<?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/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901</id><updated>2011-11-27T19:15:06.514-06:00</updated><category term='Green Rain Novels'/><category term='brewery news'/><category term='Home Brewing'/><category term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>Natsmile Ales in partnership with Green Rain Productions presents</title><subtitle type='html'>A newsletter about activities and events at the brewery as well as short stories and snippets from Green Rain as available.

&lt;p&gt;Tea: A Novel is available for purchase at &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lulu.com/greenrain"&gt;Green Rain Productions (Lulu)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
You should buy a copy. (It's only $2.32!)&lt;/p&gt;

Don't forget to take Natsmile's monthly survey!!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>70</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-5822483929703586752</id><published>2009-03-01T14:06:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-01T14:14:55.955-06:00</updated><title type='text'>One last winter brew coming soon!</title><summary type='text'>In searching through our recipes, we stumbled upon a lovely brown ale from Carolina Brewing Company and thought we'd clone it. It's a mild brown ale, about 3.8%, that is great for poker games, lunch breaks, and dimpled German Liter mugs.Very shortly we will be into warmer weather and starting things off with another Strawberry Wheat beer that is fermented with two pounds of strawberries per </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/5822483929703586752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=5822483929703586752' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5822483929703586752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5822483929703586752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2009/03/one-last-winter-brew-coming-soon.html' title='One last winter brew coming soon!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SarrPcz7IZI/AAAAAAAAAKc/R_YpA4smTFc/s72-c/search.freecause.com.htm' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-5996300564338560842</id><published>2009-02-11T20:50:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-02-11T20:52:50.500-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Survey of the month!</title><summary type='text'>Take a second to vote on our survey of the month, as it directly affects your beer at Natsmile. Last month's winner, a Rye Pale Ale, is ready to roll out in about a week, and this month we're thinking spring with a fruit-infused brew. Let us know what you think!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/5996300564338560842/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=5996300564338560842' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5996300564338560842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5996300564338560842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2009/02/survey-of-month.html' title='Survey of the month!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-7895206047154248170</id><published>2009-01-19T02:23:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-19T02:43:12.850-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Trial run on the new brewing system!</title><summary type='text'>Well, even with the new baby we  couldn't resist sneaking in a beer on Natsmile Ale's brand-new three-tier brewing system. The picture here shows the gist of it, but since Kevin didn't show up until 2:30 (you just can't find good help) most of the work was done in the dark.This thing is sweet. We couldn't use it to its full potential as our kettles need some modification, but basically, for those</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/7895206047154248170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=7895206047154248170' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/7895206047154248170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/7895206047154248170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2009/01/trial-run-on-new-brewing-system.html' title='Trial run on the new brewing system!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SXQ47jKD8KI/AAAAAAAAAKE/N-HlKSqi5zY/s72-c/3tier_v4.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-681958620563633680</id><published>2009-01-07T20:32:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-07T20:36:34.466-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Say Hello to our newest Brewmaster!!!</title><summary type='text'>This is Elijah Paul (Eli). He's the newest member of Natsmile Ales. We've hired him based on his merits and well, let's just say it, his stunning good looks. Cheers!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/681958620563633680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=681958620563633680' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/681958620563633680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/681958620563633680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2009/01/say-hello-to-our-newest-brewmaster.html' title='Say Hello to our newest Brewmaster!!!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SWVmELslaoI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/Y935dNtbNCU/s72-c/DSCN1030.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-7339104321001327299</id><published>2009-01-01T13:23:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-04T12:10:21.937-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy New Beer! (Er, Year!)</title><summary type='text'>Happy New Year to everyone from the folks at Natsmile Ales!Helping us celebrate the new year and our first-ever Maple Porter is the Porter Elementary School's Porter Panther. Looks like a great bottle label to us!At 9.2%, this porter packs a wallop but the big Maple flavor is very deceptive. This is definitely a one-and-done pint. It's got over 3 gallons of the sweet stuff per barrel, which was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/7339104321001327299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=7339104321001327299' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/7339104321001327299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/7339104321001327299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-new-beer-er-year.html' title='Happy New Beer! (Er, Year!)'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SV0ZK6fpKsI/AAAAAAAAAJs/JRbqwYf4XfY/s72-c/Porter_Panther.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-1063959123514674786</id><published>2008-11-14T14:11:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-14T14:27:17.501-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>More flavorful fall beers</title><summary type='text'>Well, Fall is beginning to turn into winter and soon we'll be focused on making some stronger imbibments to keep the chill away, but right now we're rolling in Pumpkin Wheat, Maple Porter, and cider. Kevin's back in the mix after the whole wedding/honeymoon/I need to pass my grad school classes excuses and we're going to roll out some more UBU soon, some nice IPA's, Juniper Red Ale, and maybe </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/1063959123514674786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=1063959123514674786' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/1063959123514674786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/1063959123514674786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/11/more-flavorful-fall-beers.html' title='More flavorful fall beers'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SR3c3s0GYkI/AAAAAAAAAJk/_MznNdD3gVk/s72-c/653201607_2b4ef2b0fd.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-3873691165465014720</id><published>2008-10-26T20:40:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-28T01:53:10.927-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>All the froth for your Fall!</title><summary type='text'>Well, we've been brewing a lot here at Natsmile Ales and since it's the fall season, we're rolling out some fuller and more off-the-wall beers that make you want to curl up with a pint when the cold hits.First off we have a Maple Pumpkin Wheat, a spin off of our usual Black and Blue Wheat that's great with a meal or on it's own.I CAn Has IPA? has made its triumphant return to the pub just in time</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/3873691165465014720/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=3873691165465014720' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/3873691165465014720'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/3873691165465014720'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/10/all-froth-for-your-fall.html' title='All the froth for your Fall!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SQUc46OmpWI/AAAAAAAAAHc/b4K3lGdRzOg/s72-c/sch56pumpkin.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-8493084239368728623</id><published>2008-09-16T23:04:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-17T00:06:15.526-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Kevin Got Married! Natsmile Ales was there!</title><summary type='text'>Our award-winning UBU Strong Ale clone was brewed for Kevin and Ashyn's wedding on September 6 and met with great success. We brewed it five times total over the summer with Kevin on quality control.The beer was fun to practice and the atmosphere that the final product was served in was fun as well.Check this out: When you think wedding beer, you usually think Bud/Miller/Coors and  mixed drinks. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/8493084239368728623/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=8493084239368728623' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/8493084239368728623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/8493084239368728623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/09/our-ubu-strong-ale-clone-was-brewed-for.html' title='Kevin Got Married! Natsmile Ales was there!