{"id":8930,"date":"2011-12-01T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T02:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=8930"},"modified":"2011-12-01T20:17:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-02T02:17:00","slug":"the-me-now-generationor-what-irks-me-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/01\/the-me-now-generationor-what-irks-me-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The Me Now Generation\u2013or what irks me today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I told someone in an email that I write or <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>post<\/strong> on things that I am interested in like my hobby (Amateur Radio), travel, daily life, investing learning, and \u201cWhat pisses me off\u201d. 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