<?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'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159</id><updated>2009-12-08T13:22:10.963-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Arconati News</title><subtitle type='html'>You have reached the best source for news about the Arconati Family.  If you have something that you would like to add, please feel free to use the comment links below.  Thanks!</subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://arconati.net/arconati-news.atom.xml'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>98</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-6150742316048350419</id><published>2009-12-01T18:06:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-03T18:15:46.896-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday Lois C. Arconati!</title><summary type='text'>Happy Birthday mom!


</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/6150742316048350419/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/12/happy-birthday-lois-c-arconati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/6150742316048350419'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/6150742316048350419'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/12/happy-birthday-lois-c-arconati.html' title='Happy Birthday Lois C. Arconati!'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-6105260033728027131</id><published>2009-11-30T17:51:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-03T18:05:31.353-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Olivia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday Olivia N. Arconati</title><summary type='text'>
Happy Birthday to Olivia!  For her birthday, we threw her a rather loud but fun party at Chuck E. Cheese.  Many friends and family joined us and we had a great time.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/6105260033728027131/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/11/happy-birthday-olivia-n-arconati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/6105260033728027131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/6105260033728027131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/11/happy-birthday-olivia-n-arconati.html' title='Happy Birthday Olivia N. Arconati'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AxItPjVnqAA/SxhRQDYBdBI/AAAAAAAAA4c/1z6Ob_bhNfQ/s72-c/landing_parties%5B1%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-3483461862874370087</id><published>2009-11-27T00:43:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-27T00:43:42.065-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Website Currently Down</title><summary type='text'>This post will likely not publish at all, but at this moment I wanted to quickly note that the host for this web site is down and having problems.  I'm unable to get them fixed at this time and will likely be moving hosts.  It was a very good run and I can't really complain since it has been free this entire time.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/3483461862874370087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/11/website-currently-down.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/3483461862874370087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/3483461862874370087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/11/website-currently-down.html' title='Website Currently Down'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-7594854707713665277</id><published>2009-06-29T00:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-29T00:37:24.840-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Get Your Email Soon</title><summary type='text'>We will be opening up registration for email addresses that end in @arconati.us, @arconati.name, @arconati.net as soon as possible.  I know I've been talking about this for a little while, but I'm revamping things on the back end so that this will not only be possible, but simple to sign up and easy to manage.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/7594854707713665277/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/06/get-your-email-soon.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/7594854707713665277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/7594854707713665277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/06/get-your-email-soon.html' title='Get Your Email Soon'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-5837272333749031569</id><published>2009-05-31T17:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-31T17:35:38.661-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kelly'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='events'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='baby'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Sophia Louise Arconati</title><summary type='text'>Born today at 4:24pm to Jonathan Arconati and Kelly Stumm-Arconati, weighing in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces, welcome Sophia Louise Arconati.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/5837272333749031569/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/05/sophia-louise-arconati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/5837272333749031569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/5837272333749031569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/05/sophia-louise-arconati.html' title='Sophia Louise Arconati'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-7101586345971760058</id><published>2009-05-20T23:58:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-21T00:16:52.842-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reese'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='events'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday Reese Arconati!</title><summary type='text'>One full decade!  Double digits!  She's really growing up fast and I'm so very proud.  Thanks for all of the emails and messages today.

Happy Birthday Reese Monster!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/7101586345971760058/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/05/happy-birthday-reese-arconati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/7101586345971760058'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/7101586345971760058'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/05/happy-birthday-reese-arconati.html' title='Happy Birthday Reese Arconati!'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-204147301326018206</id><published>2009-05-10T12:18:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-21T00:24:47.032-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='events'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>Happy Mother's Day!</title><summary type='text'>God bless the mothers in my life and yours.
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/204147301326018206/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/05/happy-mothers-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/204147301326018206'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/204147301326018206'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/05/happy-mothers-day.html' title='Happy Mother&apos;s Day!'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-1472468727256532453</id><published>2009-05-01T00:02:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-04T08:52:08.887-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dad'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='history'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='swine flu'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Dad Ruminates on the Swine Flu</title><summary type='text'>My dad sent me the following and I thought it useful to share.

The current buzz over swine flu reminds me...
The Year 1976, HEADLINE: President Gerald Ford Orders Nationwide Vaccination Program to Prevent Swine Flu Epidemic!
President Ford was acting on the advice of medical experts, who believed they were dealing with a virus potentially as deadly as the one that caused the 1918 Spanish </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/1472468727256532453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/05/dad-ruminates-on-swine-flu.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/1472468727256532453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/1472468727256532453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/05/dad-ruminates-on-swine-flu.html' title='Dad Ruminates on the Swine Flu'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-3976972272121602435</id><published>2009-04-12T23:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-13T00:12:02.978-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Easter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>Happy Easter!</title><summary type='text'>Happy Easter to all of our friends and family.


