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Wisconsinbly BOF</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wollersheim-bof.webp</image:loc><image:title>Wollersheim BOF</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-24T23:07:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/07/01/getting-my-griswold-on-day-10-cameron-mo/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a35a7-p1010663.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Miami River Fountain</image:title><image:caption>Fountain in the Miami River, downtown Dayton.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/45b0f-p1010580.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Air Force Installation</image:title><image:caption>A reminder that I was technically trespassing in my old neighborhood. Oops. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8933d-p1010626.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Casket Company</image:title><image:caption>A thriving business in Fairborn, Ohio. Hopefully not TOO thriving. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2eaa9-p1010569.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Childhood Home Again</image:title><image:caption>Another view of my childhood home. We lived on the left side of the duplex, if you hadn't guessed already. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e4caf-p1010639.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Old Sunoco</image:title><image:caption>Antique cars and old-fashioned Sunoco filling station, Carillon Park.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/309fe-p1010642.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Radio Bike</image:title><image:caption>For a brief while, before transistor radios came alone, radio bikes were all the rage. From the Bicycle Museum at Historical Carillon Park, Dayton.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/6b553-p1010665.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cameron</image:title><image:caption>Lovely Cameron, Missouri. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-17T15:45:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/04/22/the-demise-of-tmi/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c368a-roman-gladiator.jpg</image:loc><image:title>roman-gladiator</image:title><image:caption>I give this one a thumbs down! (Courtesy of historylink102.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-17T15:42:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/06/09/peace-love-and-needles/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dcc10-ad834.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Peace, Love &amp; Sunshine</image:title><image:caption>My gravatar would make a really cool - if intricate - tattoo.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-17T15:40:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/09/12/an-ely-good-time/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ea5b7-102.jpg</image:loc><image:title>102</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a35a7-p1020151.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hotel Nevada</image:title><image:caption>Historic Hotel Nevada in downtown Ely. A side of glitz with old-fashioned charm.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ab887-p1020149.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Steam Engine Ely</image:title><image:caption>East Ely Railroad Depot.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/96c42-p1020140.jpg</image:loc><image:title>110</image:title><image:caption>This wasn't me. I only hit 102. Such an amateur, huh?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7fdc1-p1020146.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nevada Rain</image:title><image:caption>Rain on the Nevada plain brings out the sweet smell of sagebrush.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/df7be-p1020143.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Gap</image:title><image:caption>The Gap, outside Ely. No, it's not a clothing store. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d55dd-p1020136.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shooting</image:title><image:caption>Hell. Yeah. Major testosterone moment in my life. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d5f4d-p1020130.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ATV</image:title><image:caption>Tara's ATV. So much fun!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f8643-p1020118.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stella Lake</image:title><image:caption>Stella Lake, Wheeler Peak in background - Great Basin N.P.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/87bcb-p1020098.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lehman Cave</image:title><image:caption>Loved the formations in Lehman Cave. 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About 6 drinks in and halfway through our bowling tournament. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-11T14:03:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/04/02/i-touched-the-liberty-bell/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/291bd-232323232fp53388nu3269989wsnrcg32378-286643nu0mrj1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Hangin' out on a recent lava flow on the Big Island...in my groovy 70s pants!</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ba3c4-232323232fp53388nu3269989wsnrcg32378-263889nu0mrj.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Liberty Bell</image:title><image:caption>In 1976, you were still allowed to touch the Liberty Bell!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-11T14:01:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/04/04/swimming-with-sharks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c74f3-great-white-shark-fishing.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Great-white-shark</image:title><image:caption>I told the kids to stay away from these guys, but did they listen?! 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spanning the delta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dsc_0018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0018</image:title><image:caption>Honk if you love geese!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dsc_0053.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0053</image:title><image:caption>"Abarndoned."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dsc_0044.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0044</image:title><image:caption>Mount Rainier looming on the eastern horizon.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dsc_0041.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0041</image:title><image:caption>The Nisqually 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Heron.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dsc_0034.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0034</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dsc_0001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0001</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T20:52:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/03/01/early-adopter/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screenshot_20180301-155547.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot_20180301-155547</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T20:47:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/02/26/farewell-pyeongchang/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/edgefield-sign.jpg</image:loc><image:title>edgefield sign</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/boiler-room-bar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>boiler room bar</image:title><image:caption>Boiler Room Bar at McMenamins Kennedy School - very typical of their decor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/olympics.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Olympics</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T16:04:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/02/23/the-office-bard/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:57:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/02/21/the-shadow-never-lies/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/snowglow.jpg</image:loc><image:title>snowglow</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:46:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/02/19/2-19-18/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/snow.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snow</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:45:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/02/18/homeward-bound/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:41:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/02/15/suspicion-level-10/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/keith-morrison.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Keith Morrison</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:37:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/02/13/winter-isnt-over-yet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/imag5332.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5332</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:36:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/02/12/fake-like-38/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/flames.jpg</image:loc><image:title>flames</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:33:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/02/11/moving-on/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:29:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/02/11/whats-a-swinged-cat-anyway/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mellette.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mellette</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:25:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/02/06/guilty-of-anthropomorphizing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/5b69a-sailor-jack1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sailor Jack</image:title><image:caption>Great place to stay - every room has an oceanfront view.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d5aa3-imag5294.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5294</image:title><image:caption>Drift Creek Falls trailhead.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/6c96b-imag5290.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5290</image:title><image:caption>The Old Oregon Saloon: hippies are welcome!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/13fcc-imag5278.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5278</image:title><image:caption>We always stop at Barnacle Bill's for fresh seafood.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b94f1-dsc_0044.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0044</image:title><image:caption>Typical grey and gloomy coast weather. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/51e51-dsc_0032.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0032</image:title><image:caption>...but what a payoff if you're brave enough to cross it!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d519c-dsc_0030.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0030</image:title><image:caption>This suspension bridge is not for the faint of heart. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/24d75-dsc_0012.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0012</image:title><image:caption>The moss looks like curtains draped across this section of forest. That should tell you how much rain the place gets.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/167ad-sailor-jack.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sailor Jack</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:18:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/01/21/ricotta-is-the-new-avocado/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/80dd4-ricotta.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>ricotta</image:title><image:caption>That's a lotta ricotta! (Image courtesy of foodnetwork.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:12:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/01/07/fido-eats-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/69a9c-img_20180106_081131_887.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20180106_081131_887</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7a43f-img_8472-01.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8472-01</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:07:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2018/01/01/all-drizzle-no-sizzle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b6c6d-imag5132-01.