{"id":20680,"date":"2018-12-25T14:25:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T14:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jackdogwelch.com\/?p=20680"},"modified":"2018-12-25T14:26:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-25T14:26:04","slug":"merry-christmas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jackdogwelch.com\/?p=20680","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Bob Hope<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wishing you all a healthy holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And remember to nap whenever you can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”\u2013\u00a0Bob Hope Wishing you all a healthy holiday season. 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