  
  
  
  
  
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Luke 24
The Resurrection 
1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2They found the stone </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/3976972272121602435/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/04/happy-easter.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/3976972272121602435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/3976972272121602435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/04/happy-easter.html' title='Happy Easter!'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-8322071785717619552</id><published>2009-02-24T22:12:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T17:16:16.480-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lillian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kelly'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='events'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='baby'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday Lillian G. Arconati</title><summary type='text'>TWO!!  Getting bigger every day...</summary><link rel='related' href='http://arconati.net/' title='Happy Birthday Lillian G. Arconati'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/8322071785717619552/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/02/happy-birthday-lillian-g-arconati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/8322071785717619552'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/8322071785717619552'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/02/happy-birthday-lillian-g-arconati.html' title='Happy Birthday Lillian G. Arconati'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-5911646450831534806</id><published>2009-02-22T21:09:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T17:12:08.901-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday James A. Arconati!</title><summary type='text'>Thanks everybody!</summary><link rel='related' href='http://arconati.net/' title='Happy Birthday James A. Arconati!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/5911646450831534806/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/02/happy-birthday-james-arconati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/5911646450831534806'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/5911646450831534806'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/02/happy-birthday-james-arconati.html' title='Happy Birthday James A. Arconati!'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-7438264874575380751</id><published>2009-01-24T23:59:00.062-06:00</published><updated>2009-05-01T15:31:58.387-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anniversary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Happy Tenth Anniversary to Jim and Lisa Arconati</title><summary type='text'>We celebrated our 10th Wedding Anniversary this weekend!  The whole afternoon and evening was arranged by me for Lisa as a surprise.  First, there was a family trip with the girls to see Seussical the Musical at the FCC Theatre within the James J. Eagan Center.

"Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss' best loved stories collide and cavort in this unforgettable musical caper! The Cat in the</summary><link rel='related' href='http://arconati.net/' title='Happy Tenth Anniversary to Jim and Lisa Arconati'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/7438264874575380751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/01/happy-tenth-anniversary-to-jim-and-lisa.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/7438264874575380751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/7438264874575380751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2009/01/happy-tenth-anniversary-to-jim-and-lisa.html' title='Happy Tenth Anniversary to Jim and Lisa Arconati'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-5068699756191330120</id><published>2008-12-31T23:45:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T23:45:01.112-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new-year'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='events'/><title type='text'>Happy New Year!</title><summary type='text'>Have a safe and happy new year!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/5068699756191330120/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/12/happy-new-year.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/5068699756191330120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/5068699756191330120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/12/happy-new-year.html' title='Happy New Year!'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-3603971027170185861</id><published>2008-12-25T00:26:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-25T00:26:00.709-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='events'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='christmas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Merry Christmas Arconati Family!</title><summary type='text'>It's the time of year to wish you a Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas!  Don't wake the dog.

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</summary><link rel='related' href='http://arconati.net/labels/christmas.html' title='Merry Christmas Arconati Family!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/3603971027170185861/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/12/merry-christmas-arconati-family.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/3603971027170185861'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/3603971027170185861'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/12/merry-christmas-arconati-family.html' title='Merry Christmas Arconati Family!'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-4869594429184247253</id><published>2008-12-17T23:32:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-01-14T00:26:48.749-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='christmas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas</title><summary type='text'>Just in case you needed to know what to get me...


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Yeah, I couldn't really help this one.  In case you haven't heard it, the song is available:
"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by Gaylee Peevey

Found via Yahoo! News Photos.

Two weeks old hippopotamus Paula is pictured on the first day of her presentation to the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/4869594429184247253/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/12/i-want-hippopotamus-for-christmas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/4869594429184247253'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/4869594429184247253'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/12/i-want-hippopotamus-for-christmas.html' title='I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-4508826190699930185</id><published>2008-12-01T15:20:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-03T18:16:21.237-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday Lois C. Arconati</title><summary type='text'>Happy Birthday mom!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/4508826190699930185/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/12/happy-birthday-lois-c-arconati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/4508826190699930185'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/4508826190699930185'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/12/happy-birthday-lois-c-arconati.html' title='Happy Birthday Lois C. Arconati'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-5390247263829640510</id><published>2008-11-30T15:16:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-22T15:19:31.438-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Olivia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='events'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday Olivia N. Arconati</title><summary type='text'>Happy Birthday to Olivia!  We had a fun party at the local civic center indoor pool.  The kids had a great time. 

Here are some images with Olivia's name on them from over the last year or so.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/5390247263829640510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/11/happy-birthday-olivia-n-arconati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/5390247263829640510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/5390247263829640510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/11/happy-birthday-olivia-n-arconati.html' title='Happy Birthday Olivia N. Arconati'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-2626088407555558888</id><published>2008-11-27T18:52:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-29T12:02:56.208-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kramer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Linda'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thanksgiving'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='history'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nowakowski'/><title type='text'>Happy Thanksgiving!</title><summary type='text'>We want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!  Here is a short history of our holiday that Linda shared with everyone right before we ate that I thought would be good to repost here.

