:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/02/this-just-in-5/</loc><lastmod>2013-07-05T23:25:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/30/first-rule-of-a-risque-photo-shoot-avoid-flashing-anyone/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image43.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-03T06:30:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/07/02/every-good-journalist-wants-to-be-shown-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Sadly, this might actually be the most original tip in the entire article .</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Yet another fine example of how a good investigative journalist can mean the difference between stating the obvious or revealing what any five-year-old knows.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Our actual newsroom door, and the envy of Barbara Walters.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-27T17:14:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/29/but-seriously-folks-thank-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image42.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-07-03T06:25:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/04/09/its-time-once-again-for-the-door-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/west-of-florence-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>West of Florence copy</image:title><image:caption>Buy now, and get a free snorkel and swim fins!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/our-actual-door-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Our actual newsroomy</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-28T04:16:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/05/14/already-tired-of-tuesday-show-it-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-28T04:15:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/04/30/the-door-its-a-two-for-tuesday/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-28T04:15:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/05/28/knock-knock-whos-there-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-28T04:13:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/27/this-just-in-4/</loc><lastmod>2013-07-05T16:53:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/27/the-world-will-be-saved-thanks-to-my-friends-lawn-mowing-in-atlanta/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image40.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-29T16:12:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/25/this-just-in-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>The photo in question, documenting the importance of keeping your head in the event of drowning. Especially if you are made of heavy plastic.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-27T04:41:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/03/14/my-review-of-a-book-that-doesnt-actually-exist/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eclipsed-sunset-cover1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Eclipsed Sunset cover</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eclipsed-sunset-cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Eclipsed Sunset cover</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-24T14:49:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/23/behind-every-country-music-star-is-a-great-soda-wrangler/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-25T19:37:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/21/tips-to-jump-start-your-writing-unless-youre-in-arkansas/</loc><lastmod>2013-11-05T20:02:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/19/i-swear-im-not-an-ungrateful-jerk/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-25T02:20:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/20/science-links-obesity-to-fat-lazy-microbes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-21T22:19:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/18/four-out-of-five-journalists-recommend-using-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>I think I actually saw this guy. Sadly, I thought he was just shooing flies...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-27T17:16:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/04/like-justin-bieber-i-completely-overlooked-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-18T06:53:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/11/a-glimpse-of-the-zombie-apocalypse-on-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Would you drink water from this man's well?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-18T06:52:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/16/i-repeat-your-children-have-not-been-invaded-by-aliens-its-just-fathers-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image26.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-18T05:31:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/16/best-gumbo-west-of-the-south-was-almost-good-enough-for-first-place/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image25.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>One of the reasons I love my wife; we make each other laugh a lot. Sometimes I can even make her laugh with my clothes on...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Our team, Greg and Arda Stober, along with my wife and I. Our clear display boxes had small strobe lights covered in red and yellow tissue paper to look like flames. That's just how cool we are.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Our chicken and sausage gumbo, with dirty rice. How dirty? It wouldn't get a "G" rating, let's put it that way.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-18T19:24:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2013/06/14/neds-nickels-worth-on-gumbo/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image20.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Chocolate lava cake batter, which includes chopped Almond Joy bars and cocoa cream cheese. 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award</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-04T14:16:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/11/30/study-reveals-male-pattern-baldness-doesnt-include-ears/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/barber.jpg</image:loc><image:title>barber</image:title><image:caption>If you are a male over 40, chances are your ear hair has grown 2 centimeters since you read this.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-12-03T04:22:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/11/29/geckos-mean-stickier-tape-and-maybe-a-new-action-movie-for-bruce-willis/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bruce-willis-in-die-hard-001-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bruce-Willis-in-Die-Hard--001 copy</image:title><image:caption>Bruce Willis in will team up with geckos for the new action movie "Van der Waal 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Ask Tina Fey — she saw the whole thing.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-11-06T01:50:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/05/insurance-premium-up-you-can-thank-my-clumsy-dog/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/silly-stanley.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Silly Stanley</image:title><image:caption>This is the face of rising homeowner's insurance.