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Blanket Statement One entrepreneur makes a comfortable living after proving security blankets aren't just for kids anymore.

By Gisela M. Pedroza

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What: Comfort fleeceblankets, bears, chocolates and other novelty gifts
Who: David Avalos of INsecurityBlanket
Where: Burbank,California
When: Started in 2001

Adults need security blankets, too--just ask David Avalos, the46-year-old designer of the INsecurity Blanket, a snuggly fleeceblanket created to help people take a lighthearted approach whenfacing their insecurities.

The idea struck when he noticed how much comfort a blanket gavehis 3-year-old son. Avalos suddenly started wishing he hadsomething as simple as a blanket to comfort him whenever hehit rough times.