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		<title>Reader Question #17: Healthy Living</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allison F. from Houston, Texas Question: You live in Portland, Oregon, land of organic vegetables and locally produced foods. Are you pretty healthy? Answer On one day this week I ate only bacon and pudding. That&#8217;s it. For the entire day. The next day was mostly hot dogs, and a poptart, I think. It was [...]


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		<title>Reader Question #16: Backpackers vs Zombies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adelaide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kay B. from Nova Scotia, Canada Question: Knowing that there is a looming zombie apocalypse, what is the best way to protect yourself from the ravenous hordes of the undead? Answer: I&#8217;ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and the solution is quite simple- become a backpacker. Or at least get to know one. [...]


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		<title>Reader Question #15: Cake</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yvonne B. from Oklahoma City, OK Question: You are on a pretty steady diet of cake and burgers. How are you not diabetic or 300 lbs? Answer: It&#8217;s simple. I am on the &#8220;carry heavy things around&#8221; exercise regimen. That name is copyrighted. I have also thought about calling it the &#8220;Sisyphus workout plan.&#8221; Related [...]


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		<title>Reader Question #14: Combat boots</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adelaide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suzy W. from Portland, OR Question: You&#8217;ve been seen parading around town in a uniform with black boots, have you finally gone off the deep end and formed your own militant cult? Answer: Well, we all know that your momma wears combat boots, but, as it turns out, so do I. I&#8217;ve enrolled in a [...]


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		<title>Reader Question #13: Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adelaide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eliza V. from Burlington, VT Question: You have recently been organizing a lot of all-women events. Have you joined a convent or are you now unable to relate to members of the opposite sex? Answer: Yes. Wait, no, to both options. Actually, some of my best friends are male, and every week we watch another [...]


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		<title>Reader question #12: Homelessness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adelaide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wynn B. from Jackson, MS Question: I heard that you have been sleeping in a tent in your friend&#8217;s backyard. Have you lost the ability to live in normal society? Answer: Yes. Thanks for bringing it up. Actually, for the past month I have been what I call &#8220;creatively homeless.&#8221; I have been staying with [...]


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		<title>Reader Question #11: Hipsters</title>
		<link>http://www.dressedindirt.com/2009/10/reader-question-11-hipsters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adelaide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yvonne C from Oklahoma City, OK Question: I heard that you came back to Portland with a faux hawk and that you now wear a bandanna at all times. How is it, that after 3 months in the woods, you are now more of a hipster than a mountain woman? Answer: Excuse me. I will [...]


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		<title>Reader Question #10: Adventure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adelaide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kate I. from Boston, MA Question: How does it feel to be a real live adventurer? Answer: Great. Yesterday I encountered a cow with a taste for man flesh. No, that&#8217;s just me trying to make Vermont more exciting than it is. The trail goes through a lot of farm country here. Yesterday I hopped [...]


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		<title>Reader Question #9: Beautiful Things</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adelaide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecily O. from Portland, OR Question: You seem to complain a lot on your blog, are you actually having a good time? Answer: Yes. Things on the trail keep getting better, except when they&#8217;re not. I am seeing beautiful things here. For example, the other day I started hiking in a thick fog. As the [...]


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		<title>Reader Question #8: Being a wimp</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adelaide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Audrey B from Lookout Mtn, GA Question: My brother/cousin/friend/grandmother/pet ferret did the 100 mile wilderness and did not have as hard a time as you. Is it possible that you are a wimp? Answer: Yes. Although we in the wimp community prefer to be called badass challenged. Actually, there are many stories of people who [...]


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