{"id":369,"date":"2009-10-03T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-03T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com.s96953.gridserver.com\/site\/?p=369"},"modified":"2009-10-03T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-03T21:30:00","slug":"its-not-what-it-looks-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/its-not-what-it-looks-like.html","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Not What It Looks Like"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yes, it&#8217;s not what it looks like.  I can explain.  I usually update my blog at about midnight (U.S. Eastern time) because then, it feels like I have updated at the beginning of the day.  But it&#8217;s already past 5pm right now, which means it&#8217;s also past 10pm GMT and past 10pm Nigerian time.  Ah&#8230; most of the day is gone already.  I know it might look like I did not update this blog early enough, but it&#8217;s not what it looks like; I can explain.  Of course, I can.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">You see&#8230;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">First, I was amazed by this <i>valley of clouds<\/i><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_JGw_f7aCtEE\/Sse8vGvOrfI\/AAAAAAAAAiE\/YJXDt8ujDvo\/s1600-h\/valley+of+clouds.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_JGw_f7aCtEE\/Sse8vGvOrfI\/AAAAAAAAAiE\/YJXDt8ujDvo\/s400\/valley+of+clouds.jpeg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388482996620668402\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Then I was mesmerized by this <i>pillar of clouds<\/i>&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_JGw_f7aCtEE\/Sse8u38xkNI\/AAAAAAAAAh8\/969ahlI9P9o\/s1600-h\/mountain+of+clouds.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_JGw_f7aCtEE\/Sse8u38xkNI\/AAAAAAAAAh8\/969ahlI9P9o\/s400\/mountain+of+clouds.jpeg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388482992650948818\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">And then &#8230; this <i>mountain of clouds<\/i> captivated me&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_JGw_f7aCtEE\/Sse8ubjkTnI\/AAAAAAAAAh0\/kv2jiJeQRMw\/s1600-h\/pillar+of+clouds.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_JGw_f7aCtEE\/Sse8ubjkTnI\/AAAAAAAAAh0\/kv2jiJeQRMw\/s400\/pillar+of+clouds.jpeg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388482985029029490\" \/><\/a><br \/>Does anyone else feel like just dropping on these clouds?  Sincerely, Tempur-Pedic Bed must have nothing on these clouds&#8217; comfort!!  I&#8217;m now working on how to build vacation homes &#8211; or maybe just vacation <i>spaces<\/i> &#8211; on the clouds &#8211; where people can just come and well &#8212; vacation.  Any architects want to take this project up????<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>So yes, I was suspended several thousand feet in the air when I took this picture.  My camera phone does not do it justice.  The clouds, as you can imagine, look way better in person.  Wish I could take a little bit back home as souvenir.  <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As you can clearly see, there is a perfectly legitimate explanation for why this post did not appear earlier.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, it&#8217;s not what it looks like. I can explain. I usually update my blog at about midnight (U.S. Eastern time) because then, it feels like I have updated at the beginning of the day. 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