{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Chris Mays","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/chris","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"89","username":"chris","bio":"Chris Mays is an idiot and you'd be better off ignoring him. Seriously, why are you reading this crap?","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":255,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://micro.blog/chris/avatar.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"17347143","content_html":"<p>Just watched this video of a young woman singing a perfectly cromulent version of Dylan’s “It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding” and she tagged the video, “be like Dylan, LOVE not HATE”, which means not only doesn’t she get Dylan, she doesn’t get the damn song she was singing.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2023/02/28/just-watched-this.html","date_published":"2023-03-01T02:06:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-03-01 02:06","date_timestamp":1677636379,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mas.to/@iamchrismays/109945577874254115"]}},{"id":"16240443","content_html":"<p>Republicans continually want to believe they are a party of Churchills, when the evidence has always shown they are a party of Chamberlains.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2023/01/25/republicans-continually-want.html","date_published":"2023-01-25T17:21:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-25 17:21","date_timestamp":1674667274,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mas.to/@iamchrismays/109750994656581180"]}},{"id":"16106506","content_html":"<p>Damn Dylan</p>\n\n<p>Louise, she’s all right, she’s just near\nShe’s delicate and seems like the mirror\nBut she just makes it all too concise and too clear\nThat Johanna’s not here\nThe ghost of ’lectricity howls in the bones of her face\nWhere these visions of Johanna have now taken my place</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2023/01/20/damn-dylan-louise.html","date_published":"2023-01-20T15:51:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-20 15:51","date_timestamp":1674229904,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mas.to/@iamchrismays/109722331160070729"]}},{"id":"16105838","content_html":"<p>Damn. Dylan’s great.</p>\n\n<p>a very great man once said\nThat some people rob you with a fountain pen\nIt don’t take too long to find out\nJust what he was talking about\nA lot of people don’t have much food on their table\nBut they got a lot of forks and knives\nAnd they gotta cut somethin’</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2023/01/20/damn-dylans-great.html","date_published":"2023-01-20T15:27:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-20 15:27","date_timestamp":1674228426,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mas.to/@iamchrismays/109722234277310671"]}},{"id":"15856751","content_html":"<p>When you’re more of a fan of schadenfreude than of either team, you always 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Thank God for those six days.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismays.blog%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F392a9feba5.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2021/03/04/out-of-every.html","date_published":"2021-03-04T16:35:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-04 16:35","date_timestamp":1614875745,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11106183","content_html":"<p>Making biscuits with Memaw.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismays.blog%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F1897717357.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2021/03/03/making-biscuits-with.html","date_published":"2021-03-03T13:16:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-03 13:16","date_timestamp":1614777375,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"10097026","content_html":"<p>Samantha makes Alfredo, while being as loony as possible. Helpful and loony. Heck of a combo.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismays.blog%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F71021fd083.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/08/13/samantha-makes-alfredo.html","date_published":"2020-08-13T20:12:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-08-13 20:12","date_timestamp":1597349550,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"8647376","content_html":"<p>An actual post by someone I used to respect on Facebook: “Joe Biden is really just a Republican.”</p>\n\n<p>You really can’t fix stupid, can you?</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/03/04/an-actual-post.html","date_published":"2020-03-04T15:59:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-03-04 15:59","date_timestamp":1583337557,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"8615302","content_html":"<p>Eddie Gallagher is murdering scum. 60 Minutes should be embarrassed.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/03/02/eddie-gallagher-is.html","date_published":"2020-03-03T00:45:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-03-03 00:45","date_timestamp":1583196326,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"8495576","content_html":"<p>Nothing to see here. Just two well-functioning, perfectly normal human beings.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismays.blog%2Fuploads%2F2020%2Fa86dcfa4b4.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/02/24/nothing-to-see.html","date_published":"2020-02-24T16:41:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-02-24 16:41","date_timestamp":1582562506,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"8298973","content_html":"<p>Oh wow. The new <a href=\"https://thekey.xpn.org/2020/02/10/jason-isbell-2/\">Jason Isbell song</a> is truly an anthem for the times. It’s great to see a”country” artist embracing the fight.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>We don’t take requests\nWe won’t shut up and sing\nTell the truth enough you’ll find it rhymes with everything</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Of course, now comes the backlash.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismays.blog%2Fuploads%2F2020%2Fa47510c05a.