{"id":82,"date":"2003-11-21T07:15:12","date_gmt":"2003-11-21T12:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=82"},"modified":"2005-12-04T11:28:24","modified_gmt":"2005-12-04T16:28:24","slug":"what-were-the-skies-like-when-you-were-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-were-the-skies-like-when-you-were-young","title":{"rendered":"What Were the Skies Like When You Were Young?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m 6 hours away from starting my 15-day trip to New Zealand. Many thanks to Signature Destinations<\/a> for setting up my tour. Additional thanks to Dylan Horrocks<\/a> for giving me a place to stay near Auckland for my first night.<\/p>\n

I have a ton of batteries for the iPod’s power backup. I’ve got semi-trashy airplane reading (20 hours in the air today, with 3 hours sitting in LA). I bought a 256mb SD card for the digital camera, so I’ve got capacity for about 750 pix (I promise not to put ALL of them into a slideshow). <\/p>\n

In the words of Biz Markie<\/a>, I need a haircut. Other than that, I’m pretty much ready to go.<\/p>\n

I live a life of blessings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m 6 hours away from starting my 15-day trip to New Zealand. Many thanks to Signature Destinations for setting up my tour. Additional thanks to Dylan Horrocks for giving me a place to stay near Auckland for my first night. I have a ton of batteries for the iPod’s power backup. I’ve got semi-trashy airplane … <\/p>\n

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