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5132-01</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/02d7d-img_20171231_164419_325-01.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20171231_164419_325-01</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/36392-imag5121-01.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5121-01</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/19880-2017-12-31-15-25-52-01.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>2017-12-31 15.25.52-01</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T15:01:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/12/28/may-all-your-christmases-be-white/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4fe84-imag5058.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5058</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a463c-imag5071.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5071</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/6f9db-imag5052.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5052</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7adf2-imag5051.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5051</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a8e5d-imag5019.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5019</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/47a8a-imag5010.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5010</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1d638-imag5013.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG5013</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T14:56:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/12/18/playing-tourist-in-the-emerald-city/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dc3d4-imag4965.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG4965</image:title><image:caption>Why does Mark keep showing up at my shows?!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d9551-dsc_0062.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0062</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8e7d8-dsc_0042.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0042</image:title><image:caption>Merry Pigmas. 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4.11.25 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsc_0003.gif</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0003</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsc_0005.gif</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0005</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/milwaukee-rain-totals.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Milwaukee Rain Totals</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/state-fair-flooding-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>State Fair Flooding 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/state-fair-flooding.jpg</image:loc><image:title>State Fair Flooding</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/state-fair-flooding-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>State Fair Flooding 3</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-21T17:59:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2013/06/24/mother-of-all-encores/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b7f8e-1049159_10201338433451768_170186040_o.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1049159_10201338433451768_170186040_o</image:title><image:caption>Rock Steady, Bad Company! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7ee99-imag0973.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG0973</image:title><image:caption>The lighters came out during "Simple Man." </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/034e5-20130621_220408.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20130621_220408</image:title><image:caption>Having a "moment" in the moonlight. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/89a49-imag0970.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG0970</image:title><image:caption>That's Johnny Van Zant, man! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8bcd4-imag0967.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG0967</image:title><image:caption>Sunset over the Sleep Country Amphitheater. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-10T16:54:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/07/23/bear-with-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e0918-2017-07-22-12-26-02.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-07-22 12.26.02</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/720d6-2017-07-22-12-39-14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-07-22 12.39.14</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cca0f-blackbear.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BlackBear</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T20:57:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/07/20/juanito-told-lupe/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/6a599-guacamole.png</image:loc><image:title>Guacamole</image:title><image:caption>Not mine. But eerily similar. Green, chunky...what a coincidence! </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T20:47:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/07/06/a-pain-in-the-arsenal/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1d292-fort-vancouver.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fort-Vancouver</image:title><image:caption>Fireworks over Vancouver, WA.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T20:36:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/06/30/everything-old-is-new-again/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b6e2e-agt.jpg</image:loc><image:title>agt</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f562b-screen-shot-2017-06-30-at-1-43-48-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2017-06-30 at 1.43.48 PM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T20:21:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2012/05/28/joie-de-vivre-however-you-pronounce-that/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/0eadc-p1020783.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1020783</image:title><image:caption>A cloud-capped Mount Hood. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/aac33-p1020769.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1020769</image:title><image:caption>Crazy bastard. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e5563-p1020776.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1020776</image:title><image:caption>Smith Rock State Park, Oregon.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10241-p1020755.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1020755</image:title><image:caption>You'd never know it was practically JUNE up at Mount Bachelor!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2a281-us-at-shins.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Us at Shins</image:title><image:caption>Getting ready to rock out! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8f3c7-shins-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shins 1</image:title><image:caption>The crowd, warming up for The Shins.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T20:11:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/06/26/dogs-and-pigs/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b3d84-19399287_10213141996773474_4855474840024632314_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>19399287_10213141996773474_4855474840024632314_n</image:title><image:caption>James Mercer, a few hours after mowing his lawn.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/6cdbd-dsc_0054.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0054</image:title><image:caption>Thea Foss Waterway, Tacoma.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f8694-dsc_0043.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0043</image:title><image:caption>Art Deco glass.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/96e68-dsc_0039.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0039</image:title><image:caption>Love the colors on these glass pieces!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ec788-dsc_0033.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0033</image:title><image:caption>Glass sculptures. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3f594-dsc_0030.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0030</image:title><image:caption>Glassmaking in the Hot Shop.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8619e-dsc_0022.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0022</image:title><image:caption>Museum of Glass.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/61d5a-dsc_0017.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0017</image:title><image:caption>Thea Foss Waterway, Tacoma.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7ad94-dsc_0004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0004</image:title><image:caption>Ceiling on the Chihuly Bridge of Glass.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/244fc-19510268_10213175119161513_7822128763940253631_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>19510268_10213175119161513_7822128763940253631_n</image:title><image:caption>Nothing subtle about Roger's message.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T20:06:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/06/18/wanderlust-in-our-blood/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a3abf-p10103751.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1010375</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bf838-p1010287.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1010287</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cf104-p1010265-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1010265 (1)</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T19:57:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/06/04/you-can-ring-my-bell/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/43279-2017-06-03-11-54-35.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-06-03 11.54.35</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T19:43:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/05/29/pretty-pretty-pretty-pretty-good/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a9e05-curb-your-enthusiasm-596563.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Curb-Your-Enthusiasm-596563</image:title><image:caption>What's better than Larry David? MORE Larry David.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-09T16:29:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/05/21/funbelievable/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3be61-2017-05-19-12-17-29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2017-05-19 12.17.29</image:title><image:caption>Camas lilies.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T19:24:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/05/17/a-francisco-clause/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2015b-imag40202.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG4020~2</image:title><image:caption>Himalayan dumplings.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4cf13-imag4023.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG4023</image:title><image:caption>The most beautiful pastry ever.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8452f-imag40222.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG4022~2</image:title><image:caption>Thankful for the tent.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/0e52b-imag40192.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG4019~2</image:title><image:caption>Peruvian pork belly and yam sandwich.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1c680-imag40032.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG4003~2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T19:01:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/05/12/a-man-from-nantucket/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/0c11a-tapeface.png</image:loc><image:title>Tapeface</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T18:40:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/05/07/bacheloring-it-up/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b6124-imag3962.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG3962</image:title><image:caption>One of the many obstacles in my path.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/458a4-imag3954.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG3954</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f0b31-imag3953.