<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Tethered Swimming</title>
	<atom:link href="http://tetheredswimming.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://tetheredswimming.com</link>
	<description>Cynical optimism with a sense of humor...</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 13:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=MU</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<item>
		<title>Whatever the Opposite of a Victory Lap Is</title>
		<link>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/14/whatever-the-opposite-of-a-victory-lap-is/</link>
		<comments>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/14/whatever-the-opposite-of-a-victory-lap-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 13:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeno Amerikanos</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bush the Younger]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lebanon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sophomoric Imperialism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[I didnâ€™t even mention Pakistan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[or the destabilization of Syria]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[or the destruction of our reputation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[or the failure to find bin Laden]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[or the rampant killing of civilians from the air]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[or the Turkish/Kurdish problem]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[or uncountable other things . . .]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tetheredswimming.wordpress.com/?p=132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;And I contend that those tourists were decapitated before they entered the Krustyland House of Knives.&#8221; - Krusty the Klown
Starting today Bush the Younger will spend the next five days traveling to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.Â  He&#8217;ll also meet with the leaders of Afghanistan and Jordan.Â  No one seems to expect much of anything [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/14/whatever-the-opposite-of-a-victory-lap-is/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/zenoamerikanos-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Zeno Amerikanos</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>John McCain Enters the Octagon</title>
		<link>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/11/john-mccain-enters-the-octagon/</link>
		<comments>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/11/john-mccain-enters-the-octagon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeno Amerikanos</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Art of the Possible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abe Simpson for President]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Daily Show really is better than most news shows]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Go Barack Go!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[still glad I voted for him in the 2000 primary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[the Democrats canâ€™t possibly screw this up â€“ can th]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[watch the shine come off over the next few months]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tetheredswimming.wordpress.com/?p=131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Martin Prince you made a deal with no longer exists!&#8221; - Martin Prince
Why is John McCain running for President?Â  It&#8217;s a deceptively tricky question.Â  We know why Barack Obama is running for President, he wants to end the Iraq War and repair the damage Bush the Younger has done to the federal government.Â  We [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/11/john-mccain-enters-the-octagon/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/zenoamerikanos-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Zeno Amerikanos</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Children of a Greater God</title>
		<link>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/07/children-of-a-greater-god/</link>
		<comments>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/07/children-of-a-greater-god/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 22:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeno Amerikanos</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Child Hysteria]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Institutionalized Stupidity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fulfilling the stereotype of an archaeology professor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hard lemonade isnâ€™t for kids - itâ€™s for teenagers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[kids can drink more alcohol than that at a Catholic mas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tetheredswimming.wordpress.com/?p=130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We leave you the kids for three hours and the county takes them away?&#8221; - Homer Simpson
&#8220;Oh bitch, bitch, bitch.&#8221; - Abe Simpson
There was much hubbub a couple of weeks ago over an extremely dumb incident in Michigan.Â  The facts are not in dispute and here they are.Â  A guy took his seven year old [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/07/children-of-a-greater-god/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/zenoamerikanos-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Zeno Amerikanos</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Grand Theft Attention</title>
		<link>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/04/grand-theft-attention/</link>
		<comments>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/04/grand-theft-attention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeno Amerikanos</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Grand Theft Auto IV]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Systems Analyst]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Video Games]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[less Hollywood talent in this version]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[posted late because Iâ€™ve been tooling around Liberty]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Republican Space Rangers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[still ridiculously fun]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[video game violence is awesome]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tetheredswimming.wordpress.com/?p=129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I must taste blood.&#8221; - Penny Tompkins
Grand Theft Auto IV was released for two different video game consoles this week; the prior popularity and notoriety of the series means that its release merits the broadest kind of attention.  As a cultural spectacle, in terms of written articles and television stories, the game&#8217;s debut was [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/05/04/grand-theft-attention/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/zenoamerikanos-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Zeno Amerikanos</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Gun Jumping</title>
		<link>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/30/gun-jumping/</link>
		<comments>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/30/gun-jumping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeno Amerikanos</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Presidential Primary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Art of the Possible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Go Barack Go!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[I didnâ€™t even mention Iraq]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[itâ€™s a long time â€˜til November]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thatâ€™s our Bush]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tetheredswimming.wordpress.com/?p=128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Sure, it&#8217;s not 1985 right now, but who knows what tomorrow will bring?&#8221; - Homer Simpson
