{"id":4414,"date":"2016-02-12T09:36:04","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T13:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=4414"},"modified":"2016-02-12T09:37:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T13:37:34","slug":"upon-finding-an-old-favorite-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=4414","title":{"rendered":"Upon Finding an Old Favorite Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I once wrote this upon finding and re-reading an old favorite book:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Opening its cover and reading the words was like entering a room of smiling friends and being welcomed into their conversation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I found that book again during our recent move.<\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s time to check in on the conversation between its covers.<\/p>\n<p>From 2004:  <a href=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=4412\">A Room of Smiling Friends<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I once wrote this upon finding and re-reading an old favorite book: Opening its cover and reading the words was like entering a room of smiling friends and being welcomed into their conversation. 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