{"id":2425,"date":"2010-04-10T15:20:19","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T20:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=2425"},"modified":"2010-04-10T15:32:13","modified_gmt":"2010-04-10T20:32:13","slug":"readathon-challenge-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=2425","title":{"rendered":"readathon challenge 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dreamstime_readathong.jpg\" alt=\"readathon\" align=left hspace=3 vspace=3 \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alitareads.wordpress.com\/\">Alita. Reads.<\/a> invites us to this hour&#8217;s challenge: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Pick up a book that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve read today, or are currently reading.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a song that goes with the book -\u00e2\u20ac\u201c could be that it fits the overall feel of it or even a certain scene.<\/li>\n<li>Create a blog post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As I&#8217;m currently reading <em>All New Square Foot Gardening<\/em> by Mel Bartholemew, we need a gardening song. And this one, &#8220;The Garden Song,&#8221; as performed by John Denver, is my favorite:<\/p>\n<p><center><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/D3FkaN0HQgs&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/D3FkaN0HQgs&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<p>But since the whole point of the book is that we should not be planting &#8220;row by row,&#8221; but instead in squares, I figured I&#8217;d better add a second song to help alleviate any confusion:<\/p>\n<p><center>  <script language=\"JavaScript\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\/js\/BrightcoveExperiences.js\"><\/script>  <object id=\"myExperience\" class=\"BrightcoveExperience\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"width\" value=\"400\" \/><param name=\"height\" value=\"346\" \/><param name=\"playerID\" value=\"10032373001\" \/><param name=\"publisherID\" value=\"1612833736\"\/><param name=\"isVid\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"autoStart\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"@videoPlayer\" value=\"11615248001\" \/><param name=\"linkBaseURL\" value=\"http:\/\/music.aol.com\/video\/hip-to-be-square\/huey-lewis-and-the-news\/1964684\" \/><\/object>   <\/center><\/p>\n<p>That would, of course, be the &#8217;80s classic, &#8220;Hip to be Square&#8221; performed by Huey Lewis &#038; the News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alita. 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