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		<title>Food for thought</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/07/17/food-for-thought-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I sat down to eat my lunch and continue working on the computer while eating; as I opened my browser I saw a news snippet that caught my eye. I’m a former news addict and have worked to minimize my news consumption since Jan, but this one I had to check out. It was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuna Sans Mayo</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/07/16/tuna-sans-mayo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day my business partner, Matt, and I had planned to work through lunch. Matt had brought food for lunch and said he had plenty for two, asking if I&#8217;d like to share. I was glad to join saving the time I generally spent thinking about what I should eat, since I generally haven&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco Party Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/06/30/eco-party-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was my daughter Candice&#8217;s prom and graduation. It was a emotional week and one I&#8217;m sure all parents can relate too. Of course she wants to have a party for a few family and friends. The date is set for the July and as I&#8217;ve evolved over the last few years I knew [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transitional Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/06/05/transitional-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  We’re in transition after having ceased publication of canvas Magazine. The transition has been bitter sweet. We put our hearts and souls into the magazine, worked with and met many great people, tried and retired a lot of different ways to help the publication grow. Bringing something like canvas to closure is hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth 2.75 Continued</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/04/28/earth-275-continued/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night as my wife Adele and I wound down the day, and began readying our son Jake for bed the doorbell rang. It didn’t ring the typical one time, whoever was there gave two quick rings grabbing our attention. We all sprang up , Jake and I headed for the door. Upon opening the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rain Day</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/04/20/rain-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can ride in warm rain but not cold rain like today&#8230;ughhh. Looking forward to the May flowers. Week two bike commute will commence after this rain delay.
Tom Pellicane &#8211; Publisher, canvas Magazine
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		<title>Wrap Up</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/04/17/wrap-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the final day of my first week of commuting via bicycle. I&#8217;m happy to say today&#8217;s weather is very conducive to riding. It&#8217;s the first day this week I didn&#8217;t walk into the office with a shiver and feel like I needed to being wearing gloves. 
It&#8217;s also been an interesting week and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pedaling Through Week One</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/04/16/pedaling-through-week-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/04/16/pedaling-through-week-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m still pedaling to work four days into week one. I find my wind is starting to come back, yea. Seeing the sunshine this morning was a great thing, although deceptive. 
As I headed out on my bike I wondered where the warm weather is? The wind chill on the bike makes it a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sights, Sounds, Smells Going Home</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/04/15/sights-sounds-smells-going-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/04/15/sights-sounds-smells-going-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night on my bike commute home I had the wonderful experience of following a garbage truck on their evening curbside pickup. It was an interesting experience to follow along for a few minutes to see how they work. 
First kudos to the guys on the back of the truck, even from a distance it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bike Commute Day 2</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/04/14/bike-commute-day-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/04/14/bike-commute-day-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.canvasli.com/blog/?p=459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Today&#8217;s weather report said showers. Again I found myself, as I did yesterday &#8211; conflicted, should I ride to work or drive? In the end I chose to ride. Score one for the environment and my need to increase my physical activity. 
  As I rode along the northern stretch of New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My First Bike Ride</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/04/13/my-first-bike-ride/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/04/13/my-first-bike-ride/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Last week my family and I were on vacation.  As we readied for the trip, to a warm climate, I committed to myself, and aloud, that upon my return I would start riding my bicycle to work. I had toyed with the notion last year and found excuse after excuse why it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“For Rent” “50% Off”</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/03/26/%e2%80%9cfor-rent%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%9c50-off%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/03/26/%e2%80%9cfor-rent%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%9c50-off%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.canvasli.com/blog/?p=453</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ I’ve blogged recently about my leaving the daily news to others since late Jan. In the time that’s past I’ve watched one primetime Obama press conference, or sales pitch, as well as read a couple of articles about AIG and others. Right now I don’t feel like I need to see more to understand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Out of Touch</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/03/18/out-of-touch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/03/18/out-of-touch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I attended a seminar by Marcy Neumann of Heartlites Inc., at the same time I was doing an Isagenix cleanse, consultant Jan Potter, both have helped me change a couple of things in my life. My carb intake is probably half of what it was before the cleanse; my caffeine intake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snow Storm Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/03/03/snow-storm-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/03/03/snow-storm-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The snow storm came, dumped and left Long Island headed to other areas. Like many other Long Islanders, I shoveled for a good portion of the day. I started around 7:30 am and did my last pass on the walk sometime  around 4pm. It was a lot of snow, the two guys walking past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riding Giants – The Waves of Life</title>
		<link>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/02/26/riding-giants-%e2%80%93-the-waves-of-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greenpalateexperience.com/2009/02/26/riding-giants-%e2%80%93-the-waves-of-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Pellicane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a big fan of the movie Riding Giants. A movie about big waves and big wave surfers. We had the great pleasure of actually taking a surfing lesson from Titus Kinimaka, who is one of the surfers featured in the movie while we were in Kauai, but that’s a different story, a funny [...]]]></description>
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