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-11-03T21:13:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/10/30/investigating-the-latest-crisis-flamin-hot-cheeto-addiction/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/square-me-and-mr-chester-cheeta.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Square Me and Mr. Chester Cheeta</image:title><image:caption>I thought I was nearly undetectable in my "school teacher" disguise; obviously, I was wrong.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-11-01T17:36:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/10/24/coaching-kids-start-with-jelly-donuts/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ned-no-game-final.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ned No Game final</image:title><image:caption>Going downtown for a hail Mary pass into the bucket.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-25T16:58:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/10/19/for-indecisives-anonymous/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/meeting-open-closed-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Meeting open closed copy</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/meeting-open-closed1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Meeting open closed</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/meeting-open-closed.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Meeting open closed</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-04T14:16:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/10/17/todays-halloween-costume-is-tomorrows-therapy-session/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/robot-boy-and-ghost-dog.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Robot boy and Ghost Dog</image:title><image:caption>They may not look traumatized now, but I'm saving up for my children's therapy sessions anyway — just in case.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-11-15T15:09:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/10/15/calling-all-mediums/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/homicide.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Homicide</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-15T19:15:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/10/09/getting-tuna-off-the-lunch-menu-is-every-kids-dream/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/school-lunch-tray-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>School lunch tray copy</image:title><image:caption>The typical school lunch ... at least in the eyes of your child.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-11T20:23:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/10/10/that-explains-it/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/police-arrest2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Police arrest</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/police-arrest1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Police arrest</image:title><image:caption>I was wondering why there was no one in line at Starbuck's this morning. And no one behind the counter, or in the drive thru, or ...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-11T20:21:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/10/10/through-hypnosis-you-can-become-a-better-golfer-unless-you-think-youre-a-chicken/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ned-asleep-on-golf-course-wbeer.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ned asleep on golf course w:beer</image:title><image:caption>Golf is so much more exciting than bowling ... OK, not really. Well maybe. Actually, now that I think about it ...  ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ned-sleeps-on-golf-course.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ned sleeps on golf course</image:title><image:caption>Golf is so much more exciting than bowling ... OK, not really. Well maybe. Actually, now that I think about it ...  ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-11T18:13:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/10/11/whatever/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/appathy1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Appathy</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-11T18:10:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/05/somewhere-on-the-internet-someone-is-staring-at-my-blog/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/neds-blog1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ned's Blog</image:title><image:caption>I'm a little uncomfortable with exposing my blog, so please; try not to stare.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/neds-blog.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ned's Blog</image:title><image:caption>I'm a little uncomfortable with exposing my blog so please; try not to stare.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-10T20:36:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/10/09/for-reasons-unknown/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/baseball-colon1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Baseball colon</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-09T18:33:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/07/larger-brained-humans-will-only-lead-to-big-heads/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc0032.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ned with column</image:title><image:caption>A gift from a reader helps me demonstrate how, if the journal Science is correct, these proportions may be correct by the next generation. The question is, with today's television programming, which size will it be?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-06T00:02:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/10/computer-acting-up-backhand-it-with-an-anti-static-wrist-strap/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc0002.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Good-bye, computer</image:title><image:caption>As a last resort, you may chose to place you computer on top of a trash receptacle and threaten it at gunpoint. Remember: Threatening the monitor is a waste of time. (And yes, this is a current photo of my computer system)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-06T00:00:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/11/only-real-men-can-iron-clothes-at-3000-feet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ironing-man-at-ap1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ironing-Man at AP</image:title><image:caption>To prepare for the 2013 Extreme Ironing Championships, I have begun training at the Eugene Airport. My cardio and resting heart rate have improved dramatically thanks to my running partners at airport security!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ironing-man-at-ap.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ironing-Man at AP</image:title><image:caption>To prepare for the Extreme Ironing Championships, I have started hanging out at the Eugene Airport. This has improved my cardio and resting heart rate thanks to my running partners at airport security.   </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-05T18:18:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/13/new-iphone-still-no-match-for-nokia-exploding-cell-phones/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc0029.jpg</image:loc><image:title>_DSC0029</image:title><image:caption>I miss my "old" phone.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc0029.jpg</image:loc><image:title>_DSC0029</image:title><image:caption>I miss my old phone.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/my-new-1phone5-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>My new 1Phone5 copy</image:title><image:caption>Being a journalist, I naturally received an advanced preview of the new iPhone5, which I was told came from a reputable dealer somewhere in Costa Rica.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-05T23:52:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/18/snoring-is-sure-sign-of-a-seasoned-journalist/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc00042.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sleeping journalist</image:title><image:caption>What may appear as sleeping to the untrained eye is actually the complex routine of a seasoned journalist focused on a Pulitzer ... or possibly a Putziler.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc00041.jpg</image:loc><image:title>_DSC0004</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc0004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>_DSC0004</image:title><image:caption>What may appear as sleeping to the untrained eye is actually the complex routine of a seasoned journalist focused on a Pulitzer ... or possibly a Putziler.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc0004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sleeping journalist</image:title><image:caption>What may appear as sleeping to the untrained eye is actually the complex routine of a seasoned journalist focused on a Pulitzer ... or possibly a Putziler.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-04T00:42:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/23/my-greatest-childhood-fear-being-bitten-by-a-radioactive-moth/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mothman-photo2-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mothman photo2 copy</image:title><image:caption>I still live in fear of being bitten by a lame radioactive insect, like the newly discovered "Poodle Moth." (goggles are optional)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mothman-photo2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mothman photo2</image:title><image:caption>I still live in fear of being bitten by a lame radioactive insect, like the newly discovered "poodle moth." (goggles are optional)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-04T00:28:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/27/most-men-will-never-have-to-butcher-a-cow-while-wearing-high-heels/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hairy-disco-legs-in-heels.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hairy disco legs in heels</image:title><image:caption>For men participating in this year's Domestic Violence Awareness "Men's High Heels Walk," hitting the disco afterwards is strongly discouraged. Really — don't even think about it.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-04T00:24:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/24/dont-become-the-victim-of-an-unprovoked-gravy-ambush/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc0003.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ned vs Gravy</image:title><image:caption>Maintaining "situational awareness" is key to preventing yourself from becoming the victim of a gravy ambush.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-04T00:21:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/08/14/going-on-safari-always-bring-a-chimp-for-back-up/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dsc0004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>This should be my start-up screen</image:title><image:caption>We're going on Safari! ... uh, wait... No we're not. Someone get the chimp from tech support!!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dsc0004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Safari stinks.</image:title><image:caption>Going on Safari! ... uh, wait ... No I'm not. Someone get the chimp from IT.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-09-25T16:56:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/08/20/save-water-by-fixing-that-leaky-light-switch/</loc><lastmod>2012-09-25T16:46:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/08/22/if-a-man-is-attacked-by-his-tent-in-the-forest-should-he-make-a-sound/</loc><lastmod>2013-01-18T16:35:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/04/chewing-the-fat-inside-a-giant-wienermobile/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ned-with-big-weiner-mobile.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ned with big Weinermobile</image:title><image:caption>"After realizing the size and scope of this assignment, I was feeling a little inadequate."</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-09-11T22:13:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/09/10/yard-sale-for-the-whole-family/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://nedhickson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/garage-sale-for-kids.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Yard sale for kids</image:title><image:caption>I was alerted to this yard sale ad in our local paper. Though I missed the sale, I'm sure there will be more about it in the police log...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-09-10T20:31:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/about/testimonials-mostly-unpaid/</loc><lastmod>2013-08-05T16:04:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/08/02/loosen-up-with-the-help-of-bio-engineered-yogurt/</loc><lastmod>2012-08-18T00:15:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/06/02/the-bigger-your-lips-the-sexier-youll-be-when-it-comes-to-dating-a-sucker-fish/</loc><lastmod>2012-08-18T00:10:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/06/03/cosmetic-surgery-boldly-taking-us-where-no-one-in-their-right-mind-has-gone-before/</loc><lastmod>2012-08-18T00:06:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/06/04/dignity-is-easier-to-swallow-with-hot-sauce/</loc><lastmod>2012-10-03T16:01:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/01/03/being-canadian-for-a-day-could-lead-to-a-strained-molson-muscle/</loc><lastmod>2012-08-17T23:33:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/01/01/okay-maybe-fruitcake-doesnt-threaten-humanity/</loc><lastmod>2012-08-17T23:02:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/01/01/the-people-have-spoken-the-world-is-full-of-fruitcakes/</loc><lastmod>2012-08-17T23:01:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/01/01/say-what-you-want-but-fruitcake-could-be-our-last-defense-against-alien-invaders/</loc><lastmod>2012-08-17T23:00:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com/2012/07/18/parents-lung-capacity-key-when-choosing-inflatable-toy/</loc><lastmod>2013-01-18T16:34:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://nedhickson.com</loc><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><lastmod>2024-11-19T19:15:53+00:00</lastmod></url></urlset>
