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		<title>The Stuffing Toys Are Made Of</title>
		<link>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2012/02/10/the-stuffing-toys-are-made-of/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life with Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tasha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog toys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golden retriever]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stuffed toys are to my dog like chocolate is to some people. When she knows it&#8217;s somewhere near, she has to have it. And once it&#8217;s in her mouth, she has to destroy it. Like a typical golden retriever, Tasha first holds a stuffed toy with a &#8220;soft mouth.&#8221; This breed usually holds their prey tightly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At My Dog’s Mercy &#8211; Just Before (and Just After) Dinnertime</title>
		<link>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2012/01/28/at-my-dogs-mercy-just-before-and-just-after-dinnertime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Behavior]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dinner]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m busy writing away upstairs. Last time I looked, it was 4:00 in the afternoon. Suddenly, I hear my dog Tasha get up off the floor next to me, she shakes, she moves in closer, and I can feel her expectant stare right on me. It’s 5:45, and the dinner routine is about to start&#8211;just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Writing Web Content with a Human Voice</title>
		<link>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2012/01/20/tips-for-writing-content-with-a-human-voice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2012/01/20/tips-for-writing-content-with-a-human-voice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working Words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human voice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the human voice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing style]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lesliebrown.org/?p=799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I read something the other day that went like this: “Being human is the new black.” I think it’s true. With all of the social experience we’re sharing online these days, communicating in a human way is almost the expectation. This human-like approach made me think of Siri, the human-like voice that came with my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Greater Attention to Dogs</title>
		<link>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2012/01/13/a-growing-place-for-dogs-in-our-lives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2012/01/13/a-growing-place-for-dogs-in-our-lives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life with Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs and business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs and social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs in ads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs selling products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seattle]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lesliebrown.org/?p=748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I live in Seattle, where there are twice as many dogs as kids. I don’t have kids, and I do have a well-loved dog, so this is good to hear&#8211;I’m not alone. As I look around, it makes sense that dogs are more popular than ever. Dog owners are devoted to their pets. Dogs demand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pooches Provide Plots to TV Ads</title>
		<link>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/12/27/pooches-provide-plots-to-tv-ads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/12/27/pooches-provide-plots-to-tv-ads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrity dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs as characters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs in commercials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs in TV ads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs star in TV ads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[story line starring dogs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lesliebrown.org/?p=742</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed that dogs are appearing in more TV ads these days? They have become the stars of advertising campaigns. Their affable nature is selling all sorts of things—things related to dogs, such as dog food, but also things that have nothing to do with dogs, such as beer, cars, and insurance. Dogs provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cloud Computing: A Feature or a Frustration?</title>
		<link>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/12/11/cloud-computing-a-feature-or-a-frustration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/12/11/cloud-computing-a-feature-or-a-frustration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working Words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iCloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet processing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leslie Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private and public information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siri]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My recent interest in cloud computing has generated pages and pages of notes. As I spent days researching it, I looked for good examples of what the cloud does and will mean to me. Cloud computing has actually been around in some shape or form since about 2006 (or longer), but it is now at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Company, Working Words</title>
		<link>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/12/07/my-company-working-words/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/12/07/my-company-working-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working Words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business owner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leslie Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[myworkingwords.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resumes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technical documentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing and editing services]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lesliebrown.org/?p=660</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just created the website for my new company, Working Words. The domain name is myworkingwords.com. The tagline for the company is Words that work for you. Working Words offers compelling content for websites and blogs, readable technical documentation, and resumes for all professions. Here are some highlights of my site: Welcome &#8211; You have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Site Writer</title>
		<link>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/10/06/pet-site-writer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/10/06/pet-site-writer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content editing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing for pet sites]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article by me was published on the site Best Pet Jobs. Hopefully, it inspired others to take on the job of being a writer for pet-related sites. I am and have been a writer and an editor for a number of websites and blogs. It’s not a great way to pull in continuous income, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write Good Web Copy</title>
		<link>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/10/05/how-to-write-good-web-copy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/10/05/how-to-write-good-web-copy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reblogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web copy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web site writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing good content]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lesliebrown.org/?p=626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This article comes from a discussion on Linkedin. I wanted to add and share it on my blog, as it has important information about what I already do and should look forward to doing as a web content writer myself. Writing for the Web Writing for the web is unlike any other kind of writing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Happened to That Cute Puppy?</title>
		<link>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/06/19/what-happened-to-that-cute-puppy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lesliebrown.org/2011/06/19/what-happened-to-that-cute-puppy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal shelter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[puppy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[puppy mills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A cute, Golden Retriever puppy named Lucky wasn’t born lucky at all. In fact, when she came into the world, she didn’t even have a name. You see, Lucky was part of a large litter of puppies born in a puppy mill. Lucky’s mother was used as a breeding machine. Over and over, the skinny [...]]]></description>
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