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		<title>Carb Controversy</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2010/07/16/carb-controversy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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Many people ask me how they should eat to support an active lifestyle.  While I could write several columns to fully answer that question, the bottom line for moderately active people is that they should eat the same way that any healthy person should eat.  That is, having a good balance of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New View You</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2010/07/16/new-view-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Eight years ago, I purchased my 4th floor condo at a discount because the water view was obstructed by the head of a giant palm tree.  It’s two feet off my balcony,  rocking in the breeze that wafts off the bay.  I was quite content until I visited my next door neighbor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practice. Observe. Repeat.</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2010/03/26/practice-observe-repeat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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 One day, in the middle of some gruesome leg extensions, my trainer said to me “Come on Tony, learn to enjoy the effort.”  He may as well have been speaking Martian.  The concept of enjoying any effort had been foreign to me up to that point.   Ever since, I’ve been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Valentine&#8217;s Day for Singles&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2010/02/06/valentines-day-for-singles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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Couples don’t own  Valentine’s Day.   Most couples spend the day creating meaningful gestures or rituals to celebrate.  And just like any other day,  they wrestle with the complexities of romantic love.
The commercialization of Valentine’s Day adds to the cultural bias that being part of a couple is a reward and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not So Taxing with Michelle Greenberg, CPA</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2010/01/13/not-so-taxing-with-michelle-greenberg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Making $en$e]]></category>

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Enjoy the calm. Your tax plan has been in place all year&#8230;right?
I&#8217;m always amused when I am asked, &#8220;So what do CPAs do the rest of the year?&#8221; Most people seem to think that the majority if not all of our work is during tax season, otherwise termed &#8220;busy season&#8221; by CPAs, and that we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Happy New Year!&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2009/10/23/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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Happy 2010! Iʼll do anything to get people to read my column.
Maybe you donʼt want to hear about the holidays, but itʼs nearly Halloween. And you know what will happen on November 1st, donʼt you? All aboard the express train to: Turkey. Jingle. Mistletoe. Rudolph. Gay Apparel. Cookies. Auld Lang Syne.
The holidays can be perilous for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle I. Greenberg, CPA, PA</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2009/10/01/michelle-i-greenberg-cpa-pa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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Serving the needs of personal and business clients since 1996, Michelle I. Greenberg, CPA, PA is a financial accounting &#38; consulting company specializing in a wide array of services, not just tasks.
With proper tax planning and guidance from Michelle and her resources you can lower taxes and increase your net worth. Imagine, a tax return [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Long Day’s Journey into Pride&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2009/06/19/the-long-day%e2%80%99s-journey-into-prideby-anthony-quaglieri-phd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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by Anthony Quaglieri, Ph.D.
 I have a running joke with my friend Shawn about Christmas, that comes out of my cynicism about that holiday.  For fun, I say that it&#8217;s always Christmas except on the actual day of December 25, which is essentially the day that Christmas is over.  All the stores are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Event Idea?Want to Help Plan an Event?</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2009/06/15/event-ideawant-to-help-plan-an-event/</link>
		<comments>http://outingsandadventures.com/2009/06/15/event-ideawant-to-help-plan-an-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Share your ideas!
Many of you have expressed event ideas and interest in helping plan future events.
Here&#8217;s a forum, using the comment feature (first click on heading &#8216;Event Idea? Want to Help Plan an Event? then comment feature will appear below) to share your thought  on events you&#8217;d like to see take place and comment on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;There&#8217;s No Place Like Homo&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2009/03/17/theres-no-place-like-homo/</link>
		<comments>http://outingsandadventures.com/2009/03/17/theres-no-place-like-homo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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Gay men often seem to be looking for new ways to get together. Why?
The obvious answer is to &#8216;meet someone.&#8217;  Well, that&#8217;s true if you are single and you are looking.  But outside of that, what&#8217;s the draw?  Now that we are out of the deep dark ages, we don&#8217;t have to wear green on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Past Event 3/29/09&#8216;Ecstasy, Movement &amp; Desire&#8217; Back by Popular Demand</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2009/03/06/mind-body-workshop-ecstasy-movement-desire-2/</link>
		<comments>http://outingsandadventures.com/2009/03/06/mind-body-workshop-ecstasy-movement-desire-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gay Men]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Sunday, March 29
Mind &#38; Body Workshop. Be good to yourself.
Ecstasy is often just a breath or a stretch away, but this illusive human experience causes us to go on all kinds of wild-goose chases to obtain it.
The purpose of this workshop is to explore our ideas and behavior in the pursuit of various kinds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Past Event 2/15/09Mind &amp; Body Workshop, &#8216;Ecstasy, Movement &amp; Desire&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/12/24/mind-body-workshop-ecstasy-movement-desire/</link>
		<comments>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/12/24/mind-body-workshop-ecstasy-movement-desire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Athletic Dept.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[February, 15 Watch for Future Workshops! 

