<?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-2886936654101087197.post5275536893147846152..comments</id><updated>2009-12-04T17:55:16.003+13:00</updated><category term='travel'/><category term='resolutions'/><category term='reviews'/><category term='Kiwi culture'/><category term='bad days'/><category term='village life'/><category term='movies'/><category term='food'/><category term='good days'/><category term='prep'/><category term='I want to know why.'/><category term='vlogs'/><category term='separation'/><category term='parenting'/><category term='book club'/><category term='blogging and social media'/><category term='marriage'/><category term='wine'/><category term='backstory'/><category term='meme me'/><category term='soapbox'/><category term='funny things Kiwis say'/><category term='my fiction'/><category term='poems'/><title type='text'>Comments on Wellington Road: Anarchy at the playcentre: another chronicle in mu...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.juliryan.com/feeds/5275536893147846152/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html'/><author><name>Juli</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03244459055520883039</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OiVO7R5VbZ0/S7RQqQu7KRI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/jr2BoAq3Vmc/S220/profile1.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-8540861538190391359</id><published>2009-12-04T17:55:16.003+13:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T17:55:16.003+13:00</updated><title type='text'>I wasn&amp;#39;t happy with how the meeting was conduc...</title><content type='html'>I wasn&amp;#39;t happy with how the meeting was conducted, or the outcome. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I think it&amp;#39;s great our new co-presidents have volunteered their time. I wish them well.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/8540861538190391359'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/8540861538190391359'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html?showComment=1259902516003#c8540861538190391359' title=''/><author><name>Juli Ryan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03244459055520883039</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OiVO7R5VbZ0/SoC-2fmqK_I/AAAAAAAAAOU/z3BsAvAhWcA/S220/IMG_3567.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-5275536893147846152' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/posts/default/5275536893147846152' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1493906305'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-9157544384464042953</id><published>2009-11-25T03:29:22.781+13:00</published><updated>2009-11-25T03:29:22.781+13:00</updated><title type='text'>Let&amp;#39;s hope all that power does not corrupt abs...</title><content type='html'>Let&amp;#39;s hope all that power does not corrupt absolutely.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Al Gore looks remarkably sanguine in that picture.  Maybe he was relieved?  Perhaps your co-presidents will understand why in a few months.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/9157544384464042953'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/9157544384464042953'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html?showComment=1259072962781#c9157544384464042953' title=''/><author><name>Gwen</name><uri>http://cheekyketek.wordpress.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-5275536893147846152' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/posts/default/5275536893147846152' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-615545933'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-1388028417123961933</id><published>2009-11-16T17:48:24.172+13:00</published><updated>2009-11-16T17:48:24.172+13:00</updated><title type='text'>Omega, I think that is one of the things that irri...</title><content type='html'>Omega, I think that is one of the things that irritates me the most--that no one at our centre has managed to finish their course training. That, and not enough appreciation for the contributions of the old guard!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/1388028417123961933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/1388028417123961933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html?showComment=1258346904172#c1388028417123961933' title=''/><author><name>Juli Ryan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03244459055520883039</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OiVO7R5VbZ0/SoC-2fmqK_I/AAAAAAAAAOU/z3BsAvAhWcA/S220/IMG_3567.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-5275536893147846152' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/posts/default/5275536893147846152' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1493906305'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-69607452612959729</id><published>2009-11-16T16:21:30.235+13:00</published><updated>2009-11-16T16:21:30.235+13:00</updated><title type='text'>The first thing I would be doing is getting them t...</title><content type='html'>The first thing I would be doing is getting them through the Playcentre training and ensure that they stick to using true consensuses – not majority rules!  Remember new people are the strength and weakness of Playcentre :)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/69607452612959729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/69607452612959729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html?showComment=1258341690235#c69607452612959729' title=''/><author><name>Omega Photography</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10654584248703837675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-5275536893147846152' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/posts/default/5275536893147846152' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-984388507'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-2882582689291256893</id><published>2009-11-15T10:39:27.825+13:00</published><updated>2009-11-15T10:39:27.825+13:00</updated><title type='text'>I think you should organise a military coup. Or at...</title><content type='html'>I think you should organise a military coup. Or at the very least, stick your tongue out behind their backs.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/2882582689291256893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/2882582689291256893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html?showComment=1258234767825#c2882582689291256893' title=''/><author><name>Madame DeFarge</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00412381213876603510'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IW0v3Q6a7i4/SbOl_945GMI/AAAAAAAAABw/GuZnhcACW2Q/S220/banana+knitted+blog.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-5275536893147846152' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/posts/default/5275536893147846152' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1701937490'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-7237173795602599497</id><published>2009-11-13T04:01:02.974+13:00</published><updated>2009-11-13T04:01:02.974+13:00</updated><title type='text'>Politics seem to bring out the worst in people.

I...</title><content type='html'>Politics seem to bring out the worst in people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I still feel that Gore was robbed and the fact that Dubya was re-elected just blows my mind.  I just hope your new presidents don&amp;#39;t use the word nuclear (pronounced of course as nuke-u-ler) and even if they did that would be odd for a playcentre.  Basically what I&amp;#39;m trying to say is, keep your eye on them.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/7237173795602599497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/7237173795602599497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html?showComment=1258038062974#c7237173795602599497' title=''/><author><name>Aliceson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04810703771030465176</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04526881712794411354'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2-J0W7a4muM/SsSSJ0cy1OI/AAAAAAAACEw/Vrsy-wr3W7w/S220/Ali-blog+profile.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-5275536893147846152' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/posts/default/5275536893147846152' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1389884198'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-5838061595787550031</id><published>2009-11-12T21:54:34.905+13:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T21:54:34.905+13:00</updated><title type='text'>Yah, and you know why they want a president too, s...</title><content type='html'>Yah, and you know why they want a president too, so they can be it and be in power. I have heard equal parts good things and bad things about playcentres and the bad is always to do with the politics. I like the sound of your old organisation and the photo of Helen gave my heart a pang. Why Helen, why?!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/5838061595787550031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/5275536893147846152/comments/default/5838061595787550031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html?showComment=1258016074905#c5838061595787550031' title=''/><author><name>Jacqui</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01192730590127098720</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12636483121843581958'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pgAo2CIsfQ0/SS0X58CPOZI/AAAAAAAAAAM/aIOllAMha4U/S220/parsleysmall.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.juliryan.com/2009/11/anarchy-at-playcentre-another-chronicle.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886936654101087197.post-5275536893147846152' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2886936654101087197/posts/default/5275536893147846152' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-590512805'/></entry></feed>
