{"id":10583,"date":"2014-10-15T15:34:35","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T19:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=10583"},"modified":"2014-10-15T15:49:41","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T19:49:41","slug":"randomthoughts-10152014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/15\/randomthoughts-10152014\/","title":{"rendered":"RandomThoughts! (10\/15\/2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe it was the flu, maybe it wasn&#8217;t. I dunno. I&#8217;m baaaaaaaaaaack!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m thinking that I need a Big Board&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I was feeling good all day and night last Wednesday. I got home to do some editing and then BAM I get a a set of chills where I am freezing, chattering my teeth and then aching all over. The house is at 72 degrees and I put on a sweatsuit. No relief, so I go to bed with 4 blankets and a giant orange cat on me. Oh well, I&#8217;m feeling better and I&#8217;m back.<\/li>\n<li>The River District Festival pulled out of its tailspin and looked a lot better. The weather sucked, but that&#8217;s the chances you take in mid-October.<\/li>\n<li>The same weekend can&#8217;t give Reidsville&#8217;s Fall Festival a break, either.<\/li>\n<li>I still giggle when I see Bumpass Motors in Roxboro.<\/li>\n<li>Somebody on foot robbed the FasMart gas house on US29 by using a gun. Technically, yes, it&#8217;s a convenience store. I&#8217;m chuckling that the other news media are using that term too.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking on Roxboro, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esinc.net\/webcams\/201NST.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">this webcam has been up for over 12 years and it&#8217;s still going<\/a>. It&#8217;s one of my favorite ones to check out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And there you go. RandomThoughts for a Wednesday. 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