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      <image:caption>THE NOSE RULES!!~ Image from [12] St. James, McCarty &amp; McCarty (2025)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Welcome aboard! Empowerment changes everything…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cartoon originally in: There is No OSFA: How the Many Moving Parts of Sleep Apnea Demands Precision Medicine. Dental Sleep Practice. 2023;10(1) 18-20 [3]</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 1: The Craniofacial Respiratory Complex (CFRC)—there’s a lot goin’ on there!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s not just a HAIKU…it’s a revelation! The Cry of the NARRATIVE…first appeared in McCarty &amp; Stothard (2022) (7)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>‘All I need is a Happy E and THREE STARS to steer by…’</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The VANILLA-CHOCOLATE SWIRL of Sleep Apnea: how do we talk about the thing that’s NOT ONE THING?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>EMPOWERED SLEEP APNEA presents…RISK MANAGEMENT…a page from the “Beautiful Blue Book” explores the tricky notion of discussing RISK!…sometimes it’s hard to talk about! (from McCarty &amp; Stothard 2022)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Five Finger Approach: Orienteering for the Empowerment-Minded!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - THE THREE STARS OF EMPOWERMENT - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The FIVE REASONS MONUMENT: your discussion at the Coffee Hut awaits…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - THE THREE STARS OF EMPOWERMENT - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>McCarty, David E. “A Simple Question, Part 3.” Empowered Sleep Apnea cartoon series. Sleep Review, Nov/Dec 2025, p. 26.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/who-is-happy-e</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-01</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>WHO ARE YOU, Happy E??</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Who Is Happy E?! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Happy E: HIMSELF</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Who Is Happy E?! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>(TRUE BLUE Empowerment makes EVERYTHING taste better!)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Who Is Happy E?! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>His Jim-ness, showing off something he made…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Who Is Happy E?! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Empowerment…it’s DELIBULOUS!!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Who Is Happy E?! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/kpap-the-writing-is-on-the-wall</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-12-30</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - KPAP: THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ready or not…KPAP is coming!!! :O)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - KPAP: THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pressure Toxicity! it’s out there!!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - KPAP: THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>In 1980, “CPAP” was a cobbled-together vision created by Colin Sullivan, a nasal mask hooked up to a paint compressor motor…how times have changed!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - KPAP: THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>THE GORDIAN KNOT OF CENTRAL SLEEP APNE: Care to take a turn in unraveling it?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - KPAP: THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>BEHOLD! The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) LOL! :)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - KPAP: THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL - the writing is on the wall…</image:title>
      <image:caption>…it’s up to us to read it :)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/to-coveror-not-to-coverthat-is-the-question</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-03</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A humane question deserves a humane answer…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A Simple Question: PART 3. McCarty, David. “A Simple Question Part 3.” Sleep Review (Nov/Dec 2025 print issue), Sleep Review Magazine, MEDQOR LLC. November/December 2025. This cartoon originally appeared in Dave’s Notes 1 June 2025 accompanying an essay entitled A Simple Question and the Hydra of Diagnosis.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - To Cover?…or Not to Cover?…That is the Question - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Co-Discovery”—A magnificent word! Thank you to Dr. Paul Henny (author of CoDiscovery: Exploring the Legacy of Robert F Barkley, DDS) for teaching it to me, and for giving this insightful and powerful word the airtime it duly deserves!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - To Cover?…or Not to Cover?…That is the Question - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Reference: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/agga-dental-device-lawsuits-teeth-damage/</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/why-is-it-called-empowered-sleep-apnea</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-12-09</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Empowerment Saves!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Empowerment Saves!!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Why Is It Called Empowered Sleep Apnea? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>…sharing a language about Sleep Apnea is not…(wait for it…) … INCONCIEVABLE!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Why Is It Called Empowered Sleep Apnea? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>…it’s a simple question…perhaps the complexity of the answer needs to be better unpacked!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Why Is It Called Empowered Sleep Apnea? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>…we’re gonna need a bigger fleet!…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Why Is It Called Empowered Sleep Apnea? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>…welcome to the adventure…prepare to be EMPOWERED!