{"id":131997,"date":"2016-11-09T22:13:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T05:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/11\/09\/being-on-the-losing-side.html"},"modified":"2016-11-09T22:13:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T05:13:36","slug":"being-on-the-losing-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/11\/09\/being-on-the-losing-side.html","title":{"rendered":"Being on the Losing Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keep flying.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div><iframe type='text\/html' width='100%' height='385' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N-uaFnp1rno' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DaveHill47\/posts\/hSB7ZUkprCd'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep flying. 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