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG3953</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/db587-18320638_10212690705371471_4376912442362877551_o.jpg</image:loc><image:title>18320638_10212690705371471_4376912442362877551_o</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cd693-18278462_10212680780763362_116778817895450993_o.jpg</image:loc><image:title>18278462_10212680780763362_116778817895450993_o</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e5707-18238126_10212675712516659_6239002873134860738_o.jpg</image:loc><image:title>18238126_10212675712516659_6239002873134860738_o</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-10T22:33:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/04/25/undercover-genius-here/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-08T18:22:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/04/11/im-not-a-robot/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/44717-recaptcha_anchor2x.jpg</image:loc><image:title>recaptcha_anchor2x</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T18:18:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/04/09/the-end/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/9f518-imag3889.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG3889</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-08T18:13:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/04/03/the-agony-and-the-egg-stacy/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-08T18:04:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/03/26/the-long-and-short-of-it/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d06e1-17351977_10212276171168375_7099263875655101065_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>17351977_10212276171168375_7099263875655101065_n</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b5ce6-17342911_10212271213164428_5063890331178466666_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>17342911_10212271213164428_5063890331178466666_n</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-07T21:12:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2017/03/12/a-feast-for-the-eyes-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1bb71-wp-image-1359502063jpg.jpg</image:loc><image:title>wp-image-1359502063jpg.jpg</image:title><image:caption>An artfully arranged plate of snacks during an anniversary trip to the Oregon coast. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e7fa3-16602963_10211874668451058_3369653100049748976_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>16602963_10211874668451058_3369653100049748976_n</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fdf57-13937819_10210062297582919_222196114330653925_o.jpg</image:loc><image:title>13937819_10210062297582919_222196114330653925_o</image:title><image:caption>Our annual visits to The Bite of Oregon, a foodie's dream.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a7fc4-1935648_1208558063037_4263375_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1935648_1208558063037_4263375_n</image:title><image:caption>The best thing about Fresno. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/11613-557047_3590440488609_2091390660_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>557047_3590440488609_2091390660_n</image:title><image:caption>The best fish 'n chips on the Oregon coast.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8ad7c-34689_1484723567002_5451128_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>34689_1484723567002_5451128_n</image:title><image:caption>My first bacon maple bar from Voodoo Doughnut. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cde3f-wp-1489338590249.jpg</image:loc><image:title>wp-1489338590249.jpg</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3a216-wp-1489338271627.jpg</image:loc><image:title>wp-1489338271627.jpg</image:title><image:caption>The 2 lb. burger from Big Jud's in Boise. 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umbrella. 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Fisherman</image:title><image:caption>Typical other Portlander?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-18T19:03:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/05/01/naked-and-delusional/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4e84a-naked-and-afraid.jpg</image:loc><image:title>naked and afraid</image:title><image:caption>"Nice to meet you, completely naked stranger."</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-18T18:56:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/04/25/make-it-snap-e/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e3426-snap-e-tom.jpg</image:loc><image:title>snap-e-tom</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-18T16:51:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/05/11/dont-get-murdered/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2e347-tater_tot.jpg</image:loc><image:title>tater_tot</image:title><image:caption>The infamous stolen tot.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-18T15:58:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/04/21/grape-juice-with-a-kick/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ba778-tumblr_mpv6rhc2mt1rrto34o2_1280.jpg</image:loc><image:title>tumblr_mpv6rhC2Mt1rrto34o2_1280</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/879eb-unnamed1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/66679-unnamed2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/93ed4-fish_out_of_water.png</image:loc><image:title>fish_out_of_water</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-17T21:34:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/04/20/rediscovering-london/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1509f-london.jpg</image:loc><image:title>London</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-17T21:28:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/04/14/im-just-here-for-the-coffee/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1ca81-s-l225.jpg</image:loc><image:title>s-l225</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-17T21:20:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/04/08/obsessing-over-250/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/53854-oj.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OJ</image:title><image:caption>Image courtesy of NY Times.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-17T21:11:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/04/03/its-miller-time/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d40f3-brainstorming.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brainstorming</image:title><image:caption>Just another Friday at "the office."</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-17T21:08:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2025/07/17/the-good-ranch/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/iowa-co.-tornado-l1c.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iowa Co. Tornado L1C</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/518278317_1111510781025991_8527946178955494425_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>518278317_1111510781025991_8527946178955494425_n</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/great-dane-patio.jpg</image:loc><image:title>in Madison on Thursday, June 24, 2021.</image:title><image:caption>in Madison on Thursday, June 24, 2021.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tavern-patio-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tavern Patio 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tavern-patio-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tavern Patio 1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-25T20:16:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2025/07/13/laissez-faire-lawn-chair-electric-air/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/july-11-radar-storms.jpg</image:loc><image:title>July 11 radar storms</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/midwest-tornadoes.webp</image:loc><image:title>midwest tornadoes</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-21T20:52:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2025/07/11/i-will-i-will-rock-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dsc_0033.gif</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0033</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dsc_0030.gif</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0030</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dsc_0027-2.gif</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0027-2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dsc_0048.gif</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0048</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dsc_0040.gif</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0040</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dsc_0056.gif</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0056</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/dsc_0046.gif</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0046</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-07-10-at-4.52.25-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2025-07-10 at 4.52.25 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/barney-the-rock.png</image:loc><image:title>Barney the Rock</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-21T00:51:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/03/25/the-psychology-of-being-liked/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cdf3b-rowena.jpg</image:loc><image:title>rowena</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/86efe-dsc_0036.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0036</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-10T20:57:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/03/20/safe-travels-and-muzzles/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/89220-french_bulldog.jpg</image:loc><image:title>French_Bulldog</image:title><image:caption>Don't laugh. His bite was bigger than his bark!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-10T20:50:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/03/13/the-anatomy-of-a-viral-post/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c1e35-going-viral-online.jpg</image:loc><image:title>going-viral-online</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-10T20:37:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/03/07/lamebrains-lurkers-monsters/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dee2f-the-walking-dead-season-6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>the-walking-dead-season-6</image:title><image:caption>Cute bunch, no matter what we call you. (Image courtesy of unrealitytv.co.uk)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-10T20:32:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/03/03/catching-up-to-stonehenge/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-10T19:46:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/02/29/hail-caesar/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20bf8-julius_caesar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Julius_Caesar</image:title><image:caption>What if I took Romaine lettuce, added anchovies and parmesan, and topped it with croutons...?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-10T19:42:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/02/24/muddy-and-bloody/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fca37-muddy-shoes.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Muddy Shoes</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e956f-dsc_0095.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0095</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/21630-dsc_0091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0091</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2338f-dsc_0089.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0089</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10bd7-dsc_0077.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0077</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/31fcf-dsc_0075.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0075</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e2cfd-dsc_0068.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0068</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/9ddd6-dsc_0061.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0061</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/92ef3-dsc_0056.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0056</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-10T19:37:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/02/19/i-am-lion-hear-me-meow/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/16b5d-turn-signals.