{"id":81,"date":"2022-03-07T15:32:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T15:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/candyhatcher.com\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2022-03-21T15:58:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:58:10","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/candyhatcher.com\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The weather is here!<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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First, a quick catch up. I\u2019ve discovered three things about writing while trying to see...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Gator and jackalopes<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Everyone had told me the Alamo was small \u2014 smaller than I could imagine. So...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Road trip with Sammy<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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John and I buy houses in a seller\u2019s market. We sell in a buyer\u2019s market....<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Check out this melody!<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Jan. 26: Rachel Ball, a former student from my days teaching at JBU, is the accompanist...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Demolition<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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#5things Demolition Edition Jan. 17: John and I tore out our kitchen in Elmhurst, Illinois,...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Retirement<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Jan. 4, 2022: Forty years ago Jan. 4, I walked into my first newsroom, excited...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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