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		<title>Veterans&#8217; Day, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember when I was a little girl, and my grandma and grandpa would take me downtown to see the Veterans’ Day parade. Grandpa would wear his old, stiff Army uniform, and stand on the curb with Grandma and me &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2011/11/11/veterans-day-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>And he said WHAT?</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2011/09/04/and-he-said-what/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dad had driven down from North Florida to visit, and I pulled out all the stops making him a nice roast with browned potatoes, a really rich gravy, my gets-me-invited-places veggie casserole, a crisp Bob salad (BFF Bob makes a &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2011/09/04/and-he-said-what/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Diane Curtis Marcou, a Tribute</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2011/07/17/diane-curtis-marcou-a-tribute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diane really wanted to read this before it needed to be used, and here I am dealing her my first disappointment. It’s my tribute to her life and our friendship. Diane loved to know how much she meant to her &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2011/07/17/diane-curtis-marcou-a-tribute/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some Like It Hot</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2011/06/07/some-like-it-hot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My town, Pinellas Park, Florida, is home to the Pinellas PepperFest, a week-end long celebration of everything peppery. It’s not just the hot sauces, contained in smallish bottles that look … cute … with their bright labels and cartoon characterizations &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2011/06/07/some-like-it-hot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DAYS 1-4: Positive Changes Challenge (hereinafter PCC, not to be confused with Pinellas County Commission)</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2011/06/04/days-1-4-positive-changes-challenge-hereinafter-pcc-not-to-be-confused-with-pinellas-county-commission/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flush from an exhilarating month participating in Michelle Rafter&#8216;s 2011 WORDCOUNT Blogathon (a blog a day, every day in May), I announced on May 31 that I would begin a NEW challenge, one designed to improve my life, and the &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2011/06/04/days-1-4-positive-changes-challenge-hereinafter-pcc-not-to-be-confused-with-pinellas-county-commission/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DAY 31: A whole new challenge!</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2011/05/31/day-31-a-whole-new-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 04:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the 2011 WORDCOUNT Blogathon challenge (a blog a day, every day in May) is coming to a close, you’d think that maybe I’d contemplate what I gave up in order to do all that blogging (just some sleep), &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2011/05/31/day-31-a-whole-new-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DAY 30: Wordling right along</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2011/05/30/day-30-wordling-right-along/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fearless leader of the 2011 WORDCOUNT Blogathon, Michelle Rafter, has given us a break for the holiday: we get to use a graphic-generating program called Wordle, &#8220;a toy for generating &#8216;word clouds&#8217; from text that you provide.&#8221; All we &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2011/05/30/day-30-wordling-right-along/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DAY 29: Lost in Service</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2011/05/29/day-29-lost-in-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 22:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(c) 2006 and 2011 by Billie S. Noakes. All rights reserved. I remember when I was a little girl, and my grandma and grandpa would take me downtown to see the Memorial Day parade. Grandpa would wear his old, stiff &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2011/05/29/day-29-lost-in-service/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DAY 28: Sal and the Easter Chicken</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2011/05/28/day-28-sal-and-the-easter-chicken/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 02:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far, I&#8217;m eight stories into my intended baker&#8217;s dozen about savvy, spunky, six-year-old Sal. Thought I&#8217;d share this one today&#8211;it&#8217;s not in book form yet, and it&#8217;s a little late in the year, but it&#8217;s one that makes me &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2011/05/28/day-28-sal-and-the-easter-chicken/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DAY 27: One-upping Mom</title>
		<link>http://billienoakes.com/2011/05/27/day-27-one-upping-mom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 02:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Billie Noakes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mom and I were just enough alike, temperamentally, to ensure we were continually at odds. And we were completely different when it came to our interests and skills. Mom was a terrific cook. I burned water, and ruined her favorite &#8230; <a href="http://billienoakes.com/2011/05/27/day-27-one-upping-mom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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