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		<title>Cowboys, Turkey Farmers, and Shrimp Dumplings?</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/07/07/cowboys-turkey-farmers-and-shrimp-dumplings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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Sanpete County, UT is inhabited by good old fashioned pioneer stock.  There are turkey farmers, cowboys, shepherds, rodeo fans, sewing moms, and competition quilters.  The towns in this county are full of normal American folk ...]]></description>
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		<title>Weenie Wisdom from Top Dog</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2010/02/18/weenie-wisdom-from-top-dog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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Something significant occured in Berkeley, CA in 1966 that continues to affect students, thinkers, and visitors till this day.  Was it the famous riots on Berkeley campus? The establisment of the People&#8217;s Park? Or, perhaps ...]]></description>
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		<title>Attn Mom: Proof of the Dessert Section (well almost)</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/12/28/attn-mom-proof-of-the-dessert-section-well-almost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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“Why couldn’t she understand my agony?”  was the puzzlement of the five-year-old Cynthia trying to explain that I had eaten my veggies and pascetti (translation: spaghetti), and was full from dinner.  “But MAAaaaooom, my dessert ...]]></description>
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		<title>Dinning With 10,000 Buddhas</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/11/06/dinning-with-10000-buddhas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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Which came first, the temple or the restaurant? For a food-loving anthropologist, this is a very tough question! If you follow the path to enlightenment, in this case Highway 101, to the City of 10,000 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Cupcake Camp: Cult to Empire!</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/10/08/cupcake-camp-cult-to-empire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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Little did I know that when I succumbed to the cupcake cult of New York City that cupcakes have been taking over the hearts of many in great cities all over the world, including San ...]]></description>
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		<title>Real, Raw, Street Cane</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/09/01/real-raw-street-cane/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You never know what nation you will be swept away to when walking down the streets of Manhattan.  A stand selling preserved eggs and fried tofu will take me to the Canton Provence of China. ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Seduction of the Cupcake Cult</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/08/08/the-seduction-of-the-cupcake-cult/</link>
		<comments>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/08/08/the-seduction-of-the-cupcake-cult/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If a newcomer to New York City thinks about cupcakes, she probably has sweet memories of third grade birthday parties where the whole class would get the little cakes heavy with frosting. But in NYC, the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Big Apple BBQ Block Party</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/06/16/big-apple-bbq-block-party/</link>
		<comments>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/06/16/big-apple-bbq-block-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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What kind of strange culture would spend a day in the rain waiting in line for BBQ? Apparently, it is the New York City foodie tribe and the event was the 7th Annual Big Apple ...]]></description>
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		<title>Shabbat Night!</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/06/02/shabbat-night/</link>
		<comments>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/06/02/shabbat-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bread]]></category>
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My husband and I were invited to an evening dinner at a friend’s apartment in Manhattan. I thought this was a kind invitation from a friend to join them in their home and not much ...]]></description>
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		<title>The New York City Dessert Truck</title>
		<link>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/05/28/the-new-york-city-dessert-truck/</link>
		<comments>http://optimisticanthropology.com/2009/05/28/the-new-york-city-dessert-truck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 02:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Young</dc:creator>
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The wonder of the Dessert Truck, which is often parked across the street from the St. Mark’s Hotel in NYC, reminds me of Prometheus taking one of the gods’ greatest gifts and giving it to ...]]></description>
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