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		<title>Day 6 2012: We Light the Stars&#8211;Backstory and Story</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/06/day-6-2012-we-light-the-stars-backstory-and-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 21:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, I left a meeting of the Tampa Bay Storytellers&#8217; Guild feeling … inadequate. Every other storyteller I knew had a story about Creation. Things like how the sky became blue, or how different animals were assigned &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/06/day-6-2012-we-light-the-stars-backstory-and-story/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Day 5 2012 Giving it away &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/05/day-5-2012-giving-it-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 15:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to run a coffeehouse and art center where musicians and poets gathered to practice  new work, encourage each other, and just jam or talk. In time, I became a resource for connecting worthy causes with talented people who &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/05/day-5-2012-giving-it-away/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DAY 4 2012: Rocky, Too</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/04/day-4-2012-rocky-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed? Facebook is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, you have information coming at you 24/7 and, if you started building your network the way I did, before I knew what the heck I wanted from it, &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/04/day-4-2012-rocky-too/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DAY 3 2012  Replacing the Last Minute</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/03/day-3-2012-replacing-the-last-minute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 02:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to confess that I live my life on the ragged edge of disaster. I know, I know. I’m a writer, and I spend my days plunking placidly away at my keyboard. I’m a cheerleader for the Pinellas Park/Gateway &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/03/day-3-2012-replacing-the-last-minute/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DAY 2 2012: The Three Hermit Crabs (sorry, little pigs &#8230;)</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/02/day-2-2012-the-three-hermit-crabs-sorry-little-pigs/</link>
		<comments>http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/02/day-2-2012-the-three-hermit-crabs-sorry-little-pigs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 04:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Billie Noakes  Three Hermit Crabs named Lamar, Tommy, and Nancy were hanging out on St. Pete Beach, trying to stay out of the hot sun, when a tourist put her beach towel on the sand right next to the &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/02/day-2-2012-the-three-hermit-crabs-sorry-little-pigs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Day 1 2012: Oh, Dee Dee!</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/01/day-1-2012-oh-dee-dee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 05:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This keeps turning up on my Facebook newsfeed: “Insanity does not run in my family. Rather, it strolls through, taking its time, getting to know everyone personally.” It became really good friends with my mom’s older sister. Dee Dee was &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2012/05/01/day-1-2012-oh-dee-dee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UBC 5: Shot With Success!</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2012/04/08/ubc-5-shot-with-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Pinellas Park, we lead with our strengths. In many communities, the local Chamber of Commerce has fund-raising and team-building activities that revolve around golf tournaments, wine tastings, or nights on the town featuring the area&#8217;s top-tier restaurants. Cruises and &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2012/04/08/ubc-5-shot-with-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UBC 4: Realizing Her Dreams (Mary Dimino #2)</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2012/04/07/ubc-4-realizing-her-dreams-mary-dimino-2/</link>
		<comments>http://billienoakes.com/2012/04/07/ubc-4-realizing-her-dreams-mary-dimino-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the second article I wrote about comedian/actress/author Mary Dimino. It makes use of pieces from the first, so don&#8217;t think you&#8217;re experiencing deja vú! Realizing Her Dreams: Mary Dimino By Billie Noakes It’s a magic moment, that instant when &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2012/04/07/ubc-4-realizing-her-dreams-mary-dimino-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UBC 3: Glorious Gracies and Mary Dimino</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2012/04/07/ubc-3-glorious-gracies-and-mary-dimino/</link>
		<comments>http://billienoakes.com/2012/04/07/ubc-3-glorious-gracies-and-mary-dimino/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s something a little different: a two-part blog about a television and stage personality, comedian Mary Dimino. I met Mary by phone in 2009, when I was working on a feature story about Media World, a speed networking event produced &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2012/04/07/ubc-3-glorious-gracies-and-mary-dimino/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UBC 2: What the ELF?</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2012/04/04/what-the-elf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, I’m going to regret this. FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS of hard-headed realism (some would suggest “cynicism” is more accurate) are about to bite the dust. My friends will swear I did not write this. There’s a good reason for that. I’m &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2012/04/04/what-the-elf/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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