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		<title>Broken Open &#8211; [05] If Only</title>
		<link>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/120/broken-open-05-if-only/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog post is from my continuing series about my new album, Broken Open.  I&#8217;ll be writing a little bit about each song here over the coming weeks.
Writing
If Only by Skip Regan
Track number five of Broken Open is If Only.
I wrote the song, If Only only a few days after experiencing the breakup that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broken Open &#8211; [04] Distraction</title>
		<link>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/116/broken-open-04-distraction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog post is from my continuing series about my new album, Broken Open.  I&#8217;ll be writing a little bit about each song here over the coming weeks.
Writing
Distraction by Skip Regan

Broken Open&#8217;s fourth track is Distraction.
The roots of this song go back to my college days at MIT when I was obsessing over a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broken Open &#8211; [03] Gone</title>
		<link>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/102/broken-open-03-gone/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/102/broken-open-03-gone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skipregan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broken Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silent Meditation Retreats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recording]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog post is from my continuing series about my new album, Broken Open.  I&#8217;ll be writing a little bit about each song here over the coming weeks.
Writing
Gone by Skip Regan
The third track on Broken Open is Gone.
This song is the last one I wrote for the album, so it&#8217;s a little out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broken Open &#8211; [02] Alone Again</title>
		<link>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/87/broken-open-02-alone-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skipregan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Broken Open]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog post is from my continuing series about my new album, Broken Open.  I&#8217;ll be writing a little bit about each song here over the coming weeks.
Writing
Alone Again by Skip Regan

The second track on Broken Open is Alone Again
We were living together for five years and I thought everything was going pretty well.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broken Open &#8211; [01] Evolution</title>
		<link>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/52/broken-open-01-evolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skipregan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog post is from my continuing series about my new album, Broken Open.  I&#8217;ll be writing a little bit about each song here over the coming weeks.
Writing
Evolution by Skip Regan
Broken Open begins with the track Evolution
As opposed to the idea that I am the creator of these songs, my experience of songwriting would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cirque de Soleil Beatles LOVE Show</title>
		<link>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/45/cirque-de-soleil-beatles-love-show/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/45/cirque-de-soleil-beatles-love-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skipregan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Beatles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I went to see the Cirque de Soleil LOVE show at the Mirage Theater in Los Vegas, NV. We had seats in the first row near the left side of the stage.  At times, it felt almost too close and sometimes felt overwhelming&#8230; but in a wonderful way.  Being so close to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a New Website &#8211; The Basics</title>
		<link>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/19/creating-a-new-website-the-basics/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/19/creating-a-new-website-the-basics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skipregan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ I often get emails and phone calls from people who are interested in having me help them create a website and one of the first questions (understandably) is always &#8220;how much will it cost?&#8221;
In order for me to give any kind of an accurate cost estimate, I need to know the scope of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sitting In Silence (part 3)</title>
		<link>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/7/sitting-in-silence-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/7/sitting-in-silence-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skipregan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Silent Meditation Retreats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirit Rock Meditation Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vipassana]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[








After several days passed I began to experience some sitting meditations where my mind got very quiet and I was able to follow the breath for several minutes at a time without any distractions.  One day I noticed this odd sensation on the in-breath which eventually revealed itself to be my heart beating.  I always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sitting In Silence (part 2)</title>
		<link>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/5/sitting-in-silence-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/5/sitting-in-silence-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skipregan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I probably would have signed up for a three month retreat immediately, but the longest retreat they would let me sign up for, having zero prior meditation experience, was two weeks.  I ended up sitting the first two weeks Spirit Rock's two month spring retreat.]]></description>
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		<title>Sitting in Silence (part 1)</title>
		<link>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/1/sitting-in-silence-1/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.skipregan.com/archives/1/sitting-in-silence-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skipregan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last eight years or so I've done several long meditation retreats.  Adding up all my time spent in retreat during that time, I think comes to about eleven months.  I though it might be interesting to share some of my retreat experiences.]]></description>
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