Despite this week&#8217;s rejuvenation of Reverend Wright mania there really is very little left to be said about either the Democratic or Republican presidential nominating contests.Â  On the Blue side Hillary Clinton continues to roll the dice on long odds [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/30/gun-jumping/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/zenoamerikanos-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Zeno Amerikanos</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>I Trust Hillary Clinton</title>
		<link>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/27/i-trust-hillary-clinton/</link>
		<comments>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/27/i-trust-hillary-clinton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeno Amerikanos</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Presidential Primary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Art of the Possible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[breathless commentary usually isnâ€™t warranted]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[câ€™mon people now/smile on your brother/everybody get]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Go Barack Go!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[McCain is still going to lose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wake me up when this is over]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tetheredswimming.wordpress.com/?p=127</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Stewie, uh, any parting words?&#8221; - Ed McMahon
&#8220;Um, you know I . . . I got beat, pure and simple.&#8221; - Stewie Griffin
The hand wringing and teeth gnashing that followed Hillary Clinton&#8217;s victory in Pennsylvania last week was as predictable as it was pointless.  Take a look at the headlines (you don&#8217;t need to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/27/i-trust-hillary-clinton/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/zenoamerikanos-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Zeno Amerikanos</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Denver: City of Love</title>
		<link>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/23/denver-city-of-love/</link>
		<comments>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/23/denver-city-of-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeno Amerikanos</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Presidential Primary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Art of the Possible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Denver on my mind]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Go Barack Go!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pointless boring coverage is going to get worse before]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Why did I plan to write an election wrap up when thereâ]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[you donâ€™t have to go home but you canâ€™t stay here]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tetheredswimming.wordpress.com/?p=126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And just like that, the long awaited Pennsylvania primary ends not in a bang, but in a whimper.Â  Much like March 4 and then Super Tuesday before it, both sides can crow about last nights results.Â  And like those previous Tuesdays the Clinton camp may feel the need to crow a little louder because their [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/23/denver-city-of-love/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/zenoamerikanos-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Zeno Amerikanos</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Semi-Serious Question</title>
		<link>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/20/a-semi-serious-question/</link>
		<comments>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/20/a-semi-serious-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeno Amerikanos</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Election]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bill Clinton]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Art of the Possible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bill just seems like kind of an Alpha male doesnâ€™t he]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Go Barack Go!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[I hope nobody links to this]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[nobody wants to be Robin once theyâ€™ve been Batman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[once a gash hound . . .]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[take my wife â€“ please]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tetheredswimming.wordpress.com/?p=125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Marge, you being a cop makes you the man, which makes me the woman!Â  And I have no interest in that, besides occasionally wearing the underwear, which, as we discussed, is strictly a comfort thing.&#8221; - Homer Simpson
Deep down in his heart of hearts, does Bill Clinton want his wife to be President?Â  I&#8217;ve never [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/20/a-semi-serious-question/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/zenoamerikanos-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Zeno Amerikanos</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pour Some â€™Tussin on It</title>
		<link>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/16/pour-some-%e2%80%99tussin-on-it/</link>
		<comments>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/16/pour-some-%e2%80%99tussin-on-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeno Amerikanos</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Art of the Possible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chris Rock is funny]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[our crumbling economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[remember when Republicans didnâ€™t like deficits?]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tax cuts for everyone but you!]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tetheredswimming.wordpress.com/?p=124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Thirty cases of cough syrup, sign here.&#8221; - Delivery Man
&#8220;Ah, ha ha, I got hooked on the stuff in the service.&#8221; - Moe the Bartender

Nobody really knows what&#8217;s going on with the economy but there have been enough scary signs lately that it is a focus of concern for a lot of people.Â  Consequently, our [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/16/pour-some-%e2%80%99tussin-on-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/zenoamerikanos-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Zeno Amerikanos</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/wd-EBG3a7jU/2.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>1901: An Oil Odyssey</title>
		<link>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/13/1901-an-oil-odyssey/</link>
		<comments>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/13/1901-an-oil-odyssey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeno Amerikanos</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[2001: A Space Odyssey]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[There Will Be Blood]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tetheredswimming.wordpress.com/?p=122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Boss, I had an idea to lighten up my image.Â  A special feature: Films I Have Loved.&#8221; - Jay Sherman
&#8220;Okay, but this better not be a list of arty foreign films that nobody gives a crap about.&#8221; - Duke Phillips

On Tuesday There Will Be Blood was released for home video.Â  That sentence is becoming something [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://tetheredswimming.com/2008/04/13/1901-an-oil-odyssey/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
	
		<media:content url="http://a.wordpress.com/avatar/zenoamerikanos-128.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Zeno Amerikanos</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://tetheredswimming.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/2001-therewillbeblood.jpg?w=450" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Smiting their enemies the old fashioned way.</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>