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		<title>How to Make a Bed: A Visual Guide for Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many women complain that the guy in their life never makes the bed or cleans up after himself.  They say things like "He doesn't do a thing to help out around the house" or "He's such a slob" or "He doesn't even notice when our apartment is a mess."  But let's give men the benefit of the doubt for a minute.  Maybe they want to make the bed in the morning but they don't do it because they simply don't know how.  ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Many women complain that the guy in their life never makes the bed or cleans up after himself.  They say things like &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t do a thing to help out around the house&#8221; or &#8220;He&#8217;s such a slob&#8221; or &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t even notice when our apartment is a mess.&#8221;  But let&#8217;s give men the benefit of the doubt for a minute.  Maybe they want to make the bed in the morning but they don&#8217;t do it because they simply don&#8217;t know how.  </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This blog post is a special treat for all the men out there.  A visual guide that you can follow the next time you see those sheets and pillows in disarray:<br />
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		<title>The World Without Women: A Photo Progression Analysis</title>
		<link>http://improveyouraim.com/2009/06/30/the-world-without-women-a-photo-progression-of-a-towel-on-the-stairs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever put laundry or other items on the stairs expecting your guy to carry them up, only to find that hours later, they are still there?  I put a towel on the stairs and it did not move for two days.  I started thinking "What would happen if I wasn't around?"  So, I turned the problem over to the FBI and they used age progression photo techniques to determine what the scene might look like if men were left to their own devices and women were no longer in the picture.  ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you ever put laundry or other items on the stairs expecting your guy to carry them up, only to find that hours later, they are still there?  I put a towel on the stairs and it did not move for two days.  I started thinking &#8220;What would happen if I wasn&#8217;t around?&#8221;  So, I turned the problem over to the FBI and they used age progression photo techniques to determine what the scene might look like if men were left to their own devices and women were no longer in the picture.  </p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong><span style="color: #800000;">The Towel on the Stairs &#8211; Present Day (Year: 2009)</span></strong></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><img class="size-full wp-image-537  aligncenter" style="border: black 1px solid;" title="towel" src="http://improveyouraim.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/towel.jpg" alt="towel" width="400" height="533" /></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong> </strong></span> </p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>The Scene 200 Years After Women (Year: 2209)</strong></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><img class="size-full wp-image-541  aligncenter" style="border: black 1px solid;" title="towel-100years" src="http://improveyouraim.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/towel-100years.jpg" alt="towel-100years" width="384" height="538" /></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong> </strong></span> </p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>The Scene 1,000 Years After Women (Year: 3009)<br />
</strong></span> <span style="color: #800000;"><strong><img class="size-full wp-image-544    aligncenter" style="border: black 1px solid;" title="stairs-stone-2002" src="http://improveyouraim.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/stairs-stone-2002.jpg" alt="stairs-stone-2002" width="450" height="630" /></strong></span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <span style="color: #800000;"><strong><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>The Scene 100,000 Years After Women (Year: 102, 009)</strong></span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-557" style="border: black 1px solid;" title="towelunderwater2" src="http://improveyouraim.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/towelunderwater2.jpg" alt="towelunderwater2" width="432" height="572" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Copyright © 2009 Alison James</em></p>
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