{"id":13628,"date":"2026-08-21T01:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13628"},"modified":"2026-08-21T01:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:06:03","slug":"fighting-foo-practices-and-sharing-a-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13628","title":{"rendered":"fighting foo, practices, and sharing a table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p>1. Rudi and I got to see the Foo Fighters on Monday night at Nationals Park. It was a fun, high-energy show, and I&#8217;m glad we checked them off our list.<\/p>\n<p>2. High school practices kicked off this week. I haven&#8217;t learned all the girls&#8217; names, but I&#8217;ve learned a bunch of them. I&#8217;ve had several good conversations with the varsity coach and the athletic director, and got a couple nice compliments today. 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