{"id":331,"date":"2010-02-17T16:28:53","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T16:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/misterv.net\/?p=331"},"modified":"2010-02-17T16:28:53","modified_gmt":"2010-02-17T16:28:53","slug":"on-a-personal-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edlighten.net\/2010\/02\/17\/on-a-personal-note\/","title":{"rendered":"On a personal note&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This blog&#8217;s been quiet because my wife and <a href=\"http:\/\/ardenlane.net\" target=\"_blank\">I traveled to Colombia<\/a> to adopt our 2 daughters, Monica and Kelly, and I haven&#8217;t had time for follow the tech\/education news. 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