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		<title>Photo Essay #8: Three Hours in San Francisco</title>
		<link>http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/04/09/photo-essay-8-three-hours-in-san-francisco/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>"Big Scout" Jean Synodinos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know very little about San Francisco, but I can tell you that everyone who&#8217;s spent time there has told me I&#8217;d love it. So when I had the chance to pop in and out for a work trip last week, I made certain I could carve out three hours for a good walk to explore &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/04/09/photo-essay-8-three-hours-in-san-francisco/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigscoutproject.com&#038;blog=13553431&#038;post=3375&#038;subd=bigscoutproject&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Photo Essay #7: Things That Live in Trees</title>
		<link>http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/04/05/photo-essay-7-things-that-live-in-trees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>"Big Scout" Jean Synodinos</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Austin Texas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Zilker Park]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To my surprise, it turns out I thoroughly enjoy documenting life through the lens of a camera. I like the point and shoot method, followed by some trickery in iPhoto or an app. Yes, it would be lots of fun to play around with a high end digital camera&#8211;it might even persuade me to get &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/04/05/photo-essay-7-things-that-live-in-trees/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigscoutproject.com&#038;blog=13553431&#038;post=3361&#038;subd=bigscoutproject&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five Great Websites for April Fool&#8217;s Pranksters</title>
		<link>http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/03/28/five-great-websites-for-april-fools-pranksters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>"Big Scout" Jean Synodinos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Be Inspired!]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[April Fools Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s That Time of the Month &#8211; in fact it&#8217;s That Time of the Year when you&#8217;ve got permission to let your inner prankster loose for a day. April Fool&#8217;s is here. Let&#8217;s be clear: scouts are inherently do-gooders. Scouts don&#8217;t balance cups of water on top of doors waiting for innocents to walk into an unexpected &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/03/28/five-great-websites-for-april-fools-pranksters/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigscoutproject.com&#038;blog=13553431&#038;post=3352&#038;subd=bigscoutproject&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Photo Essay #6: SXSW 2013</title>
		<link>http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/03/19/photo-essay-5-sxsw-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>"Big Scout" Jean Synodinos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, a whole slew of us here in Austin tend to hunker down and wait out the 10 day chaos that is SXSW. I typically play a few local showcases and otherwise stay home to avoid the lines, the traffic, the massive population influx. But this year I ventured out one night to see &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/03/19/photo-essay-5-sxsw-2013/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigscoutproject.com&#038;blog=13553431&#038;post=3345&#038;subd=bigscoutproject&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Break!</title>
		<link>http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/03/14/spring-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>"Big Scout" Jean Synodinos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s spring break time. Be sure to take one. Whether it&#8217;s a full-on trip or a simple afternoon flying a kite, treat yourself. I just hope your kite doesn&#8217;t end up like these: Need a little help building your own kite? Check out this post. The BSP is on spring break this week &#8212; be &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/03/14/spring-break/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigscoutproject.com&#038;blog=13553431&#038;post=3340&#038;subd=bigscoutproject&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to Lead: Guest Blogger Kelly Henkins (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/03/07/learning-to-lead-guest-blogger-kelly-henkins-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>"Big Scout" Jean Synodinos</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest blogger Kelly Henkins is a music journalist and blogger – but she’s also a lifelong scout. At the end of 2012, she was kind enough to share the first part of a beautiful and personal perspective on how scouting has impacted her life. I promised part 2 early this year, and while I was a &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/03/07/learning-to-lead-guest-blogger-kelly-henkins-part-2/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigscoutproject.com&#038;blog=13553431&#038;post=3332&#038;subd=bigscoutproject&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Step It Up: Five Great Resources to Get Walking</title>
		<link>http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/02/26/step-it-up-five-great-resources-to-get-walking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>"Big Scout" Jean Synodinos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s &#8220;That Time of the Month,&#8221; gang &#8212; my monthly opportunity to share some of the great resources I&#8217;ve stumbled upon while working through the badges for the Big Scout Project. You know I&#8217;ve become something of a walker over the past year, and I just celebrated my 500-miles-in-one-year mark. So it seemed like a &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/02/26/step-it-up-five-great-resources-to-get-walking/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigscoutproject.com&#038;blog=13553431&#038;post=3292&#038;subd=bigscoutproject&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Photo Essay #5: Lady Bird Lake, an Urban Oasis</title>
		<link>http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/02/21/photo-essay-5-lady-bird-lake-an-urban-oasis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>"Big Scout" Jean Synodinos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along with my friend Adrienne and my dog Freida, I hoofed several hundred miles this past year around Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake), in Austin, TX. The name&#8217;s a bit deceiving; it really doesn&#8217;t look like a lake. It looks more like a river that cuts from east to west and separates south Austin &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/02/21/photo-essay-5-lady-bird-lake-an-urban-oasis/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigscoutproject.com&#038;blog=13553431&#038;post=3370&#038;subd=bigscoutproject&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>500 Miles in 365 Days!</title>
		<link>http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/02/19/500-miles-in-365-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>"Big Scout" Jean Synodinos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Be Adventurous!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health/Fitness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Austin Texas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lady Bird Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zilker Park]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One year ago today, I started walking. This past weekend, I hit (and slightly exceeded by 3.2 miles), my goal of 500 miles in a year. All but a few walks were taken with Freida in tow; she had some surgery this past fall that kept her off the trail for about two weeks. I&#8217;ve &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/02/19/500-miles-in-365-days/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigscoutproject.com&#038;blog=13553431&#038;post=3282&#038;subd=bigscoutproject&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Woodcarving Basics</title>
		<link>http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/02/12/a-few-woodcarving-basics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>"Big Scout" Jean Synodinos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & Crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Be Creative!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hobbies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts and Crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wood carving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My sister tells me that, as a girl scout, I used to carve bars of soap, and she says I was pretty darned good at it. too. I have exactly no recollection of this. None. And, as far as I can recall, I never took a knife to wood. But I&#8217;ve really felt the pull &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://bigscoutproject.com/2013/02/12/a-few-woodcarving-basics/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bigscoutproject.com&#038;blog=13553431&#038;post=3260&#038;subd=bigscoutproject&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">wood carving, fish</media:title>
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