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SNCHagMKr_I/AAAAAAAAAHU/7HoDhqZcZQU/s72-c/11-725394.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-6451318907661386404</id><published>2008-08-26T21:22:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-26T21:35:20.295-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Summertime Brews Fest was a huge success!!</title><summary type='text'>Summertime Brews Fest has come and gone once again, and this year was a bigger success for Natsmile Ales and it's affiliate Battleground Brewer's Guild. On the whole, 17 varieties of beer were on display at the BBG booth. Natsmile Ales showcased a flagship, Black and Blue Wheat, as well as Mountain Brew, half Mountain Dew, half beer.Mountain Brew was met with mixed reviews. Some loved it, some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/6451318907661386404/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=6451318907661386404' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/6451318907661386404'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/6451318907661386404'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/08/summertime-brews-fest-was-huge-success.html' title='Summertime Brews Fest was a huge success!!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SLS61mFvCJI/AAAAAAAAAGs/N7ojGJ26ZkM/s72-c/4333.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-4466411346971013902</id><published>2008-08-20T18:36:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-20T18:46:00.031-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Natsmile Ales in the media!!</title><summary type='text'>Mountain Brew made Yes Weekly in a cover story about BEER!! It's towards the bottom in The Hobbyist section. There are some great quotes from members of our local club, Battleground Brewers, as well as a mention of Mountain Brew. Here's the link!Yes Weekly Beer Cover Story</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/4466411346971013902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=4466411346971013902' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/4466411346971013902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/4466411346971013902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/08/natsmile-ales-in-media.html' title='Natsmile Ales in the media!!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-5957899673513933595</id><published>2008-08-18T22:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-18T22:40:26.585-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Lots of News!!!</title><summary type='text'>Whew. Just because we haven't updated in a while doesn't mean we haven't been brewing.Sumertime Brews Festival in Greensboro is coming up. One of our summer staples, Black and Blue Wheat, will be on tap as well as a new and probably one-off batch; Mountain Brew. Mountain Brew is half Mountain Dew, half beer, and actually pretty damn good at least as a point-of-interest beer. Come on down to the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/5957899673513933595/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=5957899673513933595' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5957899673513933595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5957899673513933595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/08/lots-of-news.html' title='Lots of News!!!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SKpAgl8MWPI/AAAAAAAAAGY/oD_jjc0B_U0/s72-c/PearlCreamAle.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-7135621604426366273</id><published>2008-07-28T00:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:26.173-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The Moment Ends? A Tribute to Phish</title><summary type='text'>&gt;THE MOMENT ENDS?&gt;By Jonathan Kiefer&gt;&gt;&gt;   Years ago, that was us, the nascent Phish Nation, honking audience&gt;participation into "Stash" on the horns of our Saabs, snowboards&gt;roofracked; haunting head shops, you know...as if; hauling out the dusty&gt;four-track&gt;recorders, making trouble for the other members of our INXS cover-bands;&gt;loping, lacrosse sticks in our hands, through the halls of prep </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/7135621604426366273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=7135621604426366273' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/7135621604426366273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/7135621604426366273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/07/moment-ends-tribute-to-phish.html' title='The Moment Ends? A Tribute to Phish'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SI1c23xDwAI/AAAAAAAAAGI/O9chFFbGtrQ/s72-c/Phish_logo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-2549558857327928467</id><published>2008-07-18T14:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:26.326-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Mountain Brew???</title><summary type='text'>Experiment fever has hit Natsmile Ales! We will be brewing a beer that contains a case of mountain dew in the finished product to be consumed at the Summertime Brews Festival right here in Greensboro.  BYO.com claims: "The beer turns out light and crisp, with some aroma, but not much flavor from the Mountain Dew." We'll see about that! Our ESB is on tap and delicious, and more is certainly in the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/2549558857327928467/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=2549558857327928467' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/2549558857327928467'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/2549558857327928467'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/07/mountain-brew.html' title='Mountain Brew???'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SID12qnvSLI/AAAAAAAAAGA/28Fu9EUXuEc/s72-c/mountaindew.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-4090896766201543957</id><published>2008-07-13T20:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:26.562-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>BJCP Beer Judge Here we Come!!</title><summary type='text'>Head Brewer Ben is on his way to Raleigh, NC to try his hand at becoming a BJCP  certified beer judge this weekend. 60% of people who try fail the first time, but that's probably because they didn't watch The Big Lebowski for a week straight like Ben did.You scoff, but he got through both college and grad school that way. He'll pass, if the Dude abides.We've got cream ale in the works, as well as</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/4090896766201543957/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=4090896766201543957' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/4090896766201543957'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/4090896766201543957'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/07/bjcp-beer-judge-here-we-come.html' title='BJCP Beer Judge Here we Come!!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SHqnOHNkpwI/AAAAAAAAAF4/2uJMnMBV1UU/s72-c/bjcp_pint_logo_header.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-1599239798054846169</id><published>2008-07-01T08:50:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:26.849-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>Beer, Babies, and Barleywine</title><summary type='text'> As you might guess from the title, Head Brewer Ben is getting ready for a new addition to the family. What does that mean for you, Natsmile Ales patrons? Why, lots and lots of great beer!The brewers will be working as around-the-clock as possible to deliver you all the variety and abundance of beers you've come to expect. Once the new year and new baby hits, things may slow down, but we'll keep </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/1599239798054846169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=1599239798054846169' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/1599239798054846169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/1599239798054846169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/07/beer-babies-and-barleywine.html' title='Beer, Babies, and Barleywine'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SGpCfo3n3QI/AAAAAAAAAFI/BtsCmX54aPw/s72-c/baby-beer.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-5463070499422555045</id><published>2008-05-24T19:12:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:26.952-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Home Brewing'/><title type='text'>Strawberry Wheat at Natsmile Ales!</title><summary type='text'>Recently pounds of strawberries were sacrificed (2 pounds per gallon) to give birth to Natsmile Ale's Strawberry Wheat. It's being lagered now in a secret location waiting to make its triumphant debut at our cook-out in mid-June at the brewery. If you're a strawberry fan, this stuff is not to be missed. Ben almost decided to leave it as a regular old wheat beer but was vetoed by the powers that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/5463070499422555045/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=5463070499422555045' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5463070499422555045'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5463070499422555045'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/05/strawberry-wheat-at-natsmile-ales.html' title='Strawberry Wheat at Natsmile Ales!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SDivGZBtuII/AAAAAAAAAEs/7of-IpVkfGM/s72-c/L_3B_015-shortcake.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-3188240500531961259</id><published>2008-05-21T23:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:27.050-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>Summer Beers!