</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-fear-of-sleeping-pills-part-iimelatonin-heart-failure-and-the-subtle-art-of-not-panicking</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Fear of Sleeping Pills Part II: Melatonin, Heart Failure, and the Subtle Art of Not Panicking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>This just in… (see reference 2)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Fear of Sleeping Pills Part II: Melatonin, Heart Failure, and the Subtle Art of Not Panicking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>EMPOWERMENT IS AS EMPOWERMENT DOES…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Fear of Sleeping Pills Part II: Melatonin, Heart Failure, and the Subtle Art of Not Panicking - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>At the risk of repeating myself…SKI THE PATH, NOT THE TREES! :) :) :)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/a-spa-day-for-amyor-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-my-brain</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-14</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Spa Day!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Spa Day for Amy—Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Brain - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Spa Day for Amy—Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Brain - About The Co-Creator: Steve Lamberg, DDS, DABDSM—WHO ARE YOU??</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dr. Steve Lamberg has been practicing all phases of general dentistry in Northport, New York, for over 45 years with a focus on comprehensive restorative dentistry that is sensitive to airway issues. After being the president of the NY chapter of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry early on, he became airway aware in 2004 and followed this curiosity to become a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine in 2011, He has served on their board review faculty. Additionally he has studied extensively with Dawson and Misch and Kois. He is the inventor of the Lamberg SleepWell Appliance “LSW”, which is an FDA-cleared appliance for the treatment of OSA and holds several related patents. He regularly contributes articles to peer- reviewed journals, is on the editorial review board of Dental Sleep Practice, and lectures internationally to help dentists integrate dental sleep medicine into their general dental practices.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/what-would-walt-disney-do-part-iii-welcome-to-the-isle</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-11-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do?--Part III: “Welcome to the ISLE” - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Blue Balloon flyover…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do?--Part III: “Welcome to the ISLE” - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>THE FRAGMENTIEST PLACE ON EARTH (TM)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do?--Part III: “Welcome to the ISLE” - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gadzooks! He’s LOOSE! WHAT DO WE DO???</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do?--Part III: “Welcome to the ISLE” - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Your Luxurious Destination</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do?--Part III: “Welcome to the ISLE” - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ski the path…not the trees…</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/what-would-walt-disney-do-part-ii</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-11-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part II—Disneyland 1976, the Team of Teams, and the Reckoning of Medical Ethics - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part II—Disneyland 1976, the Team of Teams, and the Reckoning of Medical Ethics - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part II—Disneyland 1976, the Team of Teams, and the Reckoning of Medical Ethics - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Snowball, the friendly Yeti</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part II—Disneyland 1976, the Team of Teams, and the Reckoning of Medical Ethics - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A simple question…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part II—Disneyland 1976, the Team of Teams, and the Reckoning of Medical Ethics - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/what-would-walt-disney-do-part-i-the-fragmentiest-place-on-earth</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Just a couple of SLEEP GEEKS, asking a few questions…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>voop! voop! voop! voop!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>DarkPlaces DEBUT—Claudio Mahoney’s first appearance in print…on my 23rd birthday! :)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Life Amongst the Litter: One-Way…DO NOT ENTER…No U-TURN…HA HA!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Empowered Sleep Apnea presents: D’Zz’s Land—THE FRAGMENTIEST PLACE ON EARTH!!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Now we finally know what those three stars are for! :)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A simple question? Depends on which head is talking…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>STANFORD: the mother ship of SLEEP!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Warning: this “actual” sleep study report contains “factual” problems!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>One size fits all? Maybe somebody shoulda clarified his NARRATIVE! :)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Would Walt Disney Do? Part I—The Fragmentiest Place On Earth (TM) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Love Letter to Five - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A book my big sister gave me about four years ago…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Love Letter to Five - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Love Letter to Five - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Love Letter to Five - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Love Letter to Five - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Love Letter to Five - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/an-empowered-responseto-patient-centered-sleep-apnea-carein-the-age-of-teledentistry</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-10-08</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - An Empowered Response: Patient-Centered Sleep Apnea Care in the Age of Teledentistry - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>…“Which way ought I to go from here?”