{"id":8736,"date":"2019-09-15T23:21:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T23:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/?p=8736"},"modified":"2021-12-13T20:02:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:02:36","slug":"a-birthday-bash-we-all-join-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/?p=8736","title":{"rendered":"A Birthday Bash: We All Join In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;Salute!&#8221;<\/em> our hosts toast the celebrants to start:<br \/>\neven including the child with water in her glass.<\/p>\n<p>Umberto, of course, plays the card to the crowd,<br \/>\nadding years of wisdom to a younger man&#8217;s pains<\/p>\n<p>Then pretending I am the one seeking his attention,<br \/>\nbefore he pulls out the masterpiece&#8211;a spilled coffee trick.<\/p>\n<p>When the lights go out, I totally miss the intention.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s time for candles on a cake, you misguided idiot.<\/p>\n<p>Out comes the <em>del Trivio<\/em> guitar, and of course we all<br \/>\nsing, though unsure of the words (much less the tune).<\/p>\n<p>Best wishes are made and the cake, once cut, is passed<br \/>\nall around, as everyone makes room for a second dessert.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8736 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/?attachment_id=8738'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_7e4-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_7e4-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_7e4-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_7e4-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_7e4-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/?attachment_id=8739'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_7e1-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_7e1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_7e1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_7e1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.carriagereturner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/fullsizeoutput_7e1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Salute!&#8221; our hosts toast the celebrants to start: even including the child with water in her glass. 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