</title><summary type='text'>Like Will Smith says, summertime's a natural aphrodisiac and we here at Natsmile Ales have the beers to make the ladies swoon. Our Strawberry Wheat is making them woozy while our cream ale is the perfect ending to a lawn well mowed.Be on the lookout for more fruit-infused wheat beers, cream ales, and crisp, refreshing pale ales as the thermometer shoots up.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/3188240500531961259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=3188240500531961259' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/3188240500531961259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/3188240500531961259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/05/summer-beers.html' title='Summer Beers!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SDTz65BtuHI/AAAAAAAAAEk/uT9g_cG6KbU/s72-c/uticaclub1A.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-6771096390591791816</id><published>2008-05-10T19:11:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:27.179-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Home Brewing'/><title type='text'>We won our first ribbon!!!!!</title><summary type='text'>We won first place in the Old Ale category in Charlotte, NC!!The winner was, of course, our UBU clone that we've been brewing for Kevin's wedding in November. I guess we finally got it right this time!!!We've got more things on tap and ready for the competition season, so we'll see what else happens, but  we are now the proud brewers of an award-winning beer! I guess this means we have to keep </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/6771096390591791816/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=6771096390591791816' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/6771096390591791816'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/6771096390591791816'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/05/we-won-our-first-ribbon.html' title='We won our first ribbon!!!!!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCY5ty-iBII/AAAAAAAAADQ/EzOHcq8-InM/s72-c/lakeplacidubuale.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-1640197463063092457</id><published>2008-05-07T18:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:27.278-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Home Brewing'/><title type='text'>The new Logo Unveiled!!!!!!!!</title><summary type='text'>There it is, at long last. The face of Natsmile Ales. It's a blank palate so we can color it to any beer we make. What do you think?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/1640197463063092457/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=1640197463063092457' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/1640197463063092457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/1640197463063092457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-logo-unveiled.html' title='The new Logo Unveiled!!!!!!!!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJCRqcuKhI/AAAAAAAAAC8/dVPSBq8vevQ/s72-c/Ben.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-6269942443613023998</id><published>2008-05-06T21:52:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:27.505-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>Coming soon- Our Logo</title><summary type='text'>Natsmile Ales has employed the help o f renowned artist and director Rick Boven to create our new logo and masthead. As soon as the prints get scanned, we'll have them up for you. They are exciting, though, let me tell you.Alright, there has been some news in the last month or so. Ben judged in his first BJCP national competition. He drew smoked and wood-aged beers. Whew. It was a great </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/6269942443613023998/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=6269942443613023998' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/6269942443613023998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/6269942443613023998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/05/coming-soon-our-logo.html' title='Coming soon- Our Logo'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCEZprmk6KI/AAAAAAAAAC0/oDG1uSdq8fo/s72-c/2446690257_f2a5dc01e6.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-635667252790842635</id><published>2008-03-27T22:54:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:27.593-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Competition update and upcoming brewing adventures</title><summary type='text'>Well, Natsmile Ales got snubbed in our first competition. However, there is a ray of hope. We didn't know that we were supposed to name our  specific herb, vegetable, or spice in said category, and if we had, our Juniper Red Ale would have scored in the high 30's, probably enough for a ribbon in that category. Guess what we're brewing again really soon? Guess who we're firing for clerical errors?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/635667252790842635/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=635667252790842635' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/635667252790842635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/635667252790842635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/03/competition-update-and-upcoming-brewing.html' title='Competition update and upcoming brewing adventures'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/R-xsdHyN4kI/AAAAAAAAACU/Vdk-2qUslzs/s72-c/51%2Bb4EkitOL._SS500_.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-6767716458260182220</id><published>2008-03-04T20:29:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:28.019-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Competition Time!!!!</title><summary type='text'>As promised (and proven by the lack of information) we've been brewing like mad hatters high on Un-Birthdays in preparation for competition season here in NC. Up for judging is the always popular NATALIPA along with a fantastic rookie in our Baltic Porter, and our Juniper Red Ale, brought out of retirement by our best friend and patron Chris 'Dusty' Robertson.We've recently increased our capacity</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/6767716458260182220/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=6767716458260182220' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/6767716458260182220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/6767716458260182220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/03/competition-time.html' title='Competition Time!!!!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/R84tk_wqXqI/AAAAAAAAACM/CDSkeKAkKoc/s72-c/Beer_1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-964145967748966307</id><published>2008-02-10T17:58:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:28.170-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>We accidentally made Malt Liquor!!</title><summary type='text'>   Well, we set out to make a cream ale using a recipe from our good friend Jamil. To make a long story short, we made it a little too strong. While it's very delicious, it technically ended up fitting into the malt liquor category. That's right. We now have an entire keg of 40 oz'ers. It's actually really good, at just over 6% ABV, a little sweet with a nice hop bite thanks to a bunch of Crystal</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/964145967748966307/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=964145967748966307' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/964145967748966307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/964145967748966307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/02/we-accidentally-made-malt-liquor.html' title='We accidentally made Malt Liquor!!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/R6-QR7h4ViI/AAAAAAAAABs/Ta0jH6IDsYg/s72-c/40_oz_people_030920_5.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-516662242259777720</id><published>2008-01-30T20:50:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:28.289-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Competition Season is upon us!</title><summary type='text'>The Brewers at Natsmile Ales will soon be working double-time to produce both quality and quantity amounts of beer for the upcoming festival season. NATALIPA will definitely be riding the circut as well as our HOPESB. Others will be sent off when they are available. The first competition is Raleigh in March. Hopefully we can claim a blue ribbon and then brag about it for a hundred years like that</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/516662242259777720/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=516662242259777720' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/516662242259777720'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/516662242259777720'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/01/competition-season-is-upon-us.html' title='Competition Season is upon us!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/R6E6avvx3dI/AAAAAAAAABc/-ZVF5MKJDkQ/s72-c/lostsailorNEW.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-8487210672434847636</id><published>2008-01-19T20:11:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:28.379-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>Update from the brewery</title><summary type='text'>Whew. First, what beers are around?Well, Our Chocolate Raspberry Stout is on tap right now, but running out fast!Next up will be NataLIPA, which is of course a different blend of malts and hops every time until we get it just perfect, like our namesake. (shameless plug to score points with the wife)Next weekend we will unveil our first clone in quite a while, UBU Strong Ale based on the Lake </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/8487210672434847636/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=8487210672434847636' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/8487210672434847636'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/8487210672434847636'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/01/update-from-brewery.html' title='Update from the brewery'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/R5K0u_Wcg-I/AAAAAAAAABU/9_aAVSmOog8/s72-c/joyofbrew.