… Illustration: Sir John Tenniel, 1865. Alice and the Cheshire Cat, from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Public Domain</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/unraveling-the-gordian-knot-of-central-sleep-apnea</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-09-11</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Unraveling the Gordian Knot of Central Sleep Apnea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Unraveling a Gordian Knot requires nimble fingers and a keen eye! Care to have a go?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Unraveling the Gordian Knot of Central Sleep Apnea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>We become the behavior we rehearse…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Unraveling the Gordian Knot of Central Sleep Apnea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-five-angels-of-the-reconstruction</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-08-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Five Angels of the Reconstruction - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>FIVE ANGELS TO SAVE US ALL</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-tyranny-of-labels</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-08-15</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Tyranny of Labels - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>“JUST BIRDS”</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/cpap-intolerance</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-02</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - CPAP INTOLERANCE: - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - CPAP INTOLERANCE: - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - CPAP INTOLERANCE: - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - CPAP INTOLERANCE: - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>“…don’t blame ME…I was poorly trained!…”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - CPAP INTOLERANCE: - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - CPAP INTOLERANCE: - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Your luxurious destination…</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-06-15</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - FLOW - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - FLOW - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The cartoon I made for The Ter Bear for Father’s Day, 2022 :)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-future-is-now</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-06-13</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Future is NOW - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A beacon of hope from the past shines brightly into our future…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Future is NOW - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Future is NOW - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Future is NOW - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/a-call-to-evidence-how-we-build-the-future-together</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-02-26</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Call to Evidence: How We Build the Future Together - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/what-counts-as-proof-rethinking-harmlessness-in-orthodontic-practice</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-04</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - What Counts as Proof? Rethinking ‘Harmlessness’ in Orthodontic Practice - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/cervical-headgear-and-the-hidden-harm-an-orthodontic-reckoning-long-overdue</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-03</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Cervical Headgear and the Hidden Harm: An Orthodontic Reckoning Long Overdue - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/a-simple-question-and-the-hydra-of-diagnosis</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-06-01</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Simple Question and The Hydra of Diagnosis - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/memorial-day2025</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-26</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/41fc992f-a3a8-4af7-b988-ccaf8b265a75/Meritorious+Service+Medal.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Memorial Day: WHAT I’M STILL FIGHTING FOR - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/when-normal-isnt-normal-the-trauma-of-dismissal</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-21</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - When “Normal” isn’t NORMAL: The Trauma of Dismissal - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - When “Normal” isn’t NORMAL: The Trauma of Dismissal - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1702590357377-121MZ0IQEDSV01VF6747/crows+teaching+crows.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - When “Normal” isn’t NORMAL: The Trauma of Dismissal - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/rebis-rising-or-a-new-compass-for-sleep-medicine-in-the-age-of-complexity</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-21</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - REBIS RISING! OR: A New Compass for Sleep Medicine in the Age of Complexity - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>more information at: www.RebisHealth.org</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - REBIS RISING! OR: A New Compass for Sleep Medicine in the Age of Complexity - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>When “Sleep Apnea” could be part of any syndrome, it helps to have a method for managing the complexity! (“DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA” originally appeared in SLEEP REVIEW magazine, May 2025, page 41) :) :) :)</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/827ab2ec-174b-4d9f-8748-fddbd3326944/Timing+is+Everything+Formatted.