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	<title>Find Your Blackbird</title>
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		<title>What the Flock?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/11/20/what-the-flock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Well, I&#8217;m happy to announce that after nearly a year in business, Blackbird Tees will be opening it&#8217;s first shop in the Seattle area.  It is, perhaps, the tiniest shop in all the land, but a shop all the same, and we&#8217;ve decided to call her Flock.  The tentative opening date is set for Monday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve Got the Right Schtick, Baby.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/11/05/you-got-the-right-schtick-baby/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[laptop skins]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leslie Pierson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[professional fulfillment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, for this weeks installment of the Trust Your Blackbird series, I decided to interview Leslie Pierson, owner of Retrofitted Designs, a product design house out of Seattle&#8217;s Ballard neighborhood. Among her many fantastic creations is a line of laptop skins which are offered under the name Schtickers. But Leslie isn&#8217;t just a savvy business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Little Piggy Went to Market.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/10/30/this-little-piggy-went-to-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/10/30/this-little-piggy-went-to-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blackbird Diary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone watching the news or listening to the radio this summer probably heard about the release of a new book, Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip—Confessions of a Cynical Waiter. Anthony Bourdain described it as a front-of-the-house Kitchen Confidential, and from what I&#8217;ve heard, it certainly sounds like just the kind of book that service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity in Blume.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/10/24/creativity-in-blume/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/10/24/creativity-in-blume/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Trust Your Blackbird]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blume girl]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[professional fulfillment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stacey blume]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best things about putting yourself out there is that like minds can finally find you. Call it the law of attraction, the universe&#8217;s way of rewarding you for your courage, karma, what have you. In the ten months since Blackbird Tees launched, so many interesting people doing so many interesting things have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Like Getting a Cow&#8217;s Rear End Through Customs.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/10/18/like-getting-a-cows-rear-end-through-customs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/10/18/like-getting-a-cows-rear-end-through-customs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blackbird Diary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Trust Your Blackbird]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jarrod Pickford]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[professional fulfillment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[your life crisis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Uh, yeah, I know what you&#8217;re thinking. But allow me to backtrack a bit before explaining my heading choice for today&#8217;s post. Several months ago, I was scouring the internet for interesting, soul-searchy, creative, random bits, and I happened upon a little site entitled Your Life Crisis. Immediately, I knew something promising had to be around the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Alchemist</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/10/10/the-alchemist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[alchemy goods]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[professional fulfillment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Several definitions exist, but alchemy in its earliest forms centered around the transformation of energy, specifically the transmutation of common metals into gold. And while this original interpretation changed and expanded over the centuries, the conceptual focus of alchemy continues to carry a relevant message. The process of turning something worthless into something of great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Rubber, You&#8217;re (Really Lame) Glue.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/10/02/im-rubber-youre-glue-really-lame-glue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/10/02/im-rubber-youre-glue-really-lame-glue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blackbird Diary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[brave professional]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[career development]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[professional identity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[resume t shirt]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, I created the very first Resume Tee in an attempt to find myself a job. I wore it anywhere and everywhere, and more often than not, people responded with curiosity and encouragement. However, one day, while working with my buddy Anna, an older man came in to buy a cup of coffee, and he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When the Moon Hits Your Eye</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/09/26/when-the-moon-hits-your-eye/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/09/26/when-the-moon-hits-your-eye/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Trust Your Blackbird]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[tutta bella]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This weeks installment of Trust Your Blackbird takes us to Naples. Naples, Seattle that is. For those of you that aren&#8217;t already loyal customers of Tutta Bella, Seattle&#8217;s only VPN (Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana) certified pizzaria, prepare to become one. You need only a healthy appetite, an hour to spare, and all of your senses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stepford Employee</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/09/20/stepford-employee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/09/20/stepford-employee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cmays</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lost Demographic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been in recovery from a string of job rejections within my own company for a little while now, and it’s becoming obvious I’ve got to make some changes. The notoriously gorgeous Seattle summer is fast approaching, and my number one priority this time of year is to simply get out and enjoy the weather. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take a Walk.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/09/14/take-a-walk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/09/14/take-a-walk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[brave professional]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I speak with more and more people who have started their own businesses or followed some creative path, there is almost always a reference to the negative voices they heard early on. No, I&#8217;m not talking about schizophrenia here. These voices are the ones that every person on the planet has struggled with at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Get Physical.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/09/04/lets-get-physical/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/09/04/lets-get-physical/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Trust Your Blackbird]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mizfit online]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[professional fulfillment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/04/20/lets-get-physical/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you that don&#8217;t already know about google alerts, they are available to everyone (for free), and provide you with convenient little e-mails anytime people in cyberspace write about your topics of interest. So for instance, I set up google alerts for &#8220;blackbird tees&#8221; and &#8220;resume tees,&#8221; so anytime those keywords find their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Sure to Stretch.</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/08/29/be-sure-to-stretch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/08/29/be-sure-to-stretch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blackbird Diary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Blackbird Tees]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[business developement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[professional identity]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/03/17/be-sure-to-stretch/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not only is it a bit cliche to say that building a business is much like running a marathon, it&#8217;s somewhat inaccurate. When faced with the challenge of running a marathon, you have a strong sense of what you&#8217;re up against. You&#8217;ve seen the course map, bought some decent insoles, and loaded your ipod with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Commencement Speech That Keeps On Giving</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/08/21/the-commencement-speech-that-keeps-on-giving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/08/21/the-commencement-speech-that-keeps-on-giving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Trust Your Blackbird]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[professional identity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I first read the below speech a year ago, and it had a lasting effect, so I though it might be worth passing on.
This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.
I am honored to be with you today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A True Urban Oasis</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/08/14/a-true-urban-oasis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/08/14/a-true-urban-oasis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blackbird</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Trust Your Blackbird]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[professional identity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;

I&#8217;m so proud to announce the launch of our Trust Your Blackbird Series, featuring interviews with individuals from all walks of life who have put themselves out there to create something new. I recently visited Oasis Art Gallery in Seattle&#8217;s Wallingford neigborhood. A truly unique space, Oasis makes the world of art approachable by providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talk Encouraging to Me, Baby</title>
		<link>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/08/06/talk-encouraging-to-me-baby/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackbirdtees.com/blog/2008/08/06/talk-encouraging-to-me-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cmays</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lost Demographic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Blackbird Tees]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[career planning]]></category>

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You’re not going to believe this, but THIS REALLY HAPPENED. I was chatting away to my cube mate the other day when I felt a little tap, tap, tap on my shoulder. A woman who had interviewed me about a month ago for an internal position that I didn’t get was standing over me. “Excuse [...]]]></description>
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