{"id":149,"date":"2008-12-09T23:17:47","date_gmt":"2008-12-10T06:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oneinchworld.com\/blog\/?p=149"},"modified":"2008-12-09T23:17:47","modified_gmt":"2008-12-10T06:17:47","slug":"give-away-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oneinchworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/12\/give-away-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Give-Away Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I compiled my list, got several headaches over several days reading <em>all of the blogs<\/em> that got suggested, became so grateful for people who actually suggested duplicates because that meant I <em>didn&#8217;t have to read another blog<\/em> but I <em>couldn&#8217;t stop<\/em> because I am <em>compulsive<\/em>. After making my list, checking to see whether they were naughty or nice, adding some names 0 times, about half the commenters didn&#8217;t read the post at all, not surprising I guess, some names once, some names twice, a few names three times, although I wasn&#8217;t sure whether to <em>curse<\/em>\u00a0them or reward them, because, <em>more blogs&#8230;<\/em>, and\u00a0I didn&#8217;t finish until last night, but not checking it twice, because,\u00a0<em>not again(!)<\/em>, I held my breath and rolled the dice. \u00a0Congratulations Lois from Kansas! \u00a0And thank god it&#8217;s over. \u00a0I have learned my lesson. \u00a0Never ask a question if there is any chance that 166 people might answer it. \u00a0Okay, okay, really, I got such a lot of great education sites for my daughter, that I guess, twist my arm, it was worth it. \u00a0Maybe I haven&#8217;t learned my lesson. \u00a0<em>Moving ON.<\/em>\u00a0(And leaving the italics behind.)<\/p>\n<p>What did Lois win? \u00a0I don&#8217;t know, because she had to go and ask for a surprise. \u00a0Which means now my head is full of plottings, and schemings, and here I thought I was done with the whole thing! \u00a0So she won&#8217;t get what I thought I was giving away, she might get something wonderful, and she might get something awful, but either way, she&#8217;s brilliant, because the best part is the surprise anyway, and then you can chuck it if you don&#8217;t like it. \u00a0So you&#8217;ll all find out what it was next week after she&#8217;s gotten it, because what&#8217;s the point of a surprise if you find out ahead of time? \u00a0Sheesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I compiled my list, got several headaches over several days reading all of the blogs that got suggested, became so grateful for people who actually suggested duplicates because that meant I didn&#8217;t have to read another blog but I couldn&#8217;t stop because I am compulsive. 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