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - REBIS RISING! OR: A New Compass for Sleep Medicine in the Age of Complexity - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Being treated like a “label” can sometimes make you feel like changing the subject… :)</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/navigating-the-complex-in-sleep-apnea-from-balloons-and-mountains-and-crows-to-empowerment</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-21</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Navigating the COMPLEX in Sleep Apnea: From “Balloons and Mountains and Crows” to EMPOWERMENT - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Just like crows teaching crows…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Navigating the COMPLEX in Sleep Apnea: From “Balloons and Mountains and Crows” to EMPOWERMENT - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Blue Balloon walks into Big Blue…</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/401c8fa2-efd9-43eb-b7f5-fa4312416677/Apple+Tree+Moment.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Navigating the COMPLEX in Sleep Apnea: From “Balloons and Mountains and Crows” to EMPOWERMENT - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Different solutions require different thinking…</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/c798f6c3-2f02-447b-b88d-d3229770fa8d/Millions+Gather.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Navigating the COMPLEX in Sleep Apnea: From “Balloons and Mountains and Crows” to EMPOWERMENT - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>…a souvenir postcard from the future of Sleep Medicine…</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/its-not-a-textbook-reframing-empowered-sleep-apnea-as-a-complexity-management-tool</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-19</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1654708429160-W1DKEGIUKR3U0DTI96QE/bay+of+narrative.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - “IT’S NOT A TEXTBOOK!”: Reframing Empowered Sleep Apnea as a Complexity Management Tool - Gather hope, ye who ENTER HERE :)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gather hope, ye who enter here…</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/b4664154-3384-46cb-ac46-6b9680ae9d50/doctors+know+best+ad.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - “IT’S NOT A TEXTBOOK!”: Reframing Empowered Sleep Apnea as a Complexity Management Tool - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Trifold handouts that over-simplify a problem may do more harm than good! LOL :) :) :) Better to unpack the complexity responsibly! :)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - “IT’S NOT A TEXTBOOK!”: Reframing Empowered Sleep Apnea as a Complexity Management Tool - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>PSST! Tell the others! Empowerment SAVES!</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/pressure-toxicity-when-the-cure-becomes-the-complication</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Pressure Toxicity: When the Cure Becomes the Complication - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Truth can be stranger than fiction!!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Pressure Toxicity: When the Cure Becomes the Complication - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Pressure Toxicity: When the Cure Becomes the Complication - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1654708540925-KB2DAR19RWUIMO4BGX7E/pleasant+dreams.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Pressure Toxicity: When the Cure Becomes the Complication - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Air B&amp;B of our dreams :) :) :)</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/4b54aaa9-bb9d-4ae9-a0a7-84b7ecfc90de/OFF+LABEL+COLOR.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Pressure Toxicity: When the Cure Becomes the Complication - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>When positive airway pressure is set “too high”, it’s a common report that it “feels like a jet engine” strapped to one’s face. I decided to have some fun with the Jet Engine image with this cartoon…and YES I know there is no air in space…I bet Claudio rigged that machine up with pressurized gas!! LOL! This Cartoon originally appeared in SLEEP REVIEW magazine, April 2025 Edition…</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/point-your-feet-downstream-and-smile</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/20153f66-50b6-4f35-bd5e-ff94f124eaec/fathers+day.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Point Your Feet Downstream and Smile! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is the cartoon I drew for Dad, for Father’s Day 2022, the year after we lost Kim. I’m sure glad I did. He had it framed above his desk.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Point Your Feet Downstream and Smile! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Ter-Bear, in his natural habitat, at his birthday party in 2022, age 82.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/e043160a-58c2-46a5-891c-ef4b3b849d06/point+your+feet+downstream+and+smile.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Point Your Feet Downstream and Smile! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>“If you fall in the river, point your feet downstream…and SMILE!” —Terry M. McCarty 7/16/1940 — 11/19/2024</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Point Your Feet Downstream and Smile! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Album that didn’t have the song that I’m talking about in this essay.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Point Your Feet Downstream and Smile! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shocking?</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/aha</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/b4bef7b5-f56e-43ab-9252-1911e08a4500/Who%27s+The+Boss%3F.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - “AHA!” - Who’s The Boss?</image:title>