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621.  Initially it was meant to be a fast day. The settlers at Plymouth Rock mostly recognized the way to give thanks in the form of prayer and abstinence from food.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/2626088407555558888/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/2626088407555558888'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/2626088407555558888'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving.html' title='Happy Thanksgiving!'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-7470368369667998319</id><published>2008-11-10T09:17:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-11T11:26:09.387-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dad'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday James E. Arconati!</title><summary type='text'>Jim &amp; Jimmy at Creve Coeur Lake - circa 1978
Poppi &amp; Olivia in California - 2005
We celebrated Dad's 61st birthday at Dave &amp; Busters and had a great time!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/7470368369667998319/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/11/happy-birthday-james-e-arconati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/7470368369667998319'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/7470368369667998319'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/11/happy-birthday-james-e-arconati.html' title='Happy Birthday James E. Arconati!'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-2344064261493740120</id><published>2008-10-31T19:19:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T23:11:46.049-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Halloween'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>Happy Halloween!</title><summary type='text'>

From the entire Arconati Family, we want to wish you a safe and spooky Halloween!</summary><link rel='related' href='http://arconati.net/2008/10/happy-halloween.html' title='Happy Halloween!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/2344064261493740120/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/10/happy-halloween.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/2344064261493740120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/2344064261493740120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/10/happy-halloween.html' title='Happy Halloween!'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-7874572983692311807</id><published>2008-08-28T00:51:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T20:50:13.210-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Welcome to The Jon Arconati for President WebSite</title><summary type='text'>As a Happy Birthday gift, I wanted to post a video of the latest and greatest news I've heard all day.




To view this content you need Macromedia's Flash player working correctly.  Please download at your convenience.

It is kind of a scary idea.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.inews3.com/topstory.php?id=4a6f6e7c4172636f6e617469' title='Welcome to The Jon Arconati for President WebSite'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/7874572983692311807/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/08/welcome-to-jon-arconati-for-president.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/7874572983692311807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/7874572983692311807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/08/welcome-to-jon-arconati-for-president.html' title='Welcome to The Jon Arconati for President WebSite'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-8278249555527707728</id><published>2008-08-26T20:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-15T02:07:09.174-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday Jonathan L. Arconati</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/8278249555527707728/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/08/happy-birthday-jonathan-l-arconati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/8278249555527707728'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/8278249555527707728'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/08/happy-birthday-jonathan-l-arconati.html' title='Happy Birthday Jonathan L. Arconati'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-2177736274877816059</id><published>2008-08-10T11:15:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-10T11:15:00.596-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome!  Welcome Back!</title><summary type='text'>Hello family members and welcome to my website --or welcome back if you've been here before.  My name is Jim Arconati, son of James E. Arconati.  If you're here right now and your last name is ALSO Arconati, you probably were at the reunion this weekend.  Well, I've been busy with this website for a while.  But now I'd like to offer any of the benefits that I've been enjoying all this time to you</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/2177736274877816059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/08/welcome-welcome-back.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/2177736274877816059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/2177736274877816059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/08/welcome-welcome-back.html' title='Welcome!  Welcome Back!'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-1221952062153210988</id><published>2008-08-02T16:49:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-02T17:54:04.960-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reunion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='events'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Arconati Family Reunion</title><summary type='text'>
In case you missed the big news, the 2008 Arconati Family Reunion is next weekend!  The date is Sunday, August 10th, 2008.  The following information got to me through my dad.  The organizers this year are my dad's cousins Arnie and Vince.
Suson Park - Lakeside Shelter
6059 Wells Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63128
The event starts at noon and will end ...when it ends!

Lakeside Shelter consists of </summary><link rel='related' href='http://arconati.net/' title='Arconati Family Reunion'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/1221952062153210988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/08/arconati-family-reunion.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/1221952062153210988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/1221952062153210988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/08/arconati-family-reunion.html' title='Arconati Family Reunion'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672159.post-2247909142538632890</id><published>2008-07-21T20:25:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-01T00:23:21.683-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lisa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='love'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arconati'/><title type='text'>Happy Birthday Lisa R. Arconati</title><summary type='text'>
Happy Birthday to my darling wife Lisa!  We don't have a big event planned to celebrate her birthday this year, but she did get a few things she wanted.  We were helping out at VBS tonight, so we didn't even go out for dinner.  But we'll make up for it as soon as possible.
Update (2008-07-31): Lisa made a really great slide-show video of the pictures we took at church over the whole week and I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/2247909142538632890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/07/happy-birthday-lisa-r-arconati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/2247909142538632890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14672159/posts/default/2247909142538632890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://arconati.net/2008/07/happy-birthday-lisa-r-arconati.html' title='Happy Birthday Lisa R. Arconati'/><author><name>ArcoJedi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02973286642647633765</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13737600394618078958'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>