{"id":676,"date":"2006-11-23T06:54:04","date_gmt":"2006-11-23T13:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=676"},"modified":"2006-11-23T22:02:50","modified_gmt":"2006-11-24T05:02:50","slug":"a-bloodhound-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/676\/a-bloodhound-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bloodhound Thanksgiving . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

Todd Tarson posted his Thanksgiving regimen<\/a>, and I can identify with it even though our days will be very different. There is nothing I would rather do than work, so I just shoehorn it in where I can.<\/p>\n

Cathy watches the parades, so she won’t mind me sitting at my desk for those few hours. We’ll take separate cars to her parents’ house so that Cameron and I can make our escape before our fidgeting becomes too pronounced. In truth, I like her family just fine, but there is a finite amount of time I can spend doing nothing.<\/p>\n

Ayn Rand said, “Thanksgiving was a holiday established by productive people to celebrate the success of their work.” This I completely endorse. I need to research a hardware issue, and the nets should wail today as everyone takes the day off.<\/p>\n

Be who you are. Do what you want. Have what you love. Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Todd Tarson posted his Thanksgiving regimen, and I can identify with it even though our days will be very different. There is nothing I would rather do than work, so I just shoehorn it in where I can. Cathy watches the parades, so she won’t mind me sitting at my desk for those few hours. 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