{"id":235,"date":"2018-09-08T15:32:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T15:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northshtories.com\/?p=235"},"modified":"2018-09-08T15:51:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T15:51:18","slug":"football-you-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/northshtories.com\/?p=235","title":{"rendered":"Football, You Bet!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, it&#8217;s been kind of quiet since the Winston club expanded earlier this year. \u00a0Mom and Dad sleep all the time now and keep talking about how old they are. \u00a0Adding another Winston is apparently exhausting. And they&#8217;re not old. I&#8217;m barely old.<\/p>\n<p>I have, however, begun to see signs of life. \u00a0They seem to really get excited when that loud sound of lots of people yelling is on the TV. \u00a0It hurts my ears, especially when they are yelling about water rolling in. \u00a0I don&#8217;t even understand why they are worried about the tide? \u00a0The sea must be miles from here? \u00a0And I have yet to see any cougars or tigers anywhere about?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I hear talk that my favorite hooman of all, Marin Eloise, is coming to these parts today with my Tiffany and Keegan. \u00a0I mean, I love Mom the best of course, but how can anyone resist Marin? \u00a0Here&#8217;s a picture of me and my Marin:<a href=\"http:\/\/northshtories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_8412.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-236\" src=\"http:\/\/northshtories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_8412-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/northshtories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_8412-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/northshtories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_8412-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mom says I make an excellent pillow, but really she makes an excellent blanket. \u00a0Like her Mom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/northshtories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSCF0619-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-237\" src=\"http:\/\/northshtories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSCF0619-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/northshtories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSCF0619-2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/northshtories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSCF0619-2-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/northshtories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSCF0619-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure that I might have to put up with that Hank the Interloper but the older I get, the less it bothers me. \u00a0If he&#8217;d only stay off my lawn!<\/p>\n<p>Dad keeps cheering &#8220;Eat Em Up&#8221; and that is a cheer I can get behind. \u00a0Now, if there was just more food!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Win Man!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, it&#8217;s been kind of quiet since the Winston club expanded earlier this year. \u00a0Mom and Dad sleep all the time now and keep talking about how old they are. \u00a0Adding another Winston is apparently exhausting. 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