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Turn Signals</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-10T19:33:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/02/11/23-mountains/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d2b4e-ig6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IG6</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b507a-ig5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IG5</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20a2f-ig4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IG4</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/5f719-ig3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IG3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/16fa6-ig2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IG2</image:title><image:caption>Mountain!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c4dbc-ig1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IG1</image:title><image:caption>Bodies of water AND trees!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1a369-monkeys.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Monkeys</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-10T19:26:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/02/08/united-in-orange/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d524e-peyton.jpg</image:loc><image:title>peyton</image:title><image:caption>during Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/0a11d-von.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Von</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-10T19:15:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/01/28/did-i-kill-glenn-frey/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/42f1c-tp.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TP</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8cdd6-bieber.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bieber</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a3ed6-screen-shot-2016-01-27-at-4-52-03-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2016-01-27 at 4.52.03 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d53fa-os-abe-vigoda-is-alive-and-hes-94-20150224.jpg</image:loc><image:title>os-abe-vigoda-is-alive-and-hes-94-20150224</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-08T20:41:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/01/25/joe-isuz-who/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f5a5e-joe-isuzu.jpg</image:loc><image:title>joe isuzu</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-08T20:03:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/01/14/one-dozen-no-dozin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cd518-phone-in-bed.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Phone in Bed</image:title><image:caption>Me, too often. (Image courtesy of lifehacker.com.)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-08T19:56:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/01/10/grin-and-bear-it/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d20d9-the-revenant-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Revenant</image:title><image:caption>At least the bear is keeping him warm now.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fa246-avery.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Avery</image:title><image:caption>So not guilty. Maybe.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-08T19:48:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2016/01/04/beautiful-and-treacherous/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/baf94-dsc_0014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0014</image:title><image:caption>Our snowy drive home. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c2c45-dsc_0037.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0037</image:title><image:caption>Ely coke ovens. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/843fd-dsc_0034.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0034</image:title><image:caption>Love the scenery! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/58142-dsc_0028.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0028</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/632b0-dsc_0012.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0012</image:title><image:caption>Randy's neighborhood. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2889a-dsc_0006.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0006</image:title><image:caption>The happy couple.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/43af5-dsc_00011.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0001</image:title><image:caption>Randy's deck. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/05ef7-dsc_00182.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0018</image:title><image:caption>More family bonding. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cd1cb-dsc_00171.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0017</image:title><image:caption>Audrey and Hank. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8b263-dsc_00091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0009</image:title><image:caption>Family bonding. 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(Image courtesy of nj.com).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/765d0-tilikum.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tilikum</image:title><image:caption>Portland's newest bridge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1da66-trillium.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trillium</image:title><image:caption>Trillium Lake. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b7768-cabin-life.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cabin Life</image:title><image:caption>Not a bad way to spend a Friday evening. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bcc4f-cabin.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cabin</image:title><image:caption>Uncle Tom's cabin.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-07T19:59:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/09/10/ready-cassette-go/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/00c96-unspooled.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unspooled</image:title><image:caption>Exactly! The reason I kept pencils next to my music collection. 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Rings</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-30T18:58:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/07/17/sofa-king-brilliant/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/74178-photogrid_1437093413581.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PhotoGrid_1437093413581</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-30T18:50:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/07/14/walking-the-dinosaur/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ffc53-netflix.jpg</image:loc><image:title>netflix</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4a586-betty-rubble.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Betty Rubble</image:title><image:caption>Ooh la la. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b9096-dinosaur-on-leash.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dinosaur on Leash</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-30T18:42:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/07/07/home-is-where-the-hotel-is/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bf1d4-p1040029.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1040029</image:title><image:caption>Utah IS beautiful. There's no denying that. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-30T18:38:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/07/02/one-mile-closer-to-the-sun/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/279ad-unnamed6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>That's a big map!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ae38f-unnamed5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Downtown Baker City.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d2302-unnamed4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Catfight!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/0a186-p1030991.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1030991</image:title><image:caption>Audrey in profile. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e7b82-p1030987.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1030987</image:title><image:caption>Eastern Oregon sunset.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/5bafe-unnamed3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>How convenient</image:title><image:caption>How convenient.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7c96f-unnamed2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Charcuterie plate</image:title><image:caption>Charcuterie plate.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/588ec-unnamed1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Mmm! 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For use with RNS-AUSCHWITZ-SELFIE transmitted July 24, 2014. Photo courtesy Breanna Mitchell</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1db83-police-selfie.jpg</image:loc><image:title>police selfie</image:title><image:caption>"Let's pose for a selfie!"</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-30T15:07:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/06/01/34-miles-to-nostalgia/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3ab1d-drivein3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>drivein3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/318c1-drivein2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>drivein2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/6f80e-drivein1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>drivein1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-27T20:57:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2025/06/27/monster-movies-in-the-sky/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-07T14:05:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/05/29/when-fiction-is-nonfiction/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/71c1d-voodoo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Voodoo</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/806d5-almostbw.jpg</image:loc><image:title>almostbw</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cd914-screenshot-2015-05-26-16-04-40.png</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 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16.04.40</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-26T21:23:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/05/26/are-you-kitten-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3c437-mia.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mia</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-26T20:43:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/05/19/with-this-ring-i-thee-dread/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c24ad-imag1475.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG1475</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-26T20:26:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/05/15/asphalt-intrusion/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/00662-p1010123.jpg</image:loc><image:title>p1010123</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-26T20:12:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/05/11/fresh-fish-touche/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4466a-imag0970-01.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG0970-01</image:title><image:caption>Think of it as Stonehenge West.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/74fa4-imag0985.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG0985</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/902b8-img_20150511_075615.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20150511_075615</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e3dde-img_20150510_141021.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20150510_141021</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/244d8-img_20150509_074627.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20150509_074627</image:title><image:caption>The important business at hand.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cab07-img_20150509_065042.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20150509_065042</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8d9c6-img_20150508_231725.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20150508_231725</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/51d8e-imag0972.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG0972</image:title><image:caption>Stonehenge in the Columbia Gorge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1ecd8-imag0964.