      <image:caption>No matter where you go…there you are!</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/complexity-invites-collaboration</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Complexity Invites Collaboration - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Complexity Invites Collaboration - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/250275af-d6a1-4c74-9c84-1bf5ffc91fd3/DaveMcCarty.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Complexity Invites Collaboration - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-next-level-of-patient-care-is-navigating-the-system-itself</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1682433134289-JNNC6QW5YP9O3YOWWRJY/unsplash-image-HTIduwcMMfQ.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Next Level of Patient Care is Navigating the System Itself - …it’s in here somewhere…</image:title>
      <image:caption>…isn’t it time to talk about it?…</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1682432379750-O9TX1EX1MIWZXSJQ43NN/unsplash-image-hvvNY6b8pE0.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Next Level of Patient Care is Navigating the System Itself - You’re wrong! I’m right!</image:title>
      <image:caption>When you think your colleagues are chimps, it’s hard to find the energy to listen to them…</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/an-open-letter-to-providers-or-what-i-learned-from-crows</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - An Open Letter to Providers. OR: What I Learned From Crows - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/09f6ae67-07c3-4727-8cbb-9b0704e3c6a1/doctors+know+best+ad.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - An Open Letter to Providers. OR: What I Learned From Crows - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/rocket-fuel</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/f39a95fa-819b-4ea8-8971-043684ffaa3a/Screen+Shot+2023-02-23+at+11.06.56+AM.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Rocket Fuel - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/fc82e656-173d-4f19-9693-037f8d534d9c/All+work+and+no+play+color.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Rocket Fuel - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Rocket Fuel - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Balloon of Different Color</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Rocket Fuel - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gold Medalist, Rock-Throwing, 1847-1865</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/36fad2fd-4477-41d4-97ed-22dbae492977/What+do+we+do%3F.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Rocket Fuel - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/happy-57th-birthday-to-the-beast-known-as-sleep-apnea</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/788a8dcf-ba8f-4ac8-8654-6409f0c8199c/What+do+we+do%3F.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Happy 57th Birthday to the Beast Known as Sleep Apnea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/728ff087-a368-4753-a0ec-f6be54c5aa24/Screen+Shot+2023-02-13+at+1.45.40+PM.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Happy 57th Birthday to the Beast Known as Sleep Apnea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thomas Nast’s drawing of “Fat Joe” in Dickens’ Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Is his yawn contagious? Bet it is!</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/4c698cd1-f153-4742-a7fb-d82f710973fc/new+patiet.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Happy 57th Birthday to the Beast Known as Sleep Apnea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Happy 57th Birthday to the Beast Known as Sleep Apnea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Happy 57th Birthday to the Beast Known as Sleep Apnea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Happy 57th Birthday to the Beast Known as Sleep Apnea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/silent-movie-what-we-dont-hear-is-hurting-all-of-us</loc>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Silent Movie: What We Don’t Hear is Hurting All of Us - Friends are telling friends: Trust TRUE BLUE…</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sensible people seek EMPOWERMENT!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Silent Movie: What We Don’t Hear is Hurting All of Us - The Lovecraftian Nightmare:</image:title>
      <image:caption>Most of us only see of a piece of it!</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/c7fd45bb-0e1c-44c3-8e12-85d1f2fd1dbf/Silent+Movie+Color.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Silent Movie: What We Don’t Hear is Hurting All of Us - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/shoveling-snow-at-the-end-of-the-year</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Shoveling Snow at the End of the Year - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stay safe out there, Life Fans!</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/cartoons-sarcasm-and-ireoh-my</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Cartoons, Sarcasm, and IRE!…Oh, my! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Cartoons, Sarcasm, and IRE!…Oh, my! - When you’re a sleep tech</image:title>
      <image:caption>it helps to have a little MacGuyver in you</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/sometimes-youre-the-one</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Sometimes, You’re the One - The Mysterious Immortal Dry-Erase Board</image:title>
      <image:caption>The factually-original posting of the Five Finger Approach, as seen in October 2022, drawn by yours truly in 2010. Put the Windex away, please.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Sometimes, You’re the One - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/there-is-no-osfa</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - There is No OSFA - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - There is No OSFA - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - There is No OSFA - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>If it fits on everybody, it doesn’t fit anybody.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/wheres-your-hut</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Where’s Your Hut? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Walk right in…set right down…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Where’s Your Hut? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Where’s Your Hut? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/learning-to-look</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Learning to Look - Kimberly Ellen McCarty Mori</image:title>
