{"id":13553,"date":"2026-05-01T01:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13553"},"modified":"2026-05-01T05:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:32:09","slug":"the-old-gang-team-supper-and-definite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13553","title":{"rendered":"the old gang, team supper, and definite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/55240955377\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Mitchell Park Irises\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55240955377_0b5cbd97aa_w.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Mitchell Park Irises\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p>1. Saturday volleyball resumes in earnest, and old faces stop by to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>2. My team heads out to dinner after a well-fought loss. 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