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		<title>How to Lose All of Your Money!</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/235</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Aloe Blancc for a bit of theme music: Click Here for your soundtrack! &#160; Why is it that so many pro athlete&#8217;s delay creating some type of source of money other than from their salaries from being a pro athlete? Why is it that we don&#8217;t invest the money we get? Mike Tyson, Latrell Sprewell, Michael Vick, Dorothy Hamill, Marion Jones, Scottie Pippen&#8230;. and so on. All are Americans that were paid a ton of money at some point and squandered all of their money. They lost it all at some point and some still have nothing to show but ...]]></description>
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		<title>Are You A Jerk?</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/229</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Lesson in Humility: What does it mean to truly be humble? Pro Athlete + Bartender + Above Average Height + Darker Skin Tone = A lot of judgments I used to think I was very humble but the lesson I am learning after the last 12 months is that, like always, there is room for improvement. I never played volley for the money but I do rely on it since 8-12 months out of the year for the past 9 years I have trained 6 days a week sometimes twice per day. Out of the 100% of contracted salary ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret to Life?</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/222</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;Disclaimer: I AM a hopeless romantic as my bro confirmed lately BUT this entry is about life and business&#62; John Mayer.. one of my favorite male artists for his ability to share very deep feelings and thoughts very simply in a story kind-of-way&#8230; He&#8217;s slick. This song sparked this blog because I am always listening to my tunes when I walk, work, relax, etc&#8230; John Mayer &#8211; In Repair I was listening to it and realized &#8216;holy crap&#8217;&#8230; While once-upon-a-time I heard this song and connected so much with it&#8230;. well, this is no longer the case. I am NOT ...]]></description>
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		<title>Mykonos</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/178</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been in Mykonos for a week now. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Checking out venues for an event for my new start-up Inception Entertainment&#8217;s launching party. I found some amazing places and the trip was very worthwhile. &#160; Check out a few pics.. I also ended up staying with an amazing woman that&#8217;s 75 and has had some very difficult times in her life and is so sweet and caring. She was an inspiration&#8230; I also found great coffee spot to use internet when Vodafone decided to cut off my USB ...]]></description>
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		<title>Love Heroin</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/147</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Man 1: There&#8217;s this girl. Man 2:Aha see I&#8217;ve been getting a female vibe&#8230; Good, speak on dear friend&#8230; Man 1: ah she&#8217;s someone who can&#8217;t be mine and uhhh&#8230;. It&#8217;s as if I&#8217;ve taken love heroin and I can&#8217;t ever have it again. I&#8217;ve opened Pandora&#8217;s box and there&#8217;s trouble inside. Man 2: (Thinks) I knew a girl at school named Pandora.. Never saw her box though&#8230; (Chuckles) Man 1: Right&#8230; yes, see that&#8217;s very helpful (sarcastically) I&#8217;ve recently been slapped in the face with a cruel reality and it&#8217;s like the world is always on one time and ...]]></description>
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		<title>Love over Liberty</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/127</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A song sparked this blog today: Jason Mraz &#8211; I&#8217;m Yours I was born a romantic this is for sure&#8230;. growing up single child with a single dad&#8230; maybe it&#8217;s because I was alone a lot and dreamed of having a mom&#8230; (Probably a little) But more so I think it was that I saw women could provide a lot of love. Just look at what it takes to mother a child and women have earned my respect. You may ask what the hell does this have to do with the song RJO?! Right. No worries.. here it is&#8230; Women: ...]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Been A Long Time&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/124</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, I sucked after we started playoffs at updating this and I thought about it at least 1x a day&#8230; Shame on me. So quick overview needed: PlayOffs started.. SEMI&#8217;s: we waxed PAOK in 2&#8230;. (haha jk kinda.. Winder. Once at home and once away. I was seriously afraind the fans would try to stab or blow us up after the last time there: http://ourwinderfullife.blogspot.com/2011/03/paok-vs-panthanaikos-5th-match-left.html Finals: We got waxed 3-0 in best of 5 by Olympiakos. I sucked big time and was not able to get comfortable.. Other than missing 45% of my salary at point I will blame myself ...]]></description>
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		<title>Mission: Champion&#8217;s of 2010/11</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/116</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, I Made It To The Finals! It&#8217;s been 8 long seasons as a pro volleyball player and finally the day has come where my hard work is paying off big time. I&#8217;ve accomplished a goal that I set to make it to the finals. My team Iraklis is not only in the finals but we finished the season in 1st place after 22 matches, made it to the Finals of the Greek Cup (2nd place finish) &#38; are officially one of the 24 teams qualified for the 2011/12 Champion&#8217;s League Cup. The most prestigious tournament of Europe&#8217;s top teams. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do I Play Pro Volleyball?</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/107</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking about becoming a pro volleyball player? Really?! Why? Haha, just kidding. Here&#8217;s why I did… I hope it can help you in making that leap if you choose to do so. Is it because of the thrill of victory? Or the challenge of the sport&#8217;s required skills? Maybe it&#8217;s because it allows me to focus on one thing and live in those moments while on the court? It could be, maybe, that it gives me pleasure to do something that I&#8217;m good at? Or to make money doing it? Perhaps, it&#8217;s the idea of a foreign place with foreign ...]]></description>
