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		<description><![CDATA[I heard Dr. Gordon Neufeld talk about the importance of play in childhood development. He said the difference between work and play is simple: Work is about enjoying the end result. Play is about enjoying the activity itself. When an artist plays with an idea, he looks at it from every angle, not to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Imagine&#8230; Floor Hockey</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just had a dream that I was playing floor hockey with John Lennon. And I won. I don&#8217;t need a technicolour dream coat to tell me what this means&#8230; Or maybe I do. What do you think that means? I should mention that I didn&#8217;t just win&#8230; I was running circles around the guy. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can you Sound More Black?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I had an audition for a voiceover commercial. Voiceovers are great because you don&#8217;t have to worry about how you look. You can be droopy eyed and ugly jean&#8217;d and the microphone will still love you. This particular gig was easy because it was only one line. But I have learned- there are no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Things Waiters Want to Say When Someone Orders Water</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a follow-up post. Click here to learn why ordering water at a restaurant is so taboo. As a waiter, there were many times I had to bite my tongue when a customer was annoying me. Like when someone wants to taste a sample of the Bolognese sauce before ordering. Or when someone yells [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens When You Order Water to Drink at a Restaurant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Susie and I went out for dinner on a date night last week. The waiter asked us what we wanted to drink. All I wanted was water&#8230; but I couldn’t bring myself to order it. I didn&#8217;t want the waiter thinking I was cheap. You see, I’ve been a waiter, and I know what&#8217;s really [...]]]></description>
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