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		<title>Will The iPad Blend?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As they do with all new gadgets, Blendtec answers the age-old question &#8220;will it blend?&#8221;.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As they do with all new gadgets, Blendtec answers the age-old question &#8220;will it blend?&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>This Is Just Bush League</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recall a simpler time, a time when teenage angst saw America&#8217;s youth huddled under overpasses, spray cans in hand, or perhaps coaxing handfuls of change from an isolated pay phone. That said, I suppose it would be foolish of me to expect the teenage douchebaggery machine to sit idle in times of innovation. Much [...]]]></description>
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<p>That said, I suppose it would be foolish of me to expect the teenage douchebaggery machine to sit idle in times of innovation. Much like a booster following his alma mater, I still enjoy a good prank and occasionally watching a well thought out foray into juvenile delinquency.</p>
<p>However, this is just bush league.</p>
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		<title>Two Ceramic Chihuahuas And A Microphone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, you two, get a room! The chihuahuas enjoy a kiss in Dubrovnik, Croatia. I&#8217;m a dick. There, I said it. Now that I&#8217;ve brought you up to speed we are free to get to this first of what I hope to be a few of my these videos. The Backstory I recently got married [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="/wp-content/uploads/ceramic.jpg" border="0" align="center" width="100%"/><br/><span style="font-size:10px;">Hey, you two, get a room! The chihuahuas enjoy a kiss in Dubrovnik, Croatia.</span></p>
<p>I&#8217;m a dick. There, I said it.</p>
<p>Now that I&#8217;ve brought you up to speed we are free to get to this first of what I hope to be a few of my these videos.</p>
<h2>The Backstory</h2>
<p>I recently <a href="/2009/10/my-iphone-grooms-cake/" target="_blank">got married</a> and my favorite uncle, often known for impressive, thoughtful and occasionally expensive gifts, went way outside the box.</p>
<p>What did he get us to help commemorate and celebrate the biggest day of our lives? A pair of ceramic chihuahua salt and pepper shakers. Well played, sir. Well played, indeed.</p>
<p>We all know that no ill will was implied by such a gift. Moreover, we have our doubts that he even knew what was in the box. However, that doesn&#8217;t mean we are going to let it go.</p>
<h2>Hitler Learns Of The Chihuahuas</h2>
<p>Here is a direct link to the video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/csiXOHhs0fA" rel="shadowbox[post-581];player=swf;width=640;height=385;"> on YouTube</a>. It is also embedded in the post below.</p>
<p>The chihuahuas recently spent a week in Croatia with us, filming on location and experiencing a cross section of eastern Europe.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s find out what happens when Hitler learns of my uncle and his amazing chihuahuas:</p>
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		<title>You&#8217;re Due For A Rant, Palm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of these gals wants to sell you a Palm Pre, the other already knows you don&#8217;t want one. Really, Palm? Really? I&#8217;m not sure if you were going for Borg, Minority Report Precog or a combination of both, but someone should have stepped in and stopped that train wreck before it aired nationally every [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.blakesteck.com/wp-content/gallery/random-uploads/min.jpg" align="center" width="100%"/><br/><span style="font-size:10px;">One of these gals wants to sell you a Palm Pre, the other already knows you don&#8217;t want one.</span></p>
<p>Really, Palm? Really?</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sure if you were going for Borg, Minority Report Precog or a combination of both, but someone should have stepped in and stopped that train wreck before it aired nationally every 60 seconds.</p>
<p>To put it in perspective, if the smartphone world was a boy band you would be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kirkpatrick" target="_blank">Chris Kirkpatrick</a>. Who&#8217;s that, you ask? Exactly.</p>
<p>The numbers sum it up best. In 2000, your stock traded at up to $669 a share while today it trades for just over $11, prompting Time to call you one of the <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1898610_1898625_1898634,00.html" target="_blank">10 biggest tech failures of the last decade</a>. Quite the achievement.</p>
<p>Furthermore, you went on to <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10287709-1.html" target="_blank">hack iTunes</a> and then <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/palm-complains-about-apple-to-usb-governing-body-while-pre-it/" target="_blank">cried about it to the USB board</a> when Apple closed the loophole. So I can&#8217;t say anyone has a great deal of sympathy for you.</p>
<p>That said, your commercials are painful and the otherworldly vibe isn&#8217;t very inviting. Moreover, what the hell is she talking about? I guess wherever she comes from a synced calendar and side-scrolling address book equate to a religious experience.</p>
<p><b>Watch Agatha the Precog get all deep and stuff:</b></p>
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<p>Yeah, yeah, the schnozberries taste like schnozberries, we get it. If that shook you to your core and made you question life and reality as you know it, then I&#8217;m willing to bet that the Hannah Montana movie resides somewhere near the top of your list of life changing events.</p>
<p>I can only hope that Palm will run out of money for ad campaigns soon. I&#8217;ve got a feeling they will.</p>
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		<title>My iPhone Groom&#8217;s Cake</title>
		<link>http://www.blakesteck.com/2009/10/my-iphone-grooms-cake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IMPORTANT NOTE: For greater appreciation and a good laugh, check out San Francisco Weekly&#8217;s 6 Saddest iPhone Cakes first. I recently got married and my amazing wife had a fantastic iPhone groom&#8217;s cake made for me. There&#8217;s no doubt about it&#8211; it was definitely a huge hit! Also, I learned that clever cakes, photo booths [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote><p><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE:</strong> For greater appreciation and a good laugh, check out <a href="http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2009/10/saddest_iphone_cake.php" rel="lightbox" target="_blank">San Francisco Weekly&#8217;s 6 Saddest iPhone Cakes</a> first.</p></blockquote>
<p>I recently <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakesteck/sets/72157622452754045/" target="_blank">got married</a> and my amazing wife had a fantastic iPhone groom&#8217;s cake made for me. There&#8217;s no doubt about it&#8211; it was definitely a huge hit!</p>
<p>Also, I learned that clever cakes, photo booths and crab cakes are all major crowd favorites. Plan accordingly.</p>
<p>Not knowing what to expect, I had a feeling that my groom&#8217;s cake would be Xbox related, but I was super surprised to find the best iPhone cake I&#8217;ve ever seen.</p>

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<p>The cake was created by <a href="http://www.puffnstuff.com/" target="_blank">Puff &#8216;N Stuff</a> in Orlando, Florida and was amaretto flavored with a vanilla cream icing.</p>
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