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		<title>Greek Cup Finals baby&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/84</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So yesterday Iraklis (my team) put the smack down on PAOK. WELL DONE BOYS! IRA IRA IRA! Happy about our 3-0 result and coming back from a slow start where I missed at least three 1st serves in the first set alone. Yikes, but with a laser from the PAOK fans being shined on you it makes things a bit more tricky mentally. What jerks?! They come to release their socio-economical issues out at sports venues by throwing cups of coffee, beers, receipt rolls, packs of paper, batteries taped together and lets not forget the best weapons: grenades and flash-flares ...]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Kitty! 9 Lives? The Game of &#8220;Chicken&#8221; and the Cat &#8211; That Just Happened&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/82</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by ambergris via Flickr HA! I love kittens&#8230;LOVE &#8216;EM. But once they grow up were are usually not my favorite creatures. Being super allergic doesn&#8217;t help&#8230; Well, on my way to drop off some rental movies tonight;  I saw a kitty-cat lose a life! I was about to turn uphill onto the main street of Panorama.. But I waited because a car was going pretty fast and I couldn&#8217;t make it in front of him. Glad I didn&#8217;t because as soon as I turned out behind him onto the main road and got up a bit of speed I ...]]></description>
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		<title>Full Match : Iraklis Vs Panathinaikos 3-1</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/75</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was translated using Google: &#8220;Hercules ended with a triumphant way the curtain of the ninth race of Volleyleague OPAP 2010-2011, and won 3-1 at Panathinaikos in Glyfada closed for the first time since the start of the season was at the top of the standings. In the first set, both teams went point, point the rifles 20-17 to escape, but Hercules responds with an impressive 7-1 winning streak, making the score at 21-24 and winning the set. In the second set started well PAO (preceded by 4-1) had the lead until the first technical time-out (8-6), but Heracles quickly ...]]></description>
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		<title>Cafe Only BLUE</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/68</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kalimera (Good Morning) everyone! This is a special post dedicated to the little cafe where we have morning trainings and the guys who sit here every morning talking about IRA and what&#8217;s new and old news with the team. In Greek, of course, but nevertheless it&#8217;s a place of history with the walls decorated with pictures of all the great championship wins and players that have contributed to the one-of-a-kind spirit you find in this place. Every morning (ok, usually 4 per week) we train here for weights and reception training. (Note: We split time between here and our other, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Videos of 2010-2011 : Past Video Highlights</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/34</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 12:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of Youtube and Blue Arena.gr *Note: Check out the first one to get a good idea of how great and loud our fans are&#8230; Vs PAOK 3-0 (1st pace in Championship) [stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dgs6utZLP_Ko%26p%3D4EBFEF43B145113D img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/gs6utZLP_Ko/0.jpg embed=false share=true width=640 height=360 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /] Vs Aris 3-0 [stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DBAtCzGVT05M%26p%3D4EBFEF43B145113D img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/BAtCzGVT05M/0.jpg embed=false share=true width=640 height=360 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /] Vs Kalamaria 3-0 [stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dnfoq8T4G9pw%26p%3D4EBFEF43B145113D img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/nfoq8T4G9pw/0.jpg embed=false share=true width=640 height=360 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /] Vs Lamia (1st match of the season) [stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DqEvmusCt0Ic%26p%3D4EBFEF43B145113D img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/qEvmusCt0Ic/0.jpg embed=false share=true width=640 height=360 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /]]]></description>
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		<title>Song of the Day :)</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/13</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hope you enjoy it&#8230; I got a thing for Common after all of these years. Great artist. [stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dpoi_k361yR4 img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/poi_k361yR4/0.jpg embed=true share=true width=640 height=360 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally a real blog&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ryanjayowens.com/blog/archives/5</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA['Along the way I've gathered the odd assortment of "bumps, bruises, rashes and lacerations" and I'm still moving forward.']]></description>
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