Be good to yourself. 

Ecstasy is often just a breath or a stretch away, but this illusive human experience causes us to go on all kinds of wild-goose chases to obtain it.  

The purpose of this workshop is to explore our ideas and behavior in the pursuit of various kinds of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Seen In WatermarkJuly 2008</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/12/15/as-seen-in-watermark/</link>
		<comments>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/12/15/as-seen-in-watermark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts&Ent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay Men]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reprinted with permission, Issue 15.14 July 10-23, 2008tampa bay overheardSecond SplashIn the early &#8217;90s, Robert Geller made a splash when he opened his What 2 Wear clothing shop in Ybor City. The swim-, under- and loungewear shop featured floor-to-ceiling windows containing Tampa Bay&#8217;s sexiest—and first &#8220;openly gay&#8221; —mannequins. Geller eventually moved the store to St. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Past Event 10/13/08River Front Sunset Yoga</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/08/17/river-front-sunset-yoga/</link>
		<comments>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/08/17/river-front-sunset-yoga/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Athletic Dept.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Sitting Watching Films for 10 Days&#8230;You Need Yoga

Monday, October 13
This yoga class, like all O&#38;A Events, is for all levels, never done yoga and wanted to try, this is an excellent opportunity! Yoga teacher Thom Taylor of &#8216;Taylor Your Yoga&#8217; will be leading us through a combination Bikram/Flow yoga class, a variation of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Past Event 8/21/0899 Cent Event! Check Out What You Get for 99 Cents!</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/08/13/99-cent-event-check-out-what-you-get-for-99-cents/</link>
		<comments>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/08/13/99-cent-event-check-out-what-you-get-for-99-cents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gay Men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[O&A Book Clubs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[O&#38;A Book Club 1st Meeting
Thursday, August 21
For 99 Cents O&#38;A Book Club Meeting includes: Buy One, Get One Free House Wine or Draft Beer, Half Price Appetizers AND Stimulating Conversation. 

We will be discussing the book &#8216;The Last Lecture&#8216;, an easy read if you haven&#8217;t picked it up yet, available for 15% off at Inkwood Books [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Past Event 8/07/08Roof Top Sunset Yoga</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/07/23/roof-top-sunset-yoga-2/</link>
		<comments>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/07/23/roof-top-sunset-yoga-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Athletic Dept.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, August 7

This yoga class is for all levels, never done yoga and wanted to try, this is your opportunity! We will be led my yoga teacher Roger McKeever through a one hour flow yoga class at sunset while perched 8 stories up with the downtown skyline as our backdrop. Roger&#8217;s classes are exhilarating, grounded, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Past Event 8/21/08Are You Reading Your O&amp;A Book Club Book?</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/07/22/are-you-reading-your-oa-book-club-book/</link>
		<comments>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/07/22/are-you-reading-your-oa-book-club-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[O&A Book Clubs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Last Lecture



Best-selling author and computer science professor, Randy Pausch, whose &#8220;last lecture&#8221; about facing terminal cancer became an internet sensation, died Friday, July 25th.

Read about his &#8220;last lecture&#8221; and book review at link below:
Book Review 


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		<title>Past Event 8/21/08Outings and Adventures Book Club</title>
		<link>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/07/16/outings-and-adventures-book-club/</link>
		<comments>http://outingsandadventures.com/2008/07/16/outings-and-adventures-book-club/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Move Over Oprah
Thursday, August 21
O&#38;A launches it&#8217;s own Book Club, however, no cars will be given away. At our first book club meeting we will be discussing the book &#8216;The Last Lecture,&#8217; a moving piece by Randy Pausch, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University. Visit his site at www.thelastlecture.com to learn more about the phenomenon seen on [...]]]></description>
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