<?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-8874207.post2317156533219106778..comments</id><updated>2008-11-08T19:06:02.484Z</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Carrick's Blog: An ode to a ruined Halloween and to parental geniu...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/feeds/2317156533219106778/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html'/><author><name>Carrick</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07022124659473756360</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>13</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-1284976197543743915</id><published>2008-11-08T19:06:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-08T19:06:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>Thanks!!</title><content type='html'>Thanks!!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/1284976197543743915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/1284976197543743915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1226171160000#c1284976197543743915' title=''/><author><name>Carrick</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07022124659473756360</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13555778463105528885'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-5000747978897800451</id><published>2008-11-08T16:13:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-08T16:13:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>In order to view old post, you need an AOL screenn...</title><content type='html'>In order to view old post, you need an AOL screenname.  Once you have one and are in the message board area, change your "setting" to read posts "999" days old.  That should do it.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/5000747978897800451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/5000747978897800451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1226160780000#c5000747978897800451' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-1262148545498294866</id><published>2008-11-08T08:32:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-08T08:32:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>My internet savvy must be failing me... I can't fi...</title><content type='html'>My internet savvy must be failing me... I can't figure out how to see old posts on that message board.  Do they not save old threads...?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/1262148545498294866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/1262148545498294866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1226133120000#c1262148545498294866' title=''/><author><name>Carrick</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07022124659473756360</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13555778463105528885'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-5093331227687802723</id><published>2008-11-08T08:21:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-08T08:21:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>Great, thanks!"Vengeance"... Not surprising.</title><content type='html'>Great, thanks!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"Vengeance"... Not surprising.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/5093331227687802723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/5093331227687802723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1226132460000#c5093331227687802723' title=''/><author><name>Carrick</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07022124659473756360</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13555778463105528885'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-4979427332898943758</id><published>2008-11-07T22:35:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-07T22:35:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>It's too bad the AOL blogs shut down a few days ag...</title><content type='html'>It's too bad the AOL blogs shut down a few days ago or I could have linked you to his blog titled "Vengence".  Lots of good stuff there.  &lt;BR/&gt;An AOL message board titled "Steam" is a good place to look.  He hasn't posted for at least 8 months so you'll have to look back further than that.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/4979427332898943758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/4979427332898943758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1226097300000#c4979427332898943758' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2555856787961984473</id><published>2008-11-07T17:43:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-07T17:43:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>Will do.  If you want to give me your e-mail addre...</title><content type='html'>Will do.  If you want to give me your e-mail address, you can write me at carrickdb@gmail.com.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Also, what message board are you guys on?  I'd love to read his crazy rants.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Thanks!!  Glad you liked my articles.  :)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/2555856787961984473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/2555856787961984473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1226079780000#c2555856787961984473' title=''/><author><name>Carrick</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07022124659473756360</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13555778463105528885'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-8840860064523976590</id><published>2008-11-07T15:43:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-07T15:43:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>Yes, he seemed to be quite taken with online disco...</title><content type='html'>Yes, he seemed to be quite taken with online discourse.  Seems strange he just fell off the face of the internet.  In any event, let's hope he's okay.  If you find out anything difinitive, let me know.  A number of people are interested in his situation.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;BTW -- your writing is terrific.  Love reading your blog articles.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/8840860064523976590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/8840860064523976590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1226072580000#c8840860064523976590' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-8218808458733225932</id><published>2008-11-07T09:13:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-07T09:13:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>Well, I tried calling him and no luck.  So who kno...</title><content type='html'>Well, I tried calling him and no luck.  So who knows.  He could have moved to Mexico again.  But if he isn't even online... He seriously could be dead for all I know.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/8218808458733225932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/8218808458733225932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1226049180000#c8218808458733225932' title=''/><author><name>Carrick</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07022124659473756360</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13555778463105528885'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-7870398019978862322</id><published>2008-11-06T21:05:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-06T21:05:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>He did carry on feuds with numerous screennames, b...</title><content type='html'>He did carry on feuds with numerous screennames, but some of us got a kick out of his irreverant behavior.  Glad to hear he's still alive.  We thought maybe the worst had happened.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/7870398019978862322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/7870398019978862322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1226005500000#c7870398019978862322' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-1289244209673498451</id><published>2008-11-06T10:03:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-06T10:03:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>Ah, interesting.  I actually haven't spoken a word...</title><content type='html'>Ah, interesting.  I actually haven't spoken a word to him in seven years, so I don't know.  Thanks for the concern and the heads-up.  I'll have to get my brother to call him.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;On another note, I didn't even know he had online friends; he always told me that he just had massive feuds with people on AOL.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/1289244209673498451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/1289244209673498451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1225965780000#c1289244209673498451' title=''/><author><name>Carrick</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07022124659473756360</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13555778463105528885'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-6598565494895303789</id><published>2008-11-05T16:55:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-05T16:55:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>I'm an old, AOL message board friend of his.  Or u...</title><content type='html'>I'm an old, AOL message board friend of his.  Or used to be.  He disappeared in February.  No one has heard a peep from him.  We're all just wondering if he's ok.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/6598565494895303789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/6598565494895303789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1225904100000#c6598565494895303789' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2451693220628925342</id><published>2008-11-05T02:27:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-05T02:27:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>Maybe...  Who might you be?</title><content type='html'>Maybe...  Who might you be?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/2451693220628925342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/2451693220628925342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1225852020000#c2451693220628925342' title=''/><author><name>Carrick</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07022124659473756360</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13555778463105528885'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-3087720127532747593</id><published>2008-11-04T21:28:00.000Z</published><updated>2008-11-04T21:28:00.000Z</updated><title type='text'>Is your father Barry Bartle?  If so, how is the ol...</title><content type='html'>Is your father Barry Bartle?  If so, how is the old chap?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/3087720127532747593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/2317156533219106778/comments/default/3087720127532747593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html?showComment=1225834080000#c3087720127532747593' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/ode-to-ruined-halloween-and-to-parental.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874207.post-2317156533219106778' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8874207/posts/default/2317156533219106778' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>