      <image:caption>6/11/1967 - 11/6/2021</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Learning to Look - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Learning to Look - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-makeover</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Makeover - Himself, in uniform…</image:title>
      <image:caption>Himself, posing with Brother Edgar, sometime before Covidity.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Makeover - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Most Unusual Machine</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Makeover - THE BOWTIE</image:title>
      <image:caption>This Machine Resurrects Ghosts</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Makeover - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Makeover - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/new-friends</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <lastmod>2022-09-25</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - New Friends - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-new-idea</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/a80179e4-3a03-450d-b3b5-f76a80ca0f20/fat+joe.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The New Idea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fat Joe: The original phenotype</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The New Idea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Thin Lizzy”: The changing face of Sleep Apnea.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1663618308303-PLS6Y2A1WJ94QLXT59BR/Lovecraftian+Nightmare+Color.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The New Idea - Sleep Apnea.</image:title>
      <image:caption>We’re gonna need a bigger fleet.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The New Idea - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1665405939185-PHUZMXH7T7HN6UBEA24T/the+new+idea+reminder.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The New Idea - If it’s not FUN,</image:title>
      <image:caption>It it isn’t fun, it’s no fun!</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/truth-in-advertising</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1662118725508-0CK1H9NHOOZYSWGV07PT/Screen+Shot+2022-09-02+at+5.37.57+AM.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Truth in Advertising</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Vice Principal in the Hallway of Life</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Truth in Advertising - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/apple-tree-moment</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Apple Tree Moment - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/claudio-in-love</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Claudio, in Love - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Part One: THE LIST… (Daily Titan 10/23/1991)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Claudio, in Love - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>PART TWO: …the idea… (Daily Titan 10/24/1991)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Claudio, in Love - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>PART THREE: …the phone call… (Daily Titan 10/25/1991)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Claudio, in Love - who could blame him?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Claudio’s main motivation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Claudio, in Love - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Claudio, in Love - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Claudio, in Love - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-story-of-how-i-didnt-write-an-essay-about-america-on-independence-day-and-wrote-a-parable-instead</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story of How I Didn’t Write an Essay About America on Independence Day, and Wrote A Parable, Instead</image:title>
      <image:caption>His primary motivation</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1656939754229-3MZJ55J4V5UVP9JK1DKW/unsplash-image-GliaHAJ3_5A.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story of How I Didn’t Write an Essay About America on Independence Day, and Wrote A Parable, Instead</image:title>
      <image:caption>Miracles still happen!</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1655416594595-HLVCLEAK3Z981W68O5YU/ish+and+claudio.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story of How I Didn’t Write an Essay About America on Independence Day, and Wrote A Parable, Instead - Mmmmmm….hot dogs!</image:title>
      <image:caption>YAY! Wisdom!</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-story-of-how-gentlemen-this-is-no-humbug-didnt-actually-happen</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story of How “Gentlemen! This is No Humbug.” Didn’t Actually Happen - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>October 16, 1846: Not a facemask or a glove in the building! Ether anesthesia predated universal acceptance of sterile technique.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story of How “Gentlemen! This is No Humbug.” Didn’t Actually Happen - …one…hundred…thousand…dollars…</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-story-about-when-daria-embarrassed-her-doctors-and-helped-invent-the-five-finger-approach</loc>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story About When D’Aria Embarrassed Her Doctors and Helped Invent The Five Finger Approach - Let me put it this a different way:</image:title>
      <image:caption>We’d missed it, that was clear. But WHY? And HOW?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story About When D’Aria Embarrassed Her Doctors and Helped Invent The Five Finger Approach - Let’s pack up the portmanteau, gas up the vanagon, and go grab some brunch with our favorite frenemies.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Let’s pack up the portmanteau, gas up the vanagon and go grab brunch!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story About When D’Aria Embarrassed Her Doctors and Helped Invent The Five Finger Approach - For a 15-minute visit with a taciturn patient,</image:title>