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"183\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/02/12/oh-wow-the.html","date_published":"2020-02-12T20:18:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-02-12 20:18","date_timestamp":1581538699,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"8298813","content_html":"<p>So, after breakfast Saturday, Samantha and I were laying on the bed watching a video on her iPad she wanted to show me. After we finished, she got up and looked out the window and said “Daddy, it’s snowing.” I accused her of lying.</p>\n\n<p>She wasn’t.</p>\n\n<p>Yes, her “gloves” are my socks.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismays.blog%2Fuploads%2F2020%2Fda6ebffaec.jpg\" width=\"393\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/02/12/so-after-breakfast.html","date_published":"2020-02-12T20:03:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-02-12 20:03","date_timestamp":1581537781,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"7955896","content_html":"Sam to the doctor today:\n\n\nI’m sick and it’s Friday so I get to have movie night with Dad tonight but I don’t get popcorn because my throat hurts and I can’t sleep in Dad’s bed tonight because I’m sick but that’s OK because Mommy doesn’t like it when I sleep in Dad’s bed anyway but she ... <a href=\"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/01/24/sam-to-the.html\">www.chrismays.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/01/24/sam-to-the.html","date_published":"2020-01-24T20:01:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-24 20:01","date_timestamp":1579896100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"7897701","content_html":"<p>Four and a half years ago …</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismays.blog%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F193ce948c8.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/01/21/four-and-a.html","date_published":"2020-01-21T15:49:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-21 15:49","date_timestamp":1579621779,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"7897702","content_html":"<p>I was fortunate enough to see the remarkable Kelly Hogan in Atlanta last Friday night. <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qZZlcuZKeU\">She sounds as great in 2020</a> as the first time I saw her at the old Little Five Points Pub in 1990.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismays.blog%2Fuploads%2F2020%2Fe59acaeb09.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/01/21/i-was-fortunate.html","date_published":"2020-01-21T15:37:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-21 15:37","date_timestamp":1579621022,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"7883592","content_html":"<p>I can’t decide if the MLK tributes on the Apple and Google home pages are noble tributes to a noble man, or typically crass corporate shit.</p>\n\n<p>Maybe it’s both.</p>\n\n<p>Maybe I’m just too cynical.</p>\n\n<p>That’s definitely true.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/01/20/i-cant-decide.html","date_published":"2020-01-20T21:16:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-20 21:16","date_timestamp":1579554966,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"7882943","content_html":"<p>Samantha and the “class pet”, Rex the stuffed dinosaur. His “breath” was stinky so Samantha “brushed” his teeth.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismays.blog%2Fuploads%2F2020%2Fbf84a1dcec.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/01/20/samantha-and-the.html","date_published":"2020-01-20T21:08:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-20 21:08","date_timestamp":1579554501,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"7707118","content_html":"<p>@vasta Thank you good sir.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/7707118","date_published":"2020-01-10T23:54:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-10 23:54","date_timestamp":1578700444,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"7707117","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/kimberlyhirsh\">@kimberlyhirsh</a> Thank you Kimberly.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/7707117","date_published":"2020-01-10T23:53:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-10 23:53","date_timestamp":1578700434,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"7707041","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/strandlines\">@strandlines</a> Thank you! This community is fantastic and I feel fortunate to be a part of it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/7707041","date_published":"2020-01-10T23:53:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-10 23:53","date_timestamp":1578700408,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"7707036","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/patrickrhone\">@patrickrhone</a> Thank you Patrick. For the comments and for your book on mindfulness.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/7707036","date_published":"2020-01-10T23:52:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-10 23:52","date_timestamp":1578700374,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"7707027","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/colinwalker\">@colinwalker</a> Thank you Colin. I feel like I can see the other side.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/7707027","date_published":"2020-01-10T23:51:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-10 23:51","date_timestamp":1578700293,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"7707013","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/seansharp\">@seansharp</a> Thank you Sean! It does, but there's always a light around the corner.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/7707013","date_published":"2020-01-10T23:50:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-10 23:50","date_timestamp":1578700243,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"7707010","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mjdescy\">@mjdescy</a> Thank you sir.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/7707010","date_published":"2020-01-10T23:50:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-10 23:50","date_timestamp":1578700210,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"7707006","content_html":"<p>If you’ve been fighting depression already, what could possibly be better than this?</p>\n\n<p>The good news is that I have strep and not the flu.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismays.blog%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F69a51b4854.