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	<title>Bob Deakin Short Stories</title>
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	<description>Short story humor, satire and musician profiles by Bob Deakin</description>
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		<title>Terrafugia Takes Travelers from Runway to Highway</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2012/03/11/terrafugia-takes-travelers-from-runway-to-highway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the 1960s, television documentaries promised by the year 2000 everyone would be able to fly around with their own personal jet packs. We're still waiting for the jet packs but in the meantime there is now a flying car available for consumer use: The “Transition Roadable Aircraft.”

Made by the Terrafugia Company of Woburn, Massachusetts, the Transition is now available for purchase with the first deliveries slated for late 2012. Although the final price has not been set the projected cost is approximately $250,000. It was developed by MIT grads Anna Mracek Dietrich, Carl Dietrich and Samuel Schweighart, who are also three of the co-founders of Terrafugia.

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		<title>Pet&#8217;s No. 2 Is The No. 1 Priroity</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2012/01/03/pets-no-2-is-the-no-1-priroity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[blue diamond waste. paul Chesler]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Chesler suffered a serious wrist injury on the job as an independent courier six years ago that effectively ended his career. The enterprising spirit and dog lover that he is, he struck upon an idea to start up another business cleaning up after other people's dogs.

Blue Diamond Pet Waste Cleanup Service was born.

“I stepped into it,” he says of the genesis of the business, which takes him to the homes of dog owners throughout St. Petersburg and beyond for the benefit of their homes' health and appearance.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Author Bob Deakin wants you to meet: &#8216;Tony the Tagger&#8217;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/10/06/2080/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Short Story Humor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[connecticut tag sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tag sales are a tedious event for the homeowner but without the shoppers, it doesn't work. Most tag salers make a stop a couple times a year but some are professionals known as “taggers” for their years of dedication to the craft.

One glowing example is Tony “Tony the Tagger” Corso of Canton, CT. He earned his nickname by virtue of decades as a familiar face at tag sales and for being featured on both Good Morning America and Hoarders.]]></description>
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		<title>How Neighboring Communities Use County Dispatch</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/09/21/how-neighboring-communities-use-county-dispatch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News - Florida]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past year, Gulfport city leaders have discussed the possibility of outsourcing the city's police dispatch to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO). It would be a cost-saving measure as the city's budget continues to grow and officials search for ways to make cuts while maintaining essential emergency services.]]></description>
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		<title>Green Alternative to Cremation</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/09/20/green-alternative-to-cremation-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Profiles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A St. Pete funeral home is the first on this continent to introduce an alternative to cremation that chemically breaks down the body. 

ST. PETERSBURG – The traditional methods for disposing of human remains are to bury or burn.

Now Anderson-McQueen in St. Petersburg is about the introduce a third: Resomation.

This month the 60-year-old St. Petersburg funeral home will be the first in North America to use a pioneering technique developed by a Scottish biochemist that is gaining recognition as environmentally friendly.]]></description>
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		<title>Orangetheory Puts the Squeeze on Fitness</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/08/30/orangetheory-puts-the-squeeze-on-fitness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. PETERSBURG – Motorists along 4th Street North could not help but notice the fluorescent orange bicycles parked sporadically along the road in recent weeks.

No, these were not free bikes to promote energy efficiency. The visual stunt was just one of the unconventional tactics Orangetheory Fitness to create a buzz about its new-fangled gym that purports to offer "the best one-hour workout" in the country.

The first Orangetheory franchise opened in Fort Lauderdale in 2010 and now sports eight locations in Florida and Arizona combined, and expects to have as many as 20 by the end of this year.]]></description>
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		<title>Pleasure Doing Business: The Bug Man</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/08/21/pleasure-doing-business-the-bug-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rick McChesney opened “The Bug Man” extermination business 33 years ago out of his home and opened the retail location in Gulfport in 1991. Florida has always been a paradise for pests and McChesney enjoys a thriving business doing battle with them every day.

