{"id":3123,"date":"2013-01-23T21:56:26","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T05:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=3123"},"modified":"2013-01-24T11:32:42","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T19:32:42","slug":"diving-into-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=3123","title":{"rendered":"Diving into the new year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/leftdive.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" alt=\"[IMAGE] diving\" \/><\/p>\n<p><font color=#4F4E81>&#8230;click to listen:<\/font><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/RealAudio\/EachStarclip.mp3\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/ASJazzFilmTV.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/moregn.jpg\"\/><font color=#4F4E81>&#8230;about the music<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><font color=#346513>Above, and below.<\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"alex_shapiro\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and what a dive she took.<br \/>\nFrom the trees to the seas.<\/p>\n<p>From the sensuous, smooth nudity of Sucia Island&#8217;s Pacific Madrone&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/leftlean.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" alt=\"[IMAGE] leaning\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Yes, we&#8217;re all thinking the same thing.<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;to the sensuous, smooth warmth of Hawai&#8217;i&#8217;s Pacific waters&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/alex-and-tang1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" alt=\"[IMAGE] snorkeling\" \/><span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/as-snorkel-kona.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" alt=\"[IMAGE] snorkeling\" \/><span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;your kelpy heroine has had the great happiness for a long time now, of surrounding herself with the earth&#8217;s beauty.<br \/>\nAbove&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/arbutus-sucia.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Arbutus\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/several.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" alt=\"[IMAGE] ahhhh\" \/><span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for <em>The Continuing Adventures of a Happy Composer,<\/em> now in its seventh year online. I&#8217;ve returned from bringing in this year&#8217;s birthday  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=1981\" style=\"text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\"><b>as I brought in the last, Hawai&#8217;i 5-0 celebration,<\/b><\/a>  and a year later, I&#8217;m STILL not playing with a full deck (I guess that&#8217;ll be the next birthday). I&#8217;m looking forward to a 2013 filled with joy, music, silliness, nature, and of course, lots of photos!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/ashawaii.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"278\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Alex\" \/><span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;click to listen: &#8230;about the music Above, and below. Tweet Oh, and what a dive she took. From the trees to the seas. 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