<?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-391156213095294175</id><updated>2011-04-21T20:22:44.952-07:00</updated><category term='internet dating'/><category term='philately'/><category term='exoskeletons'/><category term='stamp collecting'/><category term='ecdysis'/><category term='microscopes'/><title type='text'>Let Me Put It This Way...</title><subtitle type='html'>A series of very personal messages culled from that most embarrassing of explanations - the secrets revealed before meeting an online date for the first time.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://howcaniexplaintoyou.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/391156213095294175/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://howcaniexplaintoyou.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>E.S.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06374967808982556939</uri><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>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391156213095294175.post-5973852555189055231</id><published>2008-10-14T14:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T15:01:14.921-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='microscopes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stamp collecting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='philately'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='internet dating'/><title type='text'>Philately</title><content type='html'>Sue - &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hey, just dropping a line.  How ya doing?  My name's Tobin, I'm 33, and I work in the textiles industry doing purchasing/planning.  You seem really cool.  I have a lot of hobbies, but my biggest is probably the collection and study of stamps, both topically and for the history of the postal industry.  My prized possessions are a few Penny Reds and some world stamps.  I even have one from the Serene Republic of San Marino!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I saw that you are into chemistry.  That's really cool!  Do you own your own microscope?  Maybe we could look at some slides together and maybe I can show you some stamps under 10x and we can guess if they are perf 12 or perf 13 (that's the number of perforations a stamp has).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, message me back.  I think we'd be perforate for each other.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See you Phi-later, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tobin&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/391156213095294175-5973852555189055231?l=howcaniexplaintoyou.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://howcaniexplaintoyou.blogspot.com/feeds/5973852555189055231/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=391156213095294175&amp;postID=5973852555189055231' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/391156213095294175/posts/default/5973852555189055231'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/391156213095294175/posts/default/5973852555189055231'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://howcaniexplaintoyou.blogspot.com/2008/10/philately.html' title='Philately'/><author><name>E.S.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06374967808982556939</uri><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>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391156213095294175.post-5197264875722598732</id><published>2008-10-08T15:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-08T15:59:37.037-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ecdysis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='exoskeletons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='internet dating'/><title type='text'>Ecdysis</title><content type='html'>So, you're into spelunking, romantic comedies, and twizzlers...I'm not gonna lie, I had to look up the last one when you told me it was something you do in the bedroom.  Well, I'm a pretty normal guy, I guess.  Other than what you already know - I love football, I'm a huge dinosaur nut, I spend most weekends at the museum.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...I'm pretty excited that you want to meet up.  I guess we have been talking a lot on here.  What do you want to do?  Go out for coffee?  Or maybe something more intimate.  Dinner and a show?  Let me know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Umm, before we meet, I have something to tell you that you should probably know about me.  It's not that weird, I think a lot of people deal with it.  Hmm, let me put it this way...you know everyone changes over time, and I'm no different.  I molt.  I understand if you don't want to see me now, but let me tell you some of the great things about my condition.  For one, I can carpool any time I want.  Just me and my exoskeleton in the HOV lane.  Also, my exuvium can be used as furniture.  My sheddings make Williams Sonoma look like Wal-Mart.  Lastly, its not just my cuticula that is constantly rock hard, if you get my drift.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, anyway, let me know what you think.  I really think we've hit it off well, and we have so much in common.  I will talk to you soon.  Hope you don't think I'm too being too forward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crabman (thought this was a dead giveaway, by the way...)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/391156213095294175-5197264875722598732?l=howcaniexplaintoyou.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://howcaniexplaintoyou.blogspot.com/feeds/5197264875722598732/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=391156213095294175&amp;postID=5197264875722598732' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/391156213095294175/posts/default/5197264875722598732'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/391156213095294175/posts/default/5197264875722598732'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://howcaniexplaintoyou.blogspot.com/2008/10/ecdysis.html' title='Ecdysis'/><author><name>E.S.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06374967808982556939</uri><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>