Originally from Knoxville, TN, McChesney has lived in St. Petersburg most of his life and as physically demanding as the job can be, he maintains a sense of humor and is as much into educating clients as he is doing the job himself.]]></description>
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		<title>PilotMall.com Is Flying High</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/08/17/pilotmall-com-is-flying-high/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neil Glazer's business has one of the best views at the Albert Whitted Airport, overlooking Tampa Bay to the east and downtown St. Pete to the north.

What works for Glazer's business, however, is its presence on the virtual highway, rather than its airport location.

Glazer owns and operates PilotMall.com, a 13-year-old aviation superstore that relies on a web presence and mail-order catalog to do business. And business is good.]]></description>
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		<title>Pleasure Doing Business: SIK Promotions, Inc.</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/08/11/pleasure-doing-business-sik-promotions-inc-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Profiles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Suzanne King volunteered to help organize a local festival years ago and now finds herself doing it as a full-time gig as SIK Promotions, Inc.

Event organization is something many think they can do and want to take part in but when it comes time for everyone to be where they're supposed to be on the big day it takes an experienced organizer to make it happen. She has made it happen for more than a decade and works from home, riding a constant wave of emails and phone calls each week in preparation for the next event.]]></description>
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		<title>There Must Be an App for That!</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/08/09/there-must-be-an-app-for-that-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[kevin hohl]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean Carey founded HD Interactive in 2002 as a web development company doing a host of digital projects. In recent years, it has focused more on developing apps (application software) for Mac, Android, Barnes &#038; Noble NookColor and other platforms.

The company has virtual offices throughout the Tampa Bay area but now has a base in St. Petersburg through the sales and marketing efforts of Kevin Hohl, who bases operations out of 8th Street, near Tropicana Field.

Hohl is a vfamiliar face in the Central Avenue district.]]></description>
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		<title>Honor Flight Rekindles Experiences for World War II Veteran</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/08/05/honor-flight-rekindles-experiences-for-world-war-ii-veteran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 02:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News - Florida]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Poplawski, 86, of Sarasota is living a life that many only read about, and what most can only imagine.

He served in the Marine Corps during World War II from 1942 to 1945 and is fortunate to have survived, let alone be at the scene of one of the most famous flights in history. He came home to a welcome seen mostly in old film reels.

Poplawski had a chance to re-live the welcome home this past week as part of Honor Flight West Central Florida, which provided an all-expense paid flight for 71 World War II veterans to Washington D.C. to visit the monuments.]]></description>
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		<title>Pleasure Doing Business: Senior Solutions of Pinellas County</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/07/28/pleasure-doing-business-senior-solutions-of-pinellas-county/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jane Ogilvie founded Senior Solutions of Pinellas County, based in Gulfport, 13 years ago to answer the demand for a much-needed service.

The business assists individuals and families in need of geriatric care by arranging for assisted living, medical care and being there to assure the well-being of loved ones. With the number of elderly residents in Florida and the fact that many of their family members are out of state, it is a service much needed and appreciated.]]></description>
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		<title>Classic Tattoos Make a Mark on St. Pete</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/07/26/classic-tattoos-make-a-mark-on-st-pete-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. PETERSBURG – Classic Tattoos on Central Avenue opened just three weeks ago, but co-owners Ryan Cullen and Mike Keller are no strangers to the local tattoo scene.

Keller has been a tattoo artist for ten years and Cullen about seven. Tattoo artist Steve Lanier, himself with nearly a decade of experience, also works out of the shop.]]></description>
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		<title>Tip Your Bartender</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/07/25/tip-your-bartender/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“We must have an ordinance for police to identify permitted tag sales,” he stressed. “My wife and I came here looking for Wacky Packages, Partridge Family and M*A*S*H memorabilia, as any tagger worth his salt would expect to find in a neighborhood like this. We just heard a minute ago he didn't plan this sale but since we're all here and traffic's backed up can't he just pop open the garage door and let us have a quick look around?”

The ad printed in the local newspaper welcomed early birds and boasted of vintage clothing, Hammond organs, HDTVs, cocktail glass sets, 1970s memorabilia, classic furniture from the 1960s and much more.

