{"id":975,"date":"2008-04-13T07:13:30","date_gmt":"2008-04-13T12:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ocularfusion.net\/?p=975"},"modified":"2022-01-02T07:37:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T12:37:34","slug":"and-away-i-went","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ocularfusion.net\/?p=975","title":{"rendered":"And Away I Went"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got in the truck… and away I went<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oh, that’s right, most people like reading the first paragraph, well, first:<\/p>\n

A burned out ignition coil on the last day of a beach vacation is a real buzz killer. Oh, and another thing: The nearest dealer was over 150 miles away in Montgomery.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the record, I’ve complained to the editor about the disappearing-first-paragraph problem in the online edition, and he said that The Huntsville Times<\/em> doesn’t own the website but instead contracts out so therefore they have no control over it.<\/p>\n

I say it’s about time The Huntsville Times<\/em> joins the 21st century and creates their own website like so many other newspapers have. We’re not in 1995 anymore, people.<\/p>\n

I was a little nervous about riding so far with someone I didn’t know, but sometimes it pays off to take some chances. The view from my passenger side window and my conversations with Keith were just what this sometimes shell-shocked cynic needed.<\/p>\n

There’s a lot of bad in the news these days, but there’s a lot of good “out there” too. This country is made strong and resilient by its lifeblood–its people. I really do believe the common man\/woman\/child has more to do with the sustained success of this country than who occupies the Oval Office at any given moment.<\/p>\n

But it helps to have a good President too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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