<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Inspiration @ emperorp.blog-city.com</title><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Inspiration) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 emperorp.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:26:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Inspiration @ emperorp.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Monday Musings 3</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/monday_musings_3.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/monday_musings_3.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=monday%5Fmusings%5F3</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[?Do all the good that you can,
In all the ways that you can,]]></description></item><item><title>Monday Musings</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/monday_musings.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/monday_musings.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=monday%5Fmusings</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As many of you know, I love quotations. Some time ago I was delighted to discover Barbara's blog, Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers, where not only do I get a lot of inspiration around taking care of our home, but each week Barbara posts a new quota]]></description></item><item><title>What I&apos;m Reading 2008: Update</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/what_im_reading_2008.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/what_im_reading_2008.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Fim%5Freading%5F2008</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all. -Henry David Thoreau. I've been reading a lot of very good books these last few months and I'm still holding Thoreau's words close as I make my selections.]]></description></item><item><title>Being the Change</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/being_the_change.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/being_the_change.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:46:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=being%5Fthe%5Fchange</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Those who think-and their name is legion-that they know how the universe could have been better than it is, how it would have been if they had created it, without pain, without sorrow, without time, without life, are unfit for illumination. Or]]></description></item><item><title>Children Need</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/children_need.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/children_need.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=children%5Fneed</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I came across the following at the pre-school of our little friend Katie. It made me smile. Children Need by Meiji Stewart Appreciation, for all they bring into our lives. Balance, somewhere between too little and too much. Commitment, it's the littl]]></description></item><item><title>My Favourite Things: Quotations Pt 1: Reading</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/my_favourite_things_quotations_pt_1_reading.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/my_favourite_things_quotations_pt_1_reading.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=my%5Ffavourite%5Fthings%5Fquotations%5Fpt%5F1%5Freading</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As I was writing my post about my iPod and the books I have listened to on it, I thought about some of my favorite quotations about reading and books. My favorite is the first one on the list below (see an excuse to put together another list ).]]></description></item><item><title>A Happy and Successful New Year</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/a_happy_and_successful_new_year.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/a_happy_and_successful_new_year.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fhappy%5Fand%5Fsuccessful%5Fnew%5Fyear</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wishing you all a Happy and Successful New Year with the following thoughts to start out your year:&quot;He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much;who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of little chi]]></description></item><item><title>Seattle Kids Marathon 2007</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/seattle_kids_marathon_2007.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/seattle_kids_marathon_2007.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:28:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=seattle%5Fkids%5Fmarathon%5F2007</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well they did it! Ashley and Caitlin took part in their first marathon. They completed the first 25 miles over the last couple of months and then the official run yesterday was 1.2 miles. They were so excited and Caitlin started the day by coming ups]]></description></item><item><title>The Gift of Friendship</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/the_gift_of_friendship.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/the_gift_of_friendship.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fgift%5Fof%5Ffriendship</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last night my Women's Group celebrated Linda's 60th birthday at the Tea Room in the Panama Hotel in the International District (a lovely little spot with a sad and interesting history).]]></description></item><item><title>Turtle Guardians</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/turtle_guardians.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/turtle_guardians.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=turtle%5Fguardians</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At our birthday celebration for Linda last night Pauline gave us all a Thanksgiving gift of a little turtle. Attached was a short text about the Turtle Guardians: "Potent symbols of longevity and learned wisdom. They will generally help to strengthen]]></description></item><item><title>Zen Kitchen</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/zen_kitchen.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/zen_kitchen.