<?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/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025948679246114989.post7034706004606840070..comments</id><updated>2009-12-18T16:26:04.656-08:00</updated><category term='History in the Making'/><category term='WDYTYA'/><category term='Newspapers'/><category term='Blog Carnivals'/><category term='23andMe'/><category term='Free Stuff'/><category term='Best Bytes'/><category term='Pado'/><category term='Memories'/><category term='France'/><category term='Special Offers'/><category term='Wine'/><category term='Family Tree DNA'/><category term='Tombstone Tuesday'/><category term='Dagle'/><category term='Genea-Blogger Games'/><category term='Dunn'/><category term='SBCGS'/><category term='ISOGG'/><category term='Ancestry.com'/><category term='Thompson'/><category term='Genealogy and 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term='Lineage Groups'/><category term='Blogging'/><category term='Conferences'/><category term='Advent Calendar'/><category term='Treasure Chest Thursday'/><category term='Genealogical Mysteries'/><category term='Cemetery'/><category term='Graving'/><category term='Legislative Alert'/><category term='African American Research'/><category term='LaFleur'/><category term='Faivre'/><category term='Friday Fun'/><category term='SLOCGS'/><category term='Life in General'/><category term='JAMSTOCK &apos;09'/><category term='Supporting Our Veterans/Troops'/><category term='Genetic Genealogy'/><category term='SR'/><category term='Second Life'/><category term='Veterans in the Family'/><title type='text'>Comments on Little Bytes of Life: An Open Letter to Genea-Santa</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.littlebytesoflife.com/feeds/7034706004606840070/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/7034706004606840070/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.littlebytesoflife.com/2009/12/open-letter-to-genea-santa.html'/><author><name>Elizabeth O'Neal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03191827688514996520</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ykz3lWof7x8/TSNo9aChPrI/AAAAAAAACnA/0ds3p2T_wM0/S220/EONeal_sepia_frame2.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025948679246114989.post-1289743913835138403</id><published>2009-12-18T15:40:47.809-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-18T15:40:47.809-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Starting the DAR process is on my list of things t...</title><content type='html'>Starting the DAR process is on my list of things to do very soon. I&amp;#39;m trying to connect with the local DAR lady everyone keeps talking about here and I always miss her.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you again for copying the documents for me. I&amp;#39;m bringing them to CHristmas to show my dad.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/7034706004606840070/comments/default/1289743913835138403'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/7034706004606840070/comments/default/1289743913835138403'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.littlebytesoflife.com/2009/12/open-letter-to-genea-santa.html?showComment=1261179647809#c1289743913835138403' title=''/><author><name>Amy Coffin</name><uri>http://wetree.blogspot.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.littlebytesoflife.com/2009/12/open-letter-to-genea-santa.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025948679246114989.post-7034706004606840070' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/posts/default/7034706004606840070' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1892029863'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025948679246114989.post-3774634066648586714</id><published>2009-12-17T00:25:03.978-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T00:25:03.978-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I love your letter.  What a way to give voice to y...</title><content type='html'>I love your letter.  What a way to give voice to your desires.  Don&amp;#39;t we all wish Santa would come an solve our hardest family mysteries for us.  I had to giggle at your ending.  Great Christmas post.&lt;br /&gt;Frances</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/7034706004606840070/comments/default/3774634066648586714'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/7034706004606840070/comments/default/3774634066648586714'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.littlebytesoflife.com/2009/12/open-letter-to-genea-santa.html?showComment=1261038303978#c3774634066648586714' title=''/><author><name>hummer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00727917499152200255</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17813993848259161163'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6XUiRyf_-wE/SWrD5x8-P6I/AAAAAAAAABI/Ss4x9WVm3JY/S220/HUMINGBIRD_Small.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.littlebytesoflife.com/2009/12/open-letter-to-genea-santa.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025948679246114989.post-7034706004606840070' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/posts/default/7034706004606840070' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-613426610'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025948679246114989.post-1742483133963347796</id><published>2009-12-16T12:09:00.498-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-16T12:09:00.498-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Renate - sorry to hear about the technical diff...</title><content type='html'>Hi Renate - sorry to hear about the technical difficulties, but thanks so much for sticking around and giving it another try!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was a violinst for a number of years, and my grandfather always wanted me to have the &amp;quot;family violin.&amp;quot; It apparently met its demise in an outdoor storage locker: rain, mold, and fire most likely did it in. I don&amp;#39;t play any longer, but still have 3 violins!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m so sorry to hear that you also suffer with DDD. It&amp;#39;s a nasty booger that has made my life h#ll for most of this year. I&amp;#39;m learning to live with it. I do wish you a pain-free life as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks again for stopping by and leaving such kind comments. Happy holidays to you and yours!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/7034706004606840070/comments/default/1742483133963347796'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/7034706004606840070/comments/default/1742483133963347796'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.littlebytesoflife.com/2009/12/open-letter-to-genea-santa.html?showComment=1260994140498#c1742483133963347796' title=''/><author><name>Elizabeth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03191827688514996520</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ykz3lWof7x8/SxdHWYtUmZI/AAAAAAAACMU/KgmCaGEIcs8/S220/EONeal_sepia_frame_santa.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.littlebytesoflife.com/2009/12/open-letter-to-genea-santa.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025948679246114989.post-7034706004606840070' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/posts/default/7034706004606840070' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-294584532'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025948679246114989.post-4871094182548690573</id><published>2009-12-15T17:05:53.697-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-15T17:05:53.697-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Okay, I&amp;#39;m going to try this again.  I just wro...</title><content type='html'>Okay, I&amp;#39;m going to try this again.  I just wrote out a comment to you, but I accidentally hit a key, an dit disappeared!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I was saying was....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a great letter to Genea-Santa!  I really enjoyed reading it. :)  Of course, you&amp;#39;ve peaked my interest with the mention of your family violin. If you don&amp;#39;t know why, check either of these two posts from my blog:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://tinyurl.com/yj9pjxj&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://tinyurl.com/yca8ups&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will be checking out your blog to learn more about it as soon as I finish typing this (again). :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, I can truly empathize with your situation with your back, as I suffer from the same.  My prayers are with you for a continued recovery and hopefully, a pain-free life!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, that&amp;#39;s not exactly how I said it all the first time, but I think I made my points...lol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy holidays!&lt;br /&gt;Renate</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/7034706004606840070/comments/default/4871094182548690573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/7034706004606840070/comments/default/4871094182548690573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.littlebytesoflife.com/2009/12/open-letter-to-genea-santa.html?showComment=1260925553697#c4871094182548690573' title=''/><author><name>Renate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05289031155721526652</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03722054878980970254'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLdhS2bbwpY/SmCe6GaWTXI/AAAAAAAAABI/6q_CFw43YUk/S220/Me+on+boat.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.littlebytesoflife.com/2009/12/open-letter-to-genea-santa.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025948679246114989.post-7034706004606840070' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8025948679246114989/posts/default/7034706004606840070' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1127724271'/></entry></feed>