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG0964</image:title><image:caption>Say cheese! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8aa0d-imag0961.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMAG0961</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T20:16:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/05/05/see-you-in-364-days-chewbacca/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3e9ed-may4th.jpg</image:loc><image:title>May4th</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T20:08:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/04/28/the-great-escape/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/9a830-unnamed12.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Kennewick Ferry crossing the Sound.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7f58e-unnamed13.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Port Townsend Courthouse.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1850e-unnamed11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7190a-unnamed10.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cape Flattery</image:title><image:caption>This is the NWmost tip of the Lower 48 states. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/9be88-unnamed8.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fb65a-unnamed9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Neah Bay</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f009e-unnamed7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Cioppino</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3a570-unnamed5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Port Townsend.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a15c3-unnamed6.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Battery Kinzie at Fort Worden.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fcbc7-unnamed4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Port Townsend.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T19:55:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/04/24/big-man-off-campus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/84f49-grid.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Grid</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T19:47:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/04/20/feeding-the-ego-machine/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d7d4c-zucchini-spaghetti.jpg</image:loc><image:title>zucchini spaghetti</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T19:40:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/04/13/my-subconscious-is-on-sabbatical/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T19:32:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/04/09/like-hugh-hefner/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c1830-unnamed3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dee36-unnamed2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>If I can just hang on for eight seconds...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/af58a-unnamed1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c9d78-unnamed.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T19:29:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/04/07/baby-can-you-drive-my-car/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/10772-moonroof.jpg</image:loc><image:title>moonroof</image:title><image:caption>So, that's how it got its name...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/9c0cf-mazdaconnect.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mazdaconnect</image:title><image:caption>Sure beats the cassette deck that my Hyundai came 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summit</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ab427-mothership.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mothership</image:title><image:caption>The Mothership?!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b01cf-unnamed5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>I did them both</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/77bf4-tdh.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TDH</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fb693-unnamed4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e8382-unnamed3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Lodgepole pines</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d9ce0-unnamed2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3e22e-unnamed1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Looking west</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8f52e-unnamed.jpg</image:loc><image:title>unnamed</image:title><image:caption>Mount Hood &amp; Mirror Lake</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/6517e-p1030949.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1030949</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T18:51:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/03/27/100-yes-please/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/74232-s-oldest-man-knits-penguin-sweater-480x360-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>s-OLDEST-MAN-KNITS-PENGUIN-SWEATER-480x360</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/5aef9-penguin1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>penguin sweater</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T18:43:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/03/23/armadillos-in-our-trousers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a8d45-dougfir.jpg</image:loc><image:title>dougfir</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T18:39:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/03/17/not-quite-a-pot-o-gold-but-close/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/25b65-potluck.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Potluck</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/df7e0-lemons.jpg</image:loc><image:title>lemons</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T18:32:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/03/13/squeaky-shoes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f38b0-slippers.jpg</image:loc><image:title>slippers</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T18:26:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/03/10/a-tree-stump-by-a-lake/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/280ef-stump.jpg</image:loc><image:title>stump</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-25T18:20:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/03/06/you-can-fight-city-hall/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/73860-city-hall.jpg</image:loc><image:title>City 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1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-06T20:29:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2025/06/05/distracting-little-explosions/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/aqi.jpg</image:loc><image:title>AQI</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-11T15:22:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2019/06/24/365-in-the-605/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-05T15:07:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2025/06/02/we-love-burritos-and-jesus/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-18T13:08:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/02/09/wojo-goes-mobile/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7df16-firstphone.jpg</image:loc><image:title>firstphone</image:title><image:caption>Martin Cooper showing off the first handheld mobile phone, released in 1973. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/38a7f-wireless-phone.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wireless 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2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T16:21:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/01/18/my-kitchen-thinks-its-1979/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c536d-fresca.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fresca</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d8466-iran.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/aa52f-dukes.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Daisy Duke</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fc16b-iran2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iran2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T16:15:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/01/14/flying-the-friendly-skies/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3dd66-pan-am-747.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pan Am 747</image:title><image:caption>Interior of a Pan Am 747, circa a hell of a long time ago. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d7b0b-panam.png</image:loc><image:title>PanAm</image:title><image:caption>It's the Pan Am Experience!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T16:11:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/01/09/an-ill-wind-blows/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/22f5b-102.jpg</image:loc><image:title>102</image:title><image:caption>My actual temperature at one point.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T16:06:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/01/04/yo-yo/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/30df9-healthy-breakfast.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Healthy Breakfast</image:title><image:caption>My new reality: healthy eating.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T16:02:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/01/02/hospital-food-term-used-loosely/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b251b-blackeyedpeas.jpg</image:loc><image:title>blackeyedpeas</image:title><image:caption>Enjoying a bowl for good luck in 2015!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ad8dc-classic-meatloaf.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Classic Meatloaf</image:title><image:caption>"Classic meatloaf"</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T15:56:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2015/01/01/unleashed-but-still-caged-up/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e1831-card.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Card</image:title><image:caption>My coworkers are so thoughtful. And funny. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7f868-2015.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2015</image:title><image:caption>The moment the ball dropped in Times Square to usher in 2015 on the west coast. I captured it, IV and all.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T15:49:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/12/31/what-is-it-with-me-holidays-and-hospitals/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f439b-hospital-menu.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hospital Menu</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c399b-hospital-sunrise.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hospital Sunrise</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T15:45:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/12/28/we-stayed-between-the-lines/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f8f5f-cat-in-tree.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cat in Tree</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/39531-sock-monkey.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sock Monkey</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4e20d-moose-mugs-e1419804276662.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Moose Mugs</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f3462-recliners.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Recliners</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/58e64-tara-beer.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tara Beer</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d7010-wrapping-lines.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wrapping Lines</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T15:22:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/12/19/have-yourself-a-mini-little-christmas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/02ddb-mike-myers-austin-powers-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mike-Myers-Austin-Powers-1-</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/15fad-mini_cooper_s_mini_48639.jpg</image:loc><image:title>MINI_Cooper_S_MINI_48639</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T15:18:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/12/14/all-aboard-the-hot-tamale-express/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/22835-hormel-tamales.jpg</image:loc><image:title>hormel tamales</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3ef20-keep-calm-ain-t-nobody-got-time-for-that-79.png</image:loc><image:title>keep-calm-ain-t-nobody-got-time-for-that-79</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T15:16:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/12/10/hakuna-matata/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/21224-pineapple1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pineapple</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/03ad3-ww.