<?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-2112011645901607053.post786503913459794240..comments</id><updated>2010-06-21T17:13:48.998-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on In the Offing: I am no rock -- I am no island</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.everintheoffing.com/feeds/786503913459794240/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.everintheoffing.com/2009/02/i-am-no-rock-i-am-no-island.html'/><author><name>Neysa Lee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03198464366518621128</uri><email>Neysa.Lee@gmail.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112011645901607053.post-1359665842430217977</id><published>2009-06-29T10:28:30.736-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-29T10:28:30.736-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I will use this venue to communicate as I find no ...</title><content type='html'>I will use this venue to communicate as I find no e-mail link.  Have you stopped updating your blogs?  If so, I will admit to disappointment as your writing is so nicely done.  Additionally, I enjoy being a detached voyeur of your life as granted by your blog.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default/1359665842430217977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default/1359665842430217977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.everintheoffing.com/2009/02/i-am-no-rock-i-am-no-island.html?showComment=1246289310736#c1359665842430217977' 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://www.everintheoffing.com/2009/02/i-am-no-rock-i-am-no-island.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112011645901607053.post-786503913459794240' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/posts/default/786503913459794240' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112011645901607053.post-1869393636688267569</id><published>2009-04-29T08:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-29T08:23:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>It is, truly, a basic human need to have the conne...</title><content type='html'>It is, truly, a basic human need to have the connection of which you write.  I wouldn't be so bold as to posit we, as humans, are the only species that needs this connection and views sex as something other than a reproduction necessity.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It has been put forth dolphins enjoy "casual sex," as do other species; however, it is, probably, due to our ability to converse in such depth about our emotional needs that, in time, makes casual coupling, to some degree, unsatisfying on the whole.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Such couplings can satisfy our baser desires and needs, but that longing inside our souls goes unfed and that, in time, becomes a gnawing hunger in us.  It is likely you are now at such a stage in your life.  I haven't taken the time to read all your blogs or research your past, e.g., marriages, etc.; however, it seems from the few blogs I have read that while you enjoy the sexual couplings and their intensity in the moment, it is that hunger to be held after the act and fall asleep in a lover's arms that is missing.  Additionally, it would be nice, from what I've read, to you if you could have some stability in your life and love life.  Here's hoping you find, unlike U2, what you're looking for!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default/1869393636688267569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default/1869393636688267569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.everintheoffing.com/2009/02/i-am-no-rock-i-am-no-island.html?showComment=1241011380000#c1869393636688267569' 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://www.everintheoffing.com/2009/02/i-am-no-rock-i-am-no-island.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112011645901607053.post-786503913459794240' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/posts/default/786503913459794240' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112011645901607053.post-3382473249805463734</id><published>2009-03-02T19:40:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-02T19:40:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>i have been feeling the same thing after 3 years o...</title><content type='html'>i have been feeling the same thing after 3 years of casual sex and stark singleness. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;it has been fun, exciting, and i can leave it whenever i need to knuckle down at work. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;but it begins to feel empty after a while. cold. it took me a long long time to admit it to myself as well.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;and now that i have admitted it, i can't seem to find anyone worthy of my cause. the casual sex continues, everyone stays detached.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default/3382473249805463734'/><link rel='self' 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you have stumbled on the little bid of god...</title><content type='html'>I think you have stumbled on the little bid of god code that is deep in our DNA darlin'.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;For some reason, we need to feel special from the outside and the inside.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;PK</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default/1871599202939744035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default/1871599202939744035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.everintheoffing.com/2009/02/i-am-no-rock-i-am-no-island.html?showComment=1234932300000#c1871599202939744035' 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://www.everintheoffing.com/2009/02/i-am-no-rock-i-am-no-island.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112011645901607053.post-786503913459794240' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/posts/default/786503913459794240' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112011645901607053.post-5943069151738015235</id><published>2009-02-03T02:27:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-03T02:27:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you.</title><content type='html'>Thank you.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default/5943069151738015235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default/5943069151738015235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.everintheoffing.com/2009/02/i-am-no-rock-i-am-no-island.html?showComment=1233649620000#c5943069151738015235' title=''/><author><name>Neysa Lee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03198464366518621128</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04980860128142408581'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.everintheoffing.com/2009/02/i-am-no-rock-i-am-no-island.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112011645901607053.post-786503913459794240' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/posts/default/786503913459794240' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112011645901607053.post-2889270650474951583</id><published>2009-02-03T00:13:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-03T00:13:00.000-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Beautiful photo.  Wow...</title><content type='html'>Beautiful photo.  Wow...</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default/2889270650474951583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/786503913459794240/comments/default/2889270650474951583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.everintheoffing.com/2009/02/i-am-no-rock-i-am-no-island.html?showComment=1233641580000#c2889270650474951583' title=''/><author><name>Buddha</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14272326535438344115</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.everintheoffing.com/2009/02/i-am-no-rock-i-am-no-island.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112011645901607053.post-786503913459794240' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2112011645901607053/posts/default/786503913459794240' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>