{"id":1427,"date":"2007-04-02T17:41:27","date_gmt":"2007-04-02T22:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/april-supergenius-day\/"},"modified":"2007-04-02T17:42:29","modified_gmt":"2007-04-02T22:42:29","slug":"april-supergenius-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/april-supergenius-day","title":{"rendered":"April Supergenius’ Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had a happy little 65th birthday party last night for my longtime friend Chip Delany<\/a>. I’ve known him for a less than a decade, now that I think about it, but I guess that’s pretty long. Anyway, we had a lovely meal at a little restaurant called Vince & Eddie’s, and bantered about all sorts of subjects, including American Idol, Ecstasy, and Equine Therapy.<\/p>\n

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I guess that’s a quintessential “you had to be there” comment, but hey. Here’s to friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We had a happy little 65th birthday party last night for my longtime friend Chip Delany. I’ve known him for a less than a decade, now that I think about it, but I guess that’s pretty long. Anyway, we had a lovely meal at a little restaurant called Vince & Eddie’s, and bantered about all … <\/p>\n

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