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ww</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T14:34:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2025/05/25/venison-steaks-anyone/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-06T18:02:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2025/05/22/mama-raised-a-salad-shaking-genius/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/salad-kit.jpg</image:loc><image:title>salad kit</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-04T07:18:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2025/05/19/suns-out-bundts-out/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/crust-and-crumb-may-17.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Crust and Crumb May 17</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-31T13:51:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/12/05/murder-he-wrote/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/16911-keith-morrison.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Keith-Morrison</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/43fc9-chalk-outline.jpg</image:loc><image:title>chalk outline</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-19T21:13:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/12/01/i-invented-the-smoothie/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2217c-tan-in-a-can.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tan In a Can</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/677cc-img_7218.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7218</image:title><image:caption>The breakfast of champions?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-19T21:05:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/11/26/you-are-what-you-eat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4340d-woodstockcannibaltruth-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>woodstockcannibaltruth-1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/29270-franklin-chair.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Franklin chair</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d92b6-chair.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Death by Adirondack</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7330b-2bf1b53bdd1143968001738276864_3-0-1-18139184454484349003-mp4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Chair Fight</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d4f29-charlie-brown-thanksgiving.jpg</image:loc><image:title>charlie-brown-thanksgiving</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-19T20:59:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/11/23/fools-in-the-rain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/488da-10475933_10205290978262918_163319185326100308_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>10475933_10205290978262918_163319185326100308_n</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/49bcd-1939618_10205286177142893_3269303494783106277_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1939618_10205286177142893_3269303494783106277_n</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d11fd-10559666_10205282078640433_419723977629634675_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>10559666_10205282078640433_419723977629634675_n</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-19T20:54:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/11/19/a-better-wetter-life/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/29542-portland-oregon-sign.jpg</image:loc><image:title>portland-oregon-sign</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4c0be-meridian.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Meridian</image:title><image:caption>My first home in the Pacific Northwest. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e1be4-pnw.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PNW</image:title><image:caption>Images like this made me long for the Pacific Northwest.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-19T20:46:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/11/16/sock-monkeying-around/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8976c-santa-grab.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Santa Grab</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/90b81-10352938_10203240724279720_8231844961267357253_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>10352938_10203240724279720_8231844961267357253_n</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-19T20:41:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/11/11/this-bugs-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/85346-clip-art-bugs-bunny-781264.jpg</image:loc><image:title>clip-art-bugs-bunny-781264</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e3e71-10613152_10205094413948933_3304506404339379480_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>10613152_10205094413948933_3304506404339379480_n</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-19T20:36:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2025/02/20/im-no-betty-crocker/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/betty-crocker.jpg</image:loc><image:title>betty crocker</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cobra-kai.jpg</image:loc><image:title>cobra kai</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-19T15:17:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/30/dont-hate-me-eugene-but-i-just-ate-oregon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/11a82-orgeo2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ORgeo</image:title><image:caption>The "real" Oregon. Not nearly as crunchy or salty.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/5046f-photo1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Oregon tortilla chip</image:title><image:caption>My tortilla chip bore an uncanny resemblance to Oregon.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:40:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/28/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-pop-pop-again/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d172d-prep-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stovetop popcorn</image:title><image:caption>Stovetop popcorn: it's the shizzle. (Courtesy of thecookingphotographer.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:38:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/25/gotham-would-burn-to-the-ground/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:36:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/21/who-says-making-popcorn-is-easy/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:35:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/19/cock-a-doodle-dont/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b21af-beer-butt-chicken.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beer Butt Chicken</image:title><image:caption>No harm, no fowl, Bud. (Courtesy of 541radio.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:34:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/16/i-can-see-japan-from-my-house/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cceb2-snl1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SNL1</image:title><image:caption>I want to be a part of it...(Courtesy of chicgalleria.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:32:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/13/in-which-i-envy-arizona/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/82d97-victory-cigar-congress-passes-dst.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Victory-Cigar-Congress-Passes-DST</image:title><image:caption>Is your hoe ready now that it's staying light later?? (Courtesy of adafruit.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:30:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/11/charlie-stole-my-tiger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e27dd-tiger1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>tiger</image:title><image:caption>My 9th-grade art project. Eye of the tiger, baby! </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:28:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/09/special-hair/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:27:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/06/clarifying-my-words/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/85195-p1000911.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000911</image:title><image:caption>Ties are awesome! Thumbs up to ties! I was so excited to be able to wear one again, I couldn't decide which to choose!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/67e97-p1000729.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000729</image:title><image:caption>I was still adjusting my tie when the self-timer went off. Oops. Gave the wrong impression, didn't it?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:26:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/04/happy-boo-day-to-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a0f00-ghost-baby.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ghost Baby</image:title><image:caption>Check out the transparent figures to the baby's right. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:24:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/03/02/show-me-the-ghosts/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:22:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2014/11/06/eating-a-sandwich-hurts-my-brain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/13e49-5685822_f260.jpg</image:loc><image:title>5685822_f260</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/39874-risk.jpg</image:loc><image:title>risk</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:16:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/02/27/bye-bye-charlie-harper-guy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c4812-charlie-sheen-award_opt.jpg</image:loc><image:title>charlie-sheen-award_opt</image:title><image:caption>And the award for Outstanding Example of Career Suicide goes to...Charlie Sheen! (Courtesy of kyxy.radio.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:11:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/02/24/thank-you-mother-nature/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/71f09-p1000892.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000892</image:title><image:caption>One final shot of the snow, the sky, the trees...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a71e9-p1000889.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000889</image:title><image:caption>My next stop was Burnt Bridge Creek for a walk along the greenway. Looked more like a "whiteway" today.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c14b2-p1000862.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000862</image:title><image:caption>The clouds broke up as I arrived at Orchards Park. The snow-covered trees were gorgeous against a dazzling blue backdrop. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/854fb-p1000859.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000859</image:title><image:caption>I continued down Fourth Plain Blvd. which was slushy, but not too bad otherwise. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/9c083-p1000849.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000849</image:title><image:caption>My local neighborhood is famous now!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d2912-p1000851.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000851</image:title><image:caption>One of the local news crews staking out a happenin' spot to report from!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a6c59-p1000812.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000812</image:title><image:caption>We ended up with about 4" of snow - not a lot compared with other parts of the country, but for us, the most we've seen since 2008.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2e35b-p1000831.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000831</image:title><image:caption>There's a natural wetlands area behind my condo complex, and everything back there was coated in white.