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	<title>Bob Deakin Short Stories</title>
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	<description>Short story humor and satire by Bob Deakin</description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Fall in Love with a Dreamer</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2010/08/29/dont-fall-in-love-with-a-dreamer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All of a sudden I decide it's time to get this over with. I steady myself, puff out my chest, look Lucy in the eyes and announce loud and clear, “Lucy, I'm a big time Kenny Rogers fan, I'm proud of it, I'll never stop loving his music and if you leave me as a result, I'll take it like a man. All I ask is that Lucy... don't take your love to town.”]]></description>
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		<title>Huckleberry Finn Raft Race Remembered as Good, Clean Fun on Lake Waramaug</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2010/08/26/huckleberry-finn-raft-race-remembered-as-good-clean-fun-on-lake-waramaug/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Labor Day is often a quiet holiday. It does not come replete with marching bands and speeches, but some residents may remember the summer activities put on by Dick Combs, the late owner of the Inn on Lake Waramaug in Warren, Connecticut.

One of the most popular events was “The Huckleberry Finn Raft Race,” a homemade raft race on the lake that drew hundreds of spectators each year. The race continued a tradition on the lake that was born in the 1800s and ended in 1906. It was revived in 1981 and offered as a trophy a one-foot tall statue.]]></description>
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		<title>Andy Stirnweiss Used Brother Playing for Yankees, Flying Under Bridge to Impress</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2010/08/25/andy-stirnweiss-used-brother-playing-for-yankees-flying-under-bridge-to-impress-ladies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one in the world can say they served in two wars, flew under the Route 341 bridge in Kent, Connecticut and had a brother who played for the New York Yankees. No one, that is, except for Andy Stirnweiss.]]></description>
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		<title>The Sound Check That Never Ends</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2010/08/24/the-sound-check-that-never-ends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We've all been there. The band is checking the sound of their instruments in the venue long before they begin their set. Even though all of the instruments are already set up, they must be plucked, tinkled, popped and whacked for at least 45 minutes before the time has come to commence with the performance.]]></description>
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		<title>Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area Pits Conditioning Versus Nature</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2010/08/20/emeralda-marsh-conservation-area-pits-conditioning-versus-nature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once deep in the Florida country in August, it's a battle of conditioning versus nature. Armed with just a bottle of water and a cell phone, six-mile runs seem longer if there is no real scenery or adventure to enjoy, and such was the case with the Emeralda Marsh Conservation Area in Leesburg, Florida, this past week.]]></description>
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		<title>Wekiwa Springs: 185,000 Visitors a Year, 42 Million Gallons Day and a Tough Run Through the Park</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2010/08/13/wekiwa-springs-185000-visitors-a-year-42-million-gallons-day-and-a-tough-run-through-the-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wekiwa Springs State Park in Apopka, Florida provides as unlikely a location for an off-road distance run as any in the Orlando area. The 7,000-acre state park contains four interweaving trails of varying distances for a total of 13.5 miles of running, hiking, biking and horse trails. It all begins at the 20-foot deep natural spring pool pumping 42 million gallons of water per day as the head water of the Wekiva River (yes, one Wekiwa has a 'w' and the other a 'v') and centerpiece of the park.]]></description>
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		<title>Sunnyhill Restoration Area a Summertime Challenge in the Wilderness</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2010/08/05/sunnyhill-restoration-area-a-summertime-challenge-in-the-wilderness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sunnyhill Restoration Area in Weirsdale, Florida is about as far as one can go into the wilderness for an off-road run within an hour of Orlando. This place is out there, and once at the site, it's a long run into the property to pick up the trails. Adding to the seclusion, it's one way in and one way out, with no sign of humanity anywhere to be found.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Friday the 13th, Part 2&#8243; Set Up Camp 30 Years Ago in Kent and New Preston, Connecticut</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2010/07/26/friday-the-13th-part-2-more-pleasant-to-make-than-watch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 87-minute Friday the 13th, Part 2 was rated R and may have rankled some of the locals when it was released because of its brutality. The movie was set in the bucolic surroundings of Camp Kenmont and he Bromica Lodge in Kent, as well as The Casino, in New Preston, located on West Shore Road. A new house now stands on the site – The Casino having burned down just a couple years later under mysterious circumstances.]]></description>
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		<title>Your Name Can&#8217;t Be Topaz</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2010/07/21/948/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My patience is waning and I'm sensing a slow burn at the bottom of my stomach. Just then, Heath strolls up and introduces me to a woman named Topaz, and that sends me over the boiling point.

“Your name can't be Topaz,” I say, condescendingly, refusing her handshake and drawing uncomfortable stares from around the room. “Topaz is an aluminum-based mineral, as far as I know. No offense, but what block head gave you that name?”

Turns out it was her father.]]></description>
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		<title>Orlando Wetlands Park Home to 20 Miles of Off-Road Trails and Solitude</title>
		<link>http://bobdeakin.com/2010/07/14/orlando-wetlands-park-home-to-20-miles-of-off-road-trails-and-solitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Deakin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If it is a secluded nature preserve in impeccable condition with smooth, hard, sand trails and tantalizing scenery that a runner desires, the Orlando Wetlands Park is the place to go. Located in Christmas, Florida, the park is under the ownership and management of the Wastewater Division of the Orlando Public Works and includes an educational center, pavilions, maps and displays of wildlife to be found.]]></description>
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