{"id":14596,"date":"2013-08-14T20:17:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T02:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=14596"},"modified":"2013-08-14T20:17:37","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T02:17:37","slug":"the-art-of-downtown-midland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/14\/the-art-of-downtown-midland\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Downtown Midland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am off on another work trip\u2026 waiting for a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>call<\/strong> to just quit and go home\u2026 It is strange that when you want something or you are ready for it to happen\u2026. 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