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-1433887671116999645</id><published>2008-01-04T22:49:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:28.556-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Home Brewing'/><title type='text'>Experimental Success at the brewery!!</title><summary type='text'>I was recently presented with three quarts of frozen persimmons, a fruit I had never heard of, and challenged to brew a beer with it. This fruit is not for the faint of heart, et me tell you.Persimmons are only edible when they are ripe, which happens about thirty seconds before they fall off the tree and the deer eat them. When they are, they taste like a weak apricot. Naturally I thought of a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/1433887671116999645/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=1433887671116999645' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/1433887671116999645'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/1433887671116999645'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2008/01/experimental-success-at-brewery.html' title='Experimental Success at the brewery!!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/R38MePWcg9I/AAAAAAAAABM/CcTIywFTkaM/s72-c/kaki2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-9182861679642639572</id><published>2007-12-25T23:25:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:28.737-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Green Rain Novels'/><title type='text'>Aimee</title><summary type='text'>  Aimee leaned out over the counter of the bagel shop and wondered with her chin balanced atop interlaced fingers. College had been fun but almost entirely useless; her current post running the day shift at Third Street Bagels convincingly attested to that. Making bagels used to be what she did on the side to make drinking money; then the student loans stopped paying rent and bagels became a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/9182861679642639572/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=9182861679642639572' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/9182861679642639572'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/9182861679642639572'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2007/12/aimee.html' title='Aimee'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/R3HmLY9WPuI/AAAAAAAAABE/maIIggBm-1E/s72-c/mann.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-6176198533821567036</id><published>2007-11-28T13:04:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:29.082-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Huge news from the Brewery!!!</title><summary type='text'> Natsmile Ales has converted from a bottling-only operation to a kegging facility. The first two beers, a Rye IPA and an Anchor Steam Clone are on tap right now with more to come as soon as we get settled into our new brewery space located at 4308 King Edward Court in Greensboro. The new facility will be a residence with a brewery/bar on the second floor. This makes for a more streamlined </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/6176198533821567036/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=6176198533821567036' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/6176198533821567036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/6176198533821567036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2007/11/huge-news-from-brewery.html' title='Huge news from the Brewery!!!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/R02-nnuUp2I/AAAAAAAAAA8/MGlzXFwy3pA/s72-c/images2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-20058204139455470</id><published>2007-11-03T20:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:29.241-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brewery news'/><title type='text'>Big Update for Natsmile Ales</title><summary type='text'>Whew. A lot has been happening at the brewery since I last logged in. Right now we have a Bell's Best Brown clone and something we call 'Little Brother Brown', which was created from the second runnings of the Bell's clone. We added a bit of brown sugar to kick it up and it turned into a great session brown ale. The first All-Grain, Ken's Pale Ale, is almost gone, and the Pumpkin Ale was a big </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/20058204139455470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=20058204139455470' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/20058204139455470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/20058204139455470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2007/11/big-update-for-natsmile-ales.html' title='Big Update for Natsmile Ales'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/Ry0eZlNxT8I/AAAAAAAAAAk/UCuq2mDSu50/s72-c/humulus-lupulus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-2795830272285498052</id><published>2007-10-08T21:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-08T21:33:44.233-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>Take a tour of Natsmile Ales!</title><summary type='text'>These pics are not in order and are a long time in coming since I'm drinking the batch you're seeing in these pictures six weeks later, but it's my all-grain brewery up and running. These are by far the best beers I have made in the year and a half that I've been brewing. I've brewed a Black and Blueberry Wheat since then that turned out pretty well and a Bell's Best Brown clone as well as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/2795830272285498052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=2795830272285498052' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/2795830272285498052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/2795830272285498052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2007/10/take-tour-of-natsmile-ales.html' title='Take a tour of Natsmile Ales!'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-5817841209426066309</id><published>2007-10-03T20:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-03T20:48:54.172-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I've been up all night; I might sleep all day (The Dunes)</title><summary type='text'>                             October 3, 2007 - Wednesday                                                                                                                                                       If you never have; stay up all night at least once                                               Current mood:  cynical                                              Category:  Jobs, Work, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/5817841209426066309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=5817841209426066309' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5817841209426066309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5817841209426066309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2007/10/ive-been-up-all-night-i-might-sleep-all.html' title='I&apos;ve been up all night; I might sleep all day (The Dunes)'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-5827151478561874924</id><published>2007-09-30T19:37:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-30T19:37:39.149-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Beers On Tap</title><summary type='text'>               Beers on Tap                                               Current mood:  awake                                                                                          I've been asked recently what beers I have available and have taken stock. Here are the results:Juniper Red- Lil' bitApricot Wheat - Shit-tonMake Mine a Double IPA- Lil' bitBell's Two-Hearted- Private StockGarden </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/5827151478561874924/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=5827151478561874924' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5827151478561874924'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/5827151478561874924'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2007/09/beers-on-tap.html' title='Beers On Tap'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-7805403138255909612</id><published>2007-09-28T21:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:29.383-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>Chugging along in All-Grain Land</title><summary type='text'>I just made my third (and consequentially fourth) all-grain batch and I am loving this method. I made a Bell's Best Brown Clone and had such a thick wort going even after I got my 6.5 gallons for the boil I decided to keep three gallons of it and boil up a second batch (called Little Brother Brown; a Northern Brown Ale) on the stove while the original beer cooled. Long story short, I now have ten</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/7805403138255909612/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=7805403138255909612' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/7805403138255909612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/7805403138255909612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2007/09/chugging-along-in-all-grain-land.html' title='Chugging along in All-Grain Land'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/Rv3DVrc6GHI/AAAAAAAAAAc/r1uzs4NL6RQ/s72-c/DSCN0685.