All anyone got was disappointment.]]></description>
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		<title>Selectmen Concerned with Delayed Reports from Resident State Trooper</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/07/22/selectmen-concerned-with-delayed-reports-from-resident-state-trooper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Southbury Board of Selectmen took on a light agenda Thursday, discussing the promptness of police reports from the resident trooper supervisor, a proposal to enter into an agreement with the Greater Waterbury Transit District (GWTD) for senior transportation and whether or not to change the locations of some of the voting areas during elections.]]></description>
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		<title>Pleasure Doing Business: Sea Breeze Manor Bed &amp; Breakfast</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/07/21/pleasure-doing-business-sea-breeze-manor-bed-breakfast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lori Rosso stumbled upon a gem of an opportunity nine years ago in acquiring the Sea Breeze Manor Bed &#038; Breakfast. She didn't have much time to ponder the opportunity but took it and ran with it and continues on a fast pace, getting more involved with her community as she goes.

Originally from Long Island, New York, Rosso worked hard to develop a successful career arranging delegation tours for Washington diplomats throughout the 1980s and 90s, ascending to the level of arranging trips for President George Bush (senior). In that role she acquired one of the all-time intricate titles bestowed upon a person: Special Assistant to the Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs.]]></description>
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		<title>Savory Spice Shop Takes Cue from Food Network</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/07/19/savory-spice-shop-takes-cue-from-food-network/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. PETERSBURG – Joan and Paul Bailey opened the Savory Spice Shop on Beach Drive eight months ago, inspired by a visit to the original store in Denver and appearances by the franchise founders on the Food Network.

Paul, a veteran of the banking industry, was ready for a change and had a passion for cooking, so he and his wife did some research and eventually made the choice to open last year.

Savory Spice Shop was founded by Mike and Janet Johnston in 2004 and now boasts 11 locations in six states. Janet Johnston has hosted her own show, Spice &#038; Easy on the Food Network, and the couple appears on other Food Network shows from time to time.]]></description>
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		<title>Selectmen Decide Against Tax Abatement for Southbury Commons Businesses</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/07/08/selectmen-decide-against-tax-abatement-for-southbury-commons-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Southbury Board of Selectmen opted not to grant tax abatement to business owners of Southbury Commons who lost their businesses when the plaza was destroyed by fire early this year.

Selectman Edward Gittines III, a member of the subcommittee reviewing requests by the businesses for abatement of personal property taxes, said that although state statute allows such abatement it would be a bad precedent for the town to set.

“Ultimately our recommendation from the subcommittee to the board of selectmen is to not move forward with the tax abatements for the businesses affected at the Commons,” Mr. Gittines stated at Tuesday's meeting, citing three reasons.]]></description>
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		<title>St. Pete&#8217;s Rhino Studios a New Option for Artists</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/07/05/st-petes-rhino-studios-a-new-option-for-artists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Petersburg filmmakers, musicians and video artists are discovering an affordable option for studio space at Rhino Film Studios on Central Avenue.

Sean Michael Davis, Tom DeMint, Cliff Gephart and Paul Kubala opened Rhino 18 months ago, offering affordable services, equipment and a surprising amount of space in an eclectic setting.

They have rented out the space for shooting political advertisements, work for independent film projects and local colleges and demo tracks for music recording. The owners have made themselves a presence in the neighborhood with a little advertising and word of mouth; they have become one of the few places to rent a professional studio at $50 per hour.]]></description>
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		<title>Pleasure Doing Business: Media Concepts, Inc.</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2011/06/28/pleasure-doing-business-media-concepts-inc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It all started in 1974 when John P. Gallagher and Bob Skidmore, two broadcast veterans in New York, came to Florida to sell in-room, closed-circuit movie systems to local hotels. The idea was a hit and eventually led to renting movie videos, which led to a video production facility, and the business continues to evolve to this day.

Media Concepts is now owned by Scott Richardson and Rick Smith, who both worked for the original owners and continue to roll with the punches in the media business. Located at 559 49th St. the building is well marked but but well hidden at the same time. Few probably realize how much equipment and history is steeped inside the three structures that house the business.]]></description>
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