{"id":5687,"date":"2010-10-24T18:25:45","date_gmt":"2010-10-24T22:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=5687"},"modified":"2010-10-24T18:27:32","modified_gmt":"2010-10-24T22:27:32","slug":"who-am-i-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/who-am-i-4","title":{"rendered":"Who Am I?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m the guy who takes his greyhounds on a hike (just about) every Sunday, in\u00c2\u00a0a funny hat and sunglasses.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Jim Thompson. No, not that Jim Thompson<\/a>\"\".<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m the guy who takes his greyhounds on a hike (just about) every Sunday, in\u00c2\u00a0a funny hat and sunglasses. Photo courtesy of Jim Thompson. 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