      <image:caption>it may just be easier to write no complaints and move on.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story About When D’Aria Embarrassed Her Doctors and Helped Invent The Five Finger Approach - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Harvey robot, the original Kool-Aid dispenser.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/juneteenth</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Juneteenth - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/smiling-lessons</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Smiling Lessons - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-story-of-dr-matthew-walker-and-the-fear-of-sleeping-pills</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story of Dr. Matthew Walker and The Fear of Sleeping Pills - Legitimate harms, including death, can result as a direct consequence of taking sleeping pills</image:title>
      <image:caption>[as Jeff Spicoli famously said: People on ‘ludes should not drive!].</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1655309747841-1K0VBGBG74Y8X96VJIQX/Risk+Management.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story of Dr. Matthew Walker and The Fear of Sleeping Pills - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Statements about RISK can be kinda tricky for a feller to interpret, sometimes.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1655316501734-TKZQ6G8QQLP4XAF8LNUE/FRENEMY.JPG</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story of Dr. Matthew Walker and The Fear of Sleeping Pills - Me and my frenemy.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Showing off a new modification strategy which helps us get along a bit better.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/the-story-of-my-friend-doug-and-the-problem-of-time</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story of My Friend Doug, and The Problem of Time - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rickets: It’s NO PICNIC!</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1655243282904-1PTJ4BEP52WQN9S27QNG/timing+is+everything.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Dave's Notes - The Story of My Friend Doug, and The Problem of Time - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sometimes it matters when you collect your data.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/thoughts-on-being-patient-centered</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Thoughts on Being Patient-Centered - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Practicing medicine isn’t always a straight shot to the truth.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - Thoughts on Being Patient-Centered - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes/a-brief-word-about-the-cartoons-and-creative-process</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-29</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Brief Word About The Cartoons and Creative Process - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Brief Word About The Cartoons and Creative Process - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Dave's Notes - A Brief Word About The Cartoons and Creative Process - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/welcome</loc>
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    <priority>1.0</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-12-17</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/why</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-01-07</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/c9b03dc2-1791-4c82-9331-f4899de5c464/the+news+about+true+blue+ad.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Why? - Empowerment!</image:title>
      <image:caption>PSST! Pass it on!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Why? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1664976635232-Z4JHZK71RUW8ZUFJESSN/Lovecraftian+Nightmare.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Why? - The Lovecraftian Nightmare of Sleep Apnea…</image:title>
      <image:caption>We’re gonna need a bigger fleet…</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1723573227725-N71NUV85HT07A4LC9QKB/unsplash-image-IwtHD_ub7Ps.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Why? - A patient-centered strategy will always self-correct, and always in favor of the patient.</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/50cecd95-7d98-472d-8b1a-1ae488105fcc/New+Patient+Color.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Why? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sometimes it’s hard to even know where to start…a true fact for patients and providers!</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148cdc5c5640978ef647b42/1654800773619-UY8HJMKKJ5IFOTM9LH1J/priming+matters.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Why? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Why? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Some subjects are hard to talk about…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Why? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>An Outdated Educational Strategy? Disease-Specific Trifold Handouts: Simple enough to be useless for many. (A Classic 1950’s Ad Campaign for Camel Cigarettes, as lampooned by yours truly)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Why? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/the-five-reasons-monument</loc>
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      <image:title>The Five Reasons Monument</image:title>
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      <image:title>The Five Reasons Monument</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/who</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Who? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Exploring is a BLAST!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Who? - David E. McCarty, MD, FAASM</image:title>
      <image:caption>Your Fearless Island Scout</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Who? - Ellen Stothard, PhD</image:title>
      <image:caption>Living proof that Science can be cool.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Map</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/contact</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-30</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/testify</loc>
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