{"id":537,"date":"2011-07-29T04:55:48","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T09:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefourpartland.com\/blog\/?p=537"},"modified":"2011-08-01T06:40:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T11:40:31","slug":"coupons-and-double-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefourpartland.com\/blog\/?p=537","title":{"rendered":"Coupons and Double Features"},"content":{"rendered":"

In addition to my normally scheduled post today, I have a little gift for you readers. If you go to Smashwords<\/a>\u00a0and enter coupon code\u00a0LV72P<\/strong>, you’ll get Tarranau <\/a>for 40% off.<\/em><\/p>\n

AND L.M. Stull is making this deal\u00a0even more enticing —>\u00a0Visit her blog<\/a> for details on how you can snag an autographed paperback! \u00a0But you’ll have to hurry – these offers only last until Sunday night California time.<\/em><\/p>\n

Coloured Waves<\/h3>\n

\tA wave lapped at the shore, foam tinted red. <\/p>\n

\tWater splashed as boys sprinted from the ocean, running before the surf.
\n\tSome fell, and did not rise. Others stumbled, then ran all the more.
\n\tFountains danced upon the sand, becoming flowers for but a moment.
\n\tFlowers there would be, but not here, not yet.<\/p>\n

\tMen no longer ran from the surf. They stood with shovels and concrete, waved and shouted.
\n\tThey built, and the beach disappeared under their construction.
\n\tThen they left.<\/p>\n

\tA wave lapped at the shore, foam tinted white.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd the second half of the double feature.<\/em><\/p>\n

String<\/h3>\n

\tA string. Such a petty, tiny object. Used for mundane tasks, boring tasks. Yet it represents the universe. Ever wonder why that was the case?<\/p>\n

\tBecause it is string. Circular, I know. But the infinite possible actions with a piece of string mirror the universe.<\/p>\n

\tSomeday, we’ll understand what we see. Truly understand, that is. Right now we build theorems and descriptions and formulae, and no one really comprehends.<\/p>\n

\tWhen measurement produces what something is, and not what something looks like, then we will know.<\/p>\n

\tAnd upon that day, we believe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In addition to my normally scheduled post today, I have a little gift for you readers. If you go to Smashwords\u00a0and enter coupon code\u00a0LV72P, you’ll get Tarranau for 40% off. AND L.M. Stull is making this deal\u00a0even more enticing —>\u00a0Visit her blog for details on how you can snag an autographed paperback! \u00a0But you’ll have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[36,4,12,34],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pRIK4-8F","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":638,"url":"http:\/\/thefourpartland.com\/blog\/?p=638","url_meta":{"origin":537,"position":0},"title":"Burning Down the Barn","date":"November 8, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"As before, this is an excerpt from my NaNoWriMo novel, so there are some spoilers lurking. 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