{"id":10271,"date":"2026-08-23T15:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T19:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/?p=10271"},"modified":"2026-08-23T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T19:43:16","slug":"sunday-before-school-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/?p=10271","title":{"rendered":"Sunday before school begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.12.41-PM-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"325\" data-attachment-id=\"10270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/?attachment_id=10270\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.12.41-PM-scaled.png\" data-orig-size=\"2560,814\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2026-08-23 at 3.12.41?PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.12.41-PM-1024x325.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.12.41-PM-1024x325.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.12.41-PM-1024x325.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.12.41-PM-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.12.41-PM-768x244.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.12.41-PM-1536x488.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.12.41-PM-2048x651.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have tried, in my way, to be free.  Let&#8217;s see how long this lasts.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Goethe:  <br>Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it.  Action has magic, power, and grace in it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have tried, in my way, to be free. Let&#8217;s see how long this lasts. From Goethe: Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. 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