{"id":1250,"date":"2010-12-09T16:36:41","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T21:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2010-12-09T16:36:41","modified_gmt":"2010-12-09T21:36:41","slug":"silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/silence\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Silence&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:13972,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/5238684115&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190112155006\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/5238684115\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-06 03:47:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-20 04:19:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-20 04:19:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Like on a Cloud by adamjackson1984, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/5238684115\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Like on a Cloud\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"427\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5209\/5238684115_71cfff546c_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve stayed away from longer blog posts this week. The reason isn&#8217;t really any reason. I guess it&#8217;s been more about linking to other things and focusing more on work which has been a bit hectic.<\/p>\n<p>Work is great but, approaching Christmas and beyond it&#8217;s just a lot to do before the holidays. I&#8217;m excited for Liana who\u00a0visited\u00a0me this weekend all of the way from LA and for all of my new friends in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>Silence is good sometimes. It&#8217;s good for your social media presence and for day to day. listening more than you speak is a great way to learn, observe and grow a bit. I love the picture above. Half of it is snow, solid white and reflecting. The rest is my drive way. It&#8217;s how I feel this week. Just kind of reflective but the end of the road is approaching and I&#8217;ll be back to ultra-hyper blogging like before. Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve stayed away from longer blog posts this week. 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