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"469\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://www.chrismays.blog/2020/01/10/if-youve-been.html","date_published":"2020-01-10T23:49:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-01-10 23:49","date_timestamp":1578700152,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"7672162","content_html":"<p>Depression is a bitch. 2 out of every 3 days I’m barely functioning. 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I wish I could get just one picture as good as her worst.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/3278495","date_published":"2019-04-24T10:46:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-04-24 10:46","date_timestamp":1556102776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2874646","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Burk\">@Burk</a> No review of the movie?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2874646","date_published":"2019-03-26T11:35:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-03-26 11:35","date_timestamp":1553600122,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2699507","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ChrisReed\">@ChrisReed</a> I’m not sure there’s anything more beautiful than a baseball field.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2699507","date_published":"2019-03-14T00:21:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-03-14 00:21","date_timestamp":1552522860,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2696916","content_html":"<p>@smith I would thank you for sharing this link, but I spend too much money on my weekly pull as it is, and now I may end up spending more!</p>\n\n<p>(Thanks anyway. 😄)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2696916","date_published":"2019-03-13T16:36:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-03-13 16:36","date_timestamp":1552494995,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2612841","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Bruce\">@Bruce</a> I admire the shade he threw today by changing his twitter name as well.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2612841","date_published":"2019-03-07T22:21:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-03-07 22:21","date_timestamp":1551997305,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2528206","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/davidm\">@davidm</a> She is cute! I tell people she gets it from my side of the family, but she’s adopted so I can only lay claim to her occasionally sparkling personality. 😃</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2528206","date_published":"2019-03-02T02:55:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-03-02 02:55","date_timestamp":1551495338,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2495258","content_html":"<p>@matpacker Sometimes they are. :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2495258","date_published":"2019-02-27T17:28:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-02-27 17:28","date_timestamp":1551288518,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2410512","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jemostrom\">@jemostrom</a> That could work! I'd also like one of the old person chairs that slowly carry you up the stairs on a rail. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2410512","date_published":"2019-02-21T14:04:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-02-21 14:04","date_timestamp":1550757850,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2397778","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jemostrom\">@jemostrom</a> I'm seriously considering sliding up the stairs on my butt so I can use my iMac tomorrow. The problem is my chair is now downstairs in the dining room and it's hard to stand at my desk with a broken foot. 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An antenna is, unfortunately, not an option.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2340235","date_published":"2019-02-16T15:26:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-02-16 15:26","date_timestamp":1550330788,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2340144","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mtt\">@Mtt</a> From what I can tell, none of the streaming services handle commercials well. 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There’s a slider to move around and 15 second front and back buttons. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2330533","date_published":"2019-02-16T02:46:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-02-16 02:46","date_timestamp":1550285164,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2329065","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mtt\">@Mtt</a> I replaced DirecTV Now with YouTubeTV about three weeks ago. I like it quite a bit. The streaming video is very smooth and very fast. The unlimited DVR is very nice.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2329065","date_published":"2019-02-15T23:22:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-02-15 23:22","date_timestamp":1550272967,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2297706","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Bruce\">@Bruce</a> And apparently CNN who seems happy to give him free TV time.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2297706","date_published":"2019-02-13T19:46:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-02-13 19:46","date_timestamp":1550087197,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2296485","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/petebrown\">@petebrown</a> I've never met a real independent. I have family who claim to be independent, who have never voted for anyone who wasn't a Republican. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2296485","date_published":"2019-02-13T16:08:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-02-13 16:08","date_timestamp":1550074120,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2240038","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/numericcitizen\">@numericcitizen</a> I'd buy that!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/chris/2240038","date_published":"2019-02-09T16:13:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Chris Mays","url":"http://chrismays.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fchris%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"chris"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-02-09 16:13","date_timestamp":1549728787,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}