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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love research but I go too far and too long and gather too much, way more than I need. I can&#8217;t proceed without it, though, because, as you can imagine I am certain that I will miss the key, the message, the meaning, the most important point and the whole piece will suffer. So [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dianemcneil.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5277568&amp;post=657&amp;subd=dianemcneil&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a few new projects I am working on this fall. First I have major articles I have research and writing to do-all in the name of marketing and promotion of our geographic area for Door County Today. Then I will be writing a novel during November as I join the NaNoWriMo gang. In [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dianemcneil.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5277568&amp;post=651&amp;subd=dianemcneil&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Turn Valentine&#8217;s Day into Generosity Day with This Wonderful Experiment &#8211; Business &#8211; GOOD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great idea, I think I&#8217;ll try this tomorrow.  I&#8217;ll be subbing at our local high school.  Saying yes all the time is frowned on, since we are supposed to be saying NO to students. Turn Valentine&#8217;s Day into Generosity Day with This Wonderful Experiment &#8211; Business &#8211; GOOD. Filed under: Love Project, writing Tagged: Valentines [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dianemcneil.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5277568&amp;post=643&amp;subd=dianemcneil&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A New Kind Of Valentine&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valentine&#8217;s Day is thought of as JUST a romantic holiday.  It&#8217;s everywhere: on the TV, on the radio, in newspaper, magazines, blogs and grocery stores.  Candy hearts, chocolate and flowers are traditional gifts.  Engagements are dreamed of and anniversaries are celebrated. I&#8217;m not immune to this serious PR machine.  I dream of my husband surprising [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dianemcneil.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5277568&amp;post=638&amp;subd=dianemcneil&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fearless Fossil</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not that I&#8217;m that old, but I am that fearful/fearless.  In fact the fear of_fill in the blank_ stops me from doing the easiest things. Fear seems everywhere, controlling every move. Procrastination.  What causes it?  I think fear of, not failure, but the unknown.  Our personal unknown.  We not only don&#8217;t know ourselves, we have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dianemcneil.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5277568&amp;post=614&amp;subd=dianemcneil&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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