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-4580233893480158399</id><published>2007-08-20T19:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:29.514-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The Dust Has Almost Settled</title><summary type='text'>We got through the wedding, the honeymoon, and our only problem now is that we have a ton of beer. There are about six cases of macro-brew left, maybe four cases of my own, and a few cases of top shelf Texas micro as well as  stuff from Anchor and Sam Adams. Let's not forget the hundred dollars or so that I dropped local California beer on the honeymoon [they all made it back in my suitcases safe</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/4580233893480158399/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=4580233893480158399' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/4580233893480158399'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/4580233893480158399'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2007/08/dust-has-almost-settled.html' title='The Dust Has Almost Settled'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/Rsoyz6zBKtI/AAAAAAAAAAU/lO7fadbbXE4/s72-c/E54.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-4660500575934978763</id><published>2007-08-05T09:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T22:28:29.663-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Homebrewing'/><title type='text'>Wedding Beers A Go-Go</title><summary type='text'>               Wedding Beers a go-go                                             Current mood:  lethargic                                                                                       Well, I've finished all the beers that I made for the wedding [even the apricot is carbonated now] and here's the list-Garden Wedding Cream AleHopESBApricot WheatBlack and Blue WheatChild-Sized Cherry </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/4660500575934978763/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=4660500575934978763' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/4660500575934978763'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/4660500575934978763'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2007/08/wedding-beers-go-go.html' title='Wedding Beers A Go-Go'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3DmONwsysiM/RrXl5j4I1QI/AAAAAAAAAAM/HBVDpmh3WVs/s72-c/brew.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-115478714801596279</id><published>2006-08-05T09:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-08-05T09:12:31.443-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Untitled Beginnings</title><summary type='text'> Book 1                            The Laborer    Freshly clothed trees complimenting a backdrop of bright blue skies slid past Evan Palletaun as he drove toward his future. Commencements, a ceremony he hadnt cared for and had immediately forgotten, were an hour gone and the empty leather carrier for a forestry diploma he hadnt yet received lay disregarded in the passenger seat of his Subaru </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/115478714801596279/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=115478714801596279' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/115478714801596279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/115478714801596279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/08/untitled-beginnings.html' title='Untitled Beginnings'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-114649510750856823</id><published>2006-05-01T09:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-05-01T09:51:48.063-05:00</updated><title type='text'>How Am I Different? Chapter 6</title><summary type='text'>Chapter 6           I want life in every word to the extent      that its absurd - - The Postal Service           After another month Abe's apartment had become a different beast entirely. He still had not passed judgment on his new surroundings because there were too many variables to contend with. For one thing the rooms smelled sweeter than they ever had; scents would pause to mingle in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/114649510750856823/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=114649510750856823' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114649510750856823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114649510750856823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/05/how-am-i-different-chapter-6.html' title='How Am I Different? Chapter 6'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-114591789716357696</id><published>2006-04-24T17:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-24T17:31:37.776-05:00</updated><title type='text'>How Am I Different? Chapter 5</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 5     Take my hand, come with me  into this crystal scenery  It was good in the beginning - - Pete Yorn     "Yeah, Pete. It'll be in your hands by the end of the week. It's good. Well, it's the same as the other three which have all done the trick for us. You'll have to be the judge. I'm sure you will. No, I've still got that one going, but it's on the back burner right now." Abe looked</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/114591789716357696/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=114591789716357696' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114591789716357696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114591789716357696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/04/how-am-i-different-chapter_114591789716357696.html' title='How Am I Different? Chapter 5'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-114588724971947997</id><published>2006-04-24T09:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-24T09:00:57.406-05:00</updated><title type='text'>How Am I Different? Chapter 5</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 5     Take my hand, come with me  into this crystal scenery  It was good in the beginning - - Pete Yorn     "Yeah, Pete. It'll be in your hands by the end of the week. It's good. Well, it's the same as the other three which have all done the trick for us. You'll have to be the judge. I'm sure you will. No, I've still got that one going, but it's on the back burner right now." Abe looked</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/114588724971947997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=114588724971947997' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114588724971947997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114588724971947997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/04/how-am-i-different-chapter_114588724971947997.html' title='How Am I Different? Chapter 5'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-114588695487183155</id><published>2006-04-24T08:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-24T08:55:55.106-05:00</updated><title type='text'>How Am I Different? Chapter 5</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 5     Take my hand, come with me  into this crystal scenery  It was good in the beginning - - Pete Yorn     "Yeah, Pete. It'll be in your hands by the end of the week. It's good. Well, it's the same as the other three which have all done the trick for us. You'll have to be the judge. I'm sure you will. No, I've still got that one going, but it's on the back burner right now." Abe looked</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/114588695487183155/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=114588695487183155' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114588695487183155'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114588695487183155'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/04/how-am-i-different-chapter-5_24.html' title='How Am I Different? Chapter 5'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-114588656989805973</id><published>2006-04-24T08:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-24T08:49:30.853-05:00</updated><title type='text'>How Am I Different? Chapter 5</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 5     Take my hand, come with me  into this crystal scenery  It was good in the beginning - - Pete Yorn     "Yeah, Pete. It'll be in your hands by the end of the week. It's good. Well, it's the same as the other three which have all done the trick for us. You'll have to be the judge. I'm sure you will. No, I've still got that one going, but it's on the back burner right now." Abe looked</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/114588656989805973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=114588656989805973' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114588656989805973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114588656989805973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/04/how-am-i-different-chapter-5.html' title='How Am I Different? Chapter 5'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-114350924875367597</id><published>2006-03-27T19:26:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-03-27T19:27:29.993-06:00</updated><title type='text'>How Am I Diffrent? Chapter 4</title><summary type='text'>Chapter 4A page of noise to spell this out to remind me what to do; who says I ever knew?this mess demands my best andI haven't seen my best for years. - - KnapsackThis is going nowhere. Slowly. Abe rubbed his eyes with chagrin. He let out a groan and stood up in front of his desk. After the head rush passed he wandered to the shelves of cds in the corner of the room hoping to find something </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/114350924875367597/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=114350924875367597' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114350924875367597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114350924875367597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/03/how-am-i-diffrent-chapter-4.html' title='How Am I Diffrent? Chapter 4'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-114089275954289167</id><published>2006-02-25T12:35:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-02-25T12:39:19.990-06:00</updated><title type='text'>How Am I Different? Chapter 3</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 3     It’s love that’s hiding deep down inside us all   so maybe we should let it bubble up   from deep inside us all - - Dave Matthews     The days rolled on and Abe would like to have said he did important noteworthy things but that was not the case. He wrote as usual into the nights and wandered the streets or listened to records during the day. It was getting colder; almost November</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/114089275954289167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=114089275954289167' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114089275954289167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114089275954289167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-am-i-different-chapter-3.html' title='How Am I Different? Chapter 3'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-114037716307984691</id><published>2006-02-19T13:24:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-02-19T13:26:04.113-06:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 2     What’s life without  an occasional surprise?  - - Counting Crows             Friday. Day three of being thirty. Didn’t feel any different. Wasn=t any different. Only in his mind. And that was only because Abe told himself it was supposed to be different because that=s how everyone felt. Bullocks. He skipped the library that morning because it would have only depressed him to think</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/114037716307984691/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=114037716307984691' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114037716307984691'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114037716307984691'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/02/chapter-2-whats-life-without.html' title=''/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-114037628621710577</id><published>2006-02-19T13:04:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-02-19T13:11:26.523-06:00</updated><title type='text'>How Am I Different? Chapter 2</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 2     What’s life without  an occasional surprise?  - - Counting Crows             Friday. Day three of being thirty. Didn’t feel any different. Wasn=t any different. Only in his mind. And that was only because Abe told himself it was supposed to be different because that=s how everyone felt. Bullocks. He skipped the library that morning because it would have only depressed him to think</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/114037628621710577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=114037628621710577' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114037628621710577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/114037628621710577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-am-i-different-chapter-2.html' title='How Am I Different? Chapter 2'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-113976267192524592</id><published>2006-02-12T10:42:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-02-12T10:44:31.956-06:00</updated><title type='text'>How Am I Different? Chapter 1</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 1     This show is too well   designed; too well to be held with   only me in mind - - Aimee Mann     How am I different?  This was the question Abe had been asking himself all day. He jiggled the key in the door of his apartment, because of course it never worked with a nice stick and turn like anyone else=s, while trying to balance a single bag of groceries in one arm and a sheaf of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/113976267192524592/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=113976267192524592' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113976267192524592'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113976267192524592'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-am-i-different-chapter-1.html' title='How Am I Different? Chapter 1'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-113898740786653378</id><published>2006-02-03T11:20:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-02-03T11:23:27.916-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 25</title><summary type='text'>            Miles woke up with a manageable hangover on Monday morning. They had stayed up until well past midnight, a result of having the energy a half-day of work brings, and morning rapped Miles’ skull the same time as usual. He groaned into Sophie’s arm to wake her up before rolling out of bed to find some clean clothes. Miles was rather looking forward to the comparatively easy life of a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/113898740786653378/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=113898740786653378' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113898740786653378'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113898740786653378'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/02/tea-chapter-25.html' title='Tea - Chapter 25'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-113813972808445056</id><published>2006-01-24T15:52:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-01-24T15:55:28.150-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 24</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt;                      By Wednesday the amount of summer staff officially outnumbered the winter staffers. Jabari and Scott and Miles sat around the breakfast table taking in the scene and waiting to begin day two of their three-day school group.                There were by that point three tables instead of the one that had housed staff during meals. To Miles, the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/113813972808445056/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=113813972808445056' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113813972808445056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113813972808445056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/01/tea-chapter-24.html' title='Tea - Chapter 24'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-113718170549108186</id><published>2006-01-13T13:46:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-01-13T13:48:25.516-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 23</title><summary type='text'>All Miles knew was that he woke up in his own bed next to Sophie, not feeling bad at all. He thought me must have taken a Tylenol or two the night before, probably at Sophie’s urging. He curled back up next to his girlfriend, which woke her up.            “Hey,” she cooed.            “Hi. Sorry we didn’t get to any of those things you were teasing me with last night.”            “We have lots of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/113718170549108186/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=113718170549108186' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113718170549108186'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113718170549108186'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2006/01/tea-chapter-23.html' title='Tea - Chapter 23'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-113605760534165322</id><published>2005-12-31T13:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-12-31T13:34:13.783-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 22</title><summary type='text'>Chapter 22                  In a way, Miles was dreading his day off that week, for other reasons than the lack of a lover in his bed when he woke up. He had to figure out the wedding plans or at the very least, move further along that where they were at the moment.              The only thing that got Miles out of bed to face it was the knowledge that Sophie would be sorely disappointed if he </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/113605760534165322/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=113605760534165322' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113605760534165322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113605760534165322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/12/tea-chapter-22.html' title='Tea - Chapter 22'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-113500676358664980</id><published>2005-12-19T09:36:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-12-19T09:39:23.630-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 21</title><summary type='text'>Miles saw very little of Sophie the following day until the Underground Railroad simulation at the end of the evening when he traded his laborer’s cap for a sheriff’s hat.               “You look tired, sweetheart,” Miles noticed as Sophie slipped into an over-sized house dress.               “Just not used to working with a group all day,” she smiled. “How did the rest of your day go?”