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		<title>The Opposite of Beauty is Indifference</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/11/06/the-opposite-of-beauty-is-indifference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a continuing theme of this blog, I want to share the work of two artists who bring both beauty from and insight about our oceans&#8217; treasures. Richard and Judy Lang have collected plastic debris since 1999 from 1000 yards &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/11/06/the-opposite-of-beauty-is-indifference/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You gotta be flexible</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2011/10/28/you-gotta-be-flexible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother-in-law Jinny Combs taught me many things. As one of my most formative bosses, I probably model my leadership style off of hers more than I recognize. I know that I rely on two pieces of constant Jinny advice, &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2011/10/28/you-gotta-be-flexible/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Humus Perfume</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/10/10/humus-and-attraction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 21, I was given a gift. Calling to make plane reservation for my then-fiancé and me, I gave the ticket agent our names. She began laughing and replied, “That’s so funny. Do you two travel together often?” Punch line &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/10/10/humus-and-attraction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>As in soccer, as in life</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/06/27/as-in-soccer-as-in-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I was tracking the World Cup statistics from FIFA.com, I found myself recalling a local soccer match I had watched with my mother a few weeks ago. Based in California, my OD consultant mum was in town for the &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/06/27/as-in-soccer-as-in-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kevin Connolly &#8212; Playing Well at the X Games</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/02/01/kevin-connolly-playing-well-at-the-x-games/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have to let you all know that our friend Kevin Connolly just took 3rd place in mono ski at the X Games! To get a sense of what that means, click here for a short ESPN clip of the final &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/02/01/kevin-connolly-playing-well-at-the-x-games/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Jobs &#8212; Three Tenets of Playing Well</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2010/01/17/steve-jobs-three-tenets-of-playing-well/</link>
		<comments>http://playingwell.org/2010/01/17/steve-jobs-three-tenets-of-playing-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge. &#8212; Bertrand Russell When I recently found a YouTube version of Steve Jobs&#8217; 2005 Stanford commencement speech, I was not surprised to see the 1.5 million &#8220;hits&#8221; to date. &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2010/01/17/steve-jobs-three-tenets-of-playing-well/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Stories</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2009/12/22/the-power-of-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Sunny calls it, &#8220;the Friday morning weep-fest.&#8221; After last week I&#8217;d have to agree. Driving downtown, I too had tears rolling down my cheeks listening to National Public Radio&#8217;s latest selection from the Storycorps Project. Storycorps is an &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2009/12/22/the-power-of-stories/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Happening</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2009/11/21/its-happening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://playingwell.org/?p=884</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week I attended a lecture by the biochemist Trevor Douglas. Trevor is one of Montana State University&#8217;s rock stars who investigates how viruses could become mini-containers to bring targeted drug therapy directly to a cancer site. As his compatriot &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2009/11/21/its-happening/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Changing through Delight</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2009/11/14/changing-through-delight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Play is the exultation of the possible &#8212; Martin Buber I&#8217;m guessing by now you&#8217;ve noticed that in &#8220;playing well at work and beyond&#8221;, I recommend embracing the &#8220;play&#8221; portion of that statement. When we do, life can become a &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2009/11/14/changing-through-delight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Going Mother Bear</title>
		<link>http://playingwell.org/2009/10/27/going-mother-bear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Combs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember twenty years ago when our son Cameron was a newborn and my husband and I ventured bravely from the suburbs to downtown Washington, DC on the Metro. He must have been three weeks old or so, as Cameron &#8230; <a href="http://playingwell.org/2009/10/27/going-mother-bear/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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