{"id":22841,"date":"2021-12-27T18:36:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T18:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/?p=22841"},"modified":"2021-12-27T18:36:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T18:36:56","slug":"life-island-times-presents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/life-island-times-presents\/","title":{"rendered":"Life &#038; Island Times: Presents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hopefully we all got presents this year. Well, except for those who got new tattoos instead. Especially prison tats. Absolute dead give-aways to the Big Guy with the bag-o-goodies that the wearer of such has been naughty the past year. Well, unless you\u2019re visited by one of the bad Santas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-22845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/122721-LIT1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/122721-LIT1.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/122721-LIT1-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/122721-LIT1-205x281.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-22844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/122721-LIT2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/122721-LIT2.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/122721-LIT2-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><br \/>\nOnce again, I dodged an avalanche of rocks from our fireplace socks.<\/p>\n<p>Given rising inflation &#8212; especially the costs of energy, lumps of coal might have been acceptable in certain circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>W and I both had Christmas morning glasses of French bubbly enabling me to take my first nap of the day at 1115 AM.<\/p>\n<p>Asked Santa for hair gel, a white bathing suit, and a gift card to WalMart. Foiled once again by poor USPS delivery performance.<\/p>\n<p>I had hoped to buy W a pair of these hand painted gems at Harry\u2019s Shoe store on Broadway in NYC. They were out of stock, so they\u2019re on back order for her birthday. She\u2019ll rock the walkers that circle Forsyth Park.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/122721-LIT3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/122721-LIT3.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/122721-LIT3-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><br \/>\nThank God, no Chode were hiding under the tree.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/122721-LIT4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just can\u2019t touch this.<br \/>\nIsh.<br \/>\nTo one and all we wish you many happy returns!<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2021 My Aisle Seat<br \/>\nwww.vicsocotra.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hopefully we all got presents this year. Well, except for those who got new tattoos instead. Especially prison tats. Absolute dead give-aways to the Big Guy with the bag-o-goodies that the wearer of such has been naughty the past year. Well, unless you\u2019re visited by one of the bad Santas. 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