</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/113500676358664980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=113500676358664980' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113500676358664980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113500676358664980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/12/tea-chapter-21.html' title='Tea - Chapter 21'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-113405541479180719</id><published>2005-12-08T09:21:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-12-08T09:23:34.823-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 20</title><summary type='text'>Thursday was the second of the only two official days off that Miles and Sophie had the third week of May. They started on a rare weekend group at three in the afternoon the next day and worked with them off and on through Sunday afternoon. By that point they were thrilled to get the hours since neither of them had seen a workweek pass thirty hours for almost a month. They already had twenty </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/113405541479180719/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=113405541479180719' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113405541479180719'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113405541479180719'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/12/tea-chapter-20.html' title='Tea - Chapter 20'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-113320372712955764</id><published>2005-11-28T12:47:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-11-28T12:48:47.283-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 19</title><summary type='text'>Chapter 19            The long day that Sophie and Miles were only looking forward to because of its coffer-filling implications started at eight in the morning. The rarely used outdoor education resources the camp owned needed to be set out and in some cases set up before the school arrived at nine that morning. Jabari, Paul, Sergio, and Christopher were the only ones not working with the group </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/113320372712955764/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=113320372712955764' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113320372712955764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113320372712955764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/11/tea-chapter-19.html' title='Tea - Chapter 19'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-113165384610486694</id><published>2005-11-10T14:15:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-11-10T14:17:26.130-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 18</title><summary type='text'>Chapter 18 The hangover Miles awoke with was nothing epic, though it was too much to ignore. He succeeded in removing himself from the bed without waking Sophie to fill a mug with water and immediately drain it several times before bothering to find a larger vessel to share with Sophie when she woke up.   A headache kept Miles awake and thinking through all the ways he may have offended Sophie </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/113165384610486694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=113165384610486694' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113165384610486694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/113165384610486694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/11/tea-chapter-18.html' title='Tea - Chapter 18'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112881235848884410</id><published>2005-10-08T17:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-10-08T17:59:18.526-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 17</title><summary type='text'>Chapter 17   Saturday was an odd day. Miles and Sophie had no more than poured the milk onto their cereal than Cliff was at the door.   “The Ellington group is bigger than they told us. Can anyone work today and maybe tomorrow?” Since neither Miles nor Sophie had anything special planned, and since Cliff was staring directly at them, they had agreed. The hours might even push them into overtime </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112881235848884410/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112881235848884410' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112881235848884410'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112881235848884410'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/10/tea-chapter-17.html' title='Tea - Chapter 17'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112766268265187108</id><published>2005-09-25T10:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-09-25T10:38:02.686-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 16</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;   Chapter 16   &lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;               “Sophie. It came.”               “Oh my God. Open it. Wait!” Sophie kissed him the way a damsel would kiss a knight before he set off to slay a dragon. Miles ripped open the manila envelope sent from the state of New Hampshire that would declare their future. After far too many</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112766268265187108/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112766268265187108' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112766268265187108'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112766268265187108'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/09/tea-chapter-16.html' title='Tea - Chapter 16'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112673662304997751</id><published>2005-09-14T17:22:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-09-14T17:23:43.070-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea- Chapter 15</title><summary type='text'>Chapter 15 Camp was abuzz with excitement on Monday.  A few universities had released their students with more to follow suit and in four days there would be two new people in camp. Rocky and John had shown up on the newest schedule out of nowhere. When further inquiries were made it was discovered that Rocky had been a counselor for a couple of years and was trying out a role as a village </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112673662304997751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112673662304997751' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112673662304997751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112673662304997751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/09/tea-chapter-15_14.html' title='Tea- Chapter 15'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112535332032338996</id><published>2005-08-29T17:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-08-29T17:08:40.366-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea- Chapter 14</title><summary type='text'>Chapter 14   &lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;               The thing Miles liked the best about working school groups versus family and recreation groups was that the fullest days with school groups never started until ten in the morning or so since the kids had to first get to their school at around eight to get on another bus for a multi-hour ride to Ontonagon. The days of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112535332032338996/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112535332032338996' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112535332032338996'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112535332032338996'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/08/tea-chapter-14.html' title='Tea- Chapter 14'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112457081223715562</id><published>2005-08-20T15:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-08-20T15:46:52.286-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - 13</title><summary type='text'>Chapter 13               “It came today, Sophie.” Miles had just walked in the door to his cabin after getting their mail from the office.”               “This makes it kind of official, then, hey?”            “It buys us some time.” He kissed her forehead before sitting beside her on the bed. Miles unceremoniously opened the manila envelope with his pocket knife.               “Kiss me first,” </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112457081223715562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112457081223715562' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112457081223715562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112457081223715562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/08/tea-13.html' title='Tea - 13'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112308884526060814</id><published>2005-08-03T11:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-08-03T12:07:25.300-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 12</title><summary type='text'>Chapter 12                   “Okay. So, who’s going to call first?” Miles asked.               “It’s almost ten, London. I’d better go. But you’re going to talk as well. You should at least say something to your future in-laws.”               “I was going to, don’t worry. It’s not too late to call?”               “Oh, no. I’ve called them at ten before. They know it’s just how it is with the time</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112308884526060814/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112308884526060814' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112308884526060814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112308884526060814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/08/tea-chapter-12.html' title='Tea - Chapter 12'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112232969823499812</id><published>2005-07-25T17:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-25T17:14:58.300-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea-Chapter 11</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 11                              “Jabari. I need to talk to you, man.”               “What’s up?”                “Sophie thinks I have to work on the farm tomorrow with Scott. I need you to take my shift, at least until lunch.” Miles launched into the Starbucks story, which he had reiterated to Scott the previous night.               “Are you fucking serious?”               “As a judge, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112232969823499812/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112232969823499812' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112232969823499812'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112232969823499812'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/07/tea-chapter-11.html' title='Tea-Chapter 11'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112199576870528785</id><published>2005-07-21T20:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-21T20:29:28.790-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea- Chapter 10</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter Ten                   April marched over its predecessor, bringing one of its infamous showers to inaugurate its term. The day whose only boast is that it is an excuse for practical jokes fell squarely on a Saturday that year, and there was a Baptist church in camp for one of the last retreats of the season. The staff had spent the Wednesday and Thursday prior to the group’s arrival </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112199576870528785/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112199576870528785' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112199576870528785'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112199576870528785'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/07/tea-chapter-10.html' title='Tea- Chapter 10'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112155540502500471</id><published>2005-07-16T18:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-16T18:10:05.076-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea- Chapter 9</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 9                       The sky was grey but the air was warmer than it had been all season when Miles, Sophie, Kyra, and Scott filed out of a cabin barely built for two. They took Scott’s car because it got the best mileage and after stopping at the first Dunkin’ Doughnuts on their route out of camp they were off and running to Concord.               Concord was a town not unlike many </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112155540502500471/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112155540502500471' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112155540502500471'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112155540502500471'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/07/tea-chapter-9.html' title='Tea- Chapter 9'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112092911928577292</id><published>2005-07-09T12:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-09T12:11:59.320-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter 8</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 8       Miles found it hard to believe that the weekend he was currently intimate with brought the world into the third week of March. In most ways he felt as though he had just arrived on the east coast. This made sense, since it was mostly the truth. But even that half of his feeling was jet-lagged because it only seemed like he had been at Camp Ontanogan for a handful of days. The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112092911928577292/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112092911928577292' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112092911928577292'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112092911928577292'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/07/tea-chapter-8_09.html' title='Tea - Chapter 8'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112059868616491758</id><published>2005-07-05T16:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-05T16:24:46.273-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea Chapter 7</title><summary type='text'>                                                                              Chapter 7                   “Hey, you’ve got to stay awake and keep me company, my darling.” It was eight in the morning. Miles and Sophie were about forty minutes into their trip to Newport, Rhode Island to tour the mansions on the coast. “You’re the one who wanted to make the most of the days and leave as early as we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112059868616491758/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112059868616491758' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112059868616491758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112059868616491758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/07/tea-chapter-7.html' title='Tea Chapter 7'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112027836560553004</id><published>2005-07-01T23:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-07-01T23:26:05.650-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea- Chapter 6</title><summary type='text'>  Chapter 6                   February coldly bled into March with only the calendar on the wall denoting any discrepancy. Time brought a further segregation of the staff as far as Miles could tell. He went over the cliques as he walked to the dining hall on the second Saturday of the month to eat a breakfast he had eaten over a dozen times before. Sophie had been assigned to the Tubing Hill for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112027836560553004/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112027836560553004' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112027836560553004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112027836560553004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/07/tea-chapter-6.html' title='Tea- Chapter 6'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-112001372192543191</id><published>2005-06-28T21:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-28T21:55:21.956-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea- Chapter 5</title><summary type='text'> Chapter 5                   Miles was on top of the snow-tubing hill with Jabari which marked that event as having happened more times than he cared to remember. Adding the fact that it was the seven a.m. session put into perspective the moods of the two staff members.                ”It’s always such a drag to come back to this after a weekend like that,” Jabari commented, sullenly having his </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/112001372192543191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=112001372192543191' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112001372192543191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/112001372192543191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/06/tea-chapter-5.html' title='Tea- Chapter 5'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-111965067464379092</id><published>2005-06-24T17:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-24T17:04:34.770-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter Four</title><summary type='text'>    Chapter 4     It was late night, in the middle of the fleeting three hours Miles and Sophie spent together at the end of each day they worked. They were in a usual state of affairs sitting on Miles= bed with arms wrapped around one another, nothing else going on and neither caring that it didn’t=t.  AHow did your day go?@ Miles asked. He spoke in a soft tone from directly behind her ear. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/111965067464379092/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=111965067464379092' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/111965067464379092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/111965067464379092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/06/tea-chapter-four.html' title='Tea - Chapter Four'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-111938549711467540</id><published>2005-06-21T15:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-21T15:24:57.226-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tea - Chapter Three</title><summary type='text'>Here's chapter three! As always, scroll down or look in the archives for previous chapters!    Chapter 3     AWell, how was it?@ Sophie asked when Miles answered his door. It was well past dark, nine o=clock to be precise, after the first day with the first group of the winter season. Miles was alone in the room while Scott was with Kyra in her cabin.  AIt went well. Come in. I was just about to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/111938549711467540/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=111938549711467540' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/111938549711467540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/111938549711467540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/06/tea-chapter-three.html' title='Tea - Chapter Three'/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709901.post-111913252377061142</id><published>2005-06-18T17:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-06-18T17:08:43.946-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>   Here's chapter two! Hopefully you got chapter one. If not scroll down or go to the archives to start from the beginning.   Chapter 2      Miles scanned the dining hall on the final day of training. He wondered why the full-time staff, four out of six being in the same age range as the ten newcomers, were such a different group then. He didn’t=t notice it at first, but that was because that the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/feeds/111913252377061142/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=13709901&amp;postID=111913252377061142' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/111913252377061142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13709901/posts/default/111913252377061142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://natsmileales.blogspot.com/2005/06/heres-chapter-two-hopefully-you-got.html' title=''/><author><name>Natsmile Ales</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17228414037475309065</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3DmONwsysiM/SCJC96cuKjI/AAAAAAAAADI/pAyNV0ZMsx4/S220/Ben.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
