<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Random Thoughts @ www.leastbest.com</title><link>http://www.leastbest.com/</link><description>(Random Thoughts) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 www.leastbest.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:12:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Random Thoughts @ www.leastbest.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://www.leastbest.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Starting to get the hang of it</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/starting_to_get_the_hang_of_it.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/starting_to_get_the_hang_of_it.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=starting%5Fto%5Fget%5Fthe%5Fhang%5Fof%5Fit</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;m starting to figure out this new software.&nbsp; The look will change a few times until I&#39;m sure about it.&nbsp; If you see something you like or don&#39;t like, let me know.&nbsp; Right now I feel as though brown is appropriate, I don&#39]]></description></item><item><title>Sabata</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/the_banjo.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/the_banjo.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fbanjo</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["The piano may do for lovesick girls who lace themselves to skeletons and lunch on chalk, pickles and slate pencils. But give me the banjo, when you want genuine music, music that will come right home to you like a bad quarter, suffuse your syst]]></description></item><item><title>That darn cat</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/that_darn_cat.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/that_darn_cat.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=that%5Fdarn%5Fcat</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My wife has been hinting for a long time that our daughter needed a pet.  I am not an animal person.  I can't stand dogs and barely tolerate cats.
Lately the talk became serious about getting a cat so the wife looked on the internet and fo]]></description></item><item><title>The old old house</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/the_old_old_house.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/the_old_old_house.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fold%5Fold%5Fhouse</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I wrote about someone taking my picture while I was doing yard work a while back.]]></description><category>history</category><category>life</category><category>architecture</category></item><item><title>Mike</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/mike.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/mike.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mike</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I have a friend at work that I've known (or thought I've known) for a very long time.  I've written before how Mike was into astronomy and started taking photos of the sky.  After seeing my blog he decided to create his own to share his pho]]></description></item><item><title>Emails and Comments</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/emails_and_comments.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/emails_and_comments.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=emails%5Fand%5Fcomments</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Since I've returned to posting on this blog I've recieved a large number of emails and comments.  It's time to answer a few.

Many people have asked which of the kids I am in the picture in Moving Memories.  I'm the eight year old boy sec]]></description></item><item><title>Poor Screech</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/poor_screech.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/poor_screech.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=poor%5Fscreech</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I've been thinking about houses a lot lately.  My father-in-law is moving and everywhere I look I see people losing their homes.  These are tough times.  I've been reading about people with adjustable rate mortgages in real trouble.&nb]]></description></item><item><title>25,000 Hits</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/25000_hits.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/25000_hits.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=25000%5Fhits</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Back on September 19, 2005 I wrote that I had achieved 10,000 hits on this site.  I'm proud to say that as of this posting I have achieved 25,000 hits.]]></description></item><item><title>Dunkin&apos; Donuts Debacle</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/dunkin_donuts_debacle.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/dunkin_donuts_debacle.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=dunkin%5Fdonuts%5Fdebacle</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I love Dunkin' Donuts coffee.  For the past twelve years I have gone there every working day and ordered exactly the same thing, an extra-large decaf with cream.  Two out of seven times I get the wrong order.   Last week I went th]]></description></item><item><title>Exciting News</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/exciting_news.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/exciting_news.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2006 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=exciting%5Fnews</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OK, it's not that exciting.  It's just that I finally got off my lazy butt and got my own domain name.  You'd be amazed at how many people can't seem to find my blog.  It seems that the - in blog-city overwhelmed them.To fix the proble]]></description></item><item><title>There&apos;s a moon in the sky called The Moon</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/moon_1.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/moon_1.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=moon%5F1</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A friend of mine from work takes great photographs of distant planets with his telescope and has sparked some interest in astronomy.  I happened across Google Moon the other day and it's great.  You can see in detail where the moon landings]]></description></item><item><title>Weekend of getting organized</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/weekend_of_getting_organized.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/weekend_of_getting_organized.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2006 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=weekend%5Fof%5Fgetting%5Forganized</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I missed the Lucy Kaplansky concert,I had to work until the wee hours and couldn't get there.  Management is tweaking my route and it's going to be a little while before the bugs are ironed out of it.  If Tom is reading this; I'm sorry budd]]></description></item><item><title>Editing a life</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/editing_a_life.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/editing_a_life.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2006 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=editing%5Fa%5Flife</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The past two weeks have been spent immersing myself into the world of video editing.  I've read every book, website, tutorial and listened to every podcast I could find.  I became an expert at Microsoft Movie Maker and moved onto Adobe Prem]]></description></item><item><title>Underworld Evolution</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/underworld_evolution.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/underworld_evolution.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=underworld%5Fevolution</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Finally had some time for the family, so we went out to the movies.  I love Vampire/Werewolf/Zombie movies and Underworld Evolution (the sequel to Underworld) had two out of three. This movie was far more violent than the first one and it also had so]]></description></item><item><title>The Holidays</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/the_holidays.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/the_holidays.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2006 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fholidays</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[December was a brutal month.  I worked long hours and barely picked up my guitar, banjo or mandolin.  What made it all worthwhile was family.Christmas was on a Sunday so for the first time in a long time I was able to spend Christmas Eve wi]]></description></item><item><title>Work Work Work..... Family</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/work_work_work_family.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/work_work_work_family.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=work%5Fwork%5Fwork%5Ffamily</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Due to the Christmas rush here at ETDS (also know as Peak) I've been leaving for work at eight in the morning and coming home after ten at night.  I"m not complaining, the extra money is nice for the holidays and it will be over in another]]></description></item><item><title>When the Student is ready</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/student.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/student.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2005 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=student</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today my daughter was working on the computer.&nbsp; I walked by, grabbed the mouse and showed her how to do a small task.&nbsp; I then cocked my head, puffed out my chest and said, &quot;When the student is ready the teacher will appear.&quot;My dau]]></description></item><item><title>Firemen</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/firemen.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/firemen.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=firemen</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I love talking to firefighters.  When they have to work it is intense and dangerous but they also have a lot of downtime, so they have time to think.]]></description></item><item><title>Happy Thanksgiving</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/happy_thanksgiving.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/happy_thanksgiving.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2005 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=happy%5Fthanksgiving</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'm exhausted.  Winter hit hard in Sheffield Lake and I had to work twelve hours in it.  The wind came off the lake and talked to me.  By evening the snow was coming down so hard that it was hard to see and the roads were treacherous.  All in all]]></description></item><item><title>A Night of Extremes Part II</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.leastbest.com/a_night_of_extremes_part_ii.htm</guid><link>http://www.leastbest.com/a_night_of_extremes_part_ii.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://www.leastbest.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fnight%5Fof%5Fextremes%5Fpart%5Fii</comments><dc:creator>Randall Bott</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After the Donovan concert I was beat complete.  I had an hour and a half drive home and needed coffee.  My buddy Tom told me there was a free concert for volunteers over at Kent Stage with The Dust Poets.  I hadn't heard of them and after leaving]]></description></item></channel></rss>