{"id":458,"date":"2005-01-11T16:55:29","date_gmt":"2005-01-11T21:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=458"},"modified":"2005-12-05T14:28:19","modified_gmt":"2005-12-05T19:28:19","slug":"dept-of-best-laid-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/dept-of-best-laid-plans","title":{"rendered":"Dept. of Best-Laid Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was<\/span> going to have a nice dinner in the city with about a dozen friends of mine for my birthday tonight, but we’re getting smacked down by snow here in NJ, and half the contingent (including myself) won’t be able to make it in. It’s a pity, because I was really looking forward to the mix of people, and the ensuing conversations and company. Oh, well.<\/p>\n

So it looks like I’ll be staying in tonight, with a winter wonderland outside, and curling up with either a good book<\/a> or a movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To make up for it, here’s a beautiful picture<\/a> (link courtesy of Andrew Sullivan).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was going to have a nice dinner in the city with about a dozen friends of mine for my birthday tonight, but we’re getting smacked down by snow here in NJ, and half the contingent (including myself) won’t be able to make it in. It’s a pity, because I was really looking forward to … <\/p>\n

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