{"id":12492,"date":"2008-04-13T20:35:34","date_gmt":"2008-04-14T03:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/04\/13\/i-havent-actually-dropped-off-the-face-of-the-earth.html"},"modified":"2008-04-13T20:35:34","modified_gmt":"2008-04-14T03:35:34","slug":"i_havent_actually_dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/04\/13\/i_havent_actually_dropped.html","title":{"rendered":"I haven&#8217;t actually dropped off the face of the Earth &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; but&nbsp;Internet connectivity has been &#8230; dicey.<\/p>\n<p>1. Wedding was appropriately and not-unexpectedly faboo. Best Man speech&nbsp;went, I am told, fine. Lovely bride,&nbsp;handsome groom, cute Kaylee,&nbsp;pretty church, nice country club, yummy food, good champagne,&nbsp;fantastic band, all&#8217;s right with the world. &nbsp;Pictures and text to follow at some future moment.<\/p>\n<p>2. Down in NYC now at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hotelbelleclaire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Belleclaire Hotel<\/a>, uptown west.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. Went to see <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avenueq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Avenue Q<\/a><\/em> this afternoon, which was both great fun in its own right and even more fun based on What Happened Next.<\/p>\n<p>4. My Blackberry has locked up beyond my ability to fix it, which is intensely frustrating on multiple levels, not least of which is that I can&#8217;t post pictures on-the-fly to the blog, making it seem like I&#8217;ve dropped off the face of the Earth. Ugh. And, also, Rrg.<\/p>\n<p>5. Lovely dinner with Margie tonight, both in terms of good food (at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brguestrestaurants.com\/restaurants\/isabellas\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Isabella&#8217;s<\/a>), and in terms of excellent company (Margie).<\/p>\n<p>More as I get the chance, the inclination, and the connectivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; but&nbsp;Internet connectivity has been &#8230; dicey. 1. Wedding was appropriately and not-unexpectedly faboo. Best Man speech&nbsp;went, I am told, fine. 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