{"id":11210,"date":"2021-04-16T01:54:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T06:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=11210"},"modified":"2021-04-16T03:58:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T08:58:35","slug":"half-century-first-and-time-to-grab-a-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=11210","title":{"rendered":"half-century, first, and time to grab a bite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/51118880381\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Sunset over Mitchell Park\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51118880381_fa7811f7e0_w.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Sunset over Mitchell Park\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p>1. Sarah turned 50 last week, and we opted to celebrate in person.<\/p>\n<p>2. I got the first dose of a COVID vaccine, which means I will be able to start seeing more people in real life again soon. It was super easy, and except that virtual strangers now feel entitled to inquire about what brand of medicine I&#8217;m taking, I&#8217;m glad it&#8217;s done.<\/p>\n<p>3. Tuesdays, I often get a longer break between meetings in the mid-afternoon, so Rudi and I scooted over to the bagel shop to grab lunch and eat outside in the sun.<\/p>\n<p>How about you? What&#8217;s been beautiful in your world lately?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three beautiful things from my past week: 1. Sarah turned 50 last week, and we opted to celebrate in person. 2. I got the first dose of a COVID vaccine, which means I will be able to start seeing more people in real life again soon. 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