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        Taken near Austin, TX 🇺🇸
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        Taken near 1876 Jeremiah Hamilton Building, Austin, TX 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Brick Oven Pizza, Austin, TX 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Richmond, VA 🇺🇸
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<p>🏍➡️🧂</p>]]></content><author><name>Brian Lalor</name></author><category term="blog" /><category term="photo" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Taken near Richmond, VA 🇺🇸 🏍➡️🧂]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Free speech</title><link href="https://beta5.org/blog/2021-09-02-free-speech.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Free speech" /><published>2021-09-02T08:36:35-04:00</published><updated>2021-09-02T08:36:35-04:00</updated><id>https://beta5.org/blog/free-speech</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://beta5.org/blog/2021-09-02-free-speech.html"><![CDATA[<figure>
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<p>https://xkcd.com/1357/</p>

<p>As relevant as ever. 🌲</p>]]></content><author><name>Brian Lalor</name></author><category term="blog" /><category term="photo" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[https://xkcd.com/1357/ As relevant as ever. 🌲]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">BMW cleaning day</title><link href="https://beta5.org/blog/2021-05-08-bmw-cleaning-day.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="BMW cleaning day" /><published>2021-05-08T22:15:23-04:00</published><updated>2021-05-08T22:15:23-04:00</updated><id>https://beta5.org/blog/bmw-cleaning-day</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://beta5.org/blog/2021-05-08-bmw-cleaning-day.html"><![CDATA[<figure>
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        Taken near Richmond, VA 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Richmond, VA 🇺🇸
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<p>… apparently. For most of them, anyway.</p>]]></content><author><name>Brian Lalor</name></author><category term="blog" /><category term="photo" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Taken near Richmond, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Richmond, VA 🇺🇸 … apparently. For most of them, anyway.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Road trip!</title><link href="https://beta5.org/blog/2021-04-30-road-trip.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Road trip!" /><published>2021-04-30T13:49:37-04:00</published><updated>2021-04-30T13:49:37-04:00</updated><id>https://beta5.org/blog/road-trip</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://beta5.org/blog/2021-04-30-road-trip.html"><![CDATA[<figure>
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        Taken near I 95, Henrico County, VA 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Franklin City Road, Franklin City, VA 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Franklin City Road, Franklin City, VA 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Franklin City Road, Franklin City, VA 🇺🇸
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<p>Driving around Trump territory with a BLM sign in the Jeep, Sarah was a little worried…</p>]]></content><author><name>Brian Lalor</name></author><category term="blog" /><category term="photo" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Taken near Franklin City Road, Franklin City, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Franklin City Road, Franklin City, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Franklin City Road, Franklin City, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Franklin City Road, Franklin City, VA 🇺🇸 Driving around Trump territory with a BLM sign in the Jeep, Sarah was a little worried…]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Tailgate 🌮s</title><link href="https://beta5.org/blog/2020-07-16-tailgate-u0001f32es.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Tailgate 🌮s" /><published>2020-07-16T21:22:48-04:00</published><updated>2020-07-16T21:22:48-04:00</updated><id>https://beta5.org/blog/tailgate-u0001f32es</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://beta5.org/blog/2020-07-16-tailgate-u0001f32es.html"><![CDATA[<figure>
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        Taken near The Village Restaurant, Chincoteague, VA 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Maddox Boulevard, Chincoteague, VA 🇺🇸
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<p>A romantic taco dinner for two out of the back of our Jeep. After ten years we’re about as classy as we’re gonna get.</p>]]></content><author><name>Brian Lalor</name></author><category term="blog" /><category term="photo" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Taken near The Village Restaurant, Chincoteague, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Maddox Boulevard, Chincoteague, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Maddox Boulevard, Chincoteague, VA 🇺🇸 A romantic taco dinner for two out of the back of our Jeep. After ten years we’re about as classy as we’re gonna get.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">A historic day in Richmond</title><link href="https://beta5.org/blog/2020-07-01-a-historic-day-in-richmond.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="A historic day in Richmond" /><published>2020-07-01T20:14:35-04:00</published><updated>2020-07-01T20:14:35-04:00</updated><id>https://beta5.org/blog/a-historic-day-in-richmond</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://beta5.org/blog/2020-07-01-a-historic-day-in-richmond.html"><![CDATA[<figure>
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        Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸
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<p>What a month it’s been here, with more than 25 days of protests against police brutality and systemic racism, met by — of course — police brutality. But protests do work, and we’re starting to see change, even if it’s just of the superficial and symbolic type. The first of the memorials to the Lost Cause of the Civil War has been brought down by the government (but not before protesters tore down several on their own, first). Today started out hot, humid, and clear, but then some amazing summertime storms rolled through. I don’t think a single onlooker left because of the deluge, tho.</p>]]></content><author><name>Brian Lalor</name></author><category term="blog" /><category term="photo" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸 What a month it’s been here, with more than 25 days of protests against police brutality and systemic racism, met by — of course — police brutality. But protests do work, and we’re starting to see change, even if it’s just of the superficial and symbolic type. The first of the memorials to the Lost Cause of the Civil War has been brought down by the government (but not before protesters tore down several on their own, first). Today started out hot, humid, and clear, but then some amazing summertime storms rolled through. I don’t think a single onlooker left because of the deluge, tho.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">🐶+🐊</title><link href="https://beta5.org/blog/2020-03-25-u0001f436-u0001f40a.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="🐶+🐊" /><published>2020-03-25T09:12:56-04:00</published><updated>2020-03-25T09:12:56-04:00</updated><id>https://beta5.org/blog/u0001f436-u0001f40a</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://beta5.org/blog/2020-03-25-u0001f436-u0001f40a.html"><![CDATA[<figure>
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        Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸
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        Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸
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<p>Murphy loves his crocodilian.</p>]]></content><author><name>Brian Lalor</name></author><category term="blog" /><category term="photo" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸 Taken near Richmond City, VA 🇺🇸 Murphy loves his crocodilian.]]></summary></entry></feed>