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		<title>Memories &#8211; good or bad</title>
		<link>http://loibookstore.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/memories-good-or-bad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth nasrullah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago someone called me regarding Light of Islam, and spoke at some length about how we could possibly salvage or reconstitute LOI.  It was the first time in a long time that I had had that conversation, and it brought me to tears.  I don&#8217;t want to think about how to salvage [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&amp;blog=985203&amp;post=1823&amp;subd=loibookstore&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sleeping at night is beautiful</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth nasrullah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just briefly went through some old posts and was reminded of how many sleepless nights I had over Light of Islam.  My life is really changing.  I still have stress over some things, but nothing like with LOI. I got two magazine assignments this week, wrote a blog post and started a short memoir [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&amp;blog=985203&amp;post=1820&amp;subd=loibookstore&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eid mubarak!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth nasrullah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s strange not to send out a Light of Islam eid mubarak newsletter.  Seems like I once again have to remember that I&#8217;m me and not LOI. When I went to eid prayers this morning I ran into many people I haven&#8217;t seen for a while.  A couple actually asked me how the bookstore was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&amp;blog=985203&amp;post=1816&amp;subd=loibookstore&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>75 sq ft</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth nasrullah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went to the storage unit today to try to sort out what I need for my home office and reorganize what&#8217;s left in there (which is, obviously, primarily merchandise).  At 75 sq ft it&#8217;s not a big storage space but I wish I didn&#8217;t need it at all.  I&#8217;m having trouble seeing what&#8217;s in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&amp;blog=985203&amp;post=1814&amp;subd=loibookstore&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Did I fail?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth nasrullah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t sure whether to title this &#8220;Did Light of Islam fail?&#8221; or &#8220;Did I fail?&#8221; Even though LOI was mostly me, you could argue that there were factors working against LOI that even my greatest efforts couldn&#8217;t have overcome.  Then again, there are blurry boundaries between the two &#8211; for instance, in the end [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&amp;blog=985203&amp;post=1811&amp;subd=loibookstore&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth nasrullah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing career]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After two weeks of down time (one week in the EMU and the next week messing around with no particular big picture in mind) I designated today to be the first day of my &#8220;new job&#8221; &#8211; one that I have defined myself.  This is something I have never done before.  I was &#8220;the boss&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&amp;blog=985203&amp;post=1804&amp;subd=loibookstore&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Whither this blog?</title>
		<link>http://loibookstore.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/whither-this-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth nasrullah</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[educational offerings]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://loibookstore.wordpress.com/?p=1800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m trying to decide where to go with this blog.  Is it no longer relevant, since the bookstore has closed?  Should I continue to make occasional posts to document logistical steps along the road to completely winding down the bookstore&#8217;s business?  What about LOI the organization?  Do I continue to blog about it, or is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&amp;blog=985203&amp;post=1800&amp;subd=loibookstore&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tick tock tick tock to a day I didn&#8217;t think I&#8217;d see</title>
		<link>http://loibookstore.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/tick-tock-tick-tock-to-a-day-i-didnt-think-id-see/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth nasrullah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[grand opening]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s 1:42 p.m. on Friday, September 30, 2011.  Light of Islam Bookstore is closing.  I guess I should determine a time that the closing is official.  Well, how about 5 p.m., since that&#8217;s when I normally close?  I guess the lease expires at midnight, but that&#8217;s overly dramatic.  So should I start a countdown like [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&amp;blog=985203&amp;post=1797&amp;subd=loibookstore&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A sad reminder</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://loibookstore.wordpress.com/?p=1794</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been sitting here for the last few days as the initial closing discount rush dwindles.  I&#8217;m pissed off at the world now.  I&#8217;m pissed off that I gave up Islam 101, I&#8217;m pissed that no one came for the classes for a month, I&#8217;m pissed that no one is coming to shop despite the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&amp;blog=985203&amp;post=1794&amp;subd=loibookstore&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emptier</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ruth nasrullah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My desk went home today.  (Sounds like it died &#8211; went home to desk heaven or something.)  My office now has a big empty space in the middle.  It&#8217;s actually been surprisingly easy packing up non-merchandise items.  I&#8217;ve been up the last two nights stressing about getting rid of the merchandise.  One person has been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=loibookstore.wordpress.com&amp;blog=985203&amp;post=1792&amp;subd=loibookstore&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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