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=zen%5Fkitchen</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last night I spent a very satisfying few hours returning some Zen to my kitchen counter. I figure I spend so much time in the kitchen I want to enjoy the view. I finally hung up the postcards I bought in Japan 10 years ago and recently framed. They'd]]></description></item><item><title>PBP Update: Check out James&apos; ride report</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_check_out_james_ride_report.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_check_out_james_ride_report.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pbp%5Fupdate%5Fcheck%5Fout%5Fjames%5Fride%5Freport</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For all of you who followed the adventure of the PBP I thought you might be interested in reading James&#39; point of view. He&#39;s written up his experience on his own blog and you can read it at the following link:http://sente.blog-city.com/pbp_20]]></description></item><item><title>Paris Conclusion: We&apos;re home!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/paris_conclusion_were_home.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/paris_conclusion_were_home.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=paris%5Fconclusion%5Fwere%5Fhome</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After James&rsquo; return to our hotel on Friday the next two nights found us all sleeping more peacefully and we rested enough to get us through the 10 hour flight from Paris to Seattle. On Saturday, the day before we left, we spent the day rinsing]]></description></item><item><title>PBP Update: James has returned</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_james_has_returned.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_james_has_returned.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pbp%5Fupdate%5Fjames%5Fhas%5Freturned</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shortly before 2pm, while sitting in the restaurant with Ashley and Caitlin eating our lunch, I heard clapping in the lobby and looked up to see James enter the hotel (I&rsquo;d strategically sat in a spot where I could easily see the door of the lob]]></description></item><item><title>PBP Update: News from James</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_news_from_james.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_news_from_james.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pbp%5Fupdate%5Fnews%5Ffrom%5Fjames</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As I&rsquo;d reported in a comment to my previous blog, at 9am there was still no change in the tracking system. At that point I took it as given that James had dropped out of the ride and will be making his way back. He has emergency contact informa]]></description></item><item><title>PBP Update Thursday: Some Cause for Concern</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_thursday_some_cause_for_concern.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_thursday_some_cause_for_concern.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:44:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pbp%5Fupdate%5Fthursday%5Fsome%5Fcause%5Ffor%5Fconcern</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s almost 2:30am and I&rsquo;m feeling a growing anxiety as I am not seeing James&rsquo; check-in at Villaines registering on the tracking page of the official Paris-Brest-Paris website. He reached Loudeac this morning at 3:44am, which is 775]]></description></item><item><title>PBP Update Wednesday Pt2: James Reaches Brest and Starts the Return</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_wednesday_pt2_james_reaches_brest_and_starts_the.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_wednesday_pt2_james_reaches_brest_and_starts_the.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pbp%5Fupdate%5Fwednesday%5Fpt2%5Fjames%5Freaches%5Fbrest%5Fand%5Fstarts%5Fthe</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Monday afternoon when we all took a nap before James started the big ride, James and I awoke before the girls and I jokingly mentioned that I hope I get more sleep than James does during his ride. I have to say it is difficult to get a good night&]]></description></item><item><title>PBP Update Wednesday: James reaches sixth control at Carhaix-Plouguer</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_wednesday_james_reaches_sixth_control_at_carhaix.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_wednesday_james_reaches_sixth_control_at_carhaix.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pbp%5Fupdate%5Fwednesday%5Fjames%5Freaches%5Fsixth%5Fcontrol%5Fat%5Fcarhaix</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[525.5km down in 35hrs 34mins (based on unreliable time of departure registered at the Gymnase in St Quentin). It looks like he may have stopped for a few hours sleep at the fifth control in Lourdeac, which is the major control and rest stop marking t]]></description></item><item><title>PBP Update Tuesday: James reaches the fourth control at Tintenia</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_tuesday_james_reaches_the_fourth_control_at_tint.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/pbp_update_tuesday_james_reaches_the_fourth_control_at_tint.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pbp%5Fupdate%5Ftuesday%5Fjames%5Freaches%5Fthe%5Ffourth%5Fcontrol%5Fat%5Ftint</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first control did not show up this morning on the website when I searched for James frame number. I was feeling a little nervous until Jeannie from Texas, whose husband is riding his fourth PBP,&nbsp;mentioned that although he may have registered]]></description></item><item><title>Paris Day 7 Monday: The Paris-Brest-Paris Begins</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/day_7_monday_the_parisbrestparis_begins.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/day_7_monday_the_parisbrestparis_begins.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=day%5F7%5Fmonday%5Fthe%5Fparisbrestparis%5Fbegins</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Although I haven&rsquo;t had a chance to upload any entries that I&#39;ve written (due to spotty internet access) I decided to write about today so that I don&rsquo;t lose the feel of the experience we&rsquo;ve just gone through. The hotel as been po]]></description></item></channel></rss>