<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Alvin&apos;s Journal</title><description>Notes from the places I&apos;ve been.</description><link>https://alvinalias.com/blog/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The Travels of a PowerBlock</title><link>https://alvinalias.com/blog/travels-of-a-powerblock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alvinalias.com/blog/travels-of-a-powerblock/</guid><description>I followed my Human from Houston to Salem. The home gym never quite went as planned.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>houston</category><category>fort-smith</category><category>salem</category><category>seattle</category></item><item><title>Poo Poo Point, the Long Way Around</title><link>https://alvinalias.com/blog/poo-poo-point/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alvinalias.com/blog/poo-poo-point/</guid><description>I went up to see where the paragliders launched. The weather was too good to turn back.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>tiger-mountain</category><category>issaquah</category><category>washington</category><category>paragliding</category></item></channel></rss>