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/35cbb-p1000810.jpg</image:loc><image:title>11:15</image:title><image:caption>I snapped this photo right before bed. See? I made it snow! </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:09:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/02/22/champagne-wishes-on-a-sparkling-water-budget/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/98eb0-maid-721739.jpg</image:loc><image:title>maid-721739</image:title><image:caption>I had to let her go. Her dusting skills left much to be desired. (Courtesy of ideagrove.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:07:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/02/18/marks-handy-pocket-sized-guide-to-the-pacific-northwest/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8ceb4-73.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Geoduck</image:title><image:caption>This is a geoduck. Quit laughing, it's delicious. (Courtesy of activerain.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:06:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/02/15/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/87940-breaking-up.jpg</image:loc><image:title>breaking up</image:title><image:caption>Throwing it all away is tough to do! (Courtesy of mediabistro.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:03:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/02/12/beachy-keen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/0fc40-p1000781.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Haystack Rock</image:title><image:caption>Haystack Rock and its reflection beneath the February sun. Ooh, how purple!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1aaea-p1000755.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Seagull</image:title><image:caption>Seagull perched atop a barnacle-encrusted rock along the Oregon coast. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/47528-p1000785.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cannon Beach</image:title><image:caption>Cannon Beach as viewed from the cliffs south of town.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T01:01:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/02/09/please-dont-buy-me-a-star/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4c332-39043048_1233518502_1641.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Constellations</image:title><image:caption>"Look, honey - I picked that one out just for you!" (Courtesy of liveinternet.ru).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T00:55:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/02/07/ii-many-roman-numerals-iv-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/0b843-packer-fan.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>packer-fan</image:title><image:caption>The nice thing is, if he catches a stiff breeze he can go hang gliding after the game. (Courtesy of greenbaypackernation.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T00:53:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/01/31/why-theres-a-bee-in-egypts-bonnet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/df44d-snl-sethmyers_11659813141.jpg</image:loc><image:title>snl-sethmyers_1165981314</image:title><image:caption>Forget Tom Brokaw; this is the guy I want delivering the news! (Courtesy of tvmedia.ign.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T00:51:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/02/03/the-universe-has-a-sense-of-humor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b687f-p1000729.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Tie That Binds</image:title><image:caption>I despise wearing ties. Can you tell? </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T00:51:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/01/28/how-you-doin-snow-bunny/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-18T00:45:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/01/25/the-oscar-should-go-to/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-16T23:02:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/01/23/the-dream-of-the-90s-is-alive/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/58872-228428_512x288_generated.jpg</image:loc><image:title>228428_512x288_generated</image:title><image:caption>Fred Armisen and his merry band of misfits hitting the streets of Portland. (Courtesy of tvguide.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T23:01:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/01/20/enchanted-with-amy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/acd03-amy-adams-902140052.jpg</image:loc><image:title>amy-adams-90214005</image:title><image:caption>The future Mrs. Mark P. Where shall we honeymoon? (Courtesy of gnepse.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:57:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/01/17/elvish-has-left-the-building/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/9f2dd-ring.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ring</image:title><image:caption>Ooh! I want this for a wedding band! (Courtesy of fundulgence.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:53:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/01/14/thats-a-lot-of-bunk/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/df696-photo1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bunk Cubano</image:title><image:caption>Porky, pickle-y deliciousness on a bun. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/df507-photo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bunk Sandwiches</image:title><image:caption>You'd never know the best Cubano sandwich outside of Miami came from this humble spot, would you?</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:51:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/01/11/i-fell-off-the-mcwagon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/5fa1e-mcchicken1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cajun McChicken</image:title><image:caption>Nirvana in a sack: the Cajun McChicken sandwich. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:50:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/01/07/rip-but-give-me-details/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fa7ee-obits.jpg</image:loc><image:title>obits</image:title><image:caption>Where people - and the truth - die. (Image courtesy of gctv6.com)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8d45f-newspaper-obituaries-small-52045.jpg</image:loc><image:title>newspaper-obituaries-small-52045</image:title><image:caption>Exactly why I hate the obituaries! (Image courtesy of coloribus.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:47:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/01/04/593/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/48c79-20090227-keoghan.jpg</image:loc><image:title>keoghan</image:title><image:caption>"I'm sorry to tell you I pronounce 'been' like 'bean.'" (Image courtesy of buddytv.com)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ca1a0-tar14x011.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cheesy Hill</image:title><image:caption>Gravity and cheese are not on friendly terms. (Image courtesy of serialmente.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:46:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2011/01/01/everybody-needs-mclovin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2f158-mclovin.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mclovin</image:title><image:caption>McLovin is Super Bad! </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:43:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/12/29/mother-nature-is-one-big-tease/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/6606e-232323232fp53649nu3269989wsnrcg323-53393.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>White Christmas</image:title><image:caption>This is what I like to see!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/26612-232323232fp53647nu3269989wsnrcg323-53366349nu0mrj.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Snow</image:title><image:caption>2008 was our best year ever for snow!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:40:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/12/26/the-six-million-dollar-gift/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f9bc3-p1000724.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000724</image:title><image:caption>He's no Bionic Man, but he is The Boss!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/639aa-232323232fp53384nu3269989wsnrcg32378-2557-8nu0mrj1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bionic Man</image:title><image:caption>Could a kid look any happier? And could furniture look any uglier??</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:39:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/12/22/beating-the-bell-ringers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f10d5-bell-ringer.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bell ringer</image:title><image:caption>Ho-ho-hope you don't catch me sneaking by! (Image courtesy of seattleweekly.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:36:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/12/17/if-you-fall-off-your-bicycle-stay-off/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/654b7-canyoneering.jpg</image:loc><image:title>canyoneering</image:title><image:caption>It's all fun and games until you end up with your arm pinned beneath a boulder. (Image courtesy of adventuredrop.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:30:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/12/14/running-a-murraython/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c34ac-bill_murray_you.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bill_Murray_you</image:title><image:caption>Bill Murray as John Winger in Stripes. Just one of his many modern classics! (Image courtesy of unrealitymag.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:28:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/12/12/tis-the-season-for-traditions/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1e16f-232323232fp63267nu3269989wsnrcg339352625632-nu0mrj.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Grotto Tree</image:title><image:caption>I'd hate to be the guy checking all 500,000 lightbulbs. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4a45f-232323232fp373nu3269989wsnrcg323535467-3nu0mrj.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Accordion - Rheinlander</image:title><image:caption>You haven't lived until you've heard "Frosty The Snowman" on accordion.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:27:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/12/08/hope-i-get-old-before-i-die/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/56354-jumping-seniors.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Happy Seniors</image:title><image:caption>Tell me they aren't having the time of their lives! (Image courtesy of senior-fun.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:25:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/12/06/cartoons-changed-my-life/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/601b6-papa_schlumpf.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Papa Smurf</image:title><image:caption>Like Santa and Gandalf, rolled into one! (Image courtesy of loop-magazin.de)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:23:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/12/03/in-orbit-around-planet-freelance/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:19:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/12/01/i-am-clark-griswold/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/efa85-clark-griswold-tree.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Clark Griswold</image:title><image:caption>The most enduring traditions of the holiday season are best enjoyed in the warm embrace of kith and kin. (Image courtesy of ugly-christmas-trees.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:17:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/11/28/have-yourself-a-merry-little-car-bomb/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/eb1a7-p10006612.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Portland Christmas Tree</image:title><image:caption>Portland's official 2010 Christmas tree</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:15:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/11/24/the-turkey-exploded/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/0e034-macy1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>macy1</image:title><image:caption>Who wants a Scooby snack? (Image courtesy of dailyworldbuzz.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:10:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/11/22/kids-are-like-pets/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b77d3-232323232fp53457nu3269989wsnrcg3257.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Sydney</image:title><image:caption>There's rum and Coke in that glass! My cat, the lush. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T22:00:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/11/17/pass-the-bottle-im-a-writer/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8181b-writer-smoking-pipe.jpg</image:loc><image:title>writer-smoking-pipe</image:title><image:caption>All that's missing is the coffee and booze. (Image courtesy of mhpbooks.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T21:54:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/11/14/you-take-the-good-you-take-the-bad/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/8d059-18541-dynomite2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>18541-dynomite</image:title><image:caption>Don't worry, life is dyn-o-mite! (Image courtesy of pollsb.com).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4776a-phillipsx1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>phillipsx</image:title><image:caption>Did Schneider ever actually FIX anything? (Image courtesy of usatoday.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T21:28:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/11/10/i-could-be-plucking-chickens/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/724ad-janisjoplin.jpg</image:loc><image:title>JanisJoplin</image:title><image:caption>Lord, she had enough money to buy a Mercedes Benz. Or 50. (Image courtesy of markmuloski.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T21:26:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/11/05/crystal-skulls-and-giant-dogs/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/31a7e-crystal-head-vodka.jpg</image:loc><image:title>crystal-head-vodka</image:title><image:caption>The most awesome vodka bottle I've ever seen. (Image courtesy of crystalskulls.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T21:20:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/11/02/nostalgia-for-the-aloha-state/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/9d648-232323232fp5338-nu3269989wsnrcg32378-2557-6nu0mrj.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>232323232 fp5338-&gt;nu=3269&gt;9;;&gt;89;&gt;WSNRCG=32378;-2557-6nu0mrj</image:title><image:caption>My brother and I, with Diamond Head in the background. (Image courtesy of mom).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e1cd4-232323232fp53383nu3269989wsnrcg32378-27566nu0mrj.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>232323232 fp53383&gt;nu=3269&gt;9;;&gt;89;&gt;WSNRCG=32378;-27;566nu0mrj</image:title><image:caption>Just some "haole" at Waikiki Beach.  (Image courtesy of mom).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ebd0e-fpi602050348ar_b.jpg</image:loc><image:title>FPI602050348AR_b</image:title><image:caption>Who decided to paint it pink, anyway?  (Image courtesy of Honolulu Advertiser)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T21:18:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/10/31/real-apples-have-bruises/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1e854-p1000555.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000555</image:title><image:caption>A little rain never deters true Portlanders. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fd7c2-p1000546.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000546</image:title><image:caption>This is what the Portland Farmer's Market looks like right before Halloween.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/80d7b-p1000557.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000557</image:title><image:caption>Who wouldn't want to walk this path, rain be damned?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/875ce-p1000560.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000560</image:title><image:caption>The South Park Blocks showing off their autumn colors.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T21:07:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/10/26/south-to-drop-off-moron/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/38fb0-p1000530.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000530</image:title><image:caption>Autumn v. Winter!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d598a-p1000515.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000515</image:title><image:caption>Pulling over to play in the snow. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T21:03:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/10/22/the-perfect-sayonara/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/e0772-2.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>2</image:title><image:caption>The perfect way to use up a few last business cards. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T21:01:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/10/19/take-this-job-love-it/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3ce9b-actuary2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Actuary</image:title><image:caption>"I'm #1! Statistically speaking, that is."  (Image courtesy of monlife.com)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T21:00:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/10/15/rolling-the-dice/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:56:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/10/13/olfr/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3a0e0-lol.gif</image:loc><image:title>lol</image:title><image:caption>Are you actually laughing out loud?!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:51:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/10/10/the-facebook-post/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/03e46-434px-zuckerberg2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>434px-Zuckerberg2</image:title><image:caption>Mark Zuckerberg, a/k/a My Future Boss.  (Image courtesy of Wikipedia).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:50:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/10/07/dead-man-walking/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/60de6-willy-wonka-wilder.jpg</image:loc><image:title>willy-wonka-wilder</image:title><image:caption>'Cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good.  (Image courtesy of examiner.com).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:47:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/10/04/the-peanut-butter-predicament/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:46:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/09/29/revenge-of-the-pod-people/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c8dbe-p10000401.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000040</image:title><image:caption>Typical lunchtime crowd at Nong's Khao Man Gai. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2dcb1-p1000015.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1000015</image:title><image:caption>Mum's Kitchen dishes out "Indian South African" cuisine.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:42:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/09/23/batten-down-the-hatches-gastons-on-the-way/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:41:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/09/14/bam/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a4751-bam1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bam</image:title><image:caption>NOT the next Bill Cosby. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b64ea-top_chef.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Top_Chef</image:title><image:caption>Tom and Padma strike a pose. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/7070b-bam.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bam</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/776b7-rachael-pie.jpg</image:loc><image:title>rachael pie</image:title><image:caption>I'm craving pie now.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/c939b-justin_wilson.jpg</image:loc><image:title>justin_wilson</image:title><image:caption>"I gua-ron-tee I'm about to get blitzed."</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:39:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/08/24/better-on-a-stick/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/715f2-hot-dog-on-a-stick2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>hot dog on a stick</image:title><image:caption>That uniform is both sexy AND stylish! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/aaa01-stay-puft-marshmallow-man.jpg</image:loc><image:title>stay-puft-marshmallow-man</image:title><image:caption>Quick! Somebody grab a stick and shove him over a fire! </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:35:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/08/18/2-b-or-not-2-b/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1890f-paul-revere.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Paul Revere</image:title><image:caption>"The British Are Coming!"</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:07:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/08/03/dead-is-dead/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/80787-harry-truman3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Harry Truman</image:title><image:caption>"If the mountain goes, I'm going with it." </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b83c1-inverted-jenny.jpg</image:loc><image:title>inverted-jenny</image:title><image:caption>Find one of these and baby, you're rich! </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:05:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/07/06/one-mans-trash/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b6571-lemonade-stand-girls-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lemonade-stand-girls-2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:02:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/07/19/bloodsucking-vampires/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/f47f3-mosquito.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mosquito</image:title><image:caption>Blood-sucking bitch...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:02:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/06/22/the-death-of-hollywood/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3142e-cocoon.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cocoon</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T20:01:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/06/14/throwball-anyone/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-16T19:59:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/05/04/thrill-of-the-hunt/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b10e2-geocache.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Geocache</image:title><image:caption>Typical geocache in a typical hiding spot. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T19:58:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/04/22/world-enough-and-thyme/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-16T19:57:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/04/08/backing-in-will-save-my-life/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-16T19:57:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/03/25/not-from-belgium/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-16T19:56:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/03/15/icarus-was-a-fool/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/b2a64-icarus.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Icarus disobeying daddy-lus</image:title><image:caption>"Look at me!  Look at meeeee!!!"</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T19:54:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/02/25/who-ya-gonna-call/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-16T19:53:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://markpetruska.com/2010/02/15/perfectly-portland-diy-pancakes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/99fca-p1050367.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1050367</image:title><image:caption>Pancakes cooking on the griddle, complete with fixin's. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://markpetruska.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/81079-p1050362.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1050362</image:title><image:caption>Pancake paintings drive the point home. 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