{"id":4790,"date":"2011-01-01T03:57:47","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T07:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galadriel.astro.utoronto.ca\/ballast\/?p=4790"},"modified":"2011-01-01T03:57:47","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T07:57:47","slug":"launch-part-i-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?p=4790","title":{"rendered":"Launch Part -I: Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before launch day, I had collected some more Christmas-related pictures that I was planning to post. But, they were preempted. Now they have been &#8220;deempted&#8221; and I don&#8217;t have many recent pictures to post instead.<\/p>\n<p>This includes two Christmas-related sets: The Christmas Eve party on the 24 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/truch\/sets\/72157625542114775\/\">from Matt<\/a>), Christmas dinner and MAAG on the 25th (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/truch\/sets\/72157625545992513\/\">also from Matt<\/a>). Then, the 26th was Nick&#8217;s birthday and Annamarie spent her afternoon decorating his door.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4790 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4792'><img width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289003943_7b861bd55f_o-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Holiday Party\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4792\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289003943_7b861bd55f_o-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289003943_7b861bd55f_o-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289003943_7b861bd55f_o-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4792'>\n\t\t\t\tChristmas Eve party. We showed up early and it was pretty empty\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4797'><img width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289612296_85dbf21c62_o-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Choir\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4797\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289612296_85dbf21c62_o-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289612296_85dbf21c62_o-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289612296_85dbf21c62_o-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4797'>\n\t\t\t\tChoir, with Laura (the only alto!) and Annamarie. The reason we showed up early\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4811'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289019589_609fc8c9c6_o1-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Annamarie and Santa\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4811\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289019589_609fc8c9c6_o1-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289019589_609fc8c9c6_o1-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289019589_609fc8c9c6_o1-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289019589_609fc8c9c6_o1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4811'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd what party would be complete without Santa Claus? (with authentic beard and belly)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4814'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289039909_6ba6592cd5_o1-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Big Boys\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4814\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289039909_6ba6592cd5_o1-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289039909_6ba6592cd5_o1-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289039909_6ba6592cd5_o1-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289039909_6ba6592cd5_o1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4814'>\n\t\t\t\tIn the series of people we got to sit on Santa&#8217;s lap, Nick and Lorenzo were the best\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4815'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289626980_acec21fdd0_o1-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo Cutouts\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4815\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289626980_acec21fdd0_o1-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289626980_acec21fdd0_o1-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289626980_acec21fdd0_o1-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289626980_acec21fdd0_o1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4815'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto cutouts are always fun right? Somehow our heads all fit through the holes (though my beard had trouble&#8230;)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4812'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289032137_5c33ef94a8_o1-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Better One\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4812\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289032137_5c33ef94a8_o1-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289032137_5c33ef94a8_o1-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289032137_5c33ef94a8_o1-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289032137_5c33ef94a8_o1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4812'>\n\t\t\t\tA more amusing and better-themed cutout was found on the other side of the room\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4813'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289037363_3400507581_o1-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Nick and Lorenzo Again\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4813\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289037363_3400507581_o1-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289037363_3400507581_o1-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289037363_3400507581_o1-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289037363_3400507581_o1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4813'>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, Nick and Lorenzo take the cake\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4799'><img width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289649810_faf191d114_o-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Later\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4799\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289649810_faf191d114_o-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289649810_faf191d114_o-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5289649810_faf191d114_o-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4799'>\n\t\t\t\tLater. More people, blurrier\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4817'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292124642_2294d56698_o1-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"First in Line\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4817\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292124642_2294d56698_o1-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292124642_2294d56698_o1-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292124642_2294d56698_o1-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292124642_2294d56698_o1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4817'>\n\t\t\t\tWe learned our lesson at Thanksgiving. For Christmas dinner we were first in line and got the best table\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4805'><img width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292127802_3a8643f969_o-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Best Table\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4805\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292127802_3a8643f969_o-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292127802_3a8643f969_o-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292127802_3a8643f969_o-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4805'>\n\t\t\t\tThe best table. Window adjacent\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4818'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292131768_110d4c0182_o1-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"To MAAG\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4818\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292131768_110d4c0182_o1-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292131768_110d4c0182_o1-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292131768_110d4c0182_o1-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292131768_110d4c0182_o1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4818'>\n\t\t\t\tThe road to MAAG\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4816'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291538873_d1637c8b62_o1-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"MAAG\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4816\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291538873_d1637c8b62_o1-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291538873_d1637c8b62_o1-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291538873_d1637c8b62_o1-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291538873_d1637c8b62_o1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4816'>\n\t\t\t\tMAAG (McMurdo Alternative Art Gallery. Open one night only)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4801'><img width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291553429_12619788ed_o-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Imbalance\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4801\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291553429_12619788ed_o-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291553429_12619788ed_o-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291553429_12619788ed_o-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4801'>\n\t\t\t\tLocated at the carp(enter) shop. They had nice toys, like this grossly imbalanced seesaw\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4807'><img width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292169326_3f6d441e21_o-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Warrior Princess\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4807\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292169326_3f6d441e21_o-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292169326_3f6d441e21_o-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292169326_3f6d441e21_o-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4807'>\n\t\t\t\tAt the photo booth, Nick unleashes his inner warrior princess\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4802'><img width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291569975_2cd11a9b97_o-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Rest of Us\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4802\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291569975_2cd11a9b97_o-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291569975_2cd11a9b97_o-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291569975_2cd11a9b97_o-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4802'>\n\t\t\t\tThen more of us join in for a group shot\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4803'><img width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291578001_2e05ba243e_o-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Picasso\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4803\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291578001_2e05ba243e_o-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291578001_2e05ba243e_o-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5291578001_2e05ba243e_o-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4803'>\n\t\t\t\tA don&#8217;t-look-at-what-you&#8217;re-drawing Picasso portrait\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4819'><img width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292191180_67fc63d9c1_o1-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Strike!\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4819\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292191180_67fc63d9c1_o1-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292191180_67fc63d9c1_o1-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292191180_67fc63d9c1_o1-680x1024.jpg 680w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/5292191180_67fc63d9c1_o1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4819'>\n\t\t\t\tMatt is frequently sad that the bowling alley was torn down. He had to make one throw here (Strike!)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4810'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_2997-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Unky Nick\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4810\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_2997-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_2997-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_2997-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_2997.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4810'>\n\t\t\t\tUnky Nick, on his birthday\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4809'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_2994-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Big Hug\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4809\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_2994-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_2994-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_2994-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/img_2994.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4809'>\n\t\t\t\tUnky Nick hug\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before launch day, I had collected some more Christmas-related pictures that I was planning to post. But, they were preempted. Now they have been &#8220;deempted&#8221; and I don&#8217;t have many recent pictures to post instead.<\/p>\n<p>This includes two Christmas-related sets: The Christmas Eve party on the 24 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/truch\/sets\/72157625542114775\/\">from Matt<\/a>), Christmas dinner and MAAG on [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4790"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4790"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4822,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4790\/revisions\/4822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}