<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952989232312541189</id><updated>2012-02-16T20:34:49.948-08:00</updated><category term='privacy'/><category term='face fear'/><category term='fear'/><category term='skiing'/><category term='retirement'/><category term='life'/><title type='text'>The Wilkes Blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://awilkes.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1952989232312541189/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://awilkes.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Andy</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952989232312541189.post-5262938757760723016</id><published>2008-02-28T03:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T04:01:19.487-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fear'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='face fear'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='skiing'/><title type='text'>Facing Fear</title><summary type='text'>I was getting a bit concerned that I had become less brave recently. In the past I have ridden motorcycles at high speed and done full-contact Karate but lately I have been scared Skiing.I started skiing at the age of 30+ and did it in Austria for the first time. It took just a few days to get from raw beginner to OK to go down most of the slopes.But, most of it was fearful. By this, I mean </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://awilkes.blogspot.com/feeds/5262938757760723016/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1952989232312541189&amp;postID=5262938757760723016' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1952989232312541189/posts/default/5262938757760723016'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1952989232312541189/posts/default/5262938757760723016'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://awilkes.blogspot.com/2008/02/facing-fear.html' title='Facing Fear'/><author><name>Andy</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952989232312541189.post-5716906467898191960</id><published>2008-02-04T04:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-04T04:51:11.757-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='retirement'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Time Acceleration</title><summary type='text'>As you get older, you will experience an acceleration in time. I am currently, rapidly approaching my 45th birthday and have spoken on this topic to a few people that are older than me.We all found that we experience age acceleration. It is kind of scary, but true! You will have the same effect in your life as long as you remain lively.What you need to do is recognize this fact and live life to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://awilkes.blogspot.com/feeds/5716906467898191960/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1952989232312541189&amp;postID=5716906467898191960' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1952989232312541189/posts/default/5716906467898191960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1952989232312541189/posts/default/5716906467898191960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://awilkes.blogspot.com/2008/02/time-acceleration.html' title='Time Acceleration'/><author><name>Andy</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952989232312541189.post-4201823483162691729</id><published>2008-02-03T00:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-03T02:12:21.788-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='privacy'/><title type='text'>Anti Privacy</title><summary type='text'>In a world where personal privacy is becoming more and more an issue with people avoiding being photographed, hands covering faces whenever a camera is spotted and people hiding behind closed doors and black tinted glass in cars, I find my self doing the opposite and becoming more and more open.Isn't this odd, is it a natural tendency to go against the herd or a useful strategy?This is the first </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://awilkes.blogspot.com/feeds/4201823483162691729/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1952989232312541189&amp;postID=4201823483162691729' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1952989232312541189/posts/default/4201823483162691729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1952989232312541189/posts/default/4201823483162691729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://awilkes.blogspot.com/2008/02/anti-privacy.